Lee University’s Wei To Present Faculty Recital Friday

  • Monday, November 4, 2024
Muen Vanessa Wei
Muen Vanessa Wei

The Lee University School of Music will present Dr. Muen Vanessa Wei, piano, in a faculty recital on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall, located in the Humanities Center on Lee’s campus.  

The recital, titled “Nature,” is the fifth concert in Dr. Wei’s “Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonata Concert Series,” which showcases all 32 of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas over six semesters. The performance will feature Sonatas No. 17 “Tempest” in D Minor, No. 15 “Pastoral” in D Major, No. 25 “Cuckoo” in G Major, and No. 18 “La Chasse” in Eb Major.  

Dr. Wei joined Lee’s School of Music in 2021 as an assistant professor of piano and teaches courses such as applied piano, collaborative piano, and chamber music. Prior to Lee, she served as a guest professor at China West Normal University and piano faculty at New Tampa Piano and Pedagogy Academy. She has collaborated with many great musicians including Lynn Harrell, Ian Hobson, Peter Lloyd, and Joel Smirnoff. Wei also has a debut album titled “Im 3/4 Takt” that was considered “one of Centaur’s finest releases to date” by Fanfare.  

Dr. Wei earned a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Bachelor of Music from the China Conservatory of Music.  

The recital is free, non-ticketed, and open to the public. Livestream viewing will be available at https://leeu.live/.  

For more information about the concert, contact the School of Music at music@leeuniversity.edu or call 614-8240.  

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