Student Masterclass
A masterclass for students of NEPTA teachers is given for the meeting on April 28, 2008. Students are chosen from the recitals and asked to participate in the masterclass.
Repertoire for April 28, 2008
1. Brahms: Intermezzo Opus 118, No.2 in A Major
Anna Shneyderman - ( Niva Fried Teacher )2. Beethoven: Sonata No.7 in D Major, Opus 10, No.3
I.Presto
Carl Lian - ( Nilly Shilo Teacher )3. Debussy: Preludes, Book 1: No.4
'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir'
Jessica Rucinski - ( Margaret Bachelder Teacher )4. Rachmaninoff: Etude -Tableau Opus 39, No.5 in E flat minor
Maxwell Lang - ( Julia Bernstein Teacher )
This year's teacher will be Joseph Di Piazza .
Joseph Di Piazza is Professor of Piano at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He has performed extensively in this country, Canada and in Europe as recitalist, chamber player, and soloist with symphony orchestras. His musical talents have led to numerous honors and awards. In addition to many University Guest Artist Series, Dr. Di Piazza has performed on series at the Chicago Art Institute, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, Cincinnati Museum of Art, Washington Museum of Art, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. He has participated as a performer, clinician, and adjudicator at Interlochen, Ravinia, Chicago Spring Arts Festival, Beethoven Festival in NY, Eastern Music Festival, and the Rachmaninoff Society. Live performances for NPR radio include Chicago, IL; Albany, NY; Madison, WI; Charlotte and Winston-Salem, NC. Concerto appearances include symphonies in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington, Madison, Greensboro and Fayettville, NC. with concertos of Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky.
A native of Chicago, Di Piazza received a B-music from DePaul University and a DMA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His major teachers have been Herman Shapiro, Paul Badura-Skoda, Howard Karp and Daniel Ericourt.