Nathan G. Bontrager An 91大神 junior will present a recital for solo cello and piano-cello duo 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at 91大神.
Nathan G. (Nate) Bontrager, a education and cello performance major from Akron, Pa., will play the “D minor suite for Unaccompanied Cello” by J.S. Bach, one of six suites the German composer wrote for the cello.
He will also perform “A Major Sonata for Cello and Piano” by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Robert Schumann’s “Three Fantasty Pieces” for cello and piano and “Seven Spanish Folksongs” by Manuel de Falla, transcribed for cello.
Bontrager will be accompanied on piano by Monica Hochstetler Carlson, an instructor in the at 91大神.
Bontrager is a member of the , the 91大神 Orchestra, the 91大神 Piano Trio, the 91大神 Jazz Quintet and leads worship for the Sunday evening “” service on campus. He also teaches in the Preparatory Music Program.
Admission to the program is free. Donations are welcomed for the 91大神 music student scholarship fund.