Heather Gozdan-Bynum received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Clarinet Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. She worked in the Acquisitions Department of the UGA Main Library prior to becoming an Academic Advisor in 2023.

Her undergraduate degree is in Music Performance from Bowling Green State University and she earned a Master of Music with a related field in Musicology from the University of North Texas. Originally from Ohio, Heather now lives in Athens with her husband Josh and rescue pup Dunkin.

The 3-movement work will be performed in this lecture-recital with a piano reduction of the orchestral parts.  An introduction to the themes and structure will be presented before the performance of each movement.  This will include Prokofiev’s use of motives, phrase length, tonality, and thematic transformation.  An overview of the form is important for the listener, and this presentation will focus on Prokofiev’s thematic development and presentation.  The movements are approximately 11 minutes, 18 minutes, and 11 minutes in length.  The music has an enormous range from tender lyricism to anguish and torment.  One can hear the full human dynamic from elation to despair. This cello concerto will be performed by David Starkweather with the UGA Symphony Orchestra and conductor Mark Cedel on Tuesday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m.