The Wassermann Festival, located on the campus of Utah State University, provides pianists the opportunity to work with prominent guest artists in lecture and master class settings, studying piano literature, piano pedagogy, and performance techniques.
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Festival Performance, Lecture & Master Class Schedule
Friday, February 29 |
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Lecture: Motivational Stages in Music Study
Chase Fine Arts Center Room 214
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Saturday, March 1 |
10am-12noon |
Master Class
USU Performance Hall
Repertoire:
Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, III – Clementi
Emma Cardon
Minstrels from Préludes, Book I – Debussy
Peter Daniels
Intermezzo in E Minor, Op. 119, No. 2 – Brahms
Bradley Taylor
Prelude in D-flat, Op. 32 – Rachmaninoff
Ryan Frazier
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2-4pm |
Lecture: From Touch to Sound
USU Performance Hall |
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Monday, March 3 |
12noon-3pm |
Master Class
USU Performance Hall
Repertoire:
Tarantella, Venezia e Napoli – Liszt
Jessica Roderer
Concerto No. 1, I – Rachmaninoff
John Sargeant
Hungarian Fantasy – Liszt
Anarie Petroff
Sonata for Piano, Op. 26, IV. Fuga – Barber
Brandon Lee
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3pm |
Question & Answer Session
USU Performance Hall
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Wednesday, March 26 |
10am-12noon |
Lecture: The Schumann Fantasie
USU Performance Hall |
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| 1:30-3:30pm |
Master Class
USU Performance Hall
Repertoire:
Concerto No. 1 – Rachmaninoff
Luke Hancock
Sonata No. 3 – Chopin
Keenan Reesor |
Robert McDonald |
7pm |
Solo Recital
USU Performance Hall
Free Admission - Donations to the
Wassermann Festival gratefully accepted
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Thursday, March 27 |
10am-12noon |
Question & Answer Session
USU Performance Hall |
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1:30-3:30pm |
Master Class
USU Performance Hall
Repertoire:
Mephisto Waltz – Liszt
Brandon Lee
Concerto No. 1 – Liszt
John Price
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Friday, March 28 |
10am-12noon |
Lecture: Chopin's Rubatos: What We Know,
What We Don't Know, & Why You Should Care.
USU Performance Hall |
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5pm |
Lecture: Style Awareness and
the Value of Intuitive Listening
USU Performance Hall
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8pm |
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Register for the 2008 Wassermann Festival
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