Join us for a guest artist recital featuring Sarah Coburn, soprano, with Theresa Bogard, piano! Coburn, a coloratura singer with a ~silvery, resonant soprano~ voice, will present a program of music by Rossini, Bellini, Rachmaninoff, Marx, Strauss, and Charles Gabriel, as well as traditional American Spirituals (arr. by Moses Hogan). Oklahoma-native Sarah Coburn is a celebrated operatic soprano known for her bel canto roles in works by Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. She has performed on many of the world~s great stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Welsh National Opera, and originated roles in world premieres like Tan Dun~s The First Emperor and David Carlson~s Anna Karenina . Coburn is a recipient of numerous awards and was a National Grand Finalist at the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Her extensive career includes both opera and concert performances. American pianist and Steinway artist Theresa Bogard is known for her diverse repertoire, which includes works by lesser-known and women composers. A Fulbright scholar and top prizewinner in the International Mozart Fortepiano Competition, she is also a professor at the University of Wyoming.