Frostburg State University Clarinetist Lucas Lusby Presents Senior Recital “Love Winds”

Frostburg State University Clarinetist Lucas Lusby Presents Senior Recital "Love Winds"

Apr 9, 2026 8:00 AM

Frostburg State University's Department of Music, Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the senior recital of clarinetist Lucas Lusby, titled "Love Winds." The performance will take place on Sunday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of the Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public. Those unable to attend in person may watch the live stream by visiting https://www.frostburg.edu/concerts.

Lusby will be joined by guest artists Dr. Joseph Yungen (piano) and Dr. Mark Gallagher (clarinet). Gallagher is also Lusby's FSU clarinet instructor. The program showcases a range of styles, from the warm, lyrical late-Romantic writing of Brahms - inspired by the great clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld - to the elegant Classical-to-Romantic duet writing of Finnish-Swedish clarinet virtuoso Bernhard Henrik Crusell, and the vibrant, contemporary voice of American composer Amanda Harberg.

The recital opens with Lusby and Yungen performing Brahms' "Sonata in E-flat Major for Clarinet and Piano", followed by Lusby and Gallagher performing Crusell's "Clarinet Duet in D minor" (from Deux clarinettes d'une difficulté progressive). Lusby and Yungen will close the recital with Harberg's "Sonata for B-flat Clarinet and Piano".

Lusby is a 2022 graduate of Patuxent High School in Lusby, Md. He is the son of Jason and Valeska Lusby, also of Lusby, Md. At FSU, he has been named to the Dean's List and is the recipient of the Robert Pusey Memorial Scholarship and the Lawrence McDonald Scholarship for Clarinet Study. He is a member of the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME). Upon graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Music in May 2026, Lusby plans to become a music teacher.

The Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center is located at 101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD 21532. For more information, contact the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at [email protected] or 301-687-4109.

For media inquiries or to request an interview with Lusby, please contact the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance.