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University of Memphis professor 
will perform guest recital

Jackson, Tenn. - Mezzo-soprano Pamela Gaston will present a guest voice recital at 51ÉçÇø, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m., in the Recital Hall of the Penick Academic Complex. Selections will include works from Handel, Ravel, Mahler and Rorem.

Gaston has appeared extensively in German and Austrian opera houses and with the St. Louis Opera Theatre, Opera Memphis, Des Moines Metro Opera and Kansas City Symphony. She has twice been a national finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Council’s auditions, as well as a national finalist in the National Opera Association Auditions.

Gaston holds a doctor of musical arts from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She has been a member of the faculty at the University of Memphis for 10 years.