Pianist W. Terrence Spiller to Perform Final Beethoven Sonata Cycle Recital on May 10 at Cal Poly
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Contact: Michele Abba
805-756-2406; [email protected]
Emeritus professor’s eighth recital completes a cycle begun in 2016
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Pianist and music Professor Emeritus W. Terrence Spiller will give his final Beethoven sonata cycle recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, in the Pavilion of the Performing Arts Center.
Two large sonatas will bookend he program: the massive Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7, and the joyously majestic “Waldstein” sonata, No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53. Between these titans will be two smaller works: the compact and joyous Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54, and the lyrical No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1.
![Pianist and music Professor Emeritus W. Terrence Spiller performs on the piano](/sites/ucm.calpoly.edu/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/spiller-24wtr.jpg?itok=7l3-cRkD)
Spiller’s first recital in the cycle was in 2016, and he’s performed one annually apart from 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2021 he gave a virtual performance of the fifth recital.
“Immersing myself in the Beethoven sonata cycle has been a joyous and moving process,” Spiller said. “My sense of wonder about the range and depth of Beethoven’s accomplishments still grows on a daily basis.”
Spiller stepped down from full-time teaching in the Music Department in March 2021 and fully retired from Cal Poly last spring.
Tickets are $20 for the public and $10 for students and are sold at the Cal Poly Ticket Office between noon and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. To order by phone, call 805-SLO-4TIX (805-756-4849). Event parking is sponsored by the PAC.
The recital is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department. For more information, call the Music Department at 805-756-2406 or visit the department’s calendar website.