This event is FREE and open to the public.
Masterclass reservations will be taken on a first come, first served basis.
Number of participants will be limited based on the length of pieces to be performed.
PLEASE include the names of participant(s), title and composer of the piece you intend to perform, and the performance length in the comments section.
Duos are encouraged!
Pre-registration for the concert is not required.
About the artists:
Pianists Dr. Maggie Chen (Associate Professor at Ling-Tung University, Taiwan) and Dr. Yu-Hsuan Liao (Cooridator of Keyboard Studies and Associate Professor at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV) join force to present a diverse and intriging piano duo concert that includes Carols Guastavino’s “Tres Romances Argentinos” for two pianos; Taiwanese composer Ming-Hsiu Yen’s four intelligent and playful Children Games, called “Toy Kaleidoscope,” includes homages to composers Satie, Debussy, Prokofiev, and Rimsky-Korsakov; John Adams’ monumental work ”Hallelujah Junction” for two pianos; and Nikolai Kapustin’s jazzy piece “Sinfonietta.”
Drs. Chen and Liao both hold their doctoral degree in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin and has been performed together professionally since 2014.
