The SOSU Musical Arts Series presents three concert events featuring performers from New York City and Milano

The SOSU Musical Arts Series presents three concert events featuring performers from New York City and Milano. On February 26 America’s Dream Chamber Artists will perform. The Atlantic Brass Quintet will be heard on March 3. The Italian duo for piano and cello, Maurizio Barboro and Dario Destefano will perform on March 6. This is a change from the date formerly listed of March 7. All concerts are in the Fine Arts Recital Hall and begin at 7:30. There is no admission charge.

The Red River Arts Council is a co-presenter of the America’s Dream and Atlantic Brass.

The America’s Dream Chamber Ensemble and the Atlantic Brass Quintet are funded in part by grants from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the Mid America Arts Alliance, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Both groups will perform special programs for the Durant Public Schools. Maurizio Barboro and Dario Destefano are presented as a part of the Steger International Artist Series, funded by an endowment from Virge and Ruth Steger of Durant.

America’s Dream Chamber Artists (ADCA) is America’s newest and most exciting chamber music society. Something of this scope and vision has not been created in the classical music world for well over 30 years. ADCA intends to change the face of chamber music by enlivening its future by presenting chamber music in a renewed and energized manner, making it approachable and enjoyable to all kinds of audiences. ADCA’s dynamic and inspiring performances represent a fresh approach to chamber music that challenges tradition, taking one right to the core of what chamber music was always meant to be by removing the formality of the concert hall and replacing it with a more personal relationship with the audience.

Widely acclaimed as one of the world’s finest brass ensembles, the Atlantic Brass Quintet has been heard in 48 of the United States and more than a dozen countries across four continents, performing a unique repertory spanning Praetorius, Monteverdi, and Bach; Etler, Stravinsky, Rands; and brass music from the streets of Brazil, Cuba, the Balkans, and New Orleans. Winner of six international chamber music competitions, the Quintet’s distinctive sound, impeccable ensemble, stunning viruosity, and warm, inviting stage presence have won praise from scores of critics.

Maurizio Barboro completed his artistic education at the "Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia" in Rome, under the guidance of Lya De Barberiis. Winner of Italian piano competitions, since 1980 he has combined an intense career in Italy as well as in the major cultural centres in Europe, Asia and North America, collaborating with famous conductors and prestigious orchestras. Since 1996 Barboro has been currently "artist in residence" and "permanent soloist" of the "Dumitrescu" Philharmonic Orchestra of Valcea (Romania). Dario Destefano studied with Renzo Brancaleon, Antonio Janigro and Johannes Goritzki, obtaining the diploma with full marks at the "G. Verdi" Conservatory in Turin, and in Germany at the "R. Schumann" Hochschule in Düsseldorf.