ASU Mesquite Trio Faculty Ensemble Annual Concert Monday

SAN ANGELO, TX – The Mesquite Trio, a performance group of Angelo State University music faculty, will present its annual fall concert on Monday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. in the ASU Carr Education-Fine Arts (EFA) Building at 2602 Dena Drive.

The concert will take place in the EFA Building's Eldon Black Recital Hall and is free and open to the public. Dr. Timothy Bonenfant on clarinets, Dr. Constance Kelley on flutes, and Dr. Janelle Ott on bassoons make up The Mesquite Trio.

The musical program will feature pieces written specifically for flute, clarinet and bassoon, including:

• "Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon, Opus 80" by Flor Peters
• "Triolet" by John Mayer
• "Trois Pieces" by Jeanine Rueff
• "Three Pieces" by Walter Piston
• "Vignettes" by Cindi Hsu

The mission of The Mesquite Trio is to promote chamber music and support new compositions. A couple of its members have changed over the years, but its mission remains the same.

Bonenfant has performed with symphony orchestras in Nevada and Texas, and he has also accompanied such notable performers as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Randy Newman, Dudley Moore, the Village People and the Moody Blues. Kelley is also director of the San Angelo Community Band and the founder and conductor of the Concho Valley Community Flute Choir. Ott has performed with symphony orchestras throughout Texas, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Louisiana.