Faculty Flute Recital Sunday Evening at Witherspoon

Dr. Phoebe Robertson
Dr. Phoebe Robertson

Arkansas Tech University Department of Music faculty member Dr. Phoebe Robertson will offer a flute recital on Sunday, Sept. 24.

The performance will begin at 5 p.m. in Witherspoon Auditorium, 407 West Q Street on the ATU campus in Russellville. Admission will be free and open to the public.

Robertson joined the ATU faculty in 2022 and is assistant professor of music. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Ottawa, a Master of Music degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music.

The program for her recital includes “Alma” by Tania Leon, “East Wind” by Shulamit Ran, “I Will Not Be Sad in This World” by Eve Beglarian, “Fanmi Imèn” by Valerie Coleman, “Phoebé, Op. 30” by Mel Bonis and “Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64” by Bonis.

Dr. Timothy Smith, ATU professor of music, will accompany Robertson on piano. Smith has served at Arkansas Tech since 1998. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Olaf College and Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees from Indiana University.

Dr. Mary J. Trotter, ATU assistant professor of music, will serve as reader on the poem “Human Family” by Maya Angelou.

Visit www.atu.edu/music or call (479) 968-0368 to learn more about the ATU Department of Music.