The Romantic American: An Affair with Dance
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Leonard, Lisa

Shen, Yang

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                  of the Brahms F minor Piano Quintet at the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival. Ms. Leonard has served on the faculties of the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Meadowmount School of Music, and the Las Vegas Music Festival. She has performed at the Pacific Music Festival, Gilmore International, Caramoor, the East/West International Festival and is currently the head of the Graduate Instrumental Collaborative Piano Program at Lynn University. She can be heard on the Klavier, Centaur, and Summit labels and has been featured on Japan’s NHK television network. A native of Washington D.C., Ms. Leonard received her M.M. and B.M. from the Manhattan School of Music where she was the premiere recipient of both the Rubinstein and Balsam awards, two of the highest awards given.   Her former teachers include Marc Silverman, Suzanne W. Guy, Eric Larsen, Isidore Cohen, Thomas Schumacher, Cynthia Phelps, David Geber and the Meadowmount Trio. Upcoming Events STUDENT RECITALS Friday, Feb. 25  3:30 p.m. Carlos Felipe Vina: Master of Music Basson recital Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall FREE   INSTRUMENTAL COLLABORATIVE PIANO DEPARTMENTAL RECITALSunday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. Join us for this exciting inaugural event which will showcase the outstanding pianists of the collaborative studio with fellow students and faculty in a potpourri program celebrating the hallmarks of the duo and chamber repertoire. Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall $10   VIOLIN MASTER CLASS WITH ELMAR OLIVEIRA Monday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public, join us for this exciting class given by distinguished artistresidence, Elmar Oliveira. Still the only American violinist to have won the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow and one of the most distinguished violinists in the world today, has appeared with the Boston, Chicago Symphony and San Francisco Symphonies, the Helsinki, London, Buffalo, Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, the Buffalo and Philadelphia Orchestras, and the Zurich Tonhalle, to name a few.  His wide-ranging recordings on Angel, SONY Masterworks, Vox, Delos, IMP, Naxos, Ondine, and Melodiya have earned him a Cannes Classical Award and a Grammy nomination, and have appeared on Gramophone's “Editor's Choice”and other “Best Recordings” worldwide. He performs on a 1729/30 Guarneri del Gesu called the “Stretton,” and on several outstanding contemporary violins. Violin students performing in this master class are from the studios of Elmar Oliveira and Carol Cole.  David Balko, piano technician 3601 N. Military Trail│ Boca Raton, FL 33431│Box Office: 561-237-9000 or go to www.Lynn.edu    -in-Collaborative Spotlight:Duo Pianists Leonard and ShenThe Romantic American: An Affair with Dance This project has been madeNational Endowment for the Arts as part ofAmerican Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.                         Thursday, February 24, 20117:30 p.m.Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hallde Hoernle International CenterBoca Raton, Fla.  /tickets       possible by the                           Program Cuban Overture (1933)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (transcribed by Gregory Stone)  Variations on a Theme by Mozart Op. 42 (1995)                                        Tema                                                                                            Var.I: Andante Var.II: Moderato Var.III:Moderato Var.IV: Adagio Var.V: Allegro Strepitoso Var.VI: Tempo di Rag Var.VII: Allegro Var.VIII: Lento Var. IX: Presto Var.X: Molto Adagio Var.XI: Andante- Prestissimo Possibile   INTERMISSION   The Eternal Feminine from The Garden of Eden (1969)                                                                                                                                Paseo from Recuerdos (Reminiscences) (1991)                              Souvenirs Op.28 (1952)                                                                            I. Waltz                                                                                    II. Schottische                                           (arr. for two pianos by Gold and Fizdale)III. Pas de deux VI. Two-Step V. Hesitation-Tango VI. Galop     Danza De Jalisco (1963)                                            (from Three Latin American Sketches)                                                                    George Gershwin    (1898-1937)  Lowell Liebermann           (1961) William Bolcom                  (b.1938)                    Samuel Barber                                (1910-1981)                        Aaron Copland    (1900-1990)                                       Pianist Yang ShenNorth America, Europe and Israel to critical accolades. She has been awarded top prizes in numerous competitions, including The National Society of Arts and Letters Piano Competition, Josef Hoffman International PiLiszt Piano Competition, and the Carmel International Music Competition, among others. participate in some of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Cthe Leeds International Piano Competition, and she was a semifinalist in The 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition in Australia. Most recently, Shen has performed in Fort Worth, Tempe, Salt Lake City, Sioux City and Minneapolis. Her performances have been broadcast on ABC Classics (Australia), The Israel Cultural Channel, WXEL- “Classical Variations” (Fla.), Minnesota Public Radio and National TV/Radio stations (China). Shen has also made appearances at the world’s most celebrated music festivals, such as the Aspen Music Festival, The Pianofest in the Hamptons and The Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. Shen was a studio teaching assistant at the University of Southern California from 2000 to 2005, and has maintained a successful private studio for over 14 years. At Lynn University, she is a collaborative pianist at the Conservatory of Music and teaches courses in secondary piano and ear training. She also serves as a piano faculty member in the Conservatory’s Preparatory Division. She earned her Doctoral of Musical Arts degree at University of Southern California, where she also received her Master of Music degree, studying with the renowned pedagogue John Perry. Prior to moving to California, she graduated summa cum laude from the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University with a Bachelor of Music degree as a student of Roberta Rust. Other prominent pianists she has worked with include Ivan Davis, Philippe Entremont, Philip Evans, Philip Fowke, Jerome Lowenthal, Robert McDonald, Paul Schenly, Nelita True, and Arie Vardi.  Hailed as a pianist who “communicates deep artistic understanding through a powerful and virtuosic technique”, Lisa Leonardsoloist, chamber musician, and educator.age of 17, Ms. Leonard made her debut with the National Symphony Orchestra in six concerts at the Kennedy Center.  She has appeared throughout Europe, Japan, Russia, and North America with many orchestras including recent performances with Symphony Orchestra, the Oregon Mozart Players, and the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Gustavo Dudamel. An active chamber musician, she has performed with members of the Berlin, Vienna, New York, Cleveland and Cincinnmembers of the American and Mendelssohn String Quartets, and the Empire Brass Quintet in performances featured on National Public Radios’ “Performance Today” and “Command Performance” programs.   Her love of new music has resupremieres of both solo and chamber music including James Stephenson’s Trumpet and Piano which was written for her and her husband, Marc Reese, which they premiered with the Lynn University Philharmonia.of South Florida’s Top 10 performances of 2007 which     has given concerts and recitals in Asia, ano Competition, Los Angeles  She has also been invited to most prestigious piano including the ompetition and -  Active in teaching,   enjoys a diverse career as  In 1990 at the the Redlands  Venezuela under the baton of  ati Symphonies in addition to lted in several Concerto for   The performance was noted as one  also included her performance 

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