Bogard and Collet to Present UW Faculty Recital Program Dec. 1

University of Wyoming Professor Theresa Bogard, piano, and Glêsse Collet, viola, will give a performance as part of the UW Department of Music Faculty Recital Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The recital is free and open to the public.

The duo's "Bringing Compositions to Life: A Program of Works by Famous Composers in Our Lives" will feature compositions by Francisca Aquino, Libby Larsen, Francisco Mignone, Marlos Nobre and Ricardo Vasconcelles.

Collet, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, studied violin and viola and holds degrees from the University of Brasilia, the Musik Hochschule in Detmold and the Federal University of Bahia. In 1974, she was a top prizewinner at the "Jovens Solistas" competition in Piracicaba, São Paulo and, in 1983, won the principal viola position in the Symphony Orchestra of Teatro Nacional de Brasília where she played for five years.

She has been a viola soloist with various known conductors and, as a member of the Quarteto de Brasília, Collet has performed throughout Brazil and all over the world. Critically acclaimed recordings by the quartet received the Sharp Prize for the Best Classical Music CD; the OK Prize; the Federal District Cultural Merit Order Award; and the Carlos Gomes Prize for Classical Music in the category "Best Chamber Music Ensemble of the Year" in 2004. She also is featured on a solo disc of works by Brazilian composers.

Bogard is known as a versatile performer dedicated to expanding the canon of traditional piano repertoire. Her early career focused on performances of music by women composers, and she continues to include works by other lesser-known composers in her varied programs.

As a recipient of a coveted Fulbright grant, Bogard was able to explore her interest in historical performance practice and fortepiano studying at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands. That same year, she was a top prizewinner in the International Mozart Fortepiano Competition in Bruges, Belgium.

A world traveler with a passion for other cultures, Bogard has performed on five continents. Her extensive discography includes recordings ranging from solo piano to chamber music collaborations, from music of living composers to her specialty in fortepiano and historical performance practice.

For more information, call Kathy Kirkaldie, UW Fine Arts coordinator, at (307) 766-2160 or email [email protected].