About the Artists
Barry David Salwen is an international concert pianist,
giving performances and master classes in the United States, Europe, Israel,
and Asia. He gave two weeks of master classes at the Shanghai Conservatory in
China, among many other places. As the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright
Scholars Grant, he gave a semester’s seminar at the Music Conservatory in
Freiburg, Germany, one of the leading music institutions in the country. His
annual master classes at UNCW, and more recently the annual Piano Day, have
been attended by students from across eastern North Carolina. Among Salwen’s
nine CDs is the first recording of the complete solo piano music of the
American master Roger Sessions; he is the first artist to record all of these
works.
Domonique Launey has performed throughout the United States,
Europe and Jamaica as soloist, chamber musician, and collaborator. As featured
soloist, she has performed with orchestras including the Wilmington Symphony,
Houston Chamber, San Antonio, Oklahoma, Tulare, Shreveport, L’Orchestra de Chapelle
Minimes (Brussels), Tallis Chamber, and the University of Texas, performing
concerti of Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, Mozart and J.S. Bach. In
2014, she collaborated with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, performing
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor. She studied extensively with
David Renner, Nancy Garrett and Anton Nel at the University of Texas, Austin
where she received her B.M. and M.M. degrees in Piano Performance. Awards
include first place in the Wideman International Piano Competition and the
University of Texas Concerto competition; she also performed in the Van Cliburn
Competition. As a Rotary International Scholar, she worked with Nadine
Deletaille in Brussels, and was presented with the Gold Medallion for her solo
performance following a year performing extensively as a soloist..
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UNCW Box Office (located in Kenan Auditorium) is open Tuesday-Thursday 12-4 p.m.
Any remaining tickets will be available one hour prior to performance at the Cultural Arts Building.
UNCW students may obtain tickets in advance by going to the UNCW Box Office (located in Kenan Auditorium) Monday-Friday 12 - 4 p.m.
Present your UNCW ID at time of purchase.
Don't forget! The box office closes 15 minutes after the start of a Department of Music event.
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or call 910-962-3415 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Directions to Beckwith Recital Hall:
Search for Beckwith Recital Hall or look under Arts and select Beckwith Recital Hall
Plenty of free parking, in front of the Cultural Arts Building and across the street.
Parking for patrons is free at the
Cultural Arts Building in front of the building and across the street:
• weekdays after 5:00 pm
• anytime on weekends and holidays.
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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC CONCERT GUIDELINES FOR UNCW STUDENTS
Arrive on time
• Arrive at the concert venue at least 10 minutes before the posted concert time. If you need to get a ticket at the box office, have your UNCW student ID ready and arrive at least another 5 sooner.
• The box office will only be open for ticket sales and distribution to students up until 15 minutes after the performance begins.
• Students arriving 5 minutes after the start time of the event will not be admitted free with their UNCW ID card, and must purchase tickets in order to be admitted. If the box office has closed, students will not be admitted into the venue.
Concert attendance and program stamping
Programs for students registered in Department of Music classes are stamped by the ushers at the end of the performance.
• If you leave before the concert ends, your program will not be stamped.
• If ushers should run out of programs, ask them to stamp your ticket stub at the end of the concert. Let your teacher know what happened.
Use of electronic devices during performances
• use of computers, tablets, phones is not allowed during performances. Anyone using an electronic device will be asked to put it away. Noncompliance may result in being asked to leave the event.