University of Iowa School of Music faculty Nicole Esposito and Alan Huckleberry will present a program of works for flute and piano by Mozart, Griffes, Taffanel, Leroux, and Prokofiev at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The concert is free and open to the public.

A charismatic and versatile flutist, Esposito has achieved a career as a soloist, teacher, chamber, and orchestral musician on an international level, having been featured across the United States, Europe, Central America, and South America.

She has performed at numerous events, including the National Flute Association Conventions in Orlando, Washington, D.C., Nashville, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Anaheim, Charlotte, and Las Vegas, as well as regional conferences including the Oklahoma Flute Fair, Florida Flute Fair, Madison Flute Festival, West Virginia Flute Fling, and the Iowa Flute Festival.

Recent and upcoming invitations include appearances at the San Francisco International Flute Festival, the Texas Summer Flute Symposium, Festival Virtuosi, Brazil, the International Flute Festival sponsored by the Brazilian Flute Association, the Santa Maria International Winter Festival, the International Flute Festival of Costa Rica, the Spanish National Flute Convention, Bogotá Flute Festival, the International Flute Congress of Argentina, Chilean Flute Encounter, and the European Piccolo Festival in Slovenia.

Praised for his “impeccable musicianship, exhilarating technique, and panache” (American Record Guide), pianist Huckleberry is recognized as a multi-faceted artist on the classical music scene. He has performed both in recitals and as a soloist with orchestras in Germany, England, the Czech Republic, Italy, Austria, Spain, France, Costa Rica, Colombia, and across the United States. Huckleberry is also in demand as a chamber musician, with recitals across the United States, Australia, and Europe. He can be heard on four compact disc recordings on the Crystal Record and Albany Record labels.

The School of Music is part of the Division of Performing Arts in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. If you require an accommodation to attend this concert, contact the School of Music in advance at 319-335-1603.

For a UI arts calendar and details about upcoming events visit the new Arts Iowa website.