Trombone, piano and clarinet filled the interior of Webster Hall Auditorium on April 18 and 21 as two recitals were performed.

One of the recitals featured two faculty members, Dr. Jeff Macomber, assistant professor of music, and Dr. Cynthia Hukill, director of piano studies. The other recital featured Connie Keeler, senior music education major.

On April 18, Hukill and Macomber played numerous pieces from 20th century composers, each for trombone and piano, except for one trombone solo.

The pieces included a sonata for piano and trombone by Paul Hindemith, “Suite for Solo Trombone” , by David Amram, and a sonata by Eric Iwazen.

“I think probably the strongest piece would be the sonata by Paul Hindemith,” Macomber said. “My favorite piece to play is probably the sonata by Eric Inwazen, it’s just a lot of fun to play.”

Both Hukill and Macomber believe the performance went well despite low attendance, which Hukill attributes to the concert being held on Good Friday.

Recitals for instructors are an important aspect of the field, Hukill said.

“For musicians public performance is the equivalent of writing and publishing for a lot of other professions, so it’s kind of your professional activity that you do in order to be held viable,” she said.

Keeler’s senior clarinet recital was on April 21. There she played Mozart’s “Concerto for Clarinet,” one of the three “Fantasy” pieces by Robert Schumann and finished with Ernst Krenek’s “Suite for Clarinet and Piano.”

Technically, Keeler began working on the recital when she started attending Missouri Southern, but most of the pieces were worked up during the fall of 2002, said Dr. Charles Thelen, head of the music department.

“It’s significant and satisfying and everyone was pleased, I think, with the performance,” he said. “And of course, it’s always a great relief to have them finish too.”