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American liszt Society Announces 2011 liszt bicentennial composition competition
tAble oF contentS the American liszt Society proudly Application Fee - $30 (u.S.), check made announces the 2011 liszt bicentennial payable to American liszt Society. 1 AlS competition Announcement composition competition in honor of the 200th birthday of the Society’s namesake. Application Deadline - all scores must 2 president’s message the cash prize, awarded by Steinway must be received by Feb. 1, 2010. late & Sons, will be $4000, and the premier submissions will not be accepted. 3 letter from the editor performance will take place at the 2011 American liszt Society Festival to be the name of the winner will be announced 4 Festivals past and Future held on the campus of the university in July, 2010. of Georgia. the 2011 Festival will 5. letter from the executive Secretary also present the first performance of a Send three copies of the fully-annotated membership Address update commissioned work by the distinguished score to: American composer, William bolcom. 6 conference report: “the Students Dr. richard zimdars, chair of liszt,” Angers, France requirements for the bicentennial American liszt Society composition competition are that the work bicentennial composition competition 7 new AlS Web Address and submitted be a single or multi-movement hugh hodgson School of music coming in the next Issue composition for solo piano and of 8-15 university of Georgia members in the news minutes duration. the work must not have 250 river road been previously publicly performed, and it Athens, GA 30602 8 chapter news must be unpublished. Special instructions: Scores should not 9 member news to be eligible, composers may be of any bear the name of the composer. A sealed nationality and must have been born envelope containing the composer’s name, 10 new chapters in the AlS between January 1, 1971 and December contact information, and composition title new Volume of liszt Works 31, 1985. should be included. A recording or mIDI realization may be included, but is not 11 James conlon receives medal of the Jury panel will consist of members of required. the American liszt Society the American liszt Society. the identity of composers will not be revealed to the the American liszt Society wishes to jury. the jury will be publicly identified thank Steinway & Sons and the university only upon the announcement of the of Georgia for their support of the winning composition. competition.
perpetuating the ideas of Franz liszt through excellence in music performance and scholarship preSIDent thomas mastroianni t he catholic university of America president’s message James conlon new members benjamin t. rome School of music (continued from page 5) Washington D.c. 20064 receives medal of preSIDent emerItuS mindy hodel patrick t. rucker (life membership) Fernando laires the American liszt 2808 nW 81st place 1443 G Street ne portland, or 97229 VIce preSIDent Dear lisztians, Washington, Dc 20002-5445 Jay A. hershberger Society h 503-997-0288 c oncordia college music Department [email protected] moorhead, mn 56562 It was exciting to see many of you at the AlS mary Ann Shoemaker Student 506 n. 16th St. Festival in Washington, Dc last may. the on Friday afternoon, may 30, 2008 at executIVe SecretAry lincoln, ne 68508 Justin Kolb 5:00 pm, conductor James conlon, music inspiration we provide each other at these events xin Jia h 720-281-3394 1136 hog mountain road Director of the los Angeles opera and Fleischmanns, ny 12430 is indeed a blessing. And I want to thank the 58-09 138th St., 2nd Flr. [email protected] cincinnati may Festival, was awarded the many AlS members and friends in the baltimore- new york, ny 11355 Student treASurer Washington chapter who did so much to make the Festival such medal of the American liszt Society. the h 302-750-1722 nancy roldán ceremony took place in coolidge Auditorium po 1707 a great success! [email protected] Fabrizio Soprano of the Jefferson building at the united States owens mills, mD pianist Via G. Gigante 3/b Apt. 2 (410) 833-5782 library of congress on the first day of the napoli, nA 80136 Italy [email protected] more than ever the philosophy of beauty and concern for American liszt Society’s three-day annual Alexander (Sasha) Katsnelson h 011-39-081-549-1420 our colleagues is a legacy from Franz liszt that emerges today festival. AlS JournAl 724 chesapeake Ave. [email protected] rena charnin mueller in its urgency and immediacy. rampant self interest, greed, Silver Spring, mD 20910 musician Faculty of Arts and Science and unconcern for the quality of life of our people and our “the American liszt Society is pleased to new york university h 301-587-7848 environment threaten us on all sides. liszt was a visionary and present this award to an individual whose 24 Waverly place, room 268 [email protected] manabu takasawa new york, ny 10003 in a sense a missionary. If we can capture his zeal in our music interest in and commitment to the interaction musician 104 Depasquale Ave. and relationship of the arts so resembles the AlS neWSletter making and in our scholarship and in our attitudes toward those providence, rI 02903-1542 all embracing spirit of liszt. the theme of edward rath around us, we can make the world a better place. min-Kuei lan h 508-838-0798 School of music this year’s festival, “liszt, literature and 485e 17th Ave., #3 university professor university of Illinois painting,” explored this same spirit,” stated 1114 W. nevada Street I urge you to think about how we can bring this message to our eugene, or 97401 Dr. thomas mastroianni, president of the urbana, Il 61801 listeners, to our students, and to our friends. beauty is persuasive. h 785-979-3499 Karen m. taylor American liszt Society. [email protected] boArD oF DIrectorS It transcends logic and verbal postulation. We can share it with Indiana university School of music paul barnes Graduate Student 1201 e. 3rd St. others without diminishing it. It can only grow. but it must be conlon remarked that he was exceedingly luiz de moura castro bloomington, In 47405 Alexandre Dossin nurtured in unselfish self-development. those hours spent alone pleased and honored to have been chosen to monica leone h 812-336-4465 W 812-855-4142 Gila Goldstein perfecting what we do prepare us to share and to reach deeper receive the medal. his acceptance Jay A. hershberger Via leonardo Da Vinci 29 [email protected] into the hearts of those whom we contact through our art. speech, presented via DVD, was recorded Geraldine Keeling Ferrazzano, cb 86010 Italy college professor Justin Kolb in Florence, Italy, where he was rehearsing [email protected] elyse J. mach At this time of moral, economic, and environmental crisis, we Shostakovich’s lady macbeth of mtsensk thomas mastroianni concert pianist leonid treer at the maggio musicale Fiorentino, Italy’s rena charnin mueller need to turn to each other with the message of hope that is 2898 nW 26th St. edward rath famous may Festival. Jennifer ringo, the inherent in the creation of beauty. Dr. John A. maltese boca raton, Fl 33434 nancy roldán highly regarded American soprano and wife boaz Sharon 226 Westview Drive h 561-487-9539 of the acclaimed conductor, accepted the Steven Spooner yours in the Spirit of liszt, Athens, GA 30606 [email protected] helen Smith tarchalski medal on behalf of her husband. h 706-613-1925 Alan Walker musician William Wellborn [email protected] the medal of the American liszt Society richard zimdars professor of political Sci./music researcher phyllis Vickers thomas mastroianni (engraved and die struck in solid silver) is 312 Springvale road. president awarded to an individual who has achieved John maltese Great Falls, VA 22066 international distinction in performance, 5624 9th Avenue South h 703-759-3250 writing, and/or scholarship. outstanding thomas mastroianni birmingham, Al 35212 [email protected] administrators and teachers are also president, American liszt Society h 205-591-8740 pianist/teacher considered. recipients must be particularly 1420 chilton Dr. [email protected] associated with Franz liszt. Some past Silver Spring, mD 20904 Violinist crystal zimmerman recipients include claudio Arrau, Jorge 1360 n. park Ave. bolet, Alfred brendel, maria eckhardt, Klara proquest humanities Index/terry clark eugene, or 97404 hamburger, maurice hinson, Fernando (organization membership) h 541-685-2839 laires, and Alan Walker. 620 S. third St. [email protected] louisville, Ky 40202-2445 Student/teacher W 502-583-4111 [email protected]
American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 11 Four new Member News letter from the editor chapters Join the (continued from page 9) American liszt Society newly-elected member of the board of Duo recitals with José Cueto included Directors Alexandre Dossin has been busy traditional program themes and “From Dear Fellow lisztians! performing and recording. his naxos blues to tango.” Judging engagements Four new chapters were welcomed at cD (Verdi-liszt paraphrases) was released included competitions in college park, mD; 2008 AlS Festival in Washington D.c. with great success, receiving 12 glowing boulder, colorado; and the november los If you are like I am with respect to time, you’re probably asking At its meeting on thursday, may 29, the international reviews from publications such Angeles International liszt competition. yourself, “Where have the past six months gone?”