University of Arizona Pianists on Tour
at the
Dorris Van Doren Library
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UA Pianists On Tour
presents |
| UA Pianists On Tour supports graduate piano students in a touring program that takes them throughout the southwest, presenting programs at concert series, universities, libraries, and private homes. This exciting opportunity gives students real life touring experiences and brings talented performers to a multitude of concert venues. This program is sponsored in part by the University of Arizona School of Music. In 2006, piano students toured recitals at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, the Burges Library Series in El Paso, Texas and the Academy Village in Vail, Arizona. This season, students Thomas Azar and Astrid Chan will appear at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, Juarez's "Young Interpreters" Series in Mexico, El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico. |
| Astrid Chan | |
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Astrid Chan is pursuing her Doctoral degree
in Piano Performance with Professor Tannis
Gibson at the University of Arizona School
of Music. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, she began
music lessons at the age of four and
continued through junior college. She
received her Bachelor of Music degree from
Fu-Jen Catholic University where she was a
student of John Vaughan and graduated with
honors in academic performance. As a M.M.
student, she studied Collaborative Arts with
Dr. Paula Fan and piano with Professor
Nicolas Zumbro at the University of Arizona.
Ms. Chan recently participated in the Las
Vegas Summer Festival where she performed in
a master class for Nalita True, Robert
Shannon, Gabriel Chodos, Erinco Elisi and
Ursula Oppens. Ms. Chan is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Arizona where she teaches group piano classes. She actively performs in the Keyboard Area recitals at the University of Arizona and has been involved in volunteer community work, performing for senior residents and local communities. Ms. Chan was also a prize winner in the Green Valley Piano competition in Tucson in March 2005. Currently, Ms. Chan is preparing for her solo recital which will feature works by Mozart, Chopin, Ginastera, Granados, Moszkowski and will perform on tour in Taiwan in the Winter of 2008. In her spare time, she enjoys horror movies, jazz piano and shopping. |
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| Thomas Azar | |
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Thomas comes to Tucson from El Paso, TX
where he received his BA diplomas as a
scholarship student in Piano and in
Theory/Composition. Mr. Azar was active as
percussionist and keyboardist for the El
Paso Symphony Orchestra, and the El Paso
Opera and Ballet Companies from 1999 to
2003. He has been a prizewinner in several
competitions, including UTEP’s Concerto and
Aria, first prize in the El Paso Symphony
Guild’s Young Artists, third prize in the
Las Cruces Symphony Guild, and winner of the
University of Arizona President’s Concert.
He studied for two summers at the Aspen
Music Festival and School with pianists John
Nauman and Herbert Stessin. This past summer
Azar attended Piano Summer, Vladimir
Feltsman’s program at SUNY New Paltz, NY. He
has played extensively in classes or lessons
with such teachers as Julian Martin, Olga
Kern, Philip Kawin, Alexander Slobodyanik,
Susan Starr, Nohema Fernandez, Jonathan Biss,
John Steele Ritter, Norman Krieger,
Alexander Korsantia, Robert Hamilton, and
many more. A committed organist and church musician for many years, he recently conducted the Rincon Chancel Choir in Faure’s Requiem. He has been a teacher/accompanist for the exciting new OMA project, which incorporates strong musical training in elementary-aged students into lessons of English, Science and Math. Azar is currently a GTA of Dr. Lisa Zdechlik, teaching two sections of Piano Lab here on campus. In March of this year, Mr. Azar accompanied piccoloist Kate Prestia-Schaub in a performance for the Flute Festival at the University of Arizona. Thomas studied piano with Dena Kay Jones while at UTEP and is currently completing his Master’s degree under the guidance of Professor Tannis Gibson at the University of Arizona. |
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| Program | ||
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Slavonic Dance
op.46, no.7 For Piano for Four Hands |
Antonin Dvorak | |
| Astrid Chan | ||
| Ballade op.38 in F | Frederic Chopin | |
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Etincelles
op.36, no.6 Etude op.72, no.6 |
Moritz Moszkowski | |
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Sonata No.1,
op.22 Allegro marcato Presto misterioso Adagio molto appassionato Ruvido ed ostinato |
Alberto Ginastera | |
| ----- Intermission ----- | ||
| Thomas Azar | ||
| Sonata No.5, op.53 | Alexander Scriabin | |
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Sonata op.53 in
C major, “Waldstein” Allegro con brio Introduzione-Adagio molto Rondo-Allegretto moderato |
Ludwig van Beethoven | |
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