The UNCG School of Music has been recognized for years as one of the elite
music institutions in the United States. Fully accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Music since 1938, the School offers the only
comprehensive music program from undergraduate through doctoral study in
both performance and music education in North Carolina. From a total
population of approximately 12,700 university students, the UNCG School of
Music serves over 575 music majors with a full-time faculty and staff of sixty. As
such, the UNCG School of Music ranks among the largest Schools of Music in
the South.
The UNCG School of Music now occupies a new 26 million dollar music building
which is among the finest music facilities in the nation. In fact, the new music
building is the largest academic building on the UNCG Campus. A large music
library with state-of-the-art playback, study and research facilities houses all
music reference materials. Greatly expanded classroom, studio, practice room,
and rehearsal hall spaces are key components of the new structure. Two new
recital halls, a large computer lab, a psychoacoustics lab, electronic music labs,
and recording studio space are additional features of the new facility. In addition,
an enclosed multi-level parking deck adjoins the new music building to serve
students, faculty and concert patrons.
Living in the artistically thriving Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point “Triad”
area, students enjoy regular opportunities to attend and perform in concerts
sponsored by such organizations as the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, the
Greensboro Opera Company, and the Eastern Music Festival. In addition,
UNCG students interact first-hand with some of the world’s major artists who
frequently schedule informal discussions, open rehearsals, and master classes at
UNCG.
Costs of attending public universities in North Carolina, both for in-state and out-of-
state students, represent a truly exceptional value in higher education.
For information regarding music as a major or minor field of study, please write:
Dr. John J. Deal, Dean
UNCG School of Music
P.O. Box 26167
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6167
(336) 334-5789
On the Web: www.uncg.edu/mus/
Artist Faculty Chamber Series
presents
angels and devils
Thursday, November 7, 2002
7:30 pm
Recital Hall, School of Music
chamber series
artist faculty
Program
Commentary by Gregory Carroll
“Let the bright Seraphim” from Samson George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)
Nancy Walker, soprano
Edward Bach, trumpet
Timothy Lindeman, piano
Let the bright Seraphim in burning row,
their loud, uplifted angel trumpets blow.
Let the Cherubic host, in tuneful choirs,
touch their immortal harps with golden wires.
Dante Dances (Danzi D’Inferno) Dan Welcher
(b. 1948)
Kelly Burke, clarinet
Joseph DiPiazza, piano
The Devil’s Rag Jean Matita
(b. 1952)
Steven Stusek, saxophone
Elizabeth Loparits, piano
Danse Macabre, Op. 40 Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)
George Kiorpes and Joseph DiPiazza, piano
intermission
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (1940) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Non Allegro (1873-1943)
Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
Lento assai; Allegro vivace
Andrew Harley and Andrew Willis, piano
___________
The hall is equipped with a listening assistance system.
Patrons needing such assistance should contact one of the ushers in the lobby.
Steven Stusek holds a B.M. from Indiana University, an M.M. from
Arizona State, and the D.M. from Indiana University. He has received a
first prize in saxophone from the Conservatoire de la Région de Paris,
was a finalist in the Netherlands Impressariat Councours for Ensembles,
and a semifinalist for the prestigious Concert Artist Guild New York
Competition. Stusek has taught at the Cincinnati College Conservatory,
Middlebury College, and Ball State University. He is a clinician for
Yamaha and has taught/performed in both classical and jazz media.
Nancy Walker earned the B.M.E. from Hastings College in Nebraska. She
taught in the public schools there before earning the M.M. from the
University of Colorado in Boulder and D.M. from Indiana University. At
UNCG, Walker teaches studio voice and served as the Chair of the Vocal
Studies Division for eight years. She performs frequently in recitals and
oratorios in the area and has performed in Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy
Center. Walker was a national finalist in the National Association of
Teachers of Singing (NATS) Artist Awards and is currently the Regional
Governor for the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Andrew Willis holds the B.M. from the Curtis Institute of Music, the
M.M. in Accompanying from Temple University, and the D.M.A. in
Historical Performance from Cornell. A former student of Mieczyslaw
Horszowski, Willis has taught at several colleges and universities and at
Tanglewood. Willis played piano and celeste for the Philadelphia
Orchestra for several years and directed that city's 1807 and Friends
Chamber Ensemble. He has appeared as soloist with several major
orchestras and has given recitals and master classes throughout the
United States, often on original historical pianos or replicas. He has recorded a wide range
of solo and chamber repertoire for CRI, Albany, Newport Classics, and Claves.
