Glenville State College students, James D. Messenger and Travis Truax, will perform in their Senior Recital on February 27th. The event was originally supposed to start at 3:00 p.m., but it was moved to 1:00 p.m. The event is free to the public, and refreshments will be served following the event in the GSC Fine Arts Center Auditorium.

James D. Messenger is a senior Music Education major (pre-k to adult) with a concentration on trumpet. Messenger is from Doddridge County where his parents Jim and Martha Messenger currently reside. He is involved in many music ensembles at GSC including: concert band, marching band, brass ensemble, jazz band, and percussion ensemble, choir, and chamber singers. He is also vice-president of MENC (National Association for Music Education) and a member of ACDA (American Choral Directors Association).

Messenger’s set-list for trumpet contains the following: ‘Beautiful Colorado’ by Joseph De Luca, ‘Trumpet Concerto in Eb’ by Joseph Haydn, ‘Musetta’ from ‘La Boheme’ by Giacomo Puccini, ‘Trompett Aria’ by J. Brouquieres, and ‘Adagio in Sol minore’ by Remo Giazotto.

“We work to improve ourselves as musicians the entire time that we are in school, and our senior recital is a chance to prove what we have learned,” said Messenger.

Travis Truax is a senior Music Performance Major with a concentration on tuba. He is from St. Mary’s in Pleasants County. He is a member of the GSC concert band, marching band, brass ensemble, jazz band, and tuba/euphonium ensemble. Truax is also a member of Alpha Xi Omega.

Truax’s set-list for tuba contains the following: ‘Tuba Rhapsody’ by Clare Grundman, ‘Sonata in A Minor’ by Antonio Vivaldi, ‘Sonata for Bass Tuba’ by Thomas Beversdof, and ‘Con Te Partiro’ by Francesco Sartori.

“Our goal is to strive to be better musicians, and our senior recital pushes us to try to reach the top,” said Truax.

For more information about this event, contact Fine Arts Department Assistant Sheri Skidmore at Sheri.Skidmore@glenville.edu or (304) 462-4130.