Richard Shuster (Music, Denton) first met Slovenian composer Dušan Bavdek during Shuster’s Fulbright residency at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Bavdek invited him to perform a recital of 21st century solo piano music by American and Slovenian composers. The recital, which took place May 18 in Ljubljana, was broadcast on Slovenian national radio.
Now, Bavdek, professor of composition and vice dean for international affairs at the University of Ljubljana Academy of Music in Slovenia, will serve as a guest lecturer for the TWU Division of Music. Bavdek will present “Pedagogical Aspects of the Operatic Tale, The Lord and the Pears,” at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24 in the Music Building conference room. He will present a second lecture for music education graduate students Oct. 25 via Zoom.