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Happy 150th Birthday, Maurice Ravel

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:30pm EDT

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Marshall University’s School of Music will present a faculty recital entitled “Happy 150th Birthday Maurice Ravel” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, in Smith Recital Hall.

The concert will feature Dr. Kamerhan Turan on piano. He is a Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Visiting Professor at Marshall. Also performing will be Şölen Dikener on cello and Alexander Malaimare on violin.

They will play again at noon on Thursday, Sept. 4, at First Presbyterian Church of Huntington, located at 1015 Fifth Ave. The second performance is the first performance of the School of Music’s Chamber Music Concert Series, which continues each month during the fall and spring semesters at First Presbyterian Church.

The musicians will be performing Claude Debussy's “Cello Sonata” and Ravel's “Oiseaux Tristes & Alborada del Gracioso” and Piano Trio.

Both performances are free and open to all. The recitals are sponsored by the School of Music in the College of Arts and Media, and the Chamber Music Concert Series also has sponsorship from First Presbyterian Church of Huntington, with support from the city of Huntington.

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