Labor Day Faculty Recital

Professor of Music Dr. William Richardson and accompanist Dr. Jiwon Choi will take the stage with the Northwest Trumpet Ensemble and special guests, including Dr. Will Sutton, a Northwest assistant professor of music, on euphonium.

The recital, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, in the Charles Johnson Theater at the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building. It also will be live-streamed at https://vimeo.com/event/2364214.

The program will feature music for trumpet and piano by Marcel Bitsch, Maija Einfelde, Hannah Rice and Harold Walters.

A member of the St. Joseph Symphony and the St. Joseph Big Band, Richardson teaches trumpet and various music courses at the University, in addition to directing the jazz ensembles. He joined the Northwest faculty in 1999.

Choi joined the Northwest music faculty in 2016. She consistently garners high marks in international competitions, and her performances as a soloist and a collaborative pianist have spanned venues throughout the world.