POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — On Tuesday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. the musical group Fuse Trio will perform in the Gittinger Music Building Newman Recital Hall at College of the Ozarks. The trio is made of accomplished musicians, including Dr. Matthew Sintchak, saxophonist; David Gould, clarinetist; and College of the Ozarks assistant professor of music, Dr. Clara Christian, as pianist.

The complimentary recital is open to the public. Seating is limited, available on a first come, first-served basis.

The Fuse Trio formed in 2014 with the purpose of commissioning/premiering cross-over works for saxophone, clarinet, and piano. The group made its debut at the 2014 North American Saxophone Alliance Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2015, Fuse premiered pieces at the 17^th World Saxophone Congress in Strasbourg, France.

“I am thrilled to be able to welcome on campus and collaborate with two outstanding musicians, David Gould and Matthew Sintchak,” said Christian. “We will be performing an exciting program that blends jazz and classical styles and includes Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.’”

Program

• Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires), by Astor Piazzolla
• Duo Sonata, by Gregory Wanamaker
• With Love for Jill, by Phil Woods
• Upon finding absence, by Christian Ellenwood

More about the artists of Fuse Trio

Dr. Matthew Sintchak, professor of music at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is the saxophonist. He performs regularly with the Ancia Saxophone Quartet, the Sonict Duo, and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Sintchak studied at the Eastman School of Music (D.M.A., M.M., Performer’s Certificate), the Paris Conservatory, and the New England Conservatory (B.M.). He is a Conn-Selmer and Vandoren artist and has recorded for the Naxos, Innova, Albany, University of Iowa Composers’ and Zimbel labels.