The Otterbein College Department of Music will present a faculty tuba recital by Michael DiCuirci at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, in the Church of the Master United Methodist, 24 N. Grove St., Westerville. Guest musicians will include percussionist Patrick O'Donnell and saxophonist Chet Jenkins. The concert is free and open to the public.

The recital will present two contemporary compositions for tuba and percussion: Duo Fantasia for tuba, vibraphone and mixed percussion, and Brillenbass by Thomas Read, which contrasts the deep mellow tone of the tuba with the brilliant and sharp sounds of celesta and cymbals.

The concert will also feature an unusual performance of a Bach canon, with the right hand of the canon played by marimba while the left hand is played by tuba-two instruments that were not invented or accepted into the classical tradition until hundreds of years after Bach's death.

The final section of the concert will feature music for tuba, mallet percussion and alto saxophone, including Bernhard Heiden's Four Fancies and arrangements of Lee Morgan's Ceora and Gershwin's Summertime.

Michael DiCuirci Jr. earned his bachelor's degree in tuba performance from Cedarville University and his master's degree in low brass studies from The Ohio State University. He works as a freelance musician and teacher and is a professor of low brass at Heidelberg College, Cedarville University and Otterbein College. He has performed all over the country as a guest soloist and featured recitalist. He is a member of the nationally renowned Brass Band of Columbus.

Chet Jenkins is a saxophonist, teacher and conductor. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, he earned his bachelor's degree in saxophone from Cedarville University and his master's degree in saxophone performance from Ohio University, where he also studied conducting. He currently teaches saxophone at Cedarville University, where he has also served as assistant director of both the Symphonic Band and Jazz Band. He has also taught at Ohio Christian University and
Wittenberg University. As a classical saxophonist, he has participated in the commissioning of works by Gunther Schuler, Howard Frazin, John McDonald and Shih-Hui Chen. He maintains an active schedule as a jazz musician both with his own combos and in big bands.

Patrick O'Donnell has taught and performed in the Columbus area for nearly 10 years. He has worked with some of the area's top drumlines and band programs including Grove City High School, Central Crossing High School and Hilliard Darby High School. He runs a private teaching studio with as many as 55 students ranging in all grade and skill levels. He is currently assistant director of bands at Groveport Madison High School where he runs a concert band, drumline and multiple percussion ensembles that participate in OMEA adjudicated events. O'Donnell has performed with many local ensembles including the Grove City Community Winds, Cathedral Brass Ensemble and Ohio Brass Band, with which he recently competed in the U.S. Open. He is currently a member of the Brass Band of Columbus, which is the only 10-time North American Brass Band Champion hosted by the North American Brass Band Association.
O'Donnell is a native of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and earned his bachelor's degree in music education and percussion performance from Capital University.

For more information, please contact the Department of Music at 614-823-1508.