KU School of Music kicks off KU Edwards Campus Second Mondays concert series with All Things French

LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas School of Music is pleased to announce the KU Edwards Campus Second Mondays Series, which will kick off Monday, Sept. 14 with Toutes les choses françaises! (All Things French).

The concert features Ellen Sommer, piano; Sarah Frisof, flute; and KU School of Music dean, Robert Walzel, clarinet. The program features a potpourri of delights by French composers including renowned masters Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, as well as virtuosic tours de force by the less well known 19th Century clarinetist Paul Jeanjean.

All performances in the Second Mondays series are free and open to the public and will be held at 7:00 p.m. at Regnier Hall Auditorium at the KU Edwards Campus.

“We are thrilled to work with longtime partners, Reach Out Kansas, Inc., Smithyman & Zakoura, and The Zakoura Family Fund, a Fund of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation,” said Robert Walzel, KU School of Music dean. “This is an opportunity for the School of Music to work closely with the KU Edwards Campus to bring rewarding musical experiences to our friends in Johnson County.”

The Second Mondays series will also feature Eric Stomberg, bassoon; Margaret Marco, oboe; Stephanie Zelnick, clarinet; Veronique Mathieu, violin, and many, many more.

For more information, contact the KU School of Music at 785-864-3436 or visit www.music.ku.edu.

For more information about KU Edwards campus visit www.edwardscampus.ku.edu.