STEPHENVILLE (January 3, 2019) — Dr. Leslie Spotz, professor of piano at Tarleton State University, will perform a public recital and present music as part of a special project upon returning from a semester-long faculty development leave to Asia, New York
The free recital takes place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater.
Spotz spent the spring 2018 semester visiting Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New York
Her upcoming recital will feature gaming composers both from Asia and also the U.S., where it is now a burgeoning discipline. These include composers of Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Tetris and Halo. There just may be a few surprises in store, says Spotz.
The professor of
“It is an honor to have pianist Leslie Spotz as artist faculty of the II Encontro Internacional de Pianistas no Vale do Açoin Minas Gerais, Brazil for January 2019. She made a great impact in Brazil when she visited in
Spotz brings an international reputation as
“We are thrilled to have Dr. Spotz share her project about video game music for piano,” Casarotti said. “This is a really important and exciting topic that fits perfectly with our new initiatives to bring classical music closer to our young generations.”
People from ages 2 to 92 play video games. At the core of most video games is the music that entices, mesmerizes and carries the player along the path of the game. Similar to a film score, the music has been characterized by “great emotion, beauty and
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