Master of Music Recital featuring Chuan Choy

Chuan Choy will perform his first Graduate piano recital on March 11, 2023 at 7:30pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall. 

PROGRAM

Variations in F minor, HobXVII:6 by Franz Joseph Haydn 

Nocturne No.2, Op. 31 by Lowell Liebermann

Sonata in A minor, D784 by Franz Schubert
I) Allegro Giusto
II) Andante
III) Allegro Vivace

-Intermission-

Out of Doors, Sz. 81 by Béla Bartók 
I) With Drums and Pipes, Pesante

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102 by Dmitri Shostakovich 
I) Allegro
II) Andante
III) Allegro
Orchestral reduction performed by Dr. Alexander Tutunov.

Free and open to the public. Livestream link: https://youtu.be/ENlYQXXAtD8

Award-winning Pianist Chuan Choy is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree at Southern Oregon University under the tutelage of Dr. Alexander Tutunov, after earning his Bachelor of Music, magna cum laude, at the Fred Fox School of Music, University of Arizona. Chuan was inspired to pursue his degree in piano performance when he was an audience member in a piano competition in which he later became a prize-winner. His teachers include Drs. Fanya Lin, John Milbauer, and Ian Houghton. As a pedagogue, Chuan strives to help students to discover the joy and nuance of piano playing. Besides running his own private teaching studio, he is currently a graduate assistant in SOU where he collaborates with Chamber Choir and assists with group piano class. Chuan has performed in masterclasses by Jon Nakamatsu, Anthony de Mare, Michael Stephen Brown, etc. Upon graduation, Chuan plans to share his music experience through applied lessons and outreach programs for communities in need locally and abroad.