by Tori Metzger
Three passionately talented musicians will be performing at 8 p.m. this Saturday Nov. 3 for the last of three recitals that make up Octuba Fest, a series of concerts performed by Capital students, faculty and alumni that focuses on the versatile sound of the tuba.
Below—An Evening of Deep Music is a play on aquatic and electronic sounds through a tuba solo accompanied by piano and organ. According to Tony Zilincik, tuba soloist and Capital Conservatory professor, the performance emulates being under the ocean with whale-inspired sounds. As the music flows and echoes throughout Mees Auditorium, you get the feeling that you’re under water.
Zilincik, who has been playing the tuba for 30 years, will be accompanied by Qian Liu on piano and Chad Baker on the organ. Liu, a Capital alumnae and former student of Zilincik, earned a piano performance degree from Capital and is currently studying church music at Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Baker, who is also a professor in the Conservatory, is the organist at the Christ Lutheran Church in Bexley.
During the concert, Zilincik will be accompanied by Baker in performing the world premiere of his newest composition, “A Fell Wind.”
“It will be performed with the tuba and organ and it sounds sort of evil and spooky to go along with Octuba Fest for Halloween,” Zilincik said. “This song will be improvised, made up on the spot with nothing written down. […] we both love to improvise.”
The concert provides a variety of songs including three trumpet pieces from the 1720s, a tuba piece from the 1920s, three Greek preludes, a violin piece (which will be played on the tuba,) an original Ukrainian piece and three original compositions by Zilincik.
For those interested in hearing more unique sounds from the tuba, Merry TubaChristmas will be performing Dec. 17 in Mees Auditorium for its 30th Anniversary in Columbus. Admission for this show will be paid with non-perishable food items that will be donated to a local food bank.
“The entire stage is filled with tubas. We had about 2,000 people in the audience last year,” Zilincik said.
Admission to Below—An Evening of Deep Music is free, and the event is open to the public. Come enjoy the peaceful sound waves from down under.
tmetzger@capital.edu