Chamber Singers/Women’s Choir
Friday, November 8 · 7:30 pm
Recital Hall
Richard Luby, violin/Thomas Otten, piano
Guest Recital
Saturday, November 9 · 7:30 pm
Recital Hall
future afcs events:
all that jazz
thursday, january 30, 2003
music goes to the movies
thursday, march 27, 2003
Please contact the University Box Office by visiting Aycock Auditorium or
Room 215 of the School of Music weekdays from Noon-5 pm,or by calling (336) 334-4849.
upcoming performances
Edward Bach holds the B.M. from Brandon University in Manitoba and
the M.M. and D.M.A. from the University of British Columbia. He has
studied at Banff, won several competitions, performed with the
Vancouver, Winnipeg, Victoria and Canadian Chamber Orchestras, and
appeared (in both classical and Jazz genres) on CBC and in England,
Russia, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and the United States.
He has taught at Douglas College in British Columbia and at Brandon.
In 1992, he was chosen semi-finalist in the Concert Artist Guild's New
York Competition. At UNCG Bach conducts the large brass ensemble and the trumpet
ensemble. Bach is coordinator of, and performs with, the Market Street Brass Quintet at
UNCG.
Kelly Burke holds the B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Eastman School
of Music and the D.M.A. from the University of Michigan. An active
performer, Burke is the principal clarinetist of the Greensboro Symphony
Orchestra and has appeared in recitals and as a soloist with symphony
orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, Germany, New
Zealand, Australia, and Russia. As a member of the Mallarmé Chamber
Players, the EastWind Trio d'Anches, and the Cascade Wind Quintet,
Burke is frequently heard in chamber music settings. She has recorded for
Centaur, Telarc, and Arabesque labels. Burke has received several teaching awards,
including UNCG's Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, the School of Music Outstanding
Teacher Award, and has been named three times to Who's Who Among America's
Teachers. She is the author of numerous pedagogical articles and the critically acclaimed
book Clarinet Warm-Ups: Materials for the Contemporary Clarinetist.
Gregory Carroll holds a B.A. in music from St. John's University (MN),
and earned the M.M. and Ph.D. in Composition/Theory from the
University of Iowa, where he studied under Donald Jenni, William
Hibbard and Richard Hervig. Carroll has also taught at Indiana State
University, the College of St. Teresa, and the University of Iowa. His
compositions have been performed in Canada, Europe, Australia and
the United States. He has served as finalist judge for numerous state
and national composition contests, and is frequently sought after
nationally as a guest lecturer and clinician. He is on the Board of Advisors to the Monroe
Institute, a professional organization that explores the effects of sound on the brain.
Joseph Di Piazza earned his B.M. from De Paul University, and the
M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Wisconsin, where he
also received the prestigious NDEA Fellowship. He has performed
throughout the United States and Europe as recitalist, chamber player,
and soloist with symphony orchestras and has participated in festivals at
Interlochen, Eastern Music Festival, Chicago Spring Arts Festival, the
University of Illinois, Methodist College, Woodstock Guild Series, and the
Beethoven Festival in New York. In addition to numerous University
Guest Artist Series, Di Piazza has performed on series at the Chicago
Art Institute, Orchestra Hall, Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center
for Performing and Cultural Arts. He was also invited to give a recital on the Horowitz
Steinway, which was touring the United States.
Andrew Harley is an Associate Professor in the School of Music at
UNCG, where he is the Director of Accompanying. He received a B.A.
and M.A. from Oxford University, the Artist Diploma from the Royal
Northern College of Music in Manchester and a D.M.A. from the University
of Southern California. Previous appointments have included Occidental
College, University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern
California and the University of California Santa Barbara where he was
Head of Accompanying. In addition to these positions, he has also held
numerous posts at a variety of summer schools. For five years, he was Director of
Chamber Music for the International Institute for Young Musicians and more recently was
Associate Faculty at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. He has been
featured on live radio and television broadcasts and currently serves as the official
accompanist for a number of national competitions.
George Kiorpes holds the B.M. degree, Artist Diploma, and M.M. from
Peabody Conservatory, and the D.M.A. from Boston University. His
teachers have included Frederick Petrich, Austin Conradi, Julio Esteban,
and Bela Nagy. He has also been awarded numerous awards and prizes.
Kiorpes has participated in solo, ensemble, and concerto performances
throughout the United States and in the Far East, and has participated in
convention programs at the state, regional and national level for numerous
professional organizations. He has published articles in many national
periodicals and for four years was editor of The North Carolina Music Teacher. His
compositions for piano have been published by Ditson, Willis, and Kjos music publishers.
Timothy Lindeman is associate professor and chair of the music
department at Guilford College, where he teaches music theory, piano,
music history, and world music. He received the Ph.D. in music theory
with minors in piano and art history from Indiana University. He is well
known as a writer, a scholar, a performer, and a lecturer. Dr. Lindeman
is a published writer and has presented papers at several national music
conventions. For more than a decade he has written about the Triad
music scene in both Triad Style and the News and Record. His
biography on North Carolina composer Robert Ward, written for the
Biography Project of the Museum of the South in Charlotte, was recently published. Tim is
heard frequently performing on the piano and organ, and he has served as accompanist for
several local churches and organizations. He enjoys both solo performance and
collaboration with other musicians. Tim is married to soprano Nancy Walker with whom he
has given many recitals across the country, specializing in the music of Clara Schumann
(Robert Schumann’s wife), Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (Felix Mendelssohn’s sister), and
other women composers.
Elizabeth Loparits, a native of Hungary, began her music studies in
Paks with János Károly at the age of 13. After completing her degree
from the High School of Fine Arts in Pécs, she continued her studies at
the Teachers' Training Institute of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music,
where she received a chamber-artist and piano teacher Diploma with the
distinction "excellent". Her professors were pianists György Forgó and
József Bánky . Elizabeth completed her master's degree in piano
performance at Illinois State University where she studied with professor
Gellért Módos. Currently she is a DMA student at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro under the guidance of Dr.George Kiorpes. In 1995 Elizabeth won second prize
in the National Bartók Competition of Hungary, and in the same year she was among the
three finalists of the Kodály - Bartók Festival of Pécs. In January 2001 she performed with
the North Carolina Symphony. She has worked in masterclasses with Tamás Vásáry, Ann
Schein, Jenô Jandó, Livia Rév, Istvan Lantos, László Baranyay, and Dimitri Paperno.
Edward Bach holds the B.M. from Brandon University in Manitoba and
the M.M. and D.M.A. from the University of British Columbia. He has
studied at Banff, won several competitions, performed with the
Vancouver, Winnipeg, Victoria and Canadian Chamber Orchestras, and
appeared (in both classical and Jazz genres) on CBC and in England,
Russia, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and the United States.
He has taught at Douglas College in British Columbia and at Brandon.
In 1992, he was chosen semi-finalist in the Concert Artist Guild's New
York Competition. At UNCG Bach conducts the large brass ensemble and the trumpet
ensemble. Bach is coordinator of, and performs with, the Market Street Brass Quintet at
UNCG.
Kelly Burke holds the B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Eastman School
of Music and the D.M.A. from the University of Michigan. An active
performer, Burke is the principal clarinetist of the Greensboro Symphony
Orchestra and has appeared in recitals and as a soloist with symphony
orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, Germany, New
Zealand, Australia, and Russia. As a member of the Mallarmé Chamber
Players, the EastWind Trio d'Anches, and the Cascade Wind Quintet,
Burke is frequently heard in chamber music settings. She has recorded for
Centaur, Telarc, and Arabesque labels. Burke has received several teaching awards,
including UNCG's Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, the School of Music Outstanding
Teacher Award, and has been named three times to Who's Who Among America's
Teachers. She is the author of numerous pedagogical articles and the critically acclaimed
book Clarinet Warm-Ups: Materials for the Contemporary Clarinetist.
Gregory Carroll holds a B.A. in music from St. John's University (MN),
and earned the M.M. and Ph.D. in Composition/Theory from the
University of Iowa, where he studied under Donald Jenni, William
Hibbard and Richard Hervig. Carroll has also taught at Indiana State
University, the College of St. Teresa, and the University of Iowa. His
compositions have been performed in Canada, Europe, Australia and
the United States. He has served as finalist judge for numerous state
and national composition contests, and is frequently sought after
nationally as a guest lecturer and clinician. He is on the Board of Advisors to the Monroe
Institute, a professional organization that explores the effects of sound on the brain.
Joseph Di Piazza earned his B.M. from De Paul University, and the
M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Wisconsin, where he
also received the prestigious NDEA Fellowship. He has performed
throughout the United States and Europe as recitalist, chamber player,
and soloist with symphony orchestras and has participated in festivals at
Interlochen, Eastern Music Festival, Chicago Spring Arts Festival, the
University of Illinois, Methodist College, Woodstock Guild Series, and the
Beethoven Festival in New York. In addition to numerous University
Guest Artist Series, Di Piazza has performed on series at the Chicago
Art Institute, Orchestra Hall, Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center
for Performing and Cultural Arts. He was also invited to give a recital on the Horowitz
Steinway, which was touring the United States.
Andrew Harley is an Associate Professor in the School of Music at
UNCG, where he is the Director of Accompanying. He received a B.A.
and M.A. from Oxford University, the Artist Diploma from the Royal
Northern College of Music in Manchester and a D.M.A. from the University
of Southern California. Previous appointments have included Occidental
College, University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern
California and the University of California Santa Barbara where he was
Head of Accompanying. In addition to these positions, he has also held
numerous posts at a variety of summer schools. For five years, he was Director of
Chamber Music for the International Institute for Young Musicians and more recently was
Associate Faculty at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. He has been
featured on live radio and television broadcasts and currently serves as the official
accompanist for a number of national competitions.
George Kiorpes holds the B.M. degree, Artist Diploma, and M.M. from
Peabody Conservatory, and the D.M.A. from Boston University. His
teachers have included Frederick Petrich, Austin Conradi, Julio Esteban,
and Bela Nagy. He has also been awarded numerous awards and prizes.
Kiorpes has participated in solo, ensemble, and concerto performances
throughout the United States and in the Far East, and has participated in
convention programs at the state, regional and national level for numerous
professional organizations. He has published articles in many national
periodicals and for four years was editor of The North Carolina Music Teacher. His
compositions for piano have been published by Ditson, Willis, and Kjos music publishers.
Timothy Lindeman is associate professor and chair of the music
department at Guilford College, where he teaches music theory, piano,
music history, and world music. He received the Ph.D. in music theory
with minors in piano and art history from Indiana University. He is well
known as a writer, a scholar, a performer, and a lecturer. Dr. Lindeman
is a published writer and has presented papers at several national music
conventions. For more than a decade he has written about the Triad
music scene in both Triad Style and the News and Record. His
biography on North Carolina composer Robert Ward, written for the
Biography Project of the Museum of the South in Charlotte, was recently published. Tim is
heard frequently performing on the piano and organ, and he has served as accompanist for
several local churches and organizations. He enjoys both solo performance and
collaboration with other musicians. Tim is married to soprano Nancy Walker with whom he
has given many recitals across the country, specializing in the music of Clara Schumann
(Robert Schumann’s wife), Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (Felix Mendelssohn’s sister), and
other women composers.
Elizabeth Loparits, a native of Hungary, began her music studies in
Paks with János Károly at the age of 13. After completing her degree
from the High School of Fine Arts in Pécs, she continued her studies at
the Teachers' Training Institute of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music,
where she received a chamber-artist and piano teacher Diploma with the
distinction "excellent". Her professors were pianists György Forgó and
József Bánky . Elizabeth completed her master's degree in piano
performance at Illinois State University where she studied with professor
Gellért Módos. Currently she is a DMA student at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro under the guidance of Dr.George Kiorpes. In 1995 Elizabeth won second prize
in the National Bartók Competition of Hungary, and in the same year she was among the
three finalists of the Kodály - Bartók Festival of Pécs. In January 2001 she performed with
the North Carolina Symphony. She has worked in masterclasses with Tamás Vásáry, Ann
Schein, Jenô Jandó, Livia Rév, Istvan Lantos, László Baranyay, and Dimitri Paperno.
Artist Faculty Chamber Series
presents
angels and devils
Thursday, November 7, 2002
7:30 pm
Recital Hall, School of Music
Program
Commentary by Gregory Carroll
“Let the bright Seraphim” from Samson George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)
Nancy Walker, soprano
Edward Bach, trumpet
Timothy Lindeman, piano
Let the bright Seraphim in burning row,
their loud, uplifted angel trumpets blow.
Let the Cherubic host, in tuneful choirs,
touch their immortal harps with golden wires.
Dante Dances (Danzi D’Inferno) Dan Welcher
(b. 1948)
Kelly Burke, clarinet
Joseph DiPiazza, piano
The Devil’s Rag Jean Matita
(b. 1952)
Steven Stusek, saxophone
Elizabeth Loparits, piano
Danse Macabre, Op. 40 Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)
George Kiorpes and Joseph DiPiazza, piano
intermission
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (1940) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Non Allegro (1873-1943)
Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
Lento assai; Allegro vivace
Andrew Harley and Andrew Willis, piano
___________
The hall is equipped with a listening assistance system.
Patrons needing such assistance should contact one of the ushers in the lobby.
