Dr. Jeffrey Lyman,bassoon and Daniel Pesca, piano
May 4, 2007
Dr. Jeffrey Lyman is Associate Professor of Bassoon at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He previously taught at Arizona State University and Bowling Green State University, and has been principal bassoonist of numerous orchestras across the United States. He is known as both a performer and bassoon historian, having published several articles on subjects ranging from contemporary bassoon repertoire through folksong sources in the music of Joseph Canteloube and the career of bassoonist/winemaker Gerard Faisandier. He is a regular performer at the conferences of the International Double Reed Society, and has commissioned new music for bassoon from composers around the world. Lyman performs annually as principal bassoonist of the Festival de Musique de Saint-Barthélemy in St. Barts, French West Indies, and has also recently performed at music festivals in Bellingham, Washington, Moscow, Russia and Ainay-le-Vieil, France. He is a featured artist for Fox Products, South Whitley, Indiana, and appears on recordings by Summit Records and Le Chant du Monde. This season he is acting principal bassoonist with the Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit and the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio.
Daniel Pesca has just completed his Masters degree in both composition and piano performance at the University of Michigan. He received his Bachelor of Music with highest distinction in both areas at the Eastman School of Music. He has received much recognition for his work, including Eastman's Louis Lane Prize, a commission from The Commission Project of Rochester, NY, and the Elizabeth C. Rogers commission. He has had works premiered by the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Musica Nova, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. His composition teachers include Susan Botti, Betsy Jolas, Tania León, Michael Colgrass, Robert Morris, James Willey, David Liptak, and Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez; his piano teachers include Logan Skelton, Nelita True and Yakov Kasman. He has been the featured soloist in concertos by J. S. Bach and Elliott Carter and has performed in many venues, including the Kennedy Center, the Midwest Composers Symposium, and the Heidelberg New Music Festival. Daniel is a busy accompanist, for which he received Eastman's Excellence in Accompanying Award. He has participated in the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France, and the TCU/Cliburn Piano Institute.
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