The UTC Music Department and Bryan College Music Department will present a joint recital by piano students of Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai (UTC) and Dr. Sigrid Luther (Bryan College) on Feb. 27 at UTC. The all-Chopin program is the first in a series of concerts spanning into the fall of 2010, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall and is open to the general public free of charge. The same concert will be performed on Feb. 26 at Bryan College.
For this program, the students will present Chopin’s four ballades and scherzos. The ballades, to be performed by UTC students Priska Sentana, Alex Ridder, Yeaji Lee, and Johan Sentana, were written between 1835 and 1842 and are considered some of the most challenging pieces in the piano repertoire. Each ballade is distinct in character but all display nobility in their motives and a romantic working out of their various themes. The Chopin Scherzos are also self-contained works more notable for their altering intensity and lyricism than for any spirit of playfulness. The four scherzos will be played by Bryan College students Jarod Soltis, Natalie McGehee, Kimberly Kennett, and Jason DuRoy (alumnus of both Bryan and UTC).
For further information contact the UTC Music Dept. Office, 423-425-4601 or visit our website at http://utc.edu/music.