A classical
concert in celebration & tribute to the parents of the performers, all Copper Country
natives.
In a committment to the future, proceeds went to the Ila Amanda & Arthur
Hill Endowed Scholarship Fund at Suomi College.
Arthur Hill, former Music & Choir Director at Suomi College from
1946-1967, was the Father of Karen Reynolds, Concert Flutist.
Concert performers were Karen (Hill) Reynolds, flute; Melvin Kangas,
piano/harpsichord; & Priscilla (Haapa) Hawkins, cello.
Flutist Karen Reynolds & Pianist Melvin Kangas, "In Concert".
Priscilla Hawkins joins to complete the evenings trio. The trio delighted a packed
audience.
The trio rehears daily before the live concert.
Pulitzer Prize winning composer Roger Reynolds (Karen's husband), performs offstage
engineering tasks with an array of digital audio effects and master recording equipment.
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Suomi College's Finnish-American Heritage Center is the site of many cultural
events in Hancock.
Karen Reynolds (flute) & Priscilla Hawkins (cello) discuss a musical passage
during rehearsal.
Reynolds and Suomi College Music Director Melvin Kangas confer during rehearsal.
Related Links:
www.rogerreynolds.com
www.suomi.edu |