. In fact, I just American liszt Society board of Directors as Diapason (France), Financial times and of the los Angeles event, nancy said that shared that question with my Director during a brief hallway voted to accept applications requesting the piano International (uK), Klassik heute. “It was rewarding to listen to so many meeting. It seems as though we were just in Washington for the establishment of four new chapters of the com (Germany), and in the uS - clavier wonderful performances and to renew Society. the new chapters include: annual AlS conference and Festival, and yet that was more than six months magazine, American record Guide, and friendships and make new acquaintances.” ago. And ... ahem ... you will notice that your AlS newsletter is a bit late Fanfare, among others. reviewers compared Franz liszt’s music was present throughout Iowa: Kesnia nosikova, president; his recording with Arrau’s famous Verdi- the year in all her solo recitals, at the may/ hitting the mails, for which I apologize. Kansas: Steven Spooner, president liszt recording from the 1970s: “like AlS Festival in Washington, Dc, and on Arrau, Dossin is a big virtuoso who obtains his birthday october 22 at hood college, In any case, 2008 has now ended, a year that has witnessed some unbelievably Italy: michele campanella, president huge sonorities without banging, and is where six pianists performed an All-liszt interesting events - and, yes, some that have been quite painful. I think that not averse to underlining liszt’s expressive recital to a mesmerized audience. the cD president mastroianni’s words on the facing page are so appropriate. In mid-hudson (new york): tammy lum, directives in red ink, with broad, rhetorical “remembrance” was launched this year and president. strokes” (Jed Distler). “Arrau’s famous is available on cD-baby. the recording troubling times, we do need to latch on to what is good and beautiful. While we readings are, by comparison, slightly dour” contains several live performances by the may enjoy entertainment, true art is what we need, even crave. certainly, art congratulations to these newest chapters (peter rabinowitz). the cD was chosen by duo cueto/roldán. nancy is currently music can speak to us in a way that few other, if any, media can. of the American liszt Society. With these michael cookson as “cD of the month” in optimistically absorbed in the preparations additions, the Society has 14 chapters, July, 2007 and as one of the best in 2007, for the chapter’s next may fundraiser. So, let us be grateful for the common bonds we have: great music and, more its largest number in history. If you are and also made the headline “brazilian She extends an invitation to all chapter specifically, the music of liszt. We are fortunate to be able to share the wonders interested in forming a chapter, please pianist proves to be a master at liszt” at members for a most exciting program at contact chapters chair paul barnes at the courier-post (nJ). Alexandre just 7pm, on may 30 at cnD! For additional of sound, inspiration, and hope for the future through the mastery and genius of [email protected]. For a complete listing of finished two cDs for naxos, with music by information, please visit nancy’s website at F. l. and so many other great talents! current chapters and their presidents, please Kabalevsky. he was also recently invited www.nancyroldan.org. see the American liszt Society website at to be an editor for Schirmer, for which Some time ago, I asked that you contact me with your thoughts concerning americanlisztsociety.net. firm he will edit and record tchaikovsky’s going to an all-electronic format for the newsletter via the website. I received the Seasons for the Schirmer performance editions series, to be released nationally Justin Kolb performed for the eighth very little input from the membership, but I brought the subject to the table at during the 2009 mtnA convention in time at the belleayre (ny) Summer music the most recent AlS board meeting in Washington last Spring. While many new Volume of Atlanta. most recently, Alexandre was Festival on Friday, July 25, this time with in attendance spoke to the more efficient and cost-effective means by which an in São paulo to perform totentanz and the post-neo trio, which included Abby e-newsletter would seem to be preferable to a paper version, a strong opinion liszt Works now liszt’s concerto no. 1 with the São paulo newton and mikhail horowitz. the trio prevailed: paper still provides a physical record of what we do and say. Further, municipal theater Symphony on December reprised remembering Felix, composed by there are some people who do not use electronic devices to access news such as 14. the late robert Starer, as the centerpiece Available found in these pages, and our library subscribers would likely feel left out. of its program. Also on the program were American liszt Society works by Schumann, David Alpher, and p reSIDent Frederick harris music recently published William bolcom. each member of the trio thomas mastroianni So, the board voted to retain the publication of two issues of the newsletter a new volume of works by liszt entitled, Nancy Roldán traveled with her “tone also performed a short solo piece. Justin each year. you should watch for the next issue, which will be somewhat shorter, “celebrate liszt.” the volume is part paintings” program throughout the also performed a piano recital titled “Great n eWSletter eDItor edward rath, Associate Director to arrive in march 2009. of the monumental “celebrate” project Washington/mD area in 2008. other romantics meet hudson river composers” School of music featuring numerous composers. repertoire concerts included “noche de tango,” in burnt hills, ny on october 13. the university of Illinois includes Four Short piano pieces (S. 192); a fundraiser for the bW chapter’s liszt/ performance included traditional repertoire urbana, Il 61801 Speaking of electronic media, by now we hope you will have found the Garrison Festival and piano competition. It as well as music by Albany’s nicolas Ascioti, tel: (217) 244-2670 redesigned AlS website at americanlisztsociety.net. notice the new web consolations (S. 172); selections from [email protected] Wiehnachtsbaum was so successful the president of college of new york city’s Victoria bond, and fax: (217) 244-4585 address - .net, not .org, as before!! our thanks to heather Grotto bellis of (S. 186); la lugubre gondola (S. 200/2); notre Dame requested an encore to occur Woodstock composer Gilles malkine. prior chicago for assisting with the new look of the website. We are hoping to on may 30, 2009 for the same cause. Funds to the recital members of the Saratoga youth Submit change of address information to: liebestraum no. 2 (S. 541/3); Valse oubliée expand the site with additional pages, so check back often to find out what’s new raised may will be shared with the music Symphony attended a special master class e xecutIVe SecretA ry no. 1 (S. 215/1); hungarian rhapsody no. at cnD Series that has been so kind to the during which Kolb and the participants Justin Kolb in the news and looks! 3 (S. 244/3); and the concert etude no. 3 1136 hog mountain road AlS/bW-chapter. Workshops and master discussed in depth why it is that music Fleischmanns, ny 12430 (“un sospiro,” classes that nancy presented in Denver and students excel. For more information about [email protected] With best wishes for a wonderful 2009, eD S. 144/3). compilers of the volume include buffalo added variety to the year’s many Justin’s performance schedule, go to his redi Alexander, Samuel holland, and marc performances. website at www.justinkolb.com. Design: bonadies creative, Inc. Widner. layout: edward rath this newsletter is published twice annually, with a edward rath, editor (www. frederickharrismusic.com) circulation of approximately 750 copies per issue. An official publication of the American liszt Society, Inc. ©2008 AlS, all rights reserved.
10 American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 3 2008 Great romantics Festival Future Festivals member news What you missed! Kansas city: Boaz Sharon, until recently the chair of Michael Schneider performed two recitals the piano department at the university. of the 2008 Great romantics Festival, next it was the wonderful music of here We come Richard Zimdars reports that robert mitchell, winner of the inaugural William at the 3rd hungarian Festival in cancun, Florida, established a new liszt international october 9-11, again provided a variety of brahms: Die mainacht; botschaft; Dr. Steven Spooner of the university Garrison piano competition, was guest mexico. the first all-liszt recital included piano competition in moscow for very events to please the most discriminating of Wir wandelten; Komm bald; Salamander; the mephisto Waltz no. 2; Ave maria, (the young pianists, dedicated to Franz liszt. of Kansas School of music invites artist at the university of Georgia in musical tastes. Dein blaues Auge; Sonntag; o wüsst’ bells of rome); transcriptions of Schubert’s there were two age categories: one for the you to join with fellow listians for an February. In conjunction with zimdars’ ich doch den Weg; meine liebe ist grün; graduate seminar on twentieth-century Gretchen am Spinnrade and Schumann’s very young, where top age is 13, and the exciting American liszt Society Festival the opening concert on thursday evening Wie bist du, meine Königen; and Von American piano music, mitchell presented Widmung; three transcendental etudes second one, where the top age is 20. the featured the hamilton philharmonic waldbekränzter höhe. exploring the theme, “liszt and the Art of a lecture on Frederic rzewski’s “the (no. 6, Vision; competition took place november 15-23, orchestra with horst Förster, conductor, transcription.” the event will take place in people united Will never be Defeated” no. 8, Wilde Jagd; and no. 11, harmonies 2008. For more information, please go to and soloist Kaori yamagami, cello. William Wright, who traveled all the way Kansas city, Kansas from and performed this monumental work to du soir); and the hungarian rhapsody the event web sites at www.arts.ufl.edu/ Included on the program were from Scotland, presented “brahms and the April 3 to April 5, 2009. presentations an enthusiastic audience. zimdars also no. 9 (carnival in pest). the second prague/russia/ or www.konkurs-cms.narod.ru/. mendelssohn’s overture to ruy blas, piano,” an illustrated talk about brahms’ will examine liszt’s legacy of transcription, heard mitchell’s Schubert/liszt graduate program consisted of selections from Années boaz became chair of the piano Department the Schumann cello concerto in A minor, piano music, with special reference to the including works by Godowsky, tausig, recital at the royal conservatory in the de pèlerinage, Deuxième Année - Italy at boston university, effective January 1, and tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 4 in music to be played in the piano Gala after and many others. presenters will include hague on June 17. the night before, both (Sposalizio, Sonetto 104 del petrarca, and 2009. F minor. lunch. pianists John perry and Frederic chiu, attended the netherlands opera production Après une lecture de Dante - Fantaisie quasi and a host of additional distinguished of messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise, an Sonate); Impromptu in F-sharp major; hungarian rhapsody no. 9 (carnival in Festival organizer Dr. Alan Walker and And the piano Gala was exactly that! “An pianists, musicologists, and teachers. the extraordinary five-hour evening. pest); and two transcendental etudes (no. Christopher Schindler, a