The Delta State University Department of Music will present Dr. Bret Pimentel, assistant professor of woodwinds, in a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31, in the Recital Hall of the Bologna Performing Arts Center.
Pimentel will perform works by French Impressionist composer Claude Debussy. He will play the instruments of the woodwind family: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone. He will be assisted by Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, assistant professor of piano at Delta State.
In 2009, Pimentel joined the music faculty at Delta State University, where he teaches woodwind instruments. He is at home with the classical solo repertoire of all the woodwind instruments, as well as chamber and symphonic music, jazz, rock, and pop. In addition to the major modern woodwinds, he is skilled at a number of folk, ethnic, and period woodwinds.
Pimentel’s varied career has included performances with Dave Brubeck, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the King’s Singers, the O’Jays, and more. His regular performing groups have included the Xenos Quartet, Countdown to Ecstasy, and the Georgia Double Reed Ensemble.
The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Music Department at (662) 846-4615.
