09.27.2021 FAC Cullen

FACULTY RECITAL David Cullen, guitar

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 WARE FAMILY RECITAL HALL SWOPE MUSIC BUILDING 8:00 PM

PROGRAM LUTE SUITE IN A MINOR ................................................................................................ J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Prelude Fugue Sarabande Gigue Double

JUJU..........................................................................................................................Wayne Shorter (1933-present) YES AND NO

JAMES ......................................................................................................................... Pat Metheny (1954-present) BRIGHT SIZE LIFE LAST TRAIN HOME MINUANO

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES................................................................................ Henry Mancini (1924-1994)

MY FOOLISH HEART ..............................................................................................Victor Young (1900-1956)

DOLOMITI DANCE ................................................................................................ Ralph Towner (1940-present)

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ARTIST PROFILE

David Cullen // Guitarist “Folk, Jazz, Blues Superstructures” “Ferocious Fingerstyle” “Absolutely First-Rate “Eclectic….Refreshing”

NEW YORK TIMES BILLBOARD MAGAZINE SOUNDBOARD MAGAZINE GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE

David Cullen has performed in a dazzling wide range of styles including Jazz, Classical and World Music .David Cullen is a Grammy Award Winning Guitarist for Best Pop Instrumental Recording. He has performed with Will Ackerman , Samite , Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, Tracy Silverman , Darol Anger , The Depue Brothers Band , The Jaco Big Band, The Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Philly Pops. He was a featured soloist in the New York Guitar Festival presented at the 92nd St Y. He is currently an Artist-in-Residence at Elizabethtown College. He teaches Jazz and Classical Guitar at West Chester University. David Cullen also teaches Contemporary Popular Guitar at Millersville University. David Cullen graduated from the Hartt School of Music with a BM , Magna Cum Laude , in Classical Guitar Performance.

David Cullen is featured on the Windham Hill Guitar Sampler and other Windham Hill Compilation recordings. He has released 2 books through Warner Brothers Publications JAZZ , CLASSICAL and BEYOND and GRATEFUL GUITAR. His performance DVD, JAZZ, CLASSICAL AND BEYOND features multi-camera angles and lessons.

He has performed throughout North America for Classical Guitar Societies , Performing Arts Series and Jazz Festivals. David Cullen has release 10 CD recordings Solid Air Records. His recordings have been featured on NPR stations across the country.

For more information please go to www.cullenguitar.com

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 8:15 PM Chamber Orchestra Concert Joseph Caminiti, director Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

Friday, October 1, 2021, 8:15 PM Symphony Orchestra Concert Joseph Caminiti, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 12:00 PM Madeleine Wing Adler Concert Series: Keyboard Division Emily Bullock, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Grand Foyer Performing Arts Center

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 8:15 PM Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony Concert Andrew Yozviak & M. Gregory Martin, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Monday, October 11, 2021, 8:00 PM Faculty Recital: Quintsylvania Winds Henry Grabb, director Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 8:15 PM Chamber Winds Concert Andrew Yozviak, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 8:15 PM Fall Choral Festival David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Friday, October 29, 2021, 7:30 PM Concert Choir & Mastersingers Concert David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

*Tickets required for this event.

Events at the Wells School of Music are often supported by individual donors and organizations.

Contributions to the Wells School of Music may be made out to: WCU Foundation, 202 Carter Drive, West Chester, PA 19382 Please include “School of Music Deans Fund” in the memo line.

For further information, please call (610) 436-2868 or visit wcufoundation.org A majority of performances are available to watch via live stream at Facebook.com/WellsSchoolofMusic and LiveStream.com/wcupa.

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