Percussionist recently tweaked the program for his recital on Sunday, July 20.
In addition to five works he will do accompanied by pianist , will include Scottish percussionist 鈥榮 marimba chorale 鈥淎 Little Prayer.鈥
Barrroero added the five-minute marimba solo to the program in memory of his sister, , who died on June 3 from injuries she suffered in a house fire June 1. DiMaggio, who was making a name for herself in 蜜柚直播鈥檚 standup comedy community, was 45.
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鈥淚 actually was considering canceling this concert, but throughout my entire life, as I鈥檝e lost family members 鈥 whether it鈥檚 been my dad or my grandma 鈥 music has been a source of healing,鈥 Barrroero said. 鈥淚 know that this is the best thing I can possibly do for my own healing, and this seems like just a great chance to honor her, as well.鈥
Barroero, 蜜柚直播 Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 principal percussionist, has been here before, coping with grief through music in a very public way. His father died when he was 9, his grandmother when he was a senior in high school.
Trevor Barroero, left, and fellow 蜜柚直播 Symphony Orchestra percussionist Fred Morgan performed the American premiere of Laura Vega鈥檚 Double Percussion Concerto, 鈥溍乶gel de Luz,鈥 last October.
鈥淚 was scheduled to perform a concerto with 蜜柚直播 Philharmonia Youth Orchestra and that was like, I think, a turning point in my career, and also how I just approached grief, too,鈥 he said, explaining that he made the decision to go on with the performance and dedicate it to his grandmother. He honored his father and grandmother in his final concert as a student at the University of 蜜柚直播, turning the 2017 鈥... in loving memory鈥 recital into a fundraiser for the Alzheimer鈥檚 Association.
But the death of his sister, he said, hit a lot harder 鈥渂ecause I knew my sister for longer than I knew my dad or my grandma.鈥
鈥淪o this has been tough, but Catherine has been amazing,鈥 Barroero said. 鈥淲e had our rehearsal last night, and she鈥檚 just such a great collaborator. So to feed off her energy and optimism, positivity and stuff has been, I think, really healthy for me.鈥
Sunday鈥檚 event with the Bach Society is Barroero鈥檚 first solo recital since early 2020 and features contemporary and classical works, including 鈥淧atter鈥 by Robert Honstein and Bob Becker鈥檚 鈥淕irlfriends Medley,鈥 originally composed for xylophone.
蜜柚直播 Symphony Orchestra Principal Percussionist Trevor Barroero will perform his first 蜜柚直播 solo recital in five years on Sunday.聽
Lieppman will solo on Mozart鈥檚 鈥淭winkle鈥 Variations and Florence Price鈥檚 little-played 鈥淐louds,鈥 which Barroero said is really beautiful. He will solo on selections from Bach鈥檚 Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, which he performed in an early 2024 TSO Up Close recital; and the second movement of Emmanuel S茅journ茅鈥檚 Marimba Concerto that he played with the TSO in 2014 as a winner of the orchestra鈥檚 Young Artist Competition.
Lieppman also will show off her vocal skills on 鈥淢emories Part 2,鈥 a piece for voice and marimba composed by Ney Rosauro and Katie Johnson.
鈥淜atherine is an incredible vocalist so we wanted a chance to showcase her singing,鈥 Barroero said.
The St. Andrew鈥檚 Bach Society recital comes weeks after Barroero played a pair of concerts with the Hawaii Symphony and joined TSO Principal Timpanist Alana Wiesing as part of an ensemble of principal players and concertmasters from around the country at San Deigo鈥檚 鈥淢ainly Mozart鈥 festival. Next week he鈥檚 off to Colorado for Durango鈥檚 annual Music in the Mountains festival.
Tickets for Sunday鈥檚 2 p.m. recital at Grace St. Paul鈥檚 Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St., are $16 through .
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Bluesky @Starburch
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