High School Piano Day 2008

Piano

Saturday, February 16, 2008
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

UNCG School of Music

Attention all High School Piano
Students and Piano Teachers!

Join the UNCG piano faculty on Saturday, February 16th for an exciting day of piano master classes and recitals. All students will perform at least one of their two submitted works in one of four concurrent master classes given by UNCG piano performance faculty members.

Based on the repertoire submitted, each of the master classes will highlight specific composers, style periods and/or performance practice issues. A schedule of repertoire to be covered in each class will be available at registration. The master classes will be given by UNCG piano performance studies faculty members:

Joseph DiPiazza

Joseph DiPiazza

John Salmon

John Salmon

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Andrew Willis

Andrew Willis

Selected students from the master classes will perform in an afternoon recital attended by all Piano Day participants. Registered teachers may attend any of the master classes, staying in the same one or visiting all four.

The deadline to register is February 1, 2008. Tuition is $20.00 per person and includes refreshments and lunch, and is payable at the on-site registration.

Click here to download a pdf of the brochure or use the links above to register online.

Direct questions to Paul Stewart at (336) 334-5380 or e-mail at pbstewar@uncg.edu.

SCHEDULE

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and master class assignments
Recital Hall Atrium
9:00-10:15 a.m. UNCG Piano Faculty Recital
Recital Hall
10:15-10:45 a.m. Refreshments and social
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Master Classes
12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch at the UNCG Dining Hall
1:30 - 2:45 p.m. Master Classes
2:45-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00-4:00 p.m. Student Recital by selected Piano Day Participants
Recital Hall

FACULTY RECITAL PROGRAM

Improvisations on themes
Dave Brubeck
In Your Own Sweet Way
 
Theme from “Points on Jazz”
 
Three to Get Ready
 
Unisphere
 
John Salmon
 

Capriccio in D minor,
Op.116, No. 7 (1892)

Johannes Brahms
Barcarolle, Op. 60 (1846)
Frédéric Chopin
Joseph Di Piazza

 

Ragtime Nightingale (1915)
Joseph Lamb
Nola (1915)
Felix Arndt
Kitten on the Keys (1921)
Zez Confrey
Golliwog’s Cake Walk (1908)
Claude Debussy
Paul Stewart
 
Variations Sérieuses,Op. 54 (1841)
Felix Mendelssohn
Andrew Willis