At a house concert for UT donors Joe and Teresa Long, Bion Tsang and his students (James Burch DMA ’16, Ying Zhang DMA ’15, Dave Campbell DMA ’14) gave the world premiere performance of Astor Piazzolla’s Otoño Porteño (from his Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) for Four Cellos. Classical guitarist and composer Joseph Williams II (DMA ’13) made this new arrangement based upon Leonid Desyatnikov’s version of the Piazzolla Seasons for solo violin and chamber orchestra.
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Jun Seo (MM ’11, DMA ’14) performs as guest soloist with the Austin Eurythmy Ensemble in their latest production, Project Zero Circle — Begninnings. Featuring the music of Sofia Gubaidulina and Maurice Ravel, the multimedia event first opens in Austin at the Austin Waldorf School Performing Arts Center and then travels on tour to California, Scotland and Switzerland. For ticket, tour and more information, visit www.projectzerocircle.org.
Congratulations to Esme Devra West (BM ’14) for performing her challenging senior recital of all unaccompanied cello works: Gaspar Cassadó’s Solo Suite, Thomas Demenga’s “EFEU” for Solo Cello (composed for the Emanuel Feuermann International Cello Competition), and Bach’s 4th Solo Suite. The backdrop behind Esme in the breezeway by the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at UT helped make for a memorable evening…
During the Cleveland Orchestra’s visit to the UT Butler School of Music, Principal Cellist Mark Kosower gave a master class for students followed by a short talk by cellist William Brian Thornton.
Ilana Zaks, 14, with Bion Tsang
Alex Zhou, 12, with Bion Tsang
Rennosuke Fukuda, 14, with Bion Tsang
Daniel Lozakovitj, 12, with Bion Tsang
Elvina Sung-Eun Auh, 14, with Bion Tsang
Ludvig Gudim, 15, with Bion Tsang
Jaewon Wee, 14, with Bion Tsang
Professor Bion Tsang backstage with the seven junior finalists of the 2014 Menuhin International Violin Competition: Ilana Zaks, 14, (American); Alex Zhou, 12, (American); Rennosuke Fukuda, 14, (Japanese); Daniel Lozakovitj, 12, (Swedish); Elvina Sung-Eun Auh, 14, (Korean/American); Ludvig Gudim, 15, (Norwegian) and Jaewon Wee, 14, (South Korean).
Eric Bartlett works with the Longhorn Cellos: (left to right) Kristina Doan, Deborah Seale, Lauren Peacock, Mic Vredenburgh, Jun Seo, Chloe Jang, Tim Pizzichemi, Hannah Rose, Diana Burgess, Esme Devra West, David Campbell, Ying Zhang. Not pictured: Ariel Kao, Nora Karakousoglou, Daniel Smith and Yi Xin.
Diana Burgess (BM ’15) tours the Northeast as member of Austin-based indie band Mother Falcon. Their performances include an appearance on the 2014 NYC Winter Jazzfest Marathon at Le Poisson Rouge on Saturday, January 11. For ticket, parking and other information, visit www.lepoissonrouge.com.
Julia Cory (DMA ’10) is now Julia Cory Slovarp! On December 16, 2013, Julia married Jeremiah Slovarp, Emmy award winning sound engineer and President of Peach Tree Studios, in the “Land of the Shining Mountains.” Congratulations, Julia…we wish you joy as you journey the road of life together!
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