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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG> Cleveland Public Library’s</STRONG> Fine Arts Department will present a <STRONG>FREE and open to the public</STRONG> recital of classical music written for bassoon and piano, <STRONG>“An Afternoon of Bassoon!”</STRONG> <STRONG>Saturday, May 24, 4:00 p.m.,</STRONG> on the <STRONG>2<SUP>nd</SUP> floor</STRONG> of<STRONG> the Main Library, 325 Superior Avenue. </STRONG>The bassoon is most familiar for its role as the grandfather in Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" and the opening solo in Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring."</FONT> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>The performers include Fine Arts librarian, <STRONG>Michael Dalby</STRONG> and <STRONG>P.J. Woolston. </STRONG>They performed together in various orchestras in college. <STRONG>Anne Dalby</STRONG> will accompany them on the piano. The recital will feature works by <STRONG>Ralph Vaughan Williams, Lars-Erik Larsson, </STRONG>and<STRONG> Johann Baptist Vanhal. </STRONG>For more information, call<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <STRONG>(216) 623-2848.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN></body></html>