SU faculty member and SSO principal bassist to perform solo recital at Syracuse University

Wednesday, March 12, 2003, By News Staff

SU faculty member and SSO principal bassist to perform solo recital at Syracuse UniversityMarch 12, 2003Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Principal Bassist Edward Castilano, affiliate artist in Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music, will perform a solo double bass recital on March 19 at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College. The recital is free and open to the public.

Castilano will perform “Concerto for Bass” by Serge Koussevitzky and “Sonata in G minor” by Henry Eccles, as well as works by Bach, Drigo, Cui and Proto.

A 1976 graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, Castilano participated for six seasons in the Spoleto Festivals in Italy and Charleston, S.C., where he made several appearances with the Lincoln Center Chamber Players. He has been a soloist with the Society for New Music and has been a substitute section bassist with the orchestras of Philadelphia; Rochester, N.Y.; Savannah, Ga.; and Spokane, Wash. He is also on the faculty of Hamilton College.