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Clarinetist Arthur Campbell delves into the underworld with his world premiere of a new composition based on Dante's epic poem The Inferno.

Cantos from the Inferno, by New York composer Bruce Saylor is the first of a series of premieres of works that will appear on Campbell's forthcoming CD for Gasparo Records. All works in the series were written expressly for Campbell by Saylor; Pulitzer Prize-winner Shulamit Ran; Augusta Read Thomas, who is composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony; Juno Award-winning Canadian composer Andrew MacDonald; and award-winning GVSU composer Chin-Chin Chen.

Campbell is Assistant Professor of Music at GVSU. He will perform Cantos from the Inferno along with pieces by Brahms and Stravinsky at 8 p.m., February 3, in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. Campbell will be accompanied by pianist Helen Marlais.

For more information, please call the GVSU Arts Hotline at (616) 895-ARTS.

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