Students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Music will perform in the Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series on April 7 in the third-floor rotunda of Morris Library, according to an announcement released April 1. The concert is free and open to the public, beginning at 5 p.m.
The event highlights the talents of seven music students along with Anthony Gray, associate professor of practice in collaborative piano. Organizers say this concert provides a unique opportunity for both musicians and audience members to experience a broad range of musical works.
The program opens with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s trio “Kegelstatt” for viola, clarinet, and piano performed by master’s students Angelo Tavares (viola), Mika Rabago (clarinet), and Esther Tang (piano). Clayton Bridgeman will play solo viola pieces by Igor Stravinsky and Rebecca Clarke. Max Sawyer is set to perform Paul Creston’s sonata for alto saxophone. The concert concludes with percussion solos by Keaton Jones and Skylar Etherington on marimba.
Reiko Schoen, who co-founded the series in fall 1994, said she looks forward to seeing new instruments featured: “As one of our missions, this series provides a broad musical opportunity for the musicians and audience.”
A limited number of printed programs will be available at the event along with a QR code option for attendees who prefer digital access. Schoen has been active in local music circles as a member of the Federation of National Music Clubs and previously operated her own piano studio before retiring last year. She also performs with the SIU Symphony Orchestra.
The concert series honors Alan Schoen, late SIU Carbondale professor who discovered the gyroid—a complex minimal surface—while working at NASA in 1968. The rotunda features a Yellow Moon Gyroid sculpture created by artist Jesse Louis-Rosenberg in his honor.
