Trumpet professor at the University of Oklahoma performs for Andalusian Nights

The SEMO Department of Music hosted Douglas Lindsey and Kristy Olefsky for a recital of Latin-inspired works on Feb. 28.

Lindsey is a trumpet professor at the University of Oklahoma, and he is currently performing at universities across the Midwest, with Olefsky accompanying him on piano. The duo played an array of Latin works.

Trumpet Professor and event organizer Deborah Caldwell explained that she and Lindsey attended the University of Oklahoma together, and he reached out to add SEMO to his tour.

“[Lindsey] reached out to see if we could host a recital of he and Kristen, and we were very excited to do that,” Cadwell said.

Freshman bassoon education major Grayson Patty enjoyed listening to Lindsey, although he is not a trumpet player.

“It was a great representative of trumpet music. It was very diverse and it got a lot of different perspectives of the different music.” Patty said.

As well as performing, Lindsey taught a masterclass to trumpet students before the show.

Sophomore music education major and trumpet player Olivia Allen said that Lindsey is a household name for the trumpet section.

Allen attended the masterclass and explained that his teaching style, while very different than what she is used to, was incredibly helpful.

“It [the masterclass] was a very different style than what we're used to with Dr. Caldwell on campus, and it was a very rapido effect that he brings to it, and it was really eye-opening to see.” Allen said.

While this event was hosted by SEMO’s music department, the recital also served as a community-building event. Events like this often draw main campus students as well as members of the Cape Girardeau community.

“There's some students here from main campus that I've never met, but they're here to write a report, and they're computer science majors, and there's some other people from the community here” Caldwell said. “They're a part of the music community so they still participate even though they're not music majors, which is really fun.”