Faculty recital: Baljinder Singh Sekhon, II compositions preformed by music faculty and students

Penn State composition faculty member Baljinder Sekhon presents an evening of original works featuring Penn State faculty, student performers and ensembles on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Music Building I. The program includes two works for instrument and piano, choir, solo violin, open chamber ensemble, and a 20-minute work for 12 percussionists and solo soprano: Program: At the Seams, tenor saxophone and piano David Stambler, saxophone Melody Quah, piano There Are No Words, choir Penn State Concert Choir Christopher Kiver, director Three Little Lights, violin and piano Max Zorin, violin Melody Quah, piano Climbing Away, open instrumentation Penn State Living Music Praying Alone, solo violin Jim Lyon, violin Twelve Virtues Penn State Percussion Ensemble Rachel Copeland, soprano soloist Lee Hinkle, director About Baljinder Sekhon: The music of Baljinder Sekhon has been presented in over 600 concerts in 26 countries. From works for large ensemble to solo works to electronic music, Sekhon’s music demonstrates a wide range of genres and styles. His works have been performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Seoul Arts Center (Korea) and National Recital Hall (Taiwan). Fifteen commercial recordings of his work have been released, with his most recognized output being his contributions to the percussion and saxophone genres. Alchemy, the second full album of Sekhon’s work, features compositions for saxophone and was be released on Innova Recordings Oct. 22, 2021, with the first portrait album entitled Places & Times featuring works for percussion. Sekhon currently serves as Assistant Professor of Composition at Penn State University. He holds the Ph.D. and MA from the Eastman School of Music where he is a three-time recipient of the Howard Hanson Orchestral prize, and holds a B.M. from the University of South Carolina. His engagements as a percussionist include those at the L.A. Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella Series in Walt Disney Hall, Festival Spazio Musica in Cagliari, Italy, and at the Bang On a Can Marathon in New York City. Parking is available in the Nittany Parking Deck for an hourly rate. The concert will be livestreamed.