On Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall, Lee University’s School of Music will host a guest recital, featuring Augusto Moralez on vibraphone and Javier Nandayapa on marimba.

The program will feature works such as “Balkan Suite,” “Rainbow,” “Storm,” “Chasing the Ichic Ollco,” and “Brazilian Landscape,” among others.

Moralez currently serves as the chair of the percussion department at the Federal University of Algoas in Brazil. He frequently teaches clinics and performs concerts at percussion festivals throughout Latin America, including the International Festival of Percussion in Argentina, Festival Tamborimba in Colombia, the International Marimba Festival in Mexico, and the Tatuí International Percussion Festival in Brazil.

As a performer, Moralez has commissioned and performed over 30 new works. He has been featured on more than a dozen recordings and has held principal positions in nine different orchestras. Moralez has also performed in several Broadway shows in Brazil, including “The Lion King,” “Evita,” and “Jekyll and Hyde.” He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of São Paolo and his master’s degree at the University of Goiás.

Nandayapa specializes in the Mexican marimba. He began his musical career in 1989 as a member of the Marimba Nandayapa ensemble. In 1995, he began his career as a soloist. He has performed in theaters, festivals, and universities in 41 countries and with symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout Mexico, Lithuania, Poland, Argentina, and Paraguay. He has released 12 recordings as a soloist and has been featured on more than 20 other albums in various genres and musical styles.

>Over the course of his career, Nandayapa has introduced the people of Mexico to the works of many foreign composers by performing arrangements of them on the marimba. In 1998, he commissioned several composers to create new repertoire for both the Mexican and concert marimba, which he has debuted in over 50 concerts. In 1999, Nandayapa collaborated with percussionist Israel Moreno to write the first method book for Mexican Marimba. Nandayapa regularly teaches workshops in various universities and conservatories throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Central America, and South America.

The recital is free, non-ticketed, and open to the public.

Nandayapa’s appearance is made possible, in part, by the program for the promotion of cultural projects and co-investments of the Culture and the Arts National Fund 2019-20.

For more information, contact the School of Music at (423) 614-8240 or [email protected].