Members of the DMA cohort at BGSU will be presenting a recital at the Toledo Museum of Art in the Great Gallery. PROGRAM Within the Vortex (2025) | Marilyn Shrude (b. 1946)      Shannon Lotti, flute; Stephen Eckert, piano Day of Rest (2021) | Kian Ravaei (b. 1999)      Haley Harrison, clarinet; Niayesh Javaheri, piano Techno Etudes II, No. 1 (2020) | Karen Tanaka (b. 1961)      Niayesh Javaheri, piano to find in the glimmering air…a buoyant continuity of layering blue (2011) | Jeffrey Mumford (b. 1955)      Liam Battle, cello Soul Seller (2025; premiere) | Wesley Nielsen (b. 2000)      Wesley Nielsen, trombone; Chris Harris, glockenspiel Spell Song (2015) | Toshio Hosokawa (b.1955)      Martha Hudson, oboe fuse II (2019) | Chin Ting Chan (b.1986)      Liam Battle, cello; Jared Beu, tam-tam; Will Hermanowski, theremin;      Jake Loitz, alto saxophone; Wesley Nielsen, trombone Biographies for each performer can be found at the link here. THE DMA IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AT BGSU The Doctor of Musical Arts in Contemporary Music program at BGSU develops versatile musicians through a concentrated focus on contemporary music. The degree is grounded in the applied study of music performance or composition, and multidisciplinary seminars in culture, digital media, and music cognition. Its flexible curricular programming fosters critical analysis, creative examination, pedagogical training, professional development, and traditional as well as nontraditional performing experiences. Graduates of the program have been recipients of major grants and awards and maintain leadership positions at the forefront of contemporary music around the world as performing musicians, scholars, and teachers.

Faculty member Benjamin Hoffman, violin, will perform in the Great Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art along with Alan Ohkubo, cello, and Irene Kim, piano. Enjoy this free performance while visiting the museum! PROGRAM  Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1 I. Allegro II. Adagio cantabile III. Scherzo. Allegro assai IV. Finale. Presto   Robert Schumann, Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 110 I. Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch II. Ziemlich langsam  III. Rasch IV. Kräftig, mit Humor