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2007-11-05 -- , , Marian Lee, , Kai-Li Cheng, , Yi-Ming Chen, violin, Kirsti Petraborg, viola, and Geoff Anderson, cello

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Monday November 5, 2007 8:00 p.m.

Kenneth Tse, soprano & alto saxophones

Marian Lee, piano

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THE fim DfVISION OF PERFORMING ARTS UN!VERS11Y OFIOWA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES Facult#I'eeaat' Kenneth Tse, soprano and alto saxophones Nov. 5, 2007, 8:00 p.m. CLAPP RECITAL HALL Marian Lee, piano

PROGRAM

Two Preludes Dorothy CHANG Adagio e espressivo (b. 1970) Prestissimo

* Sonata for Soprano and Piano (2006- 7) David DeBoor CANFIELD Furioso con fuoco (b. 1950) Lento ma poco movente Vivacissimo

* Quintet for and String Quartet (200 7) Perry GOLDSTEIN I. Bright and exuberant, but unforced (b. 1952) II. Heartfelt and singing III. Dancing, yet driving Kai-Li Cheng, violin 1 t Yi-Ming Chen, violin 2 t Kirsti Petraborg, viola t Geoff Anderson, cello t

INTERMISSION

Sonata No. 1 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1960) Pierre-Philippe BAUZIN Allegro moderato (1933-2005) Vif et leger Adage Allegro vivo

La Ronde des Lutins, op. 25 Antonio BAZZINI (1818-1897)

t Guest guartet from tbe • Dedicated to Kenneth Tse BIOGRAPHIES

KENNETH TSE. Recognized as one of the leading saxophonists in the world, Kenneth Tse [cheh) has been called "a brilliant saxophonist," and "worthy of any stage in the world" by his former teacher, world-renowned saxophonist and peda­ gogue, Eugene Rousseau.

Upon his 1996 Carnegie Hall debut, The New York Times heralded Tse as "a young virtuoso." The Herald Times described his playing as "virtuosic brilliance" with a "beauteous, ever-so-smooth voice." The Saxophone.Journal observed, "Every aspect of saxophone performance has been refined to the 'nth' degree: His ability to bring out the lyricism of any line no matter how active or convoluted is breath taking." And Fanfare magazine praised, "-born Kenneth Tse is of the caliber of instrumentalists whose very sound is captivating."

As a Yamaha Performing Artist and Vandoren endorsed artist, Tse is an active international performer and clinician. He has appeared as a soloist with the Des Moines Symphony, , Slovenian Army Band, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia, Wind Ensemble, Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Emory University Wind Ensemble, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, Symphony Band and Symphony , among others. He has also given master classes/lectures at major universities in the United States and abroad and conferences such as the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinics.

An active recording artist, Tse has released seven critically acclaimed commercial solo recordings on , RIAX Records, Enharmonic Records and Arizona University Recordings. Paul Wagner, a critic of his recordings, wrote, "Kenneth Tse is a phenomenal saxophonist witl1 incredible technical and interpretive skills. His tone is absolutely lovely. His fingers are precise and rapid. His interpretive skills are excellent, having the ability to create vast aural fantasies in the listener's musical soul. The true magic of music is to take a series of ink blots on a piece of paper and turn them into temporal living entities that almost lives and breathes. And in this case, Kenneth Tse is the 'master magician.' "

An advocate for new music, Tse has had several works dedicated to him. They include saxophone concer­ tos, sonatas, solo works, and by David DeBoor Canfield, John Cheetham, David Froom, Perry Goldstein, Ketty Nez, and Leonard Mark Lewis. Tse has also premiered solo and chamber works by the famed Czech composer Jindrich Feld, whose music has become his specialty.