pianist living AlS president Dr. thomas mastroianni homage to brahms” included the complete university of Kansas owns liszt’s last concert grand, which will be featured in this past school year, richard, with 6, Vision, and no. 8, Wild Jagd). he in portland, oregon recently released greeted and welcomed those assembled on Fantasies of op.116, played by Valerie will also be giving an all-liszt recital on an all-liszt cD. It includes the Vallée several recitals. other events will take colleague martha thomas, performed the Friday afternoon at macnab presbyterian tryon (“one finds oneself in the presence may 16th, 2009 at the liszt museum in d’obermann, Sonata in b minor, Aux place in the 2,000-seat lied center of mozart concerto for two pianos with church. Following was a splendid recital of a great artist.” Gazette de lausanne the uGA Symphony orchestra. zimdars budapest. cyprès de la Villa d’este II, la lugubre Kansas and the bales organ recital hall, by the canadian organist, christiaan [Switzerland]). the monumental Variations also conducted the uGA contemporary Gondola II, and en rêve. more information teeuwsen. After opening his program and Fugue on a theme by handel followed, one of America’s finest organ facilities. Ku chamber ensemble in Giacinto Scelsi’s about the cD is available at his website with the brahms prelude and Fugue in G performed by William Aide (“one of the piano students will perform the complete I presagi, for nine wind instruments and at www.christopherschindler.net. Dr. minor (op. posth), teeuwsen continued most inventive and imaginative pianistic transcendental etudes. Ku is conveniently percussion. pianist Gila Goldstein performed at temple Schindler, a former professor of piano at with two brahms chorale preludes, and talents of our time.” Glenn Gould). located 45 minutes from one of the most emanu-el in San Francisco, the piano marylhurst university in oregon, features ended with the impressive Introduction affordable airports in America, Kansas the recipients of the 2008 university of passions series in new york, pittsburgh the music of liszt in his solo recitals and passacaglia in D minor by max After intermission, yelena beriyeva, a city International. Keep looking for a Georgia Franz liszt Award were paolo Jewish music Festival, AlS Festival in throughout the pacific northwest. recently reger. Friday evening was devoted to a hilton head International piano Finalist, brochure about the Kansas city Festival, Gualdi and Grant Jones, both students of Washington Dc, progetto martha Argerich he played the “Dante” Sonata at the Villa concert in convocation hall at macmaster again graced the stage and performed the and check out the AlS website, too at evgeny rivkin. the award is a package of in lugano, and opusFest Festival in manila. Serbelloni in bellagio, Italy. this year he As of August 21, Gila has been a Visiting was the guest artist of the pacific northwest university featuring yelena beriyeva. ms Studies (Variations) on a theme of americanlisztsociety.net! scores, books, cDs, and a year’s student membership in AlS. the annual award, Assistant professor of piano at the Schwob piano technicians Guild conference. beriyeva opened the program with the paganini, op. 35, book 2. louis nagel inaugurated in 2004, is supported by the School of music, columbus State university For this occasion he played the Vallée brahms Klavierstücke, op. 118. After (“the people’s pianist” by acclamation) Despy Karlas piano professorship, currently in Georgia. Gila just returned from a trip to d’obermann and the Sonata in b minor intermission, she continued with liszt’s ended the program with the heroic 2009 Great romantics held by richard zimdars. china, which she describes as having been on a new model 205 Steingraeber piano. transcriptions of two Schubert songs piano Sonata in F minor, op. 5. “incredible.” you can learn more about you may contact christopher by e-mail at - Ständchen (Serenade) and Die loreley. Festival to celebrate lydia youmans, rising senior piano Gila’s new school and what she is doing there [email protected]. chopin was next, in particular the After such an intense schedule, it Felix mendelssohn performance student of richard zimdars by going to its website at music.colstate.edu. Impromptu no. 2 in F-sharp major, three was a much welcomed evening event at the university of Georgia, won the 2007 click “people,” “Faculty profiles,” and then mazurkas, op. 59 (A minor, A-flat major, that completed the 2008 Festival: the Dr. Alan Walker has announced that Atlanta music club $3000 undergraduate her name in the “Keyboard” section. Gila tells us that columbus State recently became Madeleine Forte was a performer at the and F-sharp minor), the Waltz in A-flat traditional Great romantics candlelight the 2009 Great romantics Festival will piano scholarship. In April, 2008, she an all-Steinway school. congratulations mu phi epsilon International convention major, op. 42, and finishing up with the banquet, held at the hamilton convention celebrate the 200th anniversary of the performed messiaen’s theme and Variations for violin and piano as part of uGA’s from the AlS membership! in Jacksonville, Florida last August. the magnificent polonaise-Fantasy, op. 61. centre. birth of Felix mendelssohn. the title of celebration of the messiaen centennial. program, “music of olivier messiaen,” was the Festival will be “on Wings of Song.” in commemoration of the 100th anniversary Saturday’s schedule began at 10:00 am the menu: the Great romantics Festival takes back in macnab presbyterian church carrot and Ginger bisque Soup of the composer’s birth. madeleine place each october in hamilton, ontario, performed selections from Vingt regards with a recital of lieder presented by mixed Vegetable Salad with orange AlS president Thomas Mastroianni canada. Interested parties may find more sur l’enfant Jesus with presenter/performer John Fanning, bass-baritone, and Valerie poppy Seed Vinaigrette Dressing performed a recital with the theme, information on the Festival website at “Debussy and Symbolism” on november 7, Allen Forte, who also performed a program tryon, piano. the program was divided Salmon calabresi www.artset.net/Greatromantics/web- with soprano beverly hoch, featuring the between works by Schumann and brahms. mushroom, White Wine, and parmesan 2008 at the catholic university of America’s content/index.html or the AlS website at benjamin t. rome School of music. music of cole porter. Schumann was first, with Widmung, risotto americanlisztsociety.net. Der nussbaum, Die lotosblume, Du bist roasted Italian eggplant with tomatoes, the program included Debussy’s Suite wie eine blume, and Aus den östlichen Garlic, and herbs bergamasque, l’isle joyeuse, and the twelve preludes, book II. rosen (from myrthen, op. 25); Die Warm Apple pear tartatin (continued on page 10) beiden Grenadiere; Dein Angesicht; and red and White Wine ending with mit myrten und rosen (from liederkreis, op. 24).
4 American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 9 chapter news From the executive Secretary
New York/New Jersey Chapter (Gila Goldstein, Founder-President, Fellow lisztians, please add the following names to David Witten, Vice-President) the membership Directory that was published your membership Directory: hungarian rhapsody no. 5, performed the chapter helped to increase the AlS this past year is the Society’s attempt at Gila reports that the ny/nJ chapter by ben corbin; ballade no. 2 in b membership in part through the awarding minor, performed by mihyun Kim; and of memberships to all semifinalists in providing a usable tool for networking and hosted a magnificent concert on november Sylvia barton paraphrase on themes from Verdi’s the 2007 competition - a total of 17 new an informational picture of the membership. 13 at the yamaha concert hall. the Kris becker guest artist was Gayle martin-henry, who rigoletto, performed by Alexandre members in 2007! mistakes are made and corrected – but maxim bernard played “an incredible performance to a Dossin. corrections occur only with the help of the packed house of more than 100 people. the chapter has changed the name of membership. updates and corrections will be michael h. boyd An audience of this size is somewhat rare the chapter is organizing a series of benefit the former Garrison piano competition routinely published in the newsletter. this Michele campanella for us, but it is definitely thanks to her and recitals for a young brazilian pianist priscilla to the new liszt/Garrison Festival office appreciates learning of your changes. Karen Kuang Chen her fans that we had such a crowd. Also Dantas. and International piano competition. Dr. Peter Cooper of note was that Gayle played a work by a the new website address is www. Following this year’s board meeting in may Robert Doran lisztgarrisoncompetition.org. the board living composer, Judith Shatin, who came 2008, this office was credited with the growth Laura Garritson from Virginia to attend the ny premiere. voted to host the Festival/competition Daniel Bryan Griffiths Indiana University Chapter on a biennial basis to allow for increased of membership. though this office processes Shatin has her own ny crowd as well.” and maintains membership applications Dr. Pieter Grobler Gayle was the last student of rosina (Karen Shaw, President) fundraising and to accommodate the Joel Hastings more extensive preparations required of and renewals in a database, it does not take lhevinne at Juilliard in the 70s, and she Mindy Hodel the highlight of our season last year: an expanded festival. the Festival has credit for membership growth. Within the was also the third American woman ever Xin Jia Distinquished AlS members read been extended by one day to allow more Society, recruitment has traditionally been the to reach the finals at the tchaikovsky Alexander (Sasha) Katsnelson Gainsford and Frederic chiu performed contestants to perform in the semifinals. result of members’ enthusiasm and passion competition in moscow. the program: Min-Kuei Lan John Field - nocturne; liszt - nocturne the liszt/thalberg “paris piano Duel.” the competition is now fully international for the Society and its objectives. I assumed Monica Leone after a poem by toni raab (“Sleepless, Karen organized and presented the and will include three major categories. the responsibility for membership services in Dr. John A. Maltese question and Answer” - Gila comments, concert, which was given both at the For detailed information about rules and 2002 when membership was 469. During my John