The music department at Denison University is hosting Flute Night, featuring flutist Ervin Monroe. Monroe will present a master class at 6 p.m. on Thursday (April 21) in Burke Rehearsal Room and a recital at 8 p.m. in Burke Recital Hall that evening. Monroe will be joined by Robert Brooks on the piano and they will perform works by Hasselmans, Widor, Kohler, Faure, Griffes, Mercandante and Doppler. Both the master class and recital are free and open to the public. In addition, Muramatsu America and Piper Press will have displays of flutes and music.

Monroe is principal flutist of the Detroit Symphony and has performed with the Mozarteum Orchestra, the Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia and the Royal, Boshoi and Danish Ballets. He can be heard on solo, chamber and Detroit Symphony recordings.

On the faculty of Wayne State University, Monroe is also president of Muramatsu America. His publications include arrangements and original compositions. He has served as president of the NFA, and as consulting editor for the "Flutist Quarterly," which he also founded. Monroe has also served as musical director of several Michigan orchestras.

Monroe earned his bachelor's degree from the Oberlin Conservatory and his master's degree from the Manhattan School. His teachers include Robert Willoughby, Harold Bennett and William Kincaid.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville -- A master class featuring flutist Ervin Monroe; at 6 p.m. on Thursday (April 21) in the Burke Rehearsal Room. Free and open to the public. Contact (740) 587-6220 to confirm information.

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville -- The music department at Denison University hosts Flute Night featuring flutist Ervin Monroe; 8 p.m. on Thursday (April 21) in Burke Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. Contact (740) 587-6220 to confirm information.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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