DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
Performing Arts Highlights 2010-2011
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Fine Arts Chamber Recital Series Thursday, 9 September 2010 Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 7:30 pm Paolo André Gualdi, piano Italian pianist Paolo André Gualdi has played recitals in Italy and the United States, both as a soloist and chamber musician. He has been a featured soloist with the Atlanta Philharmonic, Georgia Philharmonic, Ludwig Symphony, Parma Wind Orchestra, Warren Civic Orchestra, and the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra. In Italy he has given recitals for the A.Gi.Mus., Accademia Ori, Accademia Amadeus and others. He has also performed for the International Piano Series of Charleston, American Liszt Society, Piccolo Spoleto Festival USA, Cincinnati Conservatory, and Eastman School of Music in Rochester. Gualdi began studying piano with his father at the age of five, and continued at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy. He earned his Piano Diploma with highest honours at the Conservatory Arrigo Boito in Parma with Roberto Cappello. While in the US, he earned a Masters Degree in Piano Performance at Carnegie Mellon University under the tutelage of Enrique Graf, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in piano performance at the University of Georgia with Evgeny Rivkin. He participated in master classes with György Sandor, Earl Wild, Menahem Pressler, Sergio Perticaroli, and had several years of private studies with Carlo Maria Dominici. He has won the top prize in numerous piano competitions, including the European Competition of Ostuni, the Altruda National Competition of Vasto and the Françoise Grimaldi National Competition of San Polo. Winning the “De Martino Award” at the Ibla International Piano Competition enabled him to study at Elon University. During this period he won the First Prize in the Southeastern Piano Competition of Whiteville, North Carolina, and the 15th Bartók-Kabalevsky International Competition in Virginia. Gualdi has served on the faculties of Elon University, Emmanuel College, Oxford College of Emory University, and is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Francis Marion University. |
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Sonata
in E Flat
Major, Hob. 16/52. . . Franz Joseph HaydnAllegro (1732-1809) Adagio Presto Sonata in B Minor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Danza Criolla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hector Tosar
(1923-2002)
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Concert Band Concert Tuesday, 19 October 2010 Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Bldg, 7:30 pm FMU Concert Band
Dr. Terry Roberts, conductor The Concert Band rehearses on Tuesday evenings and is open to adult participation. This is the fourth year we have performed in this format. The membership is almost evenly divided between FMU students and community participants. We are always seeking additional participants; if you play a band instrument or know someone looking for a place to play, please contact us. Information can be found at Music - Instrumental Program or email Dr. Roberts at troberts@fmarion.edu. |
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Fine Arts Chamber Recital Series Thursday, 4 November 2010 Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Building, 7:30 pm Faculty Jazz
The Francis Marion University music faculty decided to shake things up a bit and improvise their way through a program! Music will be performed by faculty members Paolo André Gualdi on piano, Greg Gelb on sax, Randy Oswalt on drums and Terry Roberts on bass, with our fine arts center manager Joe Sallenger sitting in on flutes.
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Artist
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Lecture
SeriesThursday, 11 November 2010 Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Building, 7:00 pm Lots o' Shakespeare
by
Tim Mooney
While I was on tour with my one-man show, “Moliere Than Thou,” and performing in one of our southeastern states, one of my hosts informed me that a local Shakespeare Festival was looking to cast their Macbeth, and that I really ought to send them my resume. Having grown up as the stereotypical dweeby theatre major, it was somewhat of a shock to grasp that someone/anyone might look at me and say: “There’s our Macbeth!” And I started fantasizing about all of the Shakespeare roles that were now coming into my range in my middle years. I thought that I might be able to transform my performance tour into an audition tour. What if, no matter what Shakespeare play they were doing, I had a monologue from that show available to perform? So I might be able to ask, “So what shows are you doing this summer?” And when they said, “Pericles, Coriolanus and Henry VI, part 3? I could say, “Great! Lemme do those for you!”. I started envisioning an acting workshop and a one-man show and wondered what might be the best order in which I might package these speeches: in the order that the events in the plays actually occurred, according to their date of composition, by the position of the monologue within its play of origin? In the end, I decided to leave it to chance, select the order by lottery and let the audience play along with their own IAGO (Bingo) cards. Tim Mooney Repertory Theatre |
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Dept. of English and Modern
LanguagesFriday, 12 November 2010 Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Building, 7:30 pm As You Like It by
William
Shakespeare
American Shakespeare Center on Tour (formerly Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) The American Shakespeare Center on Tour is the touring arm of the American Shakespeare Center and the Blackfriars Playhouse. As You Like It is one of the plays they will perform on their 2010-11 "Restless Ecstasy Tour." The Restless Ecstasy troupe will perform at venues throughout the eastern half of the United States from September through November of 2010 and then again from January through March, 2011. In April 2011, the troupe will return to Staunton to present the spring season at the Blackfriars Playhouse through the middle of June. "We scour the country for the right 10-12 actors to perform all these roles in all of these plays," said ASC Artistic Director Jim Warren. "Not only are we looking for the right talent to do these shows in true rotating repertory (a great lost joy in today's theatre world), but we're also looking for personalities we think will gel into a dynamic, well-balanced ensemble on and off the stage. On top of all of that, we're also looking for singers and musicians because we perform all of our music live and unplugged; join us for our pre-show a half-hour before show time for some musical treats." As You Like It "Can one desire too much of a good thing?" -- IV.i To escape death, the extraordinary Rosalind, her brave cousin Celia, and one of Shakespeare’s funniest fools flee into the woods. There, in the bewitching Forest of Arden, they discover shepherds and aristocrats, country folk and lovers—and, ultimately, life, love, joy, and freedom. Shakespeare’s glorious and wise comedy reminds us of everything it is to be alive. |
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Department
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Fine
ArtsThursday, 18 November 2010 Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Bldg, 7:30 pm University Jazz
Express
Gregg Gelb, conductor The Jazz Express is a chamber jazz ensemble devoted to the development of individual improvisation skills through the preparation and performance of literature for small jazz groups representing a variety of jazz styles and periods. Contact Gregg Gelb 843.661.1540 for additional information about participating in the Jazz Express.