Maltese “What a beautiful work, seldom if ever Iu Jacobs School of music and her regulations, please visit the website at tenure, thanks primarily to aggressive chapter www.lisztgarrisoncompetition.org/ Proquest Humanities Index/ played. Gayle demonstrated the two Silvermine Artists Series in connecticut in programs, we hit the 600 mark this past year. october, 2007. Karen obtained the scores Terry Clark endings of the piece and read from Alan membership numbers fluctuate year to year for the authentic repertoire played during earlier this year, fundraising efforts Patrick T. Rucker Walker’s 3rd volume, pages 441-2”); due to formation of new chapters, natural Judith Shatin - Fantasy on St. cecilia, the paris battle in 1837, and reenacted the included the presentation the very Mary Ann Shoemaker attrition, and institutional budgets. written in 1996 (a work in 3 movements: occasion at the salon of princess christina successful “noche de tango” at the Fabrizio Soprano “her Struggle,” “her Spirit,” and “her belgiojoso (portrayed by Karen herself!) college of notre Dame (cnD) in Manabu Takasawa martyrdom.” Shatin said she wrote this on march 31st of that year. read played maryland, featuring singers, actors, Again, this office reminds you to stay in touch Karen M. Taylor piece “with liszt in mind, in his spirit.”); liszt, Frederic portrayed thalberg. It dancers, and a piano quartet which with membership services. let us hear from Leonid Treer included violin, double bass, and a respighi - nocturne; chopin - nocturne in was great fun, good publicity, a full house you!! Phyllis Vickers ... and the printed program included bandoneón virtuoso. Another fundraiser c-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 1; Schumann- Crystal Zimmerman liszt - Widmung and Frühlingsnacht; and clear references to the “troupe’s” AlS will take place may 30, 2009: “VolVer onward and upward! Wagner-liszt - Senta’s ballade from the memberships. … noche de tango” will benefit both Justin Kolb Flying Dutchman and the liebestod from the bWAlS and music at cnD. this is tristan und Isolde. the bW chapter’s way of contributing to an important community series. Any Baltimore-Washington Chapter financial contributions to the upcoming please make the following corrections and (Nancy Roldán, President - new e-mail: Festival/competition - all are tax Oregon Chapter [email protected], deductible! - will be greatly appreciated. (Alexandre Dossin, Chair) Ernest Ragogini, Vice-President) Festival 2009 will be dedicated to on october 22, 2009, liszt’s 197th on behalf of the board of Directors of nationalism in music under the title, birthday, the oregon chapter presented the bW chapter, nancy welcomed all “At the heart of nations.” confirmed an all-liszt concert in beall concert AlS board members and guests to the guests, presenters, and judges include hall on the campus of the university AlS board meeting at the outset of the michael Adcock, Andrew cooperstock, of oregon. the program consisted of 2008 Festival meeting in Washington, Dc, José cueto, Alexandre Dossin, Giulio song transcriptions: petrarch Sonnet 104, and presented each with a cD recording Draghi, Inna Faliks, Andrew Gerle, Daniel performed by Alexis Gibbons; Widmung, featuring winners of the 2005-2006 Glover, Gila Goldstein, Ivo Kaltchev, performed by Kanako Ishihama; buch der Garrison piano competitions. José ramos Santana, Shaun tirrell, Alan lieder I (Am rhein im Schönen Strome Walker, and richard zimdars. and Die lorelei, performed by boKyung two winners of past competitions lee); transcendental etudes no. 10 in F performed at the opening recital of the We would love to welcome you and your minor, performed by Julia lin and no. 8 2008 Festival: robert mitchell, who won students to the campus of cnD. For more in c minor (Wilde Jagd), performed by first prize in the American pianist division information on the revised liszt/Garrison michael Seregow; unstern and nuages in 2005, and Irene Kim, first prize winner Festival and competition, please call Gris, performed by Jacob coleman; in the young Artist division in 2007. 410 833 5782, or visit our website at www. lisztgarrisoncompetition.org.
8 American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 5 conference report We have a new web address! coming in the next issue of your please note that the new web address American liszt “les élèves de liszt” – colloque International Society newsletter Grand théâtre d’Angers, France for the American liszt Society is
19-21 June 2008 Details about the upcoming 2009 AlS conference at the university of Kansas by rena charnin mueller and richard zimdars www.americanlisztsociety.net results of the 2008 los Angeles International Writing from Weimar to his mother on June 8, 1884, August Göllerich described one of many joys of this conference liszt competition the makeup of the piano students of Franz liszt as a “tower of babel.” the was the opportunity to see the late the former address (domain or url, if you A review by Dr. reid Alexander of reginald same could be said of the presenters on the program of the international fourteenth-century tapestry of the Gerig’s Great pianists and their technique conference “les élèves de liszt,” held in the Grand théâtre in Angers, France, Apocalypse, now housed in the prefer) that included .org at the end is no longer 19-21 June 2008. organized by malou haine and nicolas Dufetel, under the magnificent chateau of Angers, a ... and much, much more - depending on you. auspices of the université François rabelais (tours), the Institut de recherche monumental work consisting of 77 valid for our website. please let us know what you are doing in the sur le patrimoine musical en France (IrpmF), and the centre national de panels presenting scenes from the book context of liszt scholarship, performance, or furthering the aims of the AlS in promoting a la recherche Scientifique (cnrS), the conference explored the careers and of revelation. other more fleeting better understanding of the life and works of legacies of some of liszt’s best—and least-known pupils. Four sessions were pleasures were the elegant chandeliered Franz liszt. devoted to students of particular nationalities or their specific environments: foyer of the Angers Grand théâtre, site you will also notice a new design that provides speaking about the French pupils were cécile reynaud (“l’oeuvre de Franz of the conference, and the quality of the submission deadline for the Winter/Spring liszt dans les morceaux de concours du conservatoire de paris [1870-1950]”), the luncheons served to the participants for easier reading and a lighter feel for the site. issue of the newsletter is due march 1, 2009. All articles and information must be sent as e-mail Jean-Jacques eigeldinger (“les premières leçons de liszt è Valerie boissier”), in the basement of the théâtre. A la the color scheme is based on the colors of the messages or attachments. photography should and claude Knepper (“olga Janina”). the Spanish, Italian, and German pupils phantom of the opera, we were guided be in high resolution black and white and sent were grouped in a single session, beginning with monserrat bergadà (“Franz into the depths of theatre - not to find hungarian flag, not just as it is today, but as it preferably as a .jpeg attachment (.psd files are liszt et les pianists espagnols”), Anna tedesco (“une élève napolitaine: luisa christine, but la cuisine! acceptable). please be sure that the subject line cognetti [1857-1952]”), rainer Schmusch (“Franz liszt et eduard lassen existed during the lifetime of Franz liszt. of your e-mail reads “AlS newsletter.” – Aspecte d’une inspiration réciproque”), and malou haine (“le roman à clef the musical highlight of the conference Send your information to edward rath, editor d’une élève de liszt à Weimar: miss träumerei de l’Americain Albert morris was a superb concert humanitaire, a of the AlS newsletter, at [email protected]. bagby”). the next session dealt with the hungarian, Slovakian, and polish splendid program of liszt and bartók, thank you! pupils: mária eckhardt spoke on “István thomán, élève et successeur de Franz with pianists hélène Desmoulin and plans call for expanded use of photography, liszt à l’Académie de musique de budapest;” ryszard Golianek on “en imitant Joëlle lemée, faculty members of the le maître: la Grande Fantaisie de Jules zarembski,” bruno moysan on “moritz national conservatory of Angers, and including many photos of liszt throughout his rosenthal, le virtuose qui fit se retourner…brahms,” and Serge Gut (“comment the choeur d’enfants du crr d’Angers members in the se passait une leçon avec liszt à Weimar en 1885?” the session dealing under the direction of claire-marie mille, life. If you have an article or event that you with the russians and Americans heard from David cannata (“liszt’s pupils, performing the two-piano version of want publicized, please send photos and texts to news tschaikovsky’s baton” [principally Adele Aus de ohe]), rena mueller (“Who liszt’s Dante Symphonie. the was Arma Senkrah?”), Andre lischke (“Alexander Siloti et ses Souvenirs sur two pianists then performed liszt’s edward rath at [email protected]. two AlS members were featured in articles F. liszt”), William Wright (“Frederic lamond in Scotland [1940-1948]”), and triomphe funèbre du tasse for piano published in clavier magazine this past year. AlS richard zimdars (“Arthur bird’s piano Works After his time With liszt”). duo, and finally, bartók’s Sonate pour president Thomas Mastroianni was the subject Finally, the conference closed with a session on pedagogical perspectives, with deux pianos et percussions. of an article in the march issue (Vol 47, no. 3) by AlS board member Elyse Mach, as well as an papers by corinne Schneider (“la présence du piano lisztien dans le corpus article by a former student, Rosemary Hallum. didactique français du Second empire à la première Guerre mondiale: situation, Alexandre Dossin was the subject of a cover story filiations et fonctionnalités”), marie-Françoise bucquet and nicolas Dufetel Save the dates!!! by phillipa Kiraly in the Summer issue (Vol 47, (“entre liszt, bülow et Kempff: beethoven”), and the conference concluded no. 5). In case you have not yet heard, clavier brilliantly with a summary by Jean-Jacques eigeldinger. April 3 - 5 has merged with the former Keyboard companion to create the new clavier companion. For more the conference papers will be published by Symétrie in brussels in due 2009 AlS conference: information, please go the website http://www. course, with the addition of several more essays on other students. keyboardcompanion.com/. university of Kansas
