The Sheldon Presents 'German Perspectives' Featuring Roger Kaza 4/27

The Sheldon presents "German Perspectives," featuring Roger Kaza, horn, on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. Kaza will be joined by Patti Wolf on piano and Carolyn Banham on oboe for a program including Ernst Bloch's Prayer from Jewish Life, Carl Czerny's Fantasy No. 1 on Themes of Franz Schubert for Horn and Piano, Paul Hindemith's Sonata for Horn and Piano, and Carl Reinecke's Trio for Horn, Oboe and Piano. The concert is presented in conjunction with a major exhibition of works in the Sheldon Art Galleries by German-born painter Max Lazarus, who settled for a number of years in St. Louis. Join us for a pre-concert talk with pianist Peter Henderson at 7:10 p.m.

Roger Kaza rejoined the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra as Principal Horn in the fall of 2009, after fourteen years with the Houston Symphony. He was previously a member of the SLSO horn section from 1983-95, and prior to that, held positions in the Vancouver Symphony, the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops, where he served as solo horn under John Williams. A native of Portland, Oregon, Kaza attended Portland State University and later transferred to the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he received a Bachelor of Music with Honors in 1977 under the tutelage of Thomas E. Newell, Jr.

As an educator, Roger Kaza has served on the faculties of the University of Houston, Rice University, St. Louis Conservatory, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and has given master classes at the Eastman School, the Juilliard School, Indiana University, University of Michigan and many others. He presently serves as instructor of horn at the Chautauqua Institution's Music School , where he is also Principal Horn of the Chautauqua Symphony. He is the writer/producer/performer of the instructional CD, Audition: Improbable and a contributor to the syndicated NPR radio show and podcast, Engines of Our Ingenuity. Kaza has appeared as soloist with many orchestras, including the Saint Louis, Vancouver and Houston symphonies, and the Carlos Chavez Chamber Orchestra in Mexico City. A frequent chamber musician, he has performed at numerous summer venues, including the Bravo! Vail Valley Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, Mainly Mozart and the Aspen and Marrowstone festivals.

Tickets for "German Perspectives" are on-sale now! Tickets are $30 orchestra/$25 balcony/$15 student. Call MetroTix at 314.534.1111 or visit www.TheSheldon.org. For more information, contact The Sheldon during normal business hours, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.