Maryville College’s Gavin Lester ’24 to present senior recital on Oct. 17
Sept. 26, 2023
Maryville College senior Gavin Lester ’24 will present a recital titled “Love’s Melancholy Deception” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17.
The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall of the Clayton Center for the Arts on the MC campus.
The program will include selections by Gabriel Fauré, Roger Quilter, Stefano Donaudy and more. The recital is based around “the sweet but sometimes deceiving nature of love,” according to Lester.
“Ultimately, the selections in the recital tells a story that love can bring both joy and sadness, and the journey that comes with that,” he said.
Chase Hatmaker ‘14 will serve as the collaborative pianist.
“The repertoire that I have chosen for my recital are pieces that have helped me grow, not only vocally, but personally over my time at Maryville College,” Lester said. “These pieces present such powerful messages that I will be communicating.
Lester, a Vocal Music Education major with teaching licensure from Maryville, is a 2020 graduate of Heritage High School.