| UTD faculty member and
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) associate
principal bassoonist Scott Walzel accompanied
by University of North Texas (UNT) faculty
member and DSO pianist Steve Harlos will
endeavor to set aside expectations and stereotypes
about wind concerts.
With a program that merges more than 300
years of music -- from the classical works
of J .S. Bach, Aleksander Tansman and Alvin
Etler to the jazz improvisations of Hoagy
Carmichael, Errol Garner and Charlie Parker,
this departure from standard classical repertoire,
which stems from Walzel's experience as
a jazz saxophonist, will feature such jazz
favorites as "Misty," "Stardust"
and "Scrapple From the Apple".
Scott Walzel joined the
faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas
in the Fall of 2001 as the director of the
Wind Ensemble. He is currently in his 12th
season with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra,
where he holds the title of Associate Principal
Bassoon.
Before joining the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
he was a member of the San Antonio Symphony
Orchestra for 4 years. Scott has participated
in many summer music festivals including
Vail Bravo Festival, Music in the Mountains,
Central City Opera Festival, Sun River Music
Festival, Spoleto Arts Festival, and the
Aspen Music Festival. In addition to maintaining
a private studio, Scott has been very active
as a solo and chamber music performer in
the Metroplex and throughout the state of
Texas. He holds a Masters of Music from
the University of Southern California, where
he studied with Norman Herzberg, and a Bachelors
of Music Education from the University of
Houston, where he studied with Benjamin
Kamins.
Live Music samples from Scott Walzel:
Bach - MP3
file (1019KB)
Bozza - MP3
file (1.45MB)
Sestak - MP3
file (772KB)
Vivaldi -
MP3 file (1.04MB)
Steve Harlos joined the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1996. He earned
a bachelor of music degree from Indiana
University, a Masters of Music from the
University of Western Ontario and a Doctorate
of Musical Arts from the University of Southern
California. Prior to his position in Dallas,
he performed with the Fort Worth Symphony
and the Dallas Opera Orchestra. Harlos has
performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center,
Kennedy Center, the Brescia/Bergano International
Piano Festival and on NBC’s Today
Show. He is also professor of piano and
collaborative piano at the University of
North Texas in Denton.
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