SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - 2004 FESTIVAL FOR CREATIVE PIANISTS
June 15 - 19, 2004
- 2:00 P.M. Morgan Bailey [adjudication]
-----Grande Valse Brilliante- Frederic Chopin, (1810-1849), Op.18
-----Prelude #6 from Six Preludes for Piano by Robert Muczynski, Op.6
- 2:15 P.M. Eric Sater [adjudication]
-----Prelude No. 16 in G minor WTC 1 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
-----Sonata Op.27 No. 2 "Moonlight\" 3rd Mov. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
-----Sonata Op.22 No. 2 1st Mov. Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- 2:30 P.M. Christopher Doudy [adjudication]
-----Sonata in D Major, all 3 movements, Hob. XVI:37; Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - 10 min.
-----Phantasie Nr.3, K.379; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- 2:45 P.M. Jaymeson Pon [adjudication]
-----Scherzo by Robert Muczynski (contemporary composer): approx. 2.5 minutes
-----Hungarian Rhapsody #2 by Franz Liszt (1811-1886): approx. 9.5 minutes
-----Gardens in the Rain by Claude Debussy (1862-1918): approx. 4 minutes
- 3:00 - 3:50 P.M. Masterclass with Dr. Arthur Houle
-----Eric Sater (Beethoven "Moonlight" 3rd movement) & Morgan Bailey (Chopin Grande Valse Brilliante, Op. 18)
- 4:00 - 4:50 P.M. Masterclass with Halimah Brugger
------Christopher Doudy (Haydn Sonata in D, Hob. XVI:37 and/or Mozart Phantasie K. 379)
- 5:00 P.M. Jiwon Jenny Kim [adjudication]
------Prelude: BWV 935: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
------Minuet: BWV Anh. 115: From the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
- 7:00 P.M. Chuck Smith and Friends Concert - jazz standards
-----Sandon
Mayhew, sax
-----Rod Wray, bass
-----Scott
Reusser, drums
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
- 10:00 - 10:50 A.M. Workshop with Chuck Smith (Jazz Topics, Part One - "Voicings and Comping")
- 11:00 - 11:50 A.M. Workshop with Chuck Smith , (Jazz Topics, Part Two - "Melodies")
- 11:50 A.M. to 1:15 P.M. Lunch break
- 1:15 P.M. Tiffany McKain [adjudication]
-----Waltz in B Minor, Opus 69, No.2, Posth. by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) ~3 minutes
-----Italian Concerto, BWV 971 (1734) / From Klavierubung, Part IV, II. Andante by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) ~3 minutes
- 1:30 - 2:20 P.M. Masterclass with Dr. Arthur Houle
-----Tiffany McKain (Chopin Waltz in B Minor. Op. posth. and Bach Italian Concerto 2nd movement)
- 2:30 P.M. Alex Detweiler [adjudication]
------Original compositions by contestant
- 2:45 P.M. Jeremy Stewart [adjudication]
-----Original compositions by contestant
- 3:00 - 3:50 P.M. Workshop with Justin Nielsen ("Anyone Can Improvise!")
-----The
purpose of this workshop will be to eliminate the false notion that
jazz is only to be appreciated by an elite few. Just as anyone
can
talk, or anyone can learn to play the piano, anyone can learn to play
and/or appreciate jazz. Workshop participants will receive advice and
guidance on how to get started playing jazz piano. Some
participants will even play their first improvised solo for the
audience!
