On Feb. 2, hear Singleton's

compositions: "Fifty Times Around the Sun" performed by clarinetist

Ted Gurch and pianist Laura Gordy; "Sing to the Sun" performed

violist Amy Leventhal, pianist Laura Gordy, percussionist Peggy Benkeser

and the Spivey Hall Children's Choir; "Bernsteinlied;" "Search;"

"Between Sisters" performed by soprano Maya Hoover, pianist

Lisa Leong, percussionist Peggy Benkeser and flutist Jessica Sherwood;

"Helga" performed by violinist Helen Kim, violist Amy Leventhal

and cellist Karen Freer; "Jasper Drag" performed by violinist

Helen Kim, clarinetist Ted Gurch and pianist Laura Gordy; and "Gospel"

performed by the Clayton State Collegiate Chorale conducted by Dr. Shaun

Amos.

On Feb. 9, hear Singleton's

compositions: "Extension of a Dream" performed by percussionists

Peggy Benkeser and Michael Cebulski; "Argoru VII" for solo vibraphone

performed by vibraphonist Peggy Benkeser; "Between Sisters"

performed by the late Clayton State faculty member soprano Dr. Cheryl

Boyd-Waddell, flutist Paul Brittan, pianist Laura Gordy and vibraphonist

Peggy Benkeser; "Argoru VI" for solo marimba performed by Michael

Cebulski; and "Inside-Out" performed by pianists Laura Gordy

and Brent Runnels.

Singleton, an Atlanta-based

composer, was born in Brooklyn, NY. Educated at New York University and

Yale, Singleton left the States to study abroad as a Fulbright Scholar

in Rome. After a decade in Europe, Singleton returned to the United States

in 1985 to accept the position of composer-in-residence with the Atlanta

Symphony. Singleton is considered by many to be one of America's most

important living composers. He has written music for the theater, orchestra,

solo instruments, and a variety of chamber ensembles. To learn more, visit

www.meetthecomposer.org/spotlightsingleton.html.

For more information on Clayton

State's Music Department and upcoming events, call 770-961-3609 or visit

https://a-s.clayton.edu/Music/. To learn more about the world-renowned

concert venue Spivey Hall, call 770-961-3683 or visit www.clayton.edu

and click on "Spivey Hall."

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