6 American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 7 conference report We have a new web address! coming in the next issue of your please note that the new web address American liszt “les élèves de liszt” – colloque International Society newsletter Grand théâtre d’Angers, France for the American liszt Society is
19-21 June 2008 Details about the upcoming 2009 AlS conference at the university of Kansas by rena charnin mueller and richard zimdars www.americanlisztsociety.net results of the 2008 los Angeles International Writing from Weimar to his mother on June 8, 1884, August Göllerich described one of many joys of this conference liszt competition the makeup of the piano students of Franz liszt as a “tower of babel.” the was the opportunity to see the late the former address (domain or url, if you A review by Dr. reid Alexander of reginald same could be said of the presenters on the program of the international fourteenth-century tapestry of the Gerig’s Great pianists and their technique conference “les élèves de liszt,” held in the Grand théâtre in Angers, France, Apocalypse, now housed in the prefer) that included .org at the end is no longer 19-21 June 2008. organized by malou haine and nicolas Dufetel, under the magnificent chateau of Angers, a ... and much, much more - depending on you. auspices of the université François rabelais (tours), the Institut de recherche monumental work consisting of 77 valid for our website. please let us know what you are doing in the sur le patrimoine musical en France (IrpmF), and the centre national de panels presenting scenes from the book context of liszt scholarship, performance, or furthering the aims of the AlS in promoting a la recherche Scientifique (cnrS), the conference explored the careers and of revelation. other more fleeting better understanding of the life and works of legacies of some of liszt’s best—and least-known pupils. Four sessions were pleasures were the elegant chandeliered Franz liszt. devoted to students of particular nationalities or their specific environments: foyer of the Angers Grand théâtre, site you will also notice a new design that provides speaking about the French pupils were cécile reynaud (“l’oeuvre de Franz of the conference, and the quality of the submission deadline for the Winter/Spring liszt dans les morceaux de concours du conservatoire de paris [1870-1950]”), the luncheons served to the participants for easier reading and a lighter feel for the site. issue of the newsletter is due march 1, 2009. All articles and information must be sent as e-mail Jean-Jacques eigeldinger (“les premières leçons de liszt è Valerie boissier”), in the basement of the théâtre. A la the color scheme is based on the colors of the messages or attachments. photography should and claude Knepper (“olga Janina”). the Spanish, Italian, and German pupils phantom of the opera, we were guided be in high resolution black and white and sent were grouped in a single session, beginning with monserrat bergadà (“Franz into the depths of theatre - not to find hungarian flag, not just as it is today, but as it preferably as a .jpeg attachment (.psd files are liszt et les pianists espagnols”), Anna tedesco (“une élève napolitaine: luisa christine, but la cuisine! acceptable). please be sure that the subject line cognetti [1857-1952]”), rainer Schmusch (“Franz liszt et eduard lassen existed during the lifetime of Franz liszt. of your e-mail reads “AlS newsletter.” – Aspecte d’une inspiration réciproque”), and malou haine (“le roman à clef the musical highlight of the conference Send your information to edward rath, editor d’une élève de liszt à Weimar: miss träumerei de l’Americain Albert morris was a superb concert humanitaire, a of the AlS newsletter, at [email protected]. bagby”). the next session dealt with the hungarian, Slovakian, and polish splendid program of liszt and bartók, thank you! pupils: mária eckhardt spoke on “István thomán, élève et successeur de Franz with pianists hélène Desmoulin and plans call for expanded use of photography, liszt à l’Académie de musique de budapest;” ryszard Golianek on “en imitant Joëlle lemée, faculty members of the le maître: la Grande Fantaisie de Jules zarembski,” bruno moysan on “moritz national conservatory of Angers, and including many photos of liszt throughout his rosenthal, le virtuose qui fit se retourner…brahms,” and Serge Gut (“comment the choeur d’enfants du crr d’Angers members in the se passait une leçon avec liszt à Weimar en 1885?” the session dealing under the direction of claire-marie mille, life. If you have an article or event that you with the russians and Americans heard from David cannata (“liszt’s pupils, performing the two-piano version of want publicized, please send photos and texts to news tschaikovsky’s baton” [principally Adele Aus de ohe]), rena mueller (“Who liszt’s Dante Symphonie. the was Arma Senkrah?”), Andre lischke (“Alexander Siloti et ses Souvenirs sur two pianists then performed liszt’s edward rath at [email protected]. two AlS members were featured in articles F. liszt”), William Wright (“Frederic lamond in Scotland [1940-1948]”), and triomphe funèbre du tasse for piano published in clavier magazine this past year. AlS richard zimdars (“Arthur bird’s piano Works After his time With liszt”). duo, and finally, bartók’s Sonate pour president Thomas Mastroianni was the subject Finally, the conference closed with a session on pedagogical perspectives, with deux pianos et percussions. of an article in the march issue (Vol 47, no. 3) by AlS board member Elyse Mach, as well as an papers by corinne Schneider (“la présence du piano lisztien dans le corpus article by a former student, Rosemary Hallum. didactique français du Second empire à la première Guerre mondiale: situation, Alexandre Dossin was the subject of a cover story filiations et fonctionnalités”), marie-Françoise bucquet and nicolas Dufetel Save the dates!!! by phillipa Kiraly in the Summer issue (Vol 47, (“entre liszt, bülow et Kempff: beethoven”), and the conference concluded no. 5). In case you have not yet heard, clavier brilliantly with a summary by Jean-Jacques eigeldinger. April 3 - 5 has merged with the former Keyboard companion to create the new clavier companion. For more the conference papers will be published by Symétrie in brussels in due 2009 AlS conference: information, please go the website http://www. course, with the addition of several more essays on other students. keyboardcompanion.com/. university of Kansas
6 American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 7 chapter news From the executive Secretary
New York/New Jersey Chapter (Gila Goldstein, Founder-President, Fellow lisztians, charles hulin Karen Kuang chen David Witten, Vice-President) the membership Directory that was published email: [email protected] 1111 n. Dartmouth Ave., #318S hungarian rhapsody no. 5, performed the chapter helped to increase the AlS this past year is the Society’s attempt at claremont, cA 91765 by ben corbin; ballade no. 2 in b membership in part through the awarding Gila reports that the ny/nJ chapter providing a usable tool for networking and nancy roldán h 909-964-6650 hosted a magnificent concert on november minor, performed by mihyun Kim; and of memberships to all semifinalists in an informational picture of the membership. e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] 13 at the yamaha concert hall. the paraphrase on themes from Verdi’s the 2007 competition - a total of 17 new 410-833-5782 piano Instructor/DmA Student guest artist was Gayle martin-henry, who rigoletto, performed by Alexandre members in 2007! mistakes are made and corrected – but www.nancyroldan.org played “an incredible performance to a Dossin. corrections occur only with the help of the packed house of more than 100 people. the chapter has changed the name of membership. updates and corrections will be Dr. peter cooper An audience of this size is somewhat rare the chapter is organizing a series of benefit the former Garrison piano competition routinely published in the newsletter. this Joshua russell Southern Adventist university for us, but it is definitely thanks to her and recitals for a young brazilian pianist priscilla to the new liszt/Garrison Festival office appreciates learning of your changes. 5903 n. cedarcrest ct., Apt 502 School of music, po box 370 her fans that we had such a crowd. Also Dantas. and International piano competition. peoria, Il 61615 collegedale, tn 37315-0370 of note was that Gayle played a work by a the new website address is www. Following this year’s board meeting in may h 309-691-6490 W 423-236-2165 lisztgarrisoncompetition.org. the board living composer, Judith Shatin, who came 2008, this office was credited with the growth [email protected] voted to host the Festival/competition from Virginia to attend the ny premiere. helen Smith tarchalski professor of music Indiana University Chapter on a biennial basis to allow for increased of membership. though this office processes Shatin has her own ny crowd as well.” and maintains membership applications email: [email protected] Gayle was the last student of rosina (Karen Shaw, President) fundraising and to accommodate the and renewals in a database, it does not take robert Doran lhevinne at Juilliard in the 70s, and she more extensive preparations required of an expanded festival. the Festival has credit for membership growth. Within the university of rochester was also the third American woman ever the highlight of our season last year: please add the following names and Distinquished AlS members read been extended by one day to allow more Society, recruitment has traditionally been the modern languages and cultures to reach the finals at the tchaikovsky addresses of new members to your Gainsford and Frederic chiu performed contestants to perform in the semifinals. result of members’ enthusiasm and passion rc box 270082 competition in moscow. the program: membership Directory: John Field - nocturne; liszt - nocturne the liszt/thalberg “paris piano Duel.” the competition is now fully international for the Society and its objectives. I assumed rochester, ny 14627 after a poem by toni raab (“Sleepless, Karen organized and presented the and will include three major categories. the responsibility for membership services in h 951-334-6062 W 585-275-7894 question and Answer” - Gila comments, concert, which was given both at the For detailed information about rules and 2002 when membership was 