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The Keyboard Area will host world-renowned artist Anton Nel tomorrow in a 2:30pm masterclass and 7:30pm concert. Highlights of Mr. Nel’s four decades of concertizing include performances with the Cleveland Orchestra, the symphonies of Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, and London, among many others. (He has an active repertoire of more than 100 works…
April 13th @ 4 PM CST Zoom link: https://memphis.zoom.us/j/86481050019?pwd=d3pmUUI5WGlmZkVPcE41eGFQU1FBZz09 Japanese-American composer, conductor, and clarinetist Yoshiaki Onishi received his doctorate in music composition from Columbia University in 2015 and is currently the Postdoctoral Fellow in Music Composition at the University of Missouri, serving as Assistant Conductor for the Mizzou New Music Ensemble. As a composer, he is interested…
November 13 @ 12:30 PM Zoom Link: https://memphis.zoom.us/j/95009255472?pwd=N1hoMFRWQzVqcHV0SkwrMDRjMTA4UT09 Mikael Darmaine from CORE Ensemble will clinic several University of Memphis piano students in a masterclass featuring works of Bach, Telemann, and Prokofiev. As a soloist Mikael Darmaine has performed throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean. He has participated and won prizes in a number of…
November 3, 2:30 PM Zoom link: https://memphis.zoom.us/j/8913713375 For more information on attending, contact Professor Lenny Schranze. Renee Skerik is Instructor of Viola and Chamber Music at Interlochen Arts Academy. Renee is violist with the Interlochen String Trio and performs regularly with its members Ara Sarkissian and Patrick Owen. Formerly Professor of Viola at Texas Tech…
October 9, 12:30 PM For more information on attending, contact Michael Shults. Recognized for his “glowing mahogany tone” (Seen and Heard International) and “breathtaking” (Classical Voice of NC) performances, American classical saxophonist Steven Banks “is at the forefront of musicians of his generation in his display of the highest level of both artistry and pedagogy.”…