- 4:00 - 4:50 P.M. Masterclass with Dr. David Wohl
------Alex Detweiler (original compositions) and Jeremy Stewart (original compositions)
- 5:00 P.M. Jessica Wu [adjudication]
------Sonata in C Major 3 (Giovanni Battista Pescetti: 1704 - 1766)
------Improvisation Op.46, No. 4 (Edward MacDowell: 1861-1908)
- 7:00 P.M. Dr. Matt Cooper Piano Concert
-----Beethoven Six Variations in D Major, Op. 76
-----Rachmaninoff Preludes Op. 23, No. 1 and 2
-----Copland Four Piano Blues
-----Pete Johnson Climbin' and Screamin' [transcr. Matt Cooper]
--------------Intermission
-----Jazz standards
-----Duke Ellington Black Beauty [transcr. Matt Cooper]
-----James P. Johnson Carolina Shout [transcr. Riccardo Scivvales
Thursday, June 17, 2004
- 10:00 - 10:50 A.M. Workshop with Dr. Matt Cooper (Jazz Topics, Part One)
- 11:00 - 11:50 A.M. Workshop with Dr. Matt Cooper (Jazz Topics, Part Two)
- 11:50 to 1:30 P.M. Lunch break
- 1:30 P.M. Emily Black [adjudication]
-----Prelude in G minor Op.23 No.5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
-----Ballade No 1 in G minor Op.23 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
- 1:45 P.M. Bethany Sigurdson [adjudication]
------Fantasia in D minor, (George Philipp Telemann, 1685-1750) - with original cadenza
=====Sonatina, Op. #55, No. 3, (Friedrich Kuhlau, 1786-1832) - with variants on repeats
=====L'Orage, The Storm, Op. 109, No.13, (Friedrich Burgmuller, 1806-1874)
=====Etude, Ivan is Busy, (Aram Khatchaturian, 1903-1978)
=====Cantico Iberico, (EUGENIE R. ROCHEROLLE, contemporary female composer)
=====Alpha Marie (original composition)
- 2:00 - 2:50 P.M. Masterclass with Dr. John Salmon
------Emily Black (Chopin Ballade in G Minor) & Eric Sater (Bach Prelude #16, WTC 1)
- 3:00 - 3:50 P.M. Masterclass with Nancy Galvin
-----Emily Black (Rachmaninoff Prelude in G Minor)
-----Jiwon Jenny Kim (Bach Prelude BWV 935 and/or Minuet BWV Anh. 115)
- 4:00 - 4:50 P.M. Masterclass with Dr. Matt Cooper
------Jessica Wu (MacDowell Improvisation)
-----Bethany Sigurdson (one or two pieces in progress and other classical repertory)
- 7:00 P.M. Dr. John Salmon Piano Concert ("Bach to Brubeck")
-----LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827):
----------Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Opus 14 #2
---------------Allegro
---------------Andante
---------------Scherzo: Allegro assai
-----JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750):
---------Preludes and Fugues, Well-Tempered Clavier I
---------------No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
---------------No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856
---------------No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV 859
---------------No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864
-------------------------Intermission
-----FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849):
----------Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Opus 23
-----DAVE BRUBECK (b. 1920)
----------Glances*
----------Overture
----------Struttin'
----------Blue Aria
----------Doing the Charleston
----------* "Glances" is a ballet suite. It has jazzy elements (Fats Waller) and also shows the influence of Darius Milhaud (Brubeck's teacher) and American composer Charles Ives
Friday, June 18, 2004
- 9:15 A.M. Jonathan Keith [adjudication]
-----Jonathan's adjudication selections will be chosen from the following (all of which will be played in masterclasses):
-----Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 4:19 Sonata in D, K. 311 - Allegro Con Spirito
-----Billy Joel born 1949 contemporary composer 2:15 "Piano man," arr. Jonathan Keith
-----Jonathan Keith 4:10 "Day Dreams"
-----Duke Ellington 1899-1974 1:45 "Satin Doll" arr. Jonathan Keith
-----Franz Liszt 1811-1886 Raabe 106, Grove 244 8:47 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Rhapsodie Hongroise)
- 9:30 - 10:20 A.M. Masterclass with Marion Corron
-----Jonathan Keith (Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 & Mozart Sonata in D, K. 311, 1st movement)
- 10:30 A.M. Renaud Boucher-Browning [adjudication]
-----"La Cucaracha," Mexican Folksong, adapted by John Thompson
-----"Minuet in G," Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
-----"Tarentella," John Thompson
-----"Watchman's Song," Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Op. 12, No.3
-----"Reduction for Two Pianos of Symphony No. 1 in A minor," Renaud Boucher-Browning (1992-), Newly revised
- 10:45 A.M. Vanessa Evans [adjudication]
-----Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No.1 (posth.) by Frederic Chopin, 1810-1849
-----Minstrels- from Preludes Book 1 by Claude Debussy, 1862-1918
-----Prelude II- Andante con moto e poco rubato, from Preludes for Piano by George Gershwin, 1898-1937
- 11:00 - 11:50 A.M. Masterclass with Dr. David Wohl
-----Jonathan Keith (original composition and pop/jazz selections)
- 11:50 to 1:00 P.M. Lunch break
- 1:00 P.M. Amanda Nelson [adjudication]
-----Chopin: Nocturne Op. 27 #1 (C# Minor)
-----Gershwin: Prelude #3
- 1:15 P.M. Lauren Nelson [adjudication]
------Chopin: Nocturne in F Minor
- 1:30 - 2:50 P.M. Masterclass with Dr. Arthur Houle (Chopin Nocturnes)
-----Amanda Nelson (Chopin Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, posth.)
-----Lauren Nelson (Nocturne in F Minor)
-----Vanessa Evans (Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. posth.)
