Halloween Special: Dueling Pianos
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Halloween Special: Dueling Pianos

Presented by UT piano students, faculty, and guests

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

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


PROGRAM


Etude-Fantasy (1976)
John Corigliano
(b. 1938)

No. 1: For the Left Hand Alone

Tianran Gao, piano


William Tell Overture
Gioachino Rossini
(1792-1868)
arr. Walden Hughes

Guanrong Huang, Ruotong Wang,
Chih-Long Hu, pianos


An Impromptu Impromptu
Franz Schubert / Billy Joel
(1797-1828) / (b. 1949)

Julia Martin, piano


Sonata in G Major, Op. 79, ”Cuckoo”
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)

I. Presto alla tedesca

Haoran Yu, piano


Dolly Suite
Gabriel Faure
(1845-1924)

I. Berceuse (Lullaby)

Tim Oyier and Ty Oyier, piano


June: Barcarolle
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)

David Liu, piano


A Very Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12
Frederic Chopin
(1810-1839)

William Dieal, Katherine Benson,
Chih-Long Hu, pianos


King of the Mountain in the Hall…
Edvard Grieg
(1843-1907)
arr. Kris Rucinski

Mason Valentine and Kris Rucinski, piano


Scarbo (1908)
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)

James Govednik, piano


Sheep May Safely Graze
J. S. Bach
(1685-1750)
arr. Walden Hughes

Xingyue Wang, Nia Brown,
Katherine Benson, piano


Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata”
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)

I. Allegro assai

Nuoyan Li, piano


Preludes, Op. 74 (1914)
Alexander Scriabin
(1872-1915)

I. Douloureux, dèchirant
II. Très lent, contemplatif
III. Allegro drammatico

Joseph Ansary, piano


Sabre Dance (1942)
Aram Khachaturian
(1903-1978)
arr. Walden Hughes

Baiyan Chen, Jonathan Hamner,
Bowen Yang, pianos


O mio babbino caro
Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924)
arr. Mikhashoff

Eric Xie, piano


Hoedown (1942)
Aaron Copland
(1900-1990)
arr. Walden Hughes

Wanqi He, Zehui Xiong, Haiqiao Wang,
Chih-Long Hu, pianos


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.

Halloween Special: Dueling Pianos
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Halloween Special: Dueling Pianos

Presented by UT piano students, faculty, and guests

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

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


PROGRAM


Etude-Fantasy (1976)
John Corigliano
(b. 1938)

No. 1: For the Left Hand Alone

Tianran Gao, piano


William Tell Overture
Gioachino Rossini
(1792-1868)
arr. Walden Hughes

Guanrong Huang, Ruotong Wang,
Chih-Long Hu, pianos


An Impromptu Impromptu
Franz Schubert / Billy Joel
(1797-1828) / (b. 1949)

Julia Martin, piano


Sonata in G Major, Op. 79, ”Cuckoo”
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)

I. Presto alla tedesca

Haoran Yu, piano


Dolly Suite
Gabriel Faure
(1845-1924)

I. Berceuse (Lullaby)

Tim Oyier and Ty Oyier, piano


June: Barcarolle
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)

David Liu, piano


A Very Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12
Frederic Chopin
(1810-1839)

William Dieal, Katherine Benson,
Chih-Long Hu, pianos


King of the Mountain in the Hall…
Edvard Grieg
(1843-1907)
arr. Kris Rucinski

Mason Valentine and Kris Rucinski, piano


Scarbo (1908)
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)

James Govednik, piano


Sheep May Safely Graze
J. S. Bach
(1685-1750)
arr. Walden Hughes

Xingyue Wang, Nia Brown,
Katherine Benson, piano


Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata”
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)

I. Allegro assai

Nuoyan Li, piano


Preludes, Op. 74 (1914)
Alexander Scriabin
(1872-1915)

I. Douloureux, dèchirant
II. Très lent, contemplatif
III. Allegro drammatico

Joseph Ansary, piano


Sabre Dance (1942)
Aram Khachaturian
(1903-1978)
arr. Walden Hughes

Baiyan Chen, Jonathan Hamner,
Bowen Yang, pianos


O mio babbino caro
Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924)
arr. Mikhashoff

Eric Xie, piano


Hoedown (1942)
Aaron Copland
(1900-1990)
arr. Walden Hughes

Wanqi He, Zehui Xiong, Haiqiao Wang,
Chih-Long Hu, pianos


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.