Start: February 11, 2026 7:30 p.m.
End: February 11, 2026 9 p.m.
Location: Hahn Recital Hall
About
Cellist Robert Reed will perform pieces by Mexican and African America composers in Hahn Hall.
Dr. Reed is an accomplished cellist with an exceptional tone. His playing has been described as having musical depth and a great sensitivity to phrasing and expression, all supported by his solid technique. Robert maintains an active performing schedule that includes solo and chamber recitals, and solo appearances with orchestras. Beginning in 1998 he was frequently invited to guest with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, with whom he has toured Europe and Japan. Reed holds degrees in performance from New England Conservatory and from the University of Michigan where he received his doctorate. Dr. Reed counts among his teachers Louis Potter, Jr. (author of the Art of Cello Playing), Laurence Lesser, Stephen Kates, Colin Carr, Winifred Mayes, and Erling Blondal Bengtsson. Dr. Reed’s extensive experience as a chamber musician has been shaped by coaching from such figures as Leon Fleischer, Eugene Lehner, Benjamin Zander, members of the Juilliard and Cleveland String Quartets, Victor Rosenbaum, Russell Sherman, and Martin Katz. Reed was also a member of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra for over 15 years, and he has appeared in performance with many notable celebrities such as the Three Tenors, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, John Denver, Rod Stewart, Yes, Deep Purple, the Beach Boys, Mary J. Blige, Earth Wind and Fire, and Andrea Bocelli, to name just a few.
Dr. Reed has held teaching positions at Eastern Michigan University, Hillsdale College, Albion College, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and Interlochen Summer Music Camp. Dr. Reed is currently Professor of Music at BMCC/City University of New York. He was a founding member of the Musica Trinitatis Concert Series at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Manhattan, former Treasurer for the Michigan Chapter of The American String Teachers Association, and is currently the Vice President of the prestigious Violoncello Society, Inc. in New York City.
Program
Suite para violonchelo solo (2006) by Enrique Santos (b.1930)
- Andante
- Presto
- Adagio
- Allegro (menuetto)
- Sarabanda
- Finale
Estudio Bop Num. 7: Bachriation, para violonchelo solo (2005) by Eugenio Toussaint (1954-2011)
Lamantations: Black/Folk Song Suite for Solo Cello (1980) by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)
- Fuguing Tune
- Song Form
- Calvary Ostinato
- Perpetual Motion
Free Admission
This event is free and open to the public.
Parking
Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. On weekdays, metered parking is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free. This garage is free on weekends.