KNOXVILLE INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION OPENING CONCERT
Friday, March 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
KNOXVILLE INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION OPENING CONCERT

Featuring Faculty, Students, and Friends
of the University of Tennessee

Friday, March 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

PROGRAM

Piano Sonata No. 2 “The Fire Sermon”
Einojuhani Rautavaara
(1928–2016)

I. Allegro molto
II. Andante assai
III. Allegro brutale

Katherine Benson

The Anna Landa Preludes
Carl Vine
(b. 1954)

I. Short Story
V. Two Fifths
VI. Divertissement

Haiqiao Wang

Etude No. 8
Philip Glass
(b. 1937)

Xingyue Wang

Five Pieces for Piano Four-Hands
György Ligeti
(1923–2006)

I. Induló (March)
III. Három lakodalmi tánc (Three Wedding Dances)
A kapuban a szekér (The Cart is at the Gate)
Hopp ide tisztán (Quickly come here pretty)
Csángó forgós (Circling Dance)
V. Allegro

Wanqi He & Zehui Xiong

Nocturne
Billy Joel
(b. 1949)

Julia Martin

Omicron’s Theme
Maddie Maben
(b. 2003)

Maddie Maben

Obsidian (2023)***
Laura Harrison
(b. 1987)

I. Prelude
II. Sonata

Kristofer Rucinski

 

Afterthoughts on Bach’s Goldberg Variations (2015)
Chih-Long Hu
(b. 1976)

Recitative & Aria
Alla Mozart
Schumanniac
Rag
From the South
Finale

Chih-Long Hu

 

***World Premiere

We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the College of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Advancement, 865-974-3331 or ccox@utfi.org.

KNOXVILLE INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION OPENING CONCERT
Friday, March 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
KNOXVILLE INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION OPENING CONCERT

Featuring Faculty, Students, and Friends
of the University of Tennessee

Friday, March 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

PROGRAM

Piano Sonata No. 2 “The Fire Sermon”
Einojuhani Rautavaara
(1928–2016)

I. Allegro molto
II. Andante assai
III. Allegro brutale

Katherine Benson

The Anna Landa Preludes
Carl Vine
(b. 1954)

I. Short Story
V. Two Fifths
VI. Divertissement

Haiqiao Wang

Etude No. 8
Philip Glass
(b. 1937)

Xingyue Wang

Five Pieces for Piano Four-Hands
György Ligeti
(1923–2006)

I. Induló (March)
III. Három lakodalmi tánc (Three Wedding Dances)
A kapuban a szekér (The Cart is at the Gate)
Hopp ide tisztán (Quickly come here pretty)
Csángó forgós (Circling Dance)
V. Allegro

Wanqi He & Zehui Xiong

Nocturne
Billy Joel
(b. 1949)

Julia Martin

Omicron’s Theme
Maddie Maben
(b. 2003)

Maddie Maben

Obsidian (2023)***
Laura Harrison
(b. 1987)

I. Prelude
II. Sonata

Kristofer Rucinski

 

Afterthoughts on Bach’s Goldberg Variations (2015)
Chih-Long Hu
(b. 1976)

Recitative & Aria
Alla Mozart
Schumanniac
Rag
From the South
Finale

Chih-Long Hu

 

***World Premiere

We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the College of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Advancement, 865-974-3331 or ccox@utfi.org.