Correll, Erik

Dimaras, Charis

Fortunato, Gina

Gentile, Scott

Hess, Nathan

Khatibzadeh, Natalie

English

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Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs11-30-2010Concert: 2010 Chopin Festival: Chopin the PoetCharis DimarasNathan HessErik CorrellGina FortunatoScott GentileSee next page for additional authorsFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programsPart of the Music CommonsThis Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted forinclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC.Recommended CitationDimaras, Charis; Hess, Nathan; Correll, Erik; Fortunato, Gina; Gentile, Scott; and Khatibzadeh, Natalie, "Concert: 2010 ChopinFestival: Chopin the Poet" (2010). All Concert & Recital Programs. 4230.https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/4230AuthorsCharis Dimaras, Nathan Hess, Erik Correll, Gina Fortunato, Scott Gentile, and Natalie KhatibzadehThis program is available at Digital Commons @ IC: https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/42302010 CHOPIN FESTIVALChopin the PoetHockett Family Recital HallTuesday, November 30, 20108:15 p.m.Faculty Pianists:Charis DimarasNathan HessStudent Pianists:Erik CorrellGina FortunatoScott GentileNatalie KhatibzadehProgramPrelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 45 Frederic Chopin(1810-1849)Nathan HessImpromptu in A-Flat Major, Op. 29Natalie KhatibzadehImpromptu in F-Sharp major, Op. 36Impromptu in G-Flat Major, Op. 51Erik CorrellBallade in A-Flat Major, Op. 47Nathan HessIntermissionBallade in F Major, Op. 38Scott GentileFantasie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 (posth.)Gina FortunatoSelected Preludes, Op. 28Charis DimarasBiographiesCharis DimarasAs a soloist or with symphonies, award-winning pianist Charis Dimarashas charmed audiences from England to Hungary, Athens to New York,and many places in between. Greek concert pianist and conductorCharis Dimaras has presented numerous solo recitals, has collaboratedin chamber music concerts, and has been featured as soloist withorchestras throughout Europe, Turkey, Russia, Brazil, Canada, and theUSA. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and prizes (amongthem the British Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicAward, the Alexandros S. Onasis Beneficiary Foundation Scholarship,and the International Richard-Wagner-Foundation Scholarship), hasbeen featured on NY's WQXR, on several Dutch, Italian, and Greekradio stations, and on Greek national TV. Dr. Dimaras has recordedworks by Franck, Bartok, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky, and he hasrecently released a CD featuring piano works by contemporary Greekcomposers D. Mitropoulos and Y. Sicilianos. Dr. Dimaras, who holdsdegrees in piano performance from the Royal College of Music inLondon, from New York's Juilliard School, and Manhattan School ofMusic, is currently Associate Professor of Piano and CollaborativeStudies at Ithaca College. In 2008, he was the Artistic Director of aninternational summer festival of Classical Music in Sparti, Greece, aswell as the Artistic Director of the Renaissance Academy ChamberMusic Concerts in Naples, Florida. During a recent sabbatical leavefrom Ithaca College, Dr. Dimaras completed an additional Master'sDegree in orchestral conducting at Bard College. Since then he hasappeared as guest conductor on both sides of the Atlantic, with suchorchestras such as the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Chamber Orchestraand the Symphony Orchestra of the Greek National Opera.Nathan HessDr. Nathan Hess has appeared in concert to critical acclaim throughoutthe United States and Europe in solo, chamber, and concerto settings.Hess has performed concerti with the Erie Chamber Orchestra, WesternNew York Chamber Orchestra, and York Symphony Orchestra (PA),among others. Recent guest appearances and masterclasses haveincluded East Carolina University, Oberlin College-Conservatory, PennState University, and Buffalo State College. Hess holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degreesfrom the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, andthe Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude, from James MadisonUniversity, where he was named a Presser Scholar. His major teachershave included Elizabeth Pridonoff, Eugene Pridonoff, and Eric Ruple,and he has performed in masterclasses for such luminaries as JohnBrowning, James Tocco, and Emanuele Arciuli. In demand as a chamber musician, he has performed with members ofthe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,Cleveland Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, and BuffaloPhilharmonic. His chamber music coaches have included SandraRivers, Jane Coop, Ronald Copes, Seymour Lipkin, Marian Hahn, JanVogler, Charles Neidich, Kenneth Griffiths, Lee Fiser, and eighthblackbird. Hess has also acted as orchestral pianist with the EriePhilharmonic and Binghamton Philharmonic. Hess performed in and produced a set of recordings for the textbookHarmony in Context, published by McGraw-Hill. For five years hechaired the piano program at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School forthe Arts (PGSA) in Erie, teaching piano, chamber music, theory, andhistory. His piano students from PGSA have attended institutions suchas Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin College Conservatory, EastmanSchool of Music, Ithaca College, Temple University, University ofCincinnati, and Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to teaching andperforming, Dr. Hess is active in MTNA and also adjudicates frequentlythroughout the region and East Coast. He has adjudicated the NYSMTAYoung Artist Piano, Senior Piano, and Junior Piano Competitions, aswell as the Empire Collegiate Competition. Prior to his appointment atIthaca College, Dr. Hess taught on the piano faculties at MercyhurstCollege and SUNY Fredonia. His former undergraduate students havegone on to graduate schools such as NYU, U. of Missouri Kansas City,East Carolina University, University of Cincinnati, and The PeabodyConservatory. He can be heard on the Centaur label in a recording withflutist Susan Royal.Student PianistsSophomore Erik Correll is from Nazareth, PA. He is pursuing his PianoPerformance degree with Dr. Jennifer Hayghe.Gina Fortunato studies with Dr. Charis Dimaras. She is a sophomorePiano Performance/Music Education major from Syracuse, NY.Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, senior Scott Gentile is completing hisPiano Performance degree. He studies with Dr. Jennifer Hayghe.In her sophomore year of the Piano performance degree, NatalieKhatibzadeh is from Hampton, NJ. She is from the studio of PhirozeMehta.

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