March 12, 2010
Marshall Alumnae Marlayna Maynard to Present Recital Friday
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) --- West Virginia soprano and Marshall University alumna Marlayna Maynard will return in recital at 8 p.m. Friday, March 12 in the Jomie Jazz Forum on Marshall’s Huntington campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
Maynard will sing a program of German songs in a wide range of musical styles, accompanied by pianist Alanna Cushing, also a graduate of Marshall.
A native of Wayne County, W.Va., Maynard holds degrees from Marshall University (B.A.) and Bowling Green State University (M.M.). Her recent solo performances include New York-based composer Drew Hemenger’s The Unforgettable Hour, a large work for soprano and orchestra, and her operatic credits include two North American premieres, Einojuhani Rautavaara’s House of the Sun and Francesco Cavalli’s La virtù de’ strali d’Amore, for which the Toledo Blade praised her performance as “memorable” and “earthy.” She is currently a member of the ten-voice professional choir of the Historic Mariners’ Church of Detroit and is currently on the voice faculty of Bowling Green State University.
While in Huntington, Maynard appeared frequently as a soloist with the Marshall University and was active in Marshall University’s Opera Theatre. She was a choral scholar at Trinity Episcopal Church, where she later volunteered as a member of the Chancel Choir. She also gave of her musical talent as a member of PROWL, a Presbyterian based fellowship group at the Campus Christian Center.
Cushing also earned degrees from Marshall University and Bowling Green State University. She has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout West Virginia and Ohio. While playing with the New Music Ensemble at Bowling Green, she premiered works by Kristen Kuster, Dante de Silva, and Scott Hawkinson. She has also worked with composers such as Mark Zanter, Erik Lund, and Graham Lynch. In 2006, Cushing attended the Contemporary Music Festival in Cortona, Italy, where she premiered a work by Lynch. She is an active teacher and served as a guest instructor at Bowling Green’s Summer Music Institute in 2008. Cushing recently returned to Huntington and is currently teaching piano and music theory at Marshall University.
For further information, contact Marshall’s Department of Music at 304-696-3117.
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Marshall Alumnae Marlayna Maynard to Present Recital Friday
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) --- West Virginia soprano and Marshall University alumna Marlayna Maynard will return in recital at 8 p.m. Friday, March 12 in the Jomie Jazz Forum on Marshall’s Huntington campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
Maynard will sing a program of German songs in a wide range of musical styles, accompanied by pianist Alanna Cushing, also a graduate of Marshall.
A native of Wayne County, W.Va., Maynard holds degrees from Marshall University (B.A.) and Bowling Green State University (M.M.). Her recent solo performances include New York-based composer Drew Hemenger’s The Unforgettable Hour, a large work for soprano and orchestra, and her operatic credits include two North American premieres, Einojuhani Rautavaara’s House of the Sun and Francesco Cavalli’s La virtù de’ strali d’Amore, for which the Toledo Blade praised her performance as “memorable” and “earthy.” She is currently a member of the ten-voice professional choir of the Historic Mariners’ Church of Detroit and is currently on the voice faculty of Bowling Green State University.
While in Huntington, Maynard appeared frequently as a soloist with the Marshall University and was active in Marshall University’s Opera Theatre. She was a choral scholar at Trinity Episcopal Church, where she later volunteered as a member of the Chancel Choir. She also gave of her musical talent as a member of PROWL, a Presbyterian based fellowship group at the Campus Christian Center.
Cushing also earned degrees from Marshall University and Bowling Green State University. She has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout West Virginia and Ohio. While playing with the New Music Ensemble at Bowling Green, she premiered works by Kristen Kuster, Dante de Silva, and Scott Hawkinson. She has also worked with composers such as Mark Zanter, Erik Lund, and Graham Lynch. In 2006, Cushing attended the Contemporary Music Festival in Cortona, Italy, where she premiered a work by Lynch. She is an active teacher and served as a guest instructor at Bowling Green’s Summer Music Institute in 2008. Cushing recently returned to Huntington and is currently teaching piano and music theory at Marshall University.
For further information, contact Marshall’s Department of Music at 304-696-3117.
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