Event: Reed to Perform his 40th Faculty Recital on Feb. 23

• February 10, 2025

Reed to Perform His 40th Faculty Recital on Feb. 23

Thomas Reed of the Ashland University Department of Music will present his annual faculty recital on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m., in the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall at the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The performance is free and open to the public.

For Reed, who plays the clarinet and saxophone, this marks his 40th faculty recital during his time at AU.

The first half of the recital will include classical selections by Sergei Prokofiev and Charles Reed, assisted by pianist Kevin Jones. The second half will feature jazz renditions of popular classics by Milan Dvorák, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Gabriel Fauré and Ferde Grofé, and assisting musicians are Jane Reed (violin), McCray Martin (piano), Paul Martin (bass) and Steve Berry (drums).

Reed is a professor of music at AU and received the university’s Excellence in Scholarship award in 2012. He is a member of the Akron Symphony Orchestra and the Ashland Symphony Orchestra, and also has performed frequently with the Cleveland Orchestra. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, a master’s in saxophone performance from the University of Akron and a doctor of musical arts in clarinet performance from the Ohio State University.

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