VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – The VCSU Music Department presents the senior recital of Valley City native Elizabeth Gazeley on Saturday, November 23, at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts.

Gazeley, mezzo-soprano, performs her vocal recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday inside the main performance hall at the Center for the Arts. The recital is free and open to the public. A reception will be held in the lobby immediately after the performance.

The program includes music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Enrique Granados, Pauline Viardot, Léo Delibes, Johann Strauss II, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Richard Rogers. Gazeley will perform alongside classmates Isabelle Haugen (soprano) and Madilyn Klabo (mezzo-soprano). Dr. Ozzie Johnson will accompany on piano.

Gazeley is a senior music education and Spanish education major at VCSU. She currently studies voice with Dr. Stephen Cunningham. Previous instructors include Brygida Bziukiewicz-Kulig, Anthony Rohr, and Robin Allebach. During her time at the VCSU Music Department, Gazeley has been involved with Choir, Band, Jazz Band, University Singers, Percussion Ensemble, Opera Ensemble, and NAfME.

Gazeley is scheduled to student teach in the spring semester and graduate in May 2025. After graduation, she plans to pursue a master’s degree in vocal performance.

For those unable to attend in-person, the recital will also be live streamed on the Valley City State University Music YouTube channel