469. During my [email protected] Sylvia barton “What a beautiful work, seldom if ever Iu Jacobs School of music and her regulations, please visit the website at tenure, thanks primarily to aggressive chapter professor www.lisztgarrisoncompetition.org/ 440 e conifer rd. played. Gayle demonstrated the two Silvermine Artists Series in connecticut in programs, we hit the 600 mark this past year. october, 2007. Karen obtained the scores Glendora, cA 91741 endings of the piece and read from Alan membership numbers fluctuate year to year laura Garritson for the authentic repertoire played during earlier this year, fundraising efforts h 626-335-1886 Walker’s 3rd volume, pages 441-2”); due to formation of new chapters, natural 807A Wind river Dr. Judith Shatin - Fantasy on St. cecilia, the paris battle in 1837, and reenacted the included the presentation the very [email protected] attrition, and institutional budgets. Grafton, Il 62037 written in 1996 (a work in 3 movements: occasion at the salon of princess christina successful “noche de tango” at the music educator/Adjudicator [email protected] “her Struggle,” “her Spirit,” and “her belgiojoso (portrayed by Karen herself!) college of notre Dame (cnD) in martyrdom.” Shatin said she wrote this on march 31st of that year. read played maryland, featuring singers, actors, Again, this office reminds you to stay in touch Kris becker Asst. prof. of music/DmA candidate piece “with liszt in mind, in his spirit.”); liszt, Frederic portrayed thalberg. It dancers, and a piano quartet which with membership services. let us hear from 4655 Wild Indigo St., #9 respighi - nocturne; chopin - nocturne in was great fun, good publicity, a full house included violin, double bass, and a you!! houston, tx 77027 Daniel bryan Griffiths bandoneón virtuoso. Another fundraiser c-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 1; Schumann- ... and the printed program included h 713-249-5984 ncSA box 506 clear references to the “troupe’s” AlS will take place may 30, 2009: “VolVer liszt - Widmung and Frühlingsnacht; and onward and upward! [email protected] 1533 S. main Street memberships. … noche de tango” will benefit both Wagner-liszt - Senta’s ballade from the Justin Kolb musician Winston-Salem, nc 27127-2188 Flying Dutchman and the liebestod from the bWAlS and music at cnD. this is Student tristan und Isolde. the bW chapter’s way of contributing to an important community series. Any maxim bernard Baltimore-Washington Chapter financial contributions to the upcoming please make the following corrections and 430 S. Dunn St. #222 Dr. pieter Grobler (Nancy Roldán, President - new e-mail: Festival/competition - all are tax updates to your membership Directory bloomington, In 47401 172 ½ e. market St., #b Oregon Chapter [email protected], deductible! - will be greatly appreciated. h 812-331-2977 tiffin, oh 44883 (Alexandre Dossin, Chair) Ernest Ragogini, Vice-President) peter coraggio [email protected] h 940-382-5551 Festival 2009 will be dedicated to email: [email protected] pianist [email protected] on october 22, 2009, liszt’s 197th on behalf of the board of Directors of nationalism in music under the title, pianist birthday, the oregon chapter presented the bW chapter, nancy welcomed all “At the heart of nations.” confirmed Jose m. cueto michael h. boyd (life membership) guests, presenters, and judges include an all-liszt concert in beall concert AlS board members and guests to the corrected zip code: 21136 2538 Drummond road Joel hastings hall on the campus of the university AlS board meeting at the outset of the michael Adcock, Andrew cooperstock, toledo, oh 43606 3248 bolgos circle José cueto, Alexandre Dossin, Giulio of oregon. the program consisted of 2008 Festival meeting in Washington, Dc, h 419-534-2450 Ann Arbor, mI 48105 Draghi, Inna Faliks, Andrew Gerle, Daniel marjorie Foyer song transcriptions: petrarch Sonnet 104, and presented each with a cD recording [email protected] cell 734-678-2097 featuring winners of the 2005-2006 Glover, Gila Goldstein, Ivo Kaltchev, email: [email protected] performed by Alexis Gibbons; Widmung, professor of piano [email protected] Garrison piano competitions. José ramos Santana, Shaun tirrell, Alan performed by Kanako Ishihama; buch der pianist lieder I (Am rhein im Schönen Strome Walker, and richard zimdars. Klara hamburger michele campanella and Die lorelei, performed by boKyung two winners of past competitions email: [email protected] lee); transcendental etudes no. 10 in F performed at the opening recital of the We would love to welcome you and your Via leonardo Da Vinci 29 . minor, performed by Julia lin and no. 8 2008 Festival: robert mitchell, who won students to the campus of cnD. For more Ferrazzano, cb 86010 Italy (continued on page 11) in c minor (Wilde Jagd), performed by first prize in the American pianist division information on the revised liszt/Garrison [email protected] michael Seregow; unstern and nuages in 2005, and Irene Kim, first prize winner Festival and competition, please call Gris, performed by Jacob coleman; in the young Artist division in 2007. 410 833 5782, or visit our website at www. lisztgarrisoncompetition.org.
8 American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 5 2008 Great romantics Festival Future Festivals member news What you missed! Kansas city: Boaz Sharon, until recently the chair of Michael Schneider performed two recitals the piano department at the university. of the 2008 Great romantics Festival, next it was the wonderful music of here We come Richard Zimdars reports that robert mitchell, winner of the inaugural William at the 3rd hungarian Festival in cancun, Florida, established a new liszt international october 9-11, again provided a variety of brahms: Die mainacht; botschaft; Dr. Steven Spooner of the university Garrison piano competition, was guest mexico. the first all-liszt recital included piano competition in moscow for very events to please the most discriminating of Wir wandelten; Komm bald; Salamander; the mephisto Waltz no. 2; Ave maria, (the young pianists, dedicated to Franz liszt. of Kansas School of music invites artist at the university of Georgia in musical tastes. Dein blaues Auge; Sonntag; o wüsst’ bells of rome); transcriptions of Schubert’s there were two age categories: one for the you to join with fellow listians for an February. In conjunction with zimdars’ ich doch den Weg; meine liebe ist grün; graduate seminar on twentieth-century Gretchen am Spinnrade and Schumann’s very young, where top age is 13, and the exciting American liszt Society Festival the opening concert on thursday evening Wie bist du, meine Königen; and Von American piano music, mitchell presented Widmung; three transcendental etudes second one, where the top age is 20. the featured the hamilton philharmonic waldbekränzter höhe. exploring the theme, “liszt and the Art of a lecture on Frederic rzewski’s “the (no. 6, Vision; competition took place november 15-23, orchestra with horst Förster, conductor, transcription.” the event will take place in people united Will never be Defeated” no. 8, Wilde Jagd; and no. 11, harmonies 2008. For more information, please go to and soloist Kaori yamagami, cello. William Wright, who traveled all the way Kansas city, Kansas from and performed this monumental work to du soir); and the hungarian rhapsody the event web sites at www.arts.ufl.edu/ Included on the program were from Scotland, presented “brahms and the April 3 to April 5, 2009. presentations an enthusiastic audience. zimdars also no. 9 (carnival in pest). the second prague/russia/ or www.konkurs-cms.narod.ru/. mendelssohn’s overture to ruy blas, piano,” an illustrated talk about brahms’ will examine liszt’s legacy of transcription, heard mitchell’s Schubert/liszt graduate program consisted of selections from Années boaz became chair of the piano Department the Schumann cello concerto in A minor, piano music, with special reference to the including works by Godowsky, tausig, recital at the royal conservatory in the de pèlerinage, Deuxième Année - Italy at boston university, effective January 1, and tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 4 in music to be played in the piano Gala after and many others. presenters will include hague on June 17. the night before, both (Sposalizio, Sonetto 104 del petrarca, and 2009. F minor. lunch. pianists John perry and Frederic chiu, attended the netherlands opera production Après une lecture de Dante - Fantaisie quasi and a host of additional distinguished of messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise, an Sonate); Impromptu in F-sharp major; hungarian rhapsody no. 9 (carnival in Festival organizer Dr. Alan Walker and And the piano Gala was exactly that! “An pianists, musicologists, and teachers. the extraordinary five-hour evening. pest); and two transcendental etudes (no. Christopher Schindler, a pianist living AlS president Dr. thomas mastroianni homage to brahms” included the complete university of Kansas owns liszt’s last concert grand, which will be featured in this past school year, richard, with 6, Vision, and no. 8, Wild Jagd). he in portland, oregon recently released greeted and welcomed those assembled on Fantasies of op.116, played by Valerie will also be giving an all-liszt recital on an all-liszt cD. It includes the Vallée several recitals. other events will take colleague martha thomas, performed the Friday afternoon at macnab presbyterian tryon (“one finds oneself in the presence may 16th, 2009 at the liszt museum in d’obermann, Sonata in b minor, Aux place in the 2,000-seat lied center of mozart concerto for two pianos with church. Following was a splendid recital of a great artist.” Gazette de lausanne the uGA Symphony orchestra. zimdars budapest. cyprès de la Villa d’este II, la lugubre Kansas and the bales organ recital hall, by the canadian organist, christiaan [Switzerland]). the monumental Variations also conducted the uGA contemporary Gondola II, and en rêve. more information teeuwsen. After opening his program and Fugue on a theme by handel followed, one of America’s finest organ facilities. Ku chamber ensemble in Giacinto Scelsi’s about the cD is available at his website with the brahms prelude and Fugue in G performed by William Aide (“one of the piano students will perform the complete I presagi, for nine wind instruments and at www.christopherschindler.net. Dr. minor (op. posth), teeuwsen continued most inventive and imaginative pianistic transcendental etudes. Ku is conveniently percussion. pianist Gila Goldstein performed at temple Schindler, a former