BROWNWOOD – September 11, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s School of Music and Fine Arts will host guest soprano Dr. Amy Rosine in recital on Thursday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m. The recital is free to the public and will be held in the university’s Grace Chapel.
Dr. Rosine, a former HPU faculty member, will be accompanied by Dr. Sandra Mosteller on the clarinet and assisted by Dr. Elizabeth Wallace, HPU professor of music, on piano. Known as the Sorores Duo, Drs. Rosine and Mosteller have been performing together for 10 years. Their programs focus on contemporary music for soprano and clarinet.
Dr. Rosine is an active recitalist and oratorio performer. Known for her clear voice and expressive singing, she has performed in a variety of venues, including the Lyric Theatre of Dallas, Fort Worth Opera, Brownwood Regional Theatre and Regal Opera, Civic Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Lyric Opera Express and Kansas Concert Opera and Kansas State University Opera. Opera roles include Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, the Merry Widow, Ann Putnam in The Crucible, Goodwife and Mary in The Wise Women and Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro. She has performed with Opera in the Ozarks, St. Charles Music and Arts Festival and Lake Placid Institute Vocal Seminar. She is a past recipient of the Alpha Corrine Mayfield Award in Opera Performance from the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Recital performances have taken her to the Čzech Republic, where she collaborated with pianist Jaroslav Šaroun from the Music Academy of Prague. Most recently, Dr. Rosine was the soprano soloist in the Brahms Requiem with the Kansas State Choir at the prestigious Kaufmann Center in Kansas City.
Dr. Rosine is associate professor of music at Kansas State University, where she teaches applied voice, vocal techniques and serves as vocal coach for the K-State Players Broadway musicals. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of Kansas, Master of Music degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City and Bachelor of Music Education degree from Truman State University. Voice teachers include Inci Bashar, Norman Paige and Kathleen Dawson. Dr. Rosine has served on the faculties of Rockhurst College, St. Mary’s University, Howard Payne University and Texas Woman’s University. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, where she serves as the Kansas president and Sigma Alpha Iota, where she is the faculty advisor for the Kappa Upsilon chapter.
Dr. Sandra Mosteller frequently performs as soloist, orchestral and chamber musician. She has been a featured soloist throughout
the United States and in Belgium, Spain and Russia.
Dr. Mosteller has performed works for several composers including Thea Musgrave, Donald Erb, Bruce Mahin, Mark Kilstofte and Rodney Washka. She has premiered several works, including Ebbtide for clarinet, cello and piano, which was written for her by Belgian composer Norbert Goddaer. She commissioned and performed Monologues for clarinet and piano and Piccolo and Chalumeau for clarinet, flute and piano, both by Gary Belshaw.
Dr. Mosteller is on the faculty of Wayland Baptist University, where she teaches applied clarinet and saxophone, chamber music ensembles, music education and world music courses, as well as serving as junior and senior recital coordinator. Her private students have achieved success at the state, regional and national level, including scholarships to major universities, summer music institutions, all-state and honor band festivals.
Dr. Mosteller earned a doctorate in clarinet performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a master’s degree in clarinet performance at Arizona State University and both master’s and bachelor’s degrees in music education at Truman State University. Her major clarinet teachers include Dr. Kelly Burke, Dr. Robert Spring, Ted Gurch (Atlanta Symphony), Dr. Richard Weerts, David C. Nichols, Debbie Augsberger and Paul Brizzi. She is a life member of Sigma Alpha Iota and Pi Kappa Lambda.
“HPU’s School of Music and Fine Arts is very pleased to welcome back Dr. Rosine along with Dr. Mosteller,” said Dr. Richard Fiese, dean. “We’re looking forward to an evening of excellent music and hope the community makes plans to join us.”
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Photo cutline: Drs. Rosine and Mosteller will perform a soprano and clarinet recital at Howard Payne University on Thursday, September 18.