Newell Scholar Lecture-Recital: "Cultural Diplomacy and Music" Dr. Evren Kutlay, piano

Thursday, April 4 A lecture and concert, “Cultural Diplomacy and Music,” featuring Georgia College & State University’s Martha Daniel Newell Visiting Scholar, musicologist and pianist Dr. Evren Kutlay, will be at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall. Kutlay will present the role of diplomacy in music throughout the centuries. Dr. Kutlay will perform solo piano for most of the program, but will also be joined by the GCSU Orchestra, violinist Bryan Hall,  the Max Noah Singers select ensemble, directed by Jennifer Flory, Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, and soprano Youngmi Kim. The Turkish crescent will be featured in Jean Baptiste Lully’s “Turkish Ceremony March.” This concert will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment. A $5 donation is encouraged. Online donations can be made at alumni.gcsu.edu/music. All proceeds benefit music scholarships or the GCSU Department of Music through GCSU Foundation, Inc. For more information, please email music@gcsu.edu or call 478-445-8289.