- 3:00 - 3:50 P.M. Workshop with Dr. David Wohl ('Teaching Yourself To Improvise')
- 4:00 - 4:50 P.M. Workshop with Dr. John Salmon ("Crossing Currents and Breaching Barriers with Salmon: Adding Notes to Classical Music")
-----As part of this presentation Dave Tacher will play a Scarlatti sonata, Josh Archibald-Seiffer will play Bach's Fugue 17 in A-Flat (WTC 1), and Dr. Houle will play Bach Inventions in F, A Minor, and B-flat.
- 7:00 P.M. Concert: The Jeremy Lenz Trio (jazz standards), Dr. Arthur Houle ("Radical Beethoven") and Dr. David Wohl ("Audience-inspired Improvisations")
-----Jeremy Lenz studied classical piano with Sonnet Johnson and continued his studies at Albertson College with Arthur Houle . While at Albertson College and since graduating, Jeremy's latent talents as a composer and jazz artist have distinguished him in the Boise area and beyond.
-----Houle will present original jazz and a groundbreaking reinterpretation of Beethoven's Sonata in E, Op. 14/1. Houle's provocative Beethoven presentation has also been accepted for performance this coming fall at the annual USA/Canada conference of the 9000-member College Music Society in San Francisco, and was previously presented for two regional CMS conferences.
Saturday, June 19, 2004
- 9:00 A.M. Jessica Roderer [adjudication]
-----Praeludium III and Fuga III BWV 848 Johann Sebastian Bach 4 min
-----Tarantella, Annees de Pelerinage Franz Liszt 10 min
- 9:15 A.M. Stephanie Sherwood [adjudication]
-----Sonatina, Opus 41, 3rd movement, Allegro Vivace. DIANNE GOOLKASIAN RHABEE, contemporary female composer.
-----Sonata in F minor, K. 185, Andante. Domenico Scarlatti, 1685-1757.
-----Sonata, Grande Sonate Pathetique, Opus 13, First movement, Grave. Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827.
-----Untitled work by STEPHANIE SHERWOOD
- 9:30 - 10:20 A.M. Workshop & masterclass ("Going for Baroque") with David Tacher, former President of IMTA
-----Stephanie Sherwood (Scarlatti Sonata in F Minor, K. 185)
- 10:30 - 11:20 A.M. Masterclass with Marion Corron
-----Morgan Bailey (Muczynski Prelude Op. 6, No. 6)
-----Stephanie Sherwood (Beethoven "Pathetique" 1st movement)
-----Eric Sater (Schumann Sonata Op. 22 1st movement)
- 11:30 A.M. Joshua Wright [adjudication]
-----Sonata (1949) - Fuga IV - Samuel Barber - "contemporary composer"
-----Etude Op.25, No.7 - Frederic Chopin, 1810-1849
-----Partita 5 - J.S. Bach
- 11:45 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. Lunch break
- 1:00 - 1:50 P.M. Masterclass with Dr. John Salmon
-----Josh Archibald Seiffer (various classical works in progress - Beethoven "Appassionata" 1st movement, Chopin Etude C# Minor, Op. 104 & Scherzo C# Minor, Op. 39/3, Liszt Sonnetto del Petrarca No. 104 and/or Ravel Alborada del Gracioso)
-----Jaymeson Pon (Muczynski Scherzo, Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody #2, and/or Debussy Gardens in the Rain)
- 2:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Judge's private deliberation to determine prizes
- 2:00 - 2:50 P.M. Masterclass with Halimah Brugger
------Stephanie Sherwood (Dianne Rhabee Sonatina Op. 41/3)
-----Joshua Wright (Samuel Barber Sonata Fuga IV, Chopin Etude Op. 25/7 and/or Bach Partita No. 5)
- 3:00 - 4:20 P.M. Masterclass with Del Parkinson
------Amanda Nelson (Gershwin Prelude No. 3)
------Vanessa Evans (Gershwin Prelude #2 & Debussy Minstrels from Preludes Book 1)
-----Josh Archibald-Seiffer (various classical works in progress - Beethoven "Appassionata" 1st movement, Chopin Etude C# Minor, Op. 104 & Scherzo C# Minor, Op. 39/3, Liszt Sonnetto del Petrarca No. 104 and/or Ravel Alborada del Gracioso)
- 4:30 P.M. "Pot luck" food and drink reception, downstairs main lobby. The judge's adjudication comment forms will be given out to all participants.
-----Josh Archibald-Seiffer will play festive backround jazz piano.
-----IMPORTANT:
-----Prize winners will be announced and posted at this time.
- 7:00 P.M. Winners' Recital (First Prize Winners to perform)
- 8:30 P.M. Awards Ceremony (see below)