Lecture Recital on American Piano Music
A closer look into John Cage, Aaron Copland and George Gershwin
With Christopher Durrenberger, piano
John Cage: Selections from Sonatas and Interludes
Aaron Copland: Four Piano Blues
George Gershwin: Preludes for Piano
This program is free and open to the public. No ticket required. A digital program link will be provided prior to the event.
Christopher Durrenberger, award winning pianist, has earned top prizes at major national and international competitions including the Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music Competitions, the Los Angeles Etude Musical Club Piano Competition, the Young Keyboard Artists Association International Piano Competition, and the National Music Teachers Association National Piano Competition. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) invited him to be an Artist in Residence for the 1992-1993 season. Subsequently, he and his award-winning chamber ensemble gave hundreds of performances, were broadcast live on National Public Radio, were featured on ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, and played for the National Council in Washington, DC.
He commenced his piano studies at the Hartt School of Music (Hartford, Connecticut) at the age of five. After making his orchestral debut there at age twelve, he went on to pursue his musical training at Oberlin College. Post-graduate work brought him to the University of Southern California School of Music where he earned a Masters and Doctorate of Musical Arts with honors. Some of his mentors include Julian Martin, Leon Fleisher, Yoheved Kaplinsky, John Perry and James Bonn.
Solo, concerto and collaborative piano engagements continue to take him across North America, North Africa and Asia. He frequently travels to China where he has given performances and masterclasses at major universities and conservatories in Taipei, Shanghai, Shenyang, Dalian, Tianjin and the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Dr. Durrenberger resides in Columbus Ohio and is a Professor of Music at Wittenberg University.
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Getting Here
Park in the Ohio Union South Garage (open to visitors 24/7), walk north along College Rd. to enter the south doors of the Timashev Music Building.
You may also park in Arps Garage (open to visitors M–F after 4 p.m. and on weekends) just north of the Timashev Music building.
The Timashev Recital Hall is located on the ground floor, at the far north end of the building.