professor of piano at with two brahms chorale preludes, and talents of our time.” Glenn Gould). located 45 minutes from one of the most emanu-el in San Francisco, the piano marylhurst university in oregon, features ended with the impressive Introduction affordable airports in America, Kansas the recipients of the 2008 university of passions series in new york, pittsburgh the music of liszt in his solo recitals and passacaglia in D minor by max After intermission, yelena beriyeva, a city International. Keep looking for a Georgia Franz liszt Award were paolo Jewish music Festival, AlS Festival in throughout the pacific northwest. recently reger. Friday evening was devoted to a hilton head International piano Finalist, brochure about the Kansas city Festival, Gualdi and Grant Jones, both students of Washington Dc, progetto martha Argerich he played the “Dante” Sonata at the Villa concert in convocation hall at macmaster again graced the stage and performed the and check out the AlS website, too at evgeny rivkin. the award is a package of in lugano, and opusFest Festival in manila. Serbelloni in bellagio, Italy. this year he As of August 21, Gila has been a Visiting was the guest artist of the pacific northwest university featuring yelena beriyeva. ms Studies (Variations) on a theme of americanlisztsociety.net! scores, books, cDs, and a year’s student membership in AlS. the annual award, Assistant professor of piano at the Schwob piano technicians Guild conference. beriyeva opened the program with the paganini, op. 35, book 2. louis nagel inaugurated in 2004, is supported by the School of music, columbus State university For this occasion he played the Vallée brahms Klavierstücke, op. 118. After (“the people’s pianist” by acclamation) Despy Karlas piano professorship, currently in Georgia. Gila just returned from a trip to d’obermann and the Sonata in b minor intermission, she continued with liszt’s ended the program with the heroic 2009 Great romantics held by richard zimdars. china, which she describes as having been on a new model 205 Steingraeber piano. transcriptions of two Schubert songs piano Sonata in F minor, op. 5. “incredible.” you can learn more about you may contact christopher by e-mail at - Ständchen (Serenade) and Die loreley. Festival to celebrate lydia youmans, rising senior piano Gila’s new school and what she is doing there [email protected]. chopin was next, in particular the After such an intense schedule, it Felix mendelssohn performance student of richard zimdars by going to its website at music.colstate.edu. Impromptu no. 2 in F-sharp major, three was a much welcomed evening event at the university of Georgia, won the 2007 click “people,” “Faculty profiles,” and then mazurkas, op. 59 (A minor, A-flat major, that completed the 2008 Festival: the Dr. Alan Walker has announced that Atlanta music club $3000 undergraduate her name in the “Keyboard” section. Gila tells us that columbus State recently became Madeleine Forte was a performer at the and F-sharp minor), the Waltz in A-flat traditional Great romantics candlelight the 2009 Great romantics Festival will piano scholarship. In April, 2008, she an all-Steinway school. congratulations mu phi epsilon International convention major, op. 42, and finishing up with the banquet, held at the hamilton convention celebrate the 200th anniversary of the performed messiaen’s theme and Variations for violin and piano as part of uGA’s from the AlS membership! in Jacksonville, Florida last August. the magnificent polonaise-Fantasy, op. 61. centre. birth of Felix mendelssohn. the title of celebration of the messiaen centennial. program, “music of olivier messiaen,” was the Festival will be “on Wings of Song.” in commemoration of the 100th anniversary Saturday’s schedule began at 10:00 am the menu: the Great romantics Festival takes back in macnab presbyterian church carrot and Ginger bisque Soup of the composer’s birth. madeleine place each october in hamilton, ontario, performed selections from Vingt regards with a recital of lieder presented by mixed Vegetable Salad with orange AlS president Thomas Mastroianni canada. Interested parties may find more sur l’enfant Jesus with presenter/performer John Fanning, bass-baritone, and Valerie poppy Seed Vinaigrette Dressing performed a recital with the theme, information on the Festival website at “Debussy and Symbolism” on november 7, Allen Forte, who also performed a program tryon, piano. the program was divided Salmon calabresi www.artset.net/Greatromantics/web- with soprano beverly hoch, featuring the between works by Schumann and brahms. mushroom, White Wine, and parmesan 2008 at the catholic university of America’s content/index.html or the AlS website at benjamin t. rome School of music. music of cole porter. Schumann was first, with Widmung, risotto americanlisztsociety.net. Der nussbaum, Die lotosblume, Du bist roasted Italian eggplant with tomatoes, the program included Debussy’s Suite wie eine blume, and Aus den östlichen Garlic, and herbs bergamasque, l’isle joyeuse, and the twelve preludes, book II. rosen (from myrthen, op. 25); Die Warm Apple pear tartatin (continued on page 10) beiden Grenadiere; Dein Angesicht; and red and White Wine ending with mit myrten und rosen (from liederkreis, op. 24).
4 American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 9 Four new Member News letter from the editor chapters Join the (continued from page 9) American liszt Society newly-elected member of the board of Duo recitals with José Cueto included Directors Alexandre Dossin has been busy traditional program themes and “From Dear Fellow lisztians! performing and recording. his naxos blues to tango.” Judging engagements Four new chapters were welcomed at cD (Verdi-liszt paraphrases) was released included competitions in college park, mD; 2008 AlS Festival in Washington D.c. with great success, receiving 12 glowing boulder, colorado; and the november los If you are like I am with respect to time, you’re probably asking At its meeting on thursday, may 29, the international reviews from publications such Angeles International liszt competition. yourself, “Where have the past six months gone?”. In fact, I just American liszt Society board of Directors as Diapason (France), Financial times and of the los Angeles event, nancy said that shared that question with my Director during a brief hallway voted to accept applications requesting the piano International (uK), Klassik heute. “It was rewarding to listen to so many meeting. It seems as though we were just in Washington for the establishment of four new chapters of the com (Germany), and in the uS - clavier wonderful performances and to renew Society. the new chapters include: annual AlS conference and Festival, and yet that was more than six months magazine, American record Guide, and friendships and make new acquaintances.” ago. And ... ahem ... you will notice that your AlS newsletter is a bit late Fanfare, among others. reviewers compared Franz liszt’s music was present throughout Iowa: Kesnia nosikova, president his recording with Arrau’s famous Verdi- the year in all her solo recitals, at the may/ hitting the mails, for which I apologize. Kansas: Steven Spooner, president liszt recording from the 1970s: “like AlS Festival in Washington, Dc, and on Arrau, Dossin is a big virtuoso who obtains his birthday october 22 at hood college, In any case, 2008 has now ended, a year that has witnessed some unbelievably Italy: michele campanella, president huge sonorities without banging, and is where six pianists performed an All-liszt interesting events - and, yes, some that have been quite painful. I think that not averse to underlining liszt’s expressive recital to a mesmerized audience. the cD president mastroianni’s words on the facing page are so appropriate. In mid-hudson (new york): tammy lum, directives in red ink, with broad, rhetorical “remembrance” was launched this year and president. strokes” (Jed Distler). “Arrau’s famous is available on cD-baby. the recording troubling times, we do need to latch on to what is good and beautiful. While we readings are, by comparison, slightly dour” contains several live performances by the may enjoy entertainment, true art is what we need, even crave. certainly, art congratulations to these newest chapters (peter rabinowitz). the cD was chosen by duo cueto/roldán. nancy is currently music can speak to us in a way that few other, if any, media can. of the American liszt Society. With these michael cookson as “cD of the month” in optimistically absorbed in the preparations additions, the Society has 14 chapters, July, 2007 and as one of the best in 2007, for the chapter’s next may fundraiser. So, let us be grateful for the common bonds we have: great music and, more its largest number in history. If you are and also made the headline “brazilian She extends an invitation to all chapter specifically, the music of liszt. We are fortunate to be able to share the wonders interested in forming a chapter, please pianist proves to be a master at liszt” at members for a most exciting program at contact chapters chair paul barnes at the courier-post (nJ). Alexandre just 7pm, on may 30 at cnD! For additional of sound, inspiration, and hope for the future through the mastery and genius of [email protected]. For a complete listing of finished two cDs for naxos, with music by information, please visit nancy’s website at F. l. and so many other great talents! current chapters and their presidents, please Kabalevsky. he was also recently invited www.nancyroldan.org. see the American liszt Society website at to be an editor for Schirmer, for which Some time ago, I asked that you contact me with your thoughts concerning americanlisztsociety.net. firm he will edit and record tchaikovsky’s going to an all-electronic format for the newsletter via the website. I received the Seasons for the Schirmer performance editions series, to be released nationally Justin Kolb performed for the eighth very little input from the membership, but I brought the subject to the table at during the 2009 mtnA convention in time at the belleayre (ny) Summer music the most recent AlS board meeting in Washington last Spring. While many new Volume of Atlanta. most recently, Alexandre was Festival on Friday, July 25, this time with in attendance spoke to the more efficient and cost-effective means by which an in São paulo to perform totentanz and the post-neo trio, which included Abby e-newsletter would seem to be preferable to a paper version, a strong opinion liszt Works now liszt’s concerto no. 1 with