Mu-Tao Chang, viola and Ya-Lin Huang, piano, March 24, 2016

This is the concert program of the Mu-Tao Chang, viola and Ya-Lin Huang, piano performance on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., at the Marshall Room, 855 COmmonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Sonata No. 1 for Viola and Piano, H355 by Bohuslav Martinu, Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11-4 by Paul Hindemith, and Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra by B. Martinu. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Faculty recital series: Ed Gazouleas, Pei-Shan Lee, and Julianne Lee, November 3, 2008

This is the concert program of the faculty recital of Ed Gazouleas, Pei-Shan, and Julianne Lee on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Three Madrigals for violin and viola by Bohuslav Martinu, Sonata for viola and piano by Paul Hindemith, and Sonata for viola and piano, op. 147 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities Library Endowed Fund

The Performer's Psyche/The Composer's Psyche, November 15, 2004

This is the concert program of the The Performer's Psyche/The Composer's Psyche performance on Monday, November 15, 2004 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were "The Viola" from "People of Note" by Jan Bach, "Possessed II" by John Steinmetz, Sonata for viola and piano by Martin Amlin, and Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 147 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Guest Artist Concert Early Music Series: Richard Boothby, viola da gamba, Shalev Ad-El, harpsichord, January 13, 1998

This is the concert program of the Guest Artist Concert Early Music Series: Richard Boothby, viola da gamba, Shalev Ad-El, harpsichord performance on Tuesday, January 13, 1998 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Obligato Harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Toccata in E minor for Harpsichord, BWV 914 by J. S. Bach, Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Obligato Harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028 by J. S. Bach, Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Obligato Harpsichord No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 by J. S. Bach, Toccata in D minor for Harpsichord, BWV 913 by J. S. Bach, and Prélude, Fantaisie, Plainte et Charivari by Marin Marais. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

A landmark paper in face recognition

Good registration (alignment to a reference) is essential for accurate face recognition. The effects of the number of landmarks on the mean localization error and the recognition performance are studied. Two landmarking methods are explored and compared for that purpose: (1) the most likely-landmark locator (MLLL), based on maximizing the likelihood ratio, and (2) Viola-Jones detection. Both use the locations of facial features (eyes, nose, mouth, etc) as landmarks. Further, a landmark-correction method (BILBO) based on projection into a subspace is introduced. The MLLL has been trained for locating 17 landmarks and the Viola-Jones method for 5. The mean localization errors and effects on the verification performance have been measured. It was found that on the eyes, the Viola-Jones detector is about 1% of the interocular distance more accurate than the MLLL-BILBO combination. On the nose and mouth, the MLLL-BILBO combination is about 0.5% of the inter-ocular distance more accurate than the Viola-Jones detector. Using more landmarks will result in lower equal-error rates, even when the landmarking is not so accurate. If the same landmarks are used, the most accurate landmarking method gives the best verification performance

Michael Zaretsky, violin and viola and Vytas Baksys, piano, February 23, 2015

This is the concert program of the Michael Zaretsky, violin and viola and Vytas Baksys, piano performance on Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8:00 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Sonata No. 5 in F for violin and piano, Opus 24, "Spring" by Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata No. 2 in E-flat for viola and piano, Opus 120, No. 2 by Johannes Brahms, Sonata in E minor for violin and piano, KV 304 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Sonata for viola and piano, opus 147 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Untitled variation set (The Egg and the Flower)

Thesis (M.M.)--Boston UniversityThis untitled set of variations started as sketches for viola and piano in the summer of 2012. I started the academic year planning to finish the piece by the end of the semester. I was informed shortly after the start of the semester, by Sam Headrick, of my tentative placement on the Allea III Young Composers Concert on February 6th, 2013- my priorities changed. The initial sketches for the viola piece became the seeds for this one but this piece bears little semblance to what the viola piece would have been. This piece is a series of five variations, the last serving as a sort of coda to the previous four. The subtitle, The Egg and The Flower, refers to opposing types of material in the piece; flourishing material used to close variations and pitch-organized material

Faculty recital series: "The Exotic Viola," Michelle LaCourse, viola, April 15, 2008

This is the concert program of the Faculty recital series: "The Exotic Viola," Michelle LaCourse, viola performance on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 8:00 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealthe Avenue. Works performed were "Khse Buon (Strings Four)" by Chinary Ung, Sonata for Viola Solo, Op. 11 No. 5 by Paul Hindemith, "Scène Andalouse" for viola, piano, and string quartet by Joaquin Turina, "Fantasie" for Four Violas by York Bowen, and "Exotic Etudes" for viola and piano quartet by Stephen Paulus. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Muir String Quartet, January 25, 2015

This is the concert program of the Muir String Quartet performance on Monday, January 25, 2015 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Duo in G major, for Violin and Viola, K. 423 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12 by Zoltán Kodály, and Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 by Johannes Brahms. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Faculty Recital Series: Michael Zaresky, January 25, 2013

This is the concert program of the Faculty Recital Series: Michael Zaresky performance on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., at the Boston University Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Fantasia Cromatica for Viola Solo by Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata for viola and piano No. 1 by Bohuslav Martinů, Sonata for viola and piano by Arthur Honegger, Cadenza per viola sola by Krysztof Penderrecki, Adagio nd Allegro for viola and piano by Robert Schumann, and Concertpiece for viola and piano by George Enesco. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund