<p>Faculty pianist Robin McCabe joins forces with guest artist Maria Larionoff in an evening of high octane duos for violin and piano. On the launch pad: Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne, Beethoven’s Sonata in G major, Opus 96, and Faure’s impassioned Sonata in A Major.</p><hr><h2>Biographies</h2><h3>Maria Larionoff</h3><p>Violinist Maria Larionoff is artistic director of the Missoula, Montana-based String Orchestra of the Rockies and former concert master of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

<p>Guest pianist Brian Hsu, associate professor of music at the University of Oregon, leads a master class with UW piano students.</p><hr><h2>Biography</h2><p></p><p>Since his concerto debut at the age of 16 with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Taiwanese-American pianist Brian Hsu has gone on to establish himself a pianist of great energy and unusual communicative ability. Critics have described his performances in surperlatives, noting his “breadth of expression and technical ability.”</p><p>An experienced performer, Mr.

<p>Winter Quarter Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist<em> </em>Ramón Gutierrez hails from Xalapa, Veracruz in Mexico and specializes in playing the <em>requinto</em> (a small melodic guitar). He is the leader of the group Son de Madera, and has performed and recorded with musicians in other traditions, including the Chicano rock band Quetzal from Los Angeles and Antonio Corona, a performer of early music in Mexico.

<p>Seattle’s contemporary music orchestra performs György Ligeti's piano concerto, featuring faculty pianist and SMO member Cristina Valdés, alongside new works for sinfonietta by graduate student composers and faculty members, including Seattle newcomer and recently appointed UW composition professor William Dougherty.

<p>The School of Music keyboard program presents a solo piano recital by Spencer Myer, associate professor of music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, performing works by Haydn, Ravel, Liszt, and Carl Vine. </p><hr><h2>Program</h2><p class="Body">Fantasia in C Major, Hob.

<p>Spencer Myer, associate professor of music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, leads a master class with UW piano students.</p><hr><h2>Biography</h2><p>Lauded for “superb playing” and “poised, alert musicianship” by the Boston Globe, and labeled “definitely a man to watch” by London’s The Independent after his 2012 Wigmore Hall recital debut, American pianist SPENCER MYER is one of the most respected and sought-after artists on today’s concert stage.

<p>Seattle orchestra Harmonia (William White, conductor) performs concerto excerpts with UW piano students.<br><br><em>This performance is made possible with support from the Willard Schultz Piano Fund in the School of Music.</em></p><hr><h2>Biography</h2><h3>Harmonia</h3><p>Harmonia is a vocal-instrumental ensemble unique among Pacific Northwest musical organizations, combining a 70-member orchestra with a 55-voice chorus to perform oratorio masterworks alongside symphonic and a cappella repertoire, world premieres and

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"><p>Violist/Composer Melia Watras brings together an all-star lineup of composers and performers for world premiere performances and new music.

<p>The Improvised Music Project presents The Violeta Project, featuring special guests Stomu Takeishi (bass), Lucia Pulido (voice), Cuong Vu (trumpet), and Ted Poor (drums), performing the music of Chilean composer Violeta Parra.</p><h2><strong>Program Detail</strong></h2><p>After years of working with vocalist Lucía Pulido and immersing himself in researching Colombian music, bassist Stomu Takeishi stumbled upon the songs of Chilean composer Violeta Parra.

<p> </p><p> UW Opera Workshop presents Melissa Dunphy's 2023 opera <em>Alice Tierney. </em>With stage direction by Kelly Kitchens; music direction by Andrew Romanick. </p><hr><h2>Program Background</h2><p>Commissioned by the Oberlin Opera Commissioning Program through the generosity of Elizabeth and Justus '71 Schlichting, Melissa Dunphy's opera <em>Alice Tierney</em> was premiered at Oberlin Conservatory in 2023, and at Opera Columbus in April 2023.