Issue date: 7/3/08 Section: VIDEO

Cellist Cherry Kim, and pianist Artem Belogurov play at the Recital Hall in the Music Building Monday night Phot Credit :Stan Ascher

Two guest performers played classical music for a small audience at the Recital Hall in the Music Building on Monday night.

Cellist Cherry Kim, from South Korea, and pianist Artem Belogurov, from Ukraine, stopped in Denton to play several duets for the audience.

The performance included pieces from Beethoven, Schumann, Hindemith and Shostakovich.

Music instructor Steve Harlos invited the pair to the university.

"We hold these event so [UNT] students can hear what students at other schools are doing with their music," Harlos said.

Harlos said he believes it is beneficial to the university and the College of Music to maintain relationships with touring performing artists.

Director of development for the College of Music Alida Tamez agrees.

"The main purpose is to expose our students to as many professionals as we can," Tamez said.

The public is usually invited to these events free of charge, Harlos said.

"They are doing this for a chance to practice their repertoire," he said.

The low turnout however is common for most of the summer recitals, Harlos said.

"The students just aren't around," he said.

According to a statement released by the university, the College of Music offers more than 1,000 concerts and recitals that are open to the public annually.

Harlos said the halls are usually booked solid during the fall and spring semesters, and the public can expect to see more exciting performances from large groups during the fall semester.

A schedule of the upcoming recitals can be found on the College of Music's Web site at www.music.unt.edu.

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