Photos: Music Department Opens Concert Season With Faculty Recital

October 10, 2025 Kaleigh Miller Arts/Culture, News, Photos 0

A young woman wearing a formal black dress with silver accents sings, head back and arms open. Behind her is a grand piano, where a man in a navy suit plays against a white background.
Visiting professor of voice and soprano Jenny Ribeiro performing “Nel dí della vittoria… Vieni! T’affretta!” from “Macbeth,” accompanied on piano by staff accompanist Nicholas Laban. “I picked the piece from Tosca because it’s the first time I’m performing it, and I’m really excited to have its debut,” Ribeiro said (Photo by Kaleigh Miller).

From trombone to voice, and piano to trumpet, Albion College music faculty are equipped to perform.

On Sunday in Goodrich Chapel, students and visitors alike heard a range of music from applied instructor of trumpet and trumpeter Matthew Kay, staff accompanist and pianist Nicholas Laban, visiting professor of voice and soprano Jenny Ribeiro and applied instructor of low brass and trombonist John Robinson.

Ribeiro presented multiple arias, some featuring a theme of ghosts.

“It’s mostly just a way for us to showcase what we’ve been working on and the kinds of things that we want to perform for people,” Ribeiro said.

Each faculty member performed at least one piece, with Laban accompanying everyone on the piano as well as performing a solo act.

“I think that this is a great way for the music faculty to just kind of showcase the kinds of things that students can get to eventually in their musical practice,” Ribeiro said.

The music department’s next performance, which will feature Concert Choir, Briton singers and Symphony Orchestra, is the Homecoming Concert on Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

A young man in khaki pants and a red shirt stands on a stage holding a trombone and looking at a music stand in front of him. Behind him is a grand piano, where a man in a navy suit plays against a white background.
Robinson holds his trombone in one hand and takes a breath at the end of his performance of the song “Fantaisie for Trombone and Piano.” Laban closed out the song with a soft melody on the piano (Photo by Kaleigh Miller).
An older man in a black suit and pale blue shirt on a stage plays the trumpet with the bell facing the camera. In the foreground are the heads and shoulders of several members of the audience. Behind him is a grand piano, where a man in a navy suit plays against a white background.
The audience watches as Kay plays “Concerto in F minor” on the trumpet, with Laban accompanying on the piano (Photo by Kaleigh Miller).
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