Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Cello Karen Becker and guest pianist Jay Mauchley will perform the world premiere of Laurence Sherr’s Sonata for Cello and Piano: Mir zaynen do! as part of her recital on Thursday, January 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.

Sherr will give a brief talk about his new work and UNL’s Associate Professor of Voice/Area Head for Voice Kate Butler will perform three Yiddish songs that were Sherr’s inspiration for the Sonata. Becker and Mauchley will also perform Richard Strauss’ Sonata for Cello and Piano.

The performance will be live webcast: http://arts.unl.edu/music/webcasts

Here is a link to more information about Sherr’s Sonata: http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~lsherr/cellosonata