Harnden, Walker

Kuan, Sheng Yuan

Wang, Ying Peng

English

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 										Welcome to the 2016-2017 season.  The talented students and extraordinary faculty of the Lynn Conservatory of Music take this opportunity to share with you the beautiful world of music.  Your ongoing support ensures our place among the premier conservatories of the world and a staple of our community.                                          - Jon Robertson, dean  There are a number of ways by which you can help us fulfill our mission:  Friends of the Conservatory of Music  Lynn University’s Friends of the Conservatory of Music is a volunteer organization that supports high-quality music education through fundraising and community outreach. Raising more than $2 million since 2003, the Friends support Lynn’s effort to provide free tuition scholarships and room and board to all Conservatory of Music students. The group also raises money for the Dean’s Discretionary Fund, which supports the immediate needs of the university’s music performance students. 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Military Trail Boca Raton, FL 33431  Box Office: 561-237-9000 Email: tickets@lynn.edu Events.lynn.edu Conservatory of Music Bachelor of Music Junior Recital Walker Harnden, oboe Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano Yingpeng Wang, piano Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Boca Raton, Florida    Legende pastorale Benjamin Godard            (1849-1895) Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano   Oboe Concerto in A Minor, RV 461     Antonio Vivaldi Allegro                                                            (1678-1741) Larghetto Allegro  Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano   INTERMISSION   Sonata for Oboe and Piano       Paul Hindemith Munter (1895-1963)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Sehr langsam. Lebhaft  Sehr langsam, wie zuerst  Wieder lebhaft   Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano  Sonata for Oboe and Piano        Camille Saint-Saëns Andantino         (1835-1921)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Allegretto Molto Allegro  Yingpeng Wang, piano          BIOGRAPHIES    Oboist Walker Harnden, from Chapel Hill North Carolina, is a Senior at the Lynn Conservatory of music. He studies with retired New York Philharmonic Principal Oboist Joseph Robinson, and previously studied with Robin Driscoll in North Carolina at UNC School of the Arts. He is active as a free-lance oboist in Boca-Raton, and has apprenticed as an oboe technology designer with Robin Driscoll. In July of 2015 and 2016 Walker played 2nd Oboe in the Buzzards Bay music festival. Previously Walker attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he played he was honored by the Guinness book of world records for whistling a B7, breaking the world record for the highest note ever whistled. Walker's record was beaten recently, and his response to beat that record again is currently being processed by Guinness World Records.  Pianist Sheng-Yuan Kuan has performed at the Kennedy Center, Weill Recital Hall, Taiwan National Concert Hall, and Musikverein in Vienna. She is a featured artist at the Heifetz International Music Institute, KUAF/Fulbright Summer Chamber Music Festival, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Chamber Music by Candlelight series, and the Sylvia Adalman Chamber Concert Series at Peabody Conservatory. Tim Smith of the Baltimore Sun praised Ms. Kuan as "(having) admirable technical finesse and expressive flair at the piano." Ms. Kuan has collaborated with famed musicians such as Nobuko Imai, Stefan Jackiw, Espen Lilleslatten, Richard Stolzman, KengYuen Tseng, Time for Three, and members of the Borromeo and Parker Quartets and Apollo Trio. She also made appearances at music festivals such as Bowdoin, Aria, Sarasota, Yellow Barn, Gijon Piano Festival and Norfolk Summer Music Festival.  Ms. Kuan has received accolades from many competitions, including the 13th Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna (Best Female Pianist Award, 2009), the 12th Taipei Chopin International Piano Competition (3rd Prize, 2008), Corpus Christi International Competition in Texas (2nd Prize, 2008), and New York Kosciuszko Chopin Piano Competition (3rd Prize, 2003). She was also the recipient of Honolulu Morning Music Club Scholarship, Peabody Conservatory's Career Development Grant, Chamber Music Awards and Accompanying Assistantship. Currently serving as the collaborative pianist at Lynn University, Ms. Kuan holds degrees from the Yale School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. She is a candidate of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Peabody Conservatory under the guidance of Professor Boris Slutsky. Her teachers have included Peter Frankl, Scott McCarrey and the late Constance Keene.  Wang, Yingpeng was born in 1997 Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. He started playing the piano with Dr. Bahatiya when he was eight years old. After 5 years, he changed his teacher to Dr. Svetlana. In 2013, he went to Interlochen Arts Academy for his high school study and studied with Dr. Lymenstull for three years. He is currently studying with Dr. Rust at Lynn University for his bachelor degree. He has joined a lot of competitions and had many rewards. He is looking forward for his continuing piano study.    

2016-2017 Junior Recital - Walker Harnden (Oboe)

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2016-2017 Junior Recital - Walker Harnden (Oboe)

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