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Trombonist Roger Oyster Plays in Recital at JCCC
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Johnson County Community College
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College Information and Publications
913-469-8500
Julie Haas, Director, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

9/19/05
Written by Peggy Graham

Trombonist Roger Oyster Plays in Recital at JCCC

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. –  Roger Oyster, principal trombonist with the Kansas City Symphony, will perform at noon Monday, Oct. 17, in the Recital Hall of the Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, as part of the free Ruel Joyce Recital Series featuring Kansas City classical musicians.

Oyster has also performed as principal trombone with the Atlanta Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Grant Park Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, National Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra. He has soloed with both the Kansas City and St. Louis symphonies.

Oyster appears on more than 40 commercially released recordings including several Grammy nominees and one Grammy winner. He has been a contributing editor to Listener magazine and The Audiophile Voice, reviewing classical music CDs, as well as new music and movie sound track recordings. His regular column, “… For the Record,” in the Kansas City Symphony’s program magazine Ovation, recommending recordings of the repertoire in performance, just completed its fourth year of publication.

A clinician for both Bach trombones and Willson euphoniums, he is an active recitalist and educator nationwide.

The Ruel Joyce series continues at noon Monday in the Recital Hall with:

  • Sept. 19    CelloRondo
  • Oct. 24    Don Lipovac, accordion
  • Oct. 31    Margaret Marco, oboe; Ellen Bottorff, piano
  • Nov. 7    Cindy Egger, guitar

The series is named for Ruel Joyce, a longtime jazz bassist who headed the local musicians federation from 1977 until his death in 1989. The concerts are cosponsored by the JCCC humanities and music departments, Community Services and the Music Performance Trust Fund of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 34-627. 

For more information, call 913-469-8500, ext. 3605.