the São paulo newton and mikhail horowitz. the trio prevailed: paper still provides a physical record of what we do and say. Further, municipal theater Symphony on December reprised remembering Felix, composed by there are some people who do not use electronic devices to access news such as 14. the late robert Starer, as the centerpiece Available found in these pages, and our library subscribers would likely feel left out. of its program. Also on the program were American liszt Society works by Schumann, David Alpher, and preSIDent Frederick harris music recently published William bolcom. each member of the trio thomas mastroianni So, the board voted to retain the publication of two issues of the newsletter a new volume of works by liszt entitled, Nancy Roldán traveled with her “tone also performed a short solo piece. Justin each year. you should watch for the next issue, which will be somewhat shorter, “celebrate liszt.” the volume is part paintings” program throughout the also performed a piano recital titled “Great n eWSletter eDItor edward rath, Associate Director to arrive in march 2009. of the monumental “celebrate” project Washington/mD area in 2008. other romantics meet hudson river composers” School of music featuring numerous composers. repertoire concerts included “noche de tango,” in burnt hills, ny on october 13. the university of Illinois includes Four Short piano pieces (S. 192); a fundraiser for the bW chapter’s liszt/ performance included traditional repertoire urbana, Il 61801 Speaking of electronic media, by now we hope you will have found the Garrison Festival and piano competition. It as well as music by Albany’s nicolas Ascioti, tel: (217) 244-2670 redesigned AlS website at americanlisztsociety.net. notice the new web consolations (S. 172); selections from [email protected] Wiehnachtsbaum was so successful the president of college of new york city’s Victoria bond, and fax: (217) 244-4585 address - .net, not .org, as before!! our thanks to heather Grotto bellis of (S. 186); la lugubre gondola (S. 200/2); notre Dame requested an encore to occur Woodstock composer Gilles malkine. prior chicago for assisting with the new look of the website. We are hoping to on may 30, 2009 for the same cause. Funds to the recital members of the Saratoga youth Submit change of address information to: liebestraum no. 2 (S. 541/3); Valse oubliée expand the site with additional pages, so check back often to find out what’s new raised may will be shared with the music Symphony attended a special master class executIVe SecretAry no. 1 (S. 215/1); hungarian rhapsody no. at cnD Series that has been so kind to the during which Kolb and the participants Justin Kolb in the news and looks! 3 (S. 244/3); and the concert etude no. 3 1136 hog mountain road AlS/bW-chapter. Workshops and master discussed in depth why it is that music Fleischmanns, ny 12430 (“un sospiro,” classes that nancy presented in Denver and students excel. For more information about [email protected] With best wishes for a wonderful 2009, eD S. 144/3). compilers of the volume include buffalo added variety to the year’s many Justin’s performance schedule, go to his redi Alexander, Samuel holland, and marc performances. website at www.justinkolb.com. Design: bonadies creative, Inc. Widner. layout: edward rath this newsletter is published twice annually, with a edward rath, editor (www. frederickharrismusic.com) circulation of approximately 750 copies per issue. An official publication of the American liszt Society, Inc. ©2008 AlS, all rights reserved.
10 American liszt Society Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2008 3 preSIDent thomas mastroianni t he catholic university of America president’s message James conlon new members benjamin t. rome School of music Washington D.c. 20064 receives medal of (continued from page 5) preSIDent emerItuS Fernando laires the American liszt Information originally shown on this page was removed to VIce preSIDent Dear lisztians, Jay A. hershberger Society protect the personal c oncordia college music Department information of members. moorhead, mn 56562 It was exciting to see many of you at the AlS executIVe SecretAry Festival in Washington, Dc last may. the on Friday afternoon, may 30, 2008 at Justin Kolb inspiration we provide each other at these events 5:00 pm, conductor James conlon, music 1136 hog mountain road Director of the los Angeles opera and Fleischmanns, ny 12430 is indeed a blessing. And I want to thank the many AlS members and friends in the baltimore- cincinnati may Festival, was awarded the treASurer Washington chapter who did so much to make the Festival such medal of the American liszt Society. the nancy roldán ceremony took place in coolidge Auditorium po 1707 a great success! owens mills, mD of the Jefferson building at the united States (410) 833-5782 library of congress on the first day of the [email protected] more than ever the philosophy of beauty and concern for American liszt Society’s three-day annual our colleagues is a legacy from Franz liszt that emerges today AlS JournAl festival. rena charnin mueller in its urgency and immediacy. rampant self interest, greed, Faculty of Arts and Science and unconcern for the quality of life of our people and our “the American liszt Society is pleased to new york university 24 Waverly place, room 268 environment threaten us on all sides. liszt was a visionary and present this award to an individual whose new york, ny 10003 in a sense a missionary. If we can capture his zeal in our music interest in and commitment to the interaction and relationship of the arts so resembles the AlS neWSletter making and in our scholarship and in our attitudes toward those edward rath around us, we can make the world a better place. all embracing spirit of liszt. the theme of School of music this year’s festival, “liszt, literature and university of Illinois painting,” explored this same spirit,” stated 1114 W. nevada Street I urge you to think about how we can bring this message to our urbana, Il 61801 listeners, to our students, and to our friends. beauty is persuasive. Dr. thomas mastroianni, president of the American liszt Society. boArD oF DIrectorS It transcends logic and verbal postulation. We can share it with paul barnes others without diminishing it. It can only grow. but it must be luiz de moura castro conlon remarked that he was exceedingly Alexandre Dossin nurtured in unselfish self-development. those hours spent alone pleased and honored to have been chosen to Gila Goldstein perfecting what we do prepare us to share and to reach deeper receive the medal. his acceptance Jay A. hershberger Geraldine Keeling into the hearts of those whom we contact through our art. speech, presented via DVD, was recorded Justin Kolb in Florence, Italy, where he was rehearsing elyse J. mach At this time of moral, economic, and environmental crisis, we Shostakovich’s lady macbeth of mtsensk thomas mastroianni rena charnin mueller need to turn to each other with the message of hope that is at the maggio musicale Fiorentino, Italy’s edward rath inherent in the creation of beauty. famous may Festival. Jennifer ringo, the nancy roldán highly regarded American soprano and wife boaz Sharon Steven Spooner yours in the Spirit of liszt, of the acclaimed conductor, accepted the helen Smith tarchalski medal on behalf of her husband. Alan Walker William Wellborn richard zimdars the medal of the American liszt Society thomas mastroianni (engraved and die struck in solid silver) is president awarded to an individual who has achieved international distinction in performance, writing, and/or scholarship. outstanding thomas mastroianni administrators and teachers are also president, American liszt Society considered. recipients must be particularly 1420 chilton Dr. associated with Franz liszt. Some past Silver Spring, mD 20904 recipients include claudio Arrau, Jorge bolet, Alfred brendel, maria eckhardt, Klara hamburger, maurice hinson, Fernando laires, and Alan Walker.
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American liszt Society Announces 2011 liszt bicentennial composition competition
tAble oF contentS the American liszt Society proudly Application Fee - $30 (u.S.), check made announces the 2011 liszt bicentennial payable to American liszt Society. 1 AlS competition Announcement composition competition in honor of the 200th birthday of the Society’s namesake. Application Deadline - all scores must 2 president’s message the cash prize, awarded by Steinway must be received by Feb. 1, 2010. late & Sons, will be $4000, and the premier submissions will not be accepted. 3 letter from the editor performance will take place at the 2011 American liszt Society Festival to be the name of the winner will be announced 4 Festivals past and Future held on the campus of the university in July, 2010. of Georgia. the 2011 Festival will 5. letter from the executive Secretary also present the first performance of a Send three copies of the fully-annotated membership Address update commissioned work by the distinguished score to: American composer, William bolcom. 6 conference report: “the Students Dr. richard zimdars, chair of liszt,” Angers, France requirements for the bicentennial American liszt Society composition competition are that the work bicentennial composition competition 7 new AlS Web Address and submitted be a single or multi-movement hugh hodgson School of music coming in the next Issue composition for solo piano and of 8-15 university of Georgia members in the news minutes duration. the work must not have 250 river road been previously publicly performed, and it Athens, GA 30602 8 chapter news must be unpublished. Special instructions: Scores should not 9 member news to be eligible, composers may be of any bear the name of the composer. A sealed nationality and must have been born envelope containing the composer’s name, 10 new chapters in the AlS between January 1, 1971 and December contact information, and composition title new Volume of liszt Works 31, 1985. should be included. A recording or mIDI realization may be included, but is not 11 James conlon receives medal of the Jury panel will consist of members of required. the American liszt Society the American liszt Society. the identity of composers will not be revealed to the the American liszt Society wishes to jury. the jury will be publicly identified thank Steinway & Sons and the university only upon the announcement of the of Georgia for their support of the winning composition. competition.
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