Alexander Burns of Lynbrook Performs Hofstra Recital

2018 Apr 18

Hofstra student Alexander Burns performed in a spring music recital on Sunday, April 8, at The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center. The recital featured six classical recital pieces for the violin and double bass. Composers featured in the program include Mozart, Mendelssohn, Bottesini and Koussevitzky.

Burns, a member of Hofstra's class of 2018 from Lynbrook has a major in Music Education. Burns is also a member of the University's Chamber and Symphonic Orchestra.

Among the works Burns performed were Alexander says of the works he is performing: “These are pieces I've come to love over my time playing the bass.” One of the songs, the “Koussevitzky Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra,” is performed in a legato style. This manner of playing is smooth flowing and has little to no breaks between notes. Alex will also be performing Italian composer Alberto Botessini’s “Reverie and Concerto no 2.”

The recital also featured a violin and bass duet arrangement of Bach's "Concerto for Two Violins."

Alex’s future includes graduate school where he plans to pursue a master’s degree for bass performance.

For more information on student recitals, please contact the Hofstra Music Department at 516-463-5490.