De Anza College’s recital series will feature five outstanding performing artists this year.
Anne Lisse (Sept. 29), Danish soprano opera singer, opens the recital series this month. Through serious study at the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen and other Danish masters, she has acquired a technical excellence which, together with her Victor Borge type humor, has attracted a large following in Europe and her adopted city of Salem, Ore. She sings in French, German, Danish, Italian and English.
Marcella DeCray (January 12) is acclaimed by critics as one of America’s great contemporary harpists. She began her career in 1948 with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and then became a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Since 1961 she has been a performing artist and teacher at the Aspen Music Festival, and is presently a featured artist with the San Francisco Symphony.
William Corbet Jones (February 2) has toured exclusively in the United States and Canada as a concert pianist. Since his successfully debut in 1953 at the San Francisco Museum of Art, Jones has made several European tours where he has been regularly featured on the BBC and other major European networks. He is presently a member of the San Francisco Conservatory.
Peter Arnott (May 10) originated in 1948 the Marionette Theatre of Peter Arnott, particularly for the re-creation of Greek and Roman works. His repertoire includes Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King,” Marlow’s “Dr. Faustus,” various medieval mystery plays and other works. Mr. Arnott is presently associate professor of speech and dramatic art at the University of Iowa.
Marta Carmack (May 24) accompanies herself on the dulcimer, one of the oldest stringed instruments of the British Isles, and one that became a part of Early American culture. Miss Carmack moves from folk to musical comedy, from ballads to jazz, creating what critics have cited a very unusual and effective vocal and instrumental combination.
Recitals will be given in the Forum Building. Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for Foothill and De Anza College students.
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