West Virginia University will host a concert by renowned flutist Thomas Godfrey at 8:15 p.m. Thursday Feb. 8 in Bloch Learning and Performance Hall in the Creative Arts Center.

Godfrey performs with some of the most outstanding musical groups in the Pittsburgh area. The program is free and open to the public.

The concert will feature:Three Pieces(1926) by Walter Piston;Bachianas Brasileiras #6(Rio, 1938) by Heitor Villa-Lobos;Fragments(1958) by Robert Muczynski;When the Moon is Silent(2006) by Godfrey; andLHistoire du Tango(1986) by Astor Piazzolla.

Godfrey will be joined by Linda Morton Fisher, principal bassoonist with the Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Civil Light Opera and Lancaster Festival Orchestras; as well as Mary Beth Skaggs Malek, principal clarinetist for the Pittsburgh Opera and the Pittsburgh Ballet Orchestras; and Christine Mazza, principal harpist with the Johnstown Symphony, the West Virginia Symphony and the Fairmont Symphony.

Godfrey performs as a free-lance flutist working with a variety of musical groups including Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet, Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Wheeling Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, the Westmoreland and Johnstown Symphonies and Gateway to the Arts.

He has performed at music festivals in the United States and Europe and his performances are often heard on WQED -FMsPerformance in Pittsburghbroadcasts. Godfrey received his musical training on scholarship at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, New England Conservatory and Duquesne University. He teaches at Carnegie Mellon University and Rogers/CAPA School.

For more information, contact the College of Creative Arts at 304-293-4841, ext. 3108.