Sunday, April 13, 2014
PianoForte Salon at 6 PM
1335 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
Solo piano recital
The Chicago Chopin Society is proud to announce the first performance in its Tenth Annual Chopin Festival on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 6 PM, featuring pianist May Phang. This event will showcasethe world premiere Sonata by Jaroslaw Golembiowski, Winging It by John Corigliano, Rêve charmant¬-Nocturne by Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins, Mephisto Rag by Libby Larsen, Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61 by Frédéric Chopin, and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde by Franz Liszt
May Phang began piano studies in her native Singapore where she obtained her Associate and Licentiate diplomas from the Trinity College of Music (London) by the age of twelve. A graduate of McGill University in Canada, she obtained her doctorate from Temple University in Philadelphia. Currently Associate Professor of Piano at DePauw University, Indiana, her prior teaching positions include Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee.
The PianoForte Salon is located at 1335 South Michigan Avenue. Ticket prices are as follows: $25 for the general public, $20 for CCS members, and $15 for students. To make reservations, please call (773) 262-9699 or email: [email protected]. (Parking cross the street is $7.00 or even free on same streets near by).
About The Chicago Chopin Society
The Chicago Chopin Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing Polish music with the community, especially young artists, and instilling a lifelong love and appreciation for some of the world’s greatest music and most prominent performing artists.
The Chicago Chopin Society welcomes volunteers. Further information can be found at: www.chicagochopinsociety.com