CFAS is pleased to partner with Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts’ PianoFest to present the world premiere of The Invisible Compass for Violin and Piano, a new work about time by celebrated Chinese composer Huang Ruo, whose style draws from Chinese folk, Western avant-garde, rock and jazz music.
PianoFest
Thursday, October 18, 2012, 8:30 PM
Roosevelt University
Ganz Hall
430 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
FREE admission
Also featured on the program are works by composers Chen Yi, Bright Sheng, and Tan Dun.
COMPLETE PROGRAM:
- Huang Ruo: The Invisible Compass (2012, World Premiere) for violin and piano
MingHuan Xu, violin; Winston Choi; piano - Bright Sheng: may I feel, said he.
An Opera in Seven Minutes, for soprano, tenor and piano four-hands
Carrie Kocsis, soprano; Stephen Mollica, tenor; Dana Brown, piano; Winston Choi, piano - Tan Dun: Dew Drop Falls
Winston Choi, piano - Chen Yi: China West Suite for two pianos
Dana Brown, piano; Winston Choi, piano
PianoFest (Oct. 13-20) is free and open to the public. To view the entire festival schedule and its wide variety of programs, including a finale showcase recital by award-winning Roosevelt student pianists on Saturday, Oct. 20, visit www.roosevelt.edu/ccpa or for more information call 312-341-2352.
