the stage for its Thursday, May 7, performance at the News-Journal Center, it will be part of a worldwide tribute to renowned Spanish composer Luis Serrano Alarcón.For sophomore Kevin Bogdan, DSC’s 2015 Outstanding Student in Music, the event will have a more personal tone, as it marks his debut as a guest conductor.
The Symphonic Band is among 70 ensembles worldwide that has been invited to play Alarcón selections during a month-long event called “Muestra Internacional de la Musica Valenciana 2015.” The event is sponsored by the M.I. Academia de la Musical Valenciana in Alarcón’s native Valencia, Spain.
“We will perform three Spanish works, including Danza Sinfonica, Amparito Roca and La Lira de Pozuelo,” said Dr. Doug Peterson, chair of Daytona State’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art. Last year Peterson traveled to Madrid and Valencia, Spain, as part of a conducting exchange with Maximillian Santos, a Madrilenian conductor who shared the stage with Daytona State’s Symphonic Band during 2014’s Independence Day concert.
During the May 7 performance, Peterson will share the stage with Bogdan. The 20-year-old Seabreeze High School graduate and oboe player, who attended Daytona State on a full music scholarship, will earn his associate of arts degree in May and has been fielding music scholarship offers from multiple public and private universities in Florida.
Bogdan will conduct Gustav Holst’s Suite in E Flat. He expects it to be another link in a chain of learning experiences that will help him arrive at his ultimate goal of earning his doctorate degree and becoming a music educator and band director.
“Every time I see a band in front of me, every time I pick up my instrument, I try to learn something,” he said. “Having the opportunity to guest conduct is a part of that experience and I am truly grateful.”
Peterson said Bogdan shows exceptional dedication. “He has a sincere interest in music, and I feel very strongly that he has an innate ability and a real conductor’s mentality,” he said.
That vote of confidence, and the scholarship, made earning his AA degree Daytona State an easy choice.
“What it comes down to is, yes, I could have gone straight to a university, but there are so many opportunities here that it was easy to justify my decision,” he said. “The bottom line is no matter where you go to college, it doesn’t matter. The experience you get is going to be determined by what you put into it. The point is to never stop learning and, if you’re a music student, practice, practice, practice.”
The May 7 concert kicks off at 7:30 p.m. in the News-Journal Center’s Davidson Theater, 221 N. Beach St. in downtown Daytona Beach. The event is free to Daytona State and Volusia and Flagler County students; all others $8 per person or $15 for two. Tickets, featuring reserved seating, are available at the News-Journal Center box office Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or online at www.DaytonaState.edu/TheArts. For more information call (386) 226-1927.
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