STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University will host mezzo-soprano Katherine Calcamuggio Donner and pianist Siwon Kim in concert at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater in Stephenville.
The event is sponsored by the Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council under the auspices of the Piatigorsky Foundation. Admission is free.
Donner is an award-winning vocalist featured in important role and company debuts throughout the United States. Anactive recitalist, she has performed with the Piatigorsky Foundation across Minnesota, Washington, Montana, Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and Wyoming, and has given recitals in Chicago with the American Opera Society and the Chicago Lyric Opera Lake Geneva Chapter.
During the 2019-2020 season, she returned as the mezzo-soprano soloist with the Louisville Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah, with the Heidelberg University Orchestra in the Messiah and with the University of Louisville Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Mass in C. As a recitalist, she performed her “Choose Your Own Adventure Recital” with co-creator Genevieve Thiers as a guest recitalist for the Musician’s Club of Women in Chicago.
Donner holds a doctorate of musical arts from the University of Michigan, a master of music degree from Northwestern University and a bachelor of music degree from Bowling Green State University. She is an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Louisville.
Kim’s journey to musical mastery began at the Korean National University of Arts, where they obtained both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in choral conducting. A rigorous academic background and diverse experiences earned their status as an accomplished piano accompanist in the realm of choral music.
They specialize in accompanying vocal performances. Their talents have extended to collaborations with the Kentucky Music Educators Association as an all-state choir accompanist.
The Piatigorsky Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to make live classical music part of the fabric of everyday life for communities throughout the United States. Piatigorsky Foundation concert tours bring top-quality musicians to audiences that otherwise might not have the opportunity to experience such performances.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.