Tse is currently the associate professor of saxophone at The University of Iowa and serves as the Member­ ship Director for the North American Saxophone Alliance. He holds degrees from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Indiana University (B.M., M.M. and A.D.) and University of Illinois, Champaign.­ Urban (D.M.A.); additional study is with . He was tl1e first saxophonist to receive the prestigious Artist Diploma from tl1e Indiana University School of Music, and was the youngest winner of the saxophone concerto competition. His saxophone arrangements are published through Reed Music in Australia. His articles have been featured in the Saxophone.Journal, Saxophone Symposium, Io1va Bandmaster A s­ sociation Journal and Yamaha Education Series. (cont. on back)

This program is supported in part by The Elizabeth M. Stanley Performance Fund. MARIAN LEE. A merican pianist Marian Lee made her concert debut in high school performing with the 1\nn '\rbor and Flint Symphony in Michigan. She entered the Juilliard School as a scholarship student receiving Bachelor and Master's degrees in Piano Performance under the guidance of Gyorgy Sandor and Seymour Lipkin. Subsequently, she was awarded the coveted Fulbright Grant to the former Soviet Un.ion for Professional Studies at the Moscow Conservatory with Naum Shtarkman, and most recently completed her doctoral degree at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins Un.iversit:y with Boris Slutsky.

J\farian Lee made her New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall as winner of the Artists International Award. Dr. Lee has appeared internationally as soloist with the orchestras of the Moscow Sinfon.ietta, Pacific Ocean Orchestra, Azerbaijan State Philharmonic, Brjansk City Chamber Orchestra, Orqucstra Filarmonica do Es­ pirito Santo, and was featured in a nationally televised broadcast in Tchaikovsky Hall. ln liaison with the U.S. State Department, Dr. Lee has also served as music ambassador for American contemporary music in Rus­ sia, Azerbaijan. Turkmenistan, and Poland. Additional concert highlights have taken place in Austria, Brazil. Byelorussia, Estonia, Ltaly, France, Thailand, and Lincoln Center.

1\n enthusiast of t'wcntieth-century music, Dr. Lee is frequently invited to perform at international contem­ porary music festivals and has appeared with such distinguished ensembles as Continuum and tl,e Seattle Chamber Players. She has given numerous world and U.S. premieres by contemporary composers from Rus­ sia, France, Baltic Rep11blics, and the United States.

KAI -LI CHENG, from Taiwan, is in the D.M.A.. program with Young-Nam Kim at the University of Min­ nesota. She attended Banff Music Festival in 2006, as well as "Wiener Meisterkurse Fur Musik" in the summer of 2001 and 2002. She has been selected to perform in master classes with Arnold Steinhart :rnd Pamela Frank, and coached as a chamber musician by the Borromeo String Quartet.

YI-MING CHEN. Born in Taiwan, violini st Yi -1\lling Chen is active in playing chamber music. She recently receiYed her doctoral degree in violin performance from the University of Minnesota, where she studied with Young-Nam Kim and also earned her master's degree in 2004. She was invited to join the concerts of rhe Chamber Music Society of Minnesota and their Lowertown Noontime series concerts with many great musicians. During her years at the university, Yi-Ming was a member of the symphony orchestra and t.he New J\f usic Ensemble, which toured to University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Iowa. Currently she is teaching and freelancing in the Twin Cities.

KIRSTI PETRABORG is currently the principal violist of Exultate and co-principal violist of the Universi­ ty of lvlinnesota Symphony and has played professionally with the Duluth-S uperior Symphony Orchestra and the LaCrosse Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her interest in orchestral music, I<-irsti is an avid chamber musician and has performed in many small ensembles. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in viola performance at the University of Minnesota where she also earned her master's degree and her Bachelor of t-.lusic degree. Presently, Kirsti is a student of Korey Konkol.

GEOFF ANDERSON graduated in 2004 from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, but hav­ ing renewed his interest in the cello, he decided to return to the city of his birth and have a go at music. Now lie's back in Minneapolis, where he studies ceUo with Peter Howard, and near the end of a bachelor's degree in music at the University of Minnesota. He enjoys variety, and is nearly always interested in trying music and composers he's never played before. Geoff performs with the Minnesota Opera, the Duluth-Superior Sym­ phony, as well as other local groups.

THE UNlVERSllY OFlOWA

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