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Department of Fine Arts Friday, 3 December 2010 Kassab Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 7:30 pm University
String
Ensemble
Terry Roberts, director Open to all university students and faculty interested in learning and performing chamber music, the University String Ensemble members meet for weekly rehearsals during Fall and Spring academic semesters, giving public recitals and accompanying other campus ensembles.
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Department of Fine Arts Sunday, 5 December 2010 Kassab Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 3:00 pm Francis
Marion University Concert Choir
Cut Time Show Choir Sue Butler Orr, director Open to all university students, the University Concert Choir has an average enrollment of between 35 and 45 students. This group has sung in numerous area churches and has also performed with the Florence Symphony Orchestra. They have performed such major choral works as the “Polovetzian Dance and Chorus” of Alexander Borodin, the “Schicksalslied” of Johannes Brahms, and the Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Recently their concerts have included selections accompanied by the newly formed Francis Marion string ensemble. Francis Marion’s show choir, CUT TIME is an audition-only group which combines singing and choreography. This group performs throughout the region for schools and service organizations. In the fall of 1996 they traveled to Lake City and Charleston, singing in 5 high schools. In October of 1997 they sang at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Orlando. In 1998 they traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, in Washington, D.C. and in Vienna, Austria. In April of 2002, they returned to Disney World and Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café. Spring of 2003 included a performance cruise to the Bahamas. |
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Fine
Arts Chamber Recital Series
Monday, 21 February 2011 Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 7:30 pm Giuseppe Lupis,
piano
Giuseppe
Lupis
is Assistant Professor of Piano at Grand Valley
State University. His
interests range from Baroque to contemporary
styles and from jazz to
his own compositions and arrangements of popular
music.
As soloist Lupis has appeared in the US, South America, and Europe. Engagements for 2011 include Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina, the American Liszt Society Bicentennial Festival, England and Scotland, Poland, and Italy. Giuseppe Lupis is an active composer. His 8 Variations on Ah! Vous Dirai-je, Maman for solo piano will be presented at the 2011 College Music Society Conference in South Korea, and in a piano and orchestra version at the 2011 Blue Lake Fine Arts Camps. His work La Tarantella was commissioned by 2007 Busoni International Piano Competition finalist Giuseppe Gullotta, for inclusion in his program for the upcoming Maria Canals International Piano Competition in Barcelona, Spain. A former pupil of renowned concert pianist Aldo Ciccolini, Lupis holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts in piano performance at the University of Georgia,under the tutelage of Richard Zimdars, and a piano performance degree earned with highest honors at the State Conservatory of Music in Bari, Italy, with Pierluigi Camicia.
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Concert Band Concert Tuesday, 22 February 2011 Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Bldg, 7:30 pm FMU Concert Band
Kelly Jokisch, conductor The Concert Band rehearses on Tuesday evenings and is open to adult participation. This is the fourth year we have performed in this format. The membership is almost evenly divided between FMU students and community participants. We are always seeking additional participants; if you play a band instrument or know someone looking for a place to play, please contact us. Information can be found at Music - Instrumental Program or email Dr. Roberts at troberts@fmarion.edu. |
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SeriesThursday, 3 March 2011, 7:30 pm Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center Balkan Quartet
The Balkans have historically been a rich crossroads between the varied surrounding cultures and served as inspiration for compositional genius. This ensemble played at FMU once before en route to their very well received debut at the Kennedy Center. You can get the merest taste of this group’s ability from the Kennedy Center’s recording of that concert, but you really must hear them live to appreciate the warmth of their sound in an intimate recital setting! You are sure to enjoy hearing a truly spectacular young string quartet performing a wonderfully varied program. Four established chamber and solo musicians joined together and developed into Balkan Quartet - a dynamic and inspirative string group. Serbian violinists Sinisa Ciric, Mirna Ogrizovic-Ciric, violist Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi and Bulgarian cellist Martin Gueorguiev started their collaborations as section leaders of the Gwinnett Ballet Orchestra in Atlanta, Georgia, often playing as a representative quartet for this institution. "We were fitting well together on a music and personal level" explains Ms. Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi. "In our playing together, I could feel the same energy and understanding that comes from our mutual background" adds Ms. Mirna Ciric. The idea to form a group that would revive the powerful and the unique Balkan ethno sound started early among these four friends. "Eventually, we want to expand our sound," says Mr. Sinisa Ciric, "and involve different guest artists on instruments such as voice, percussion, clarinet and brass instruments." Balkan Quartet plays music by talented contemporary composers; Aleksandra Vrebalov, the winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Charles Ives Fellowship, 2007, look for more info at: http://www.southoxfordsix.org/WhoWeAre/WhoWeAre/Aleksandra.html Also Aleksandar Gajic, Milos Simic, Brian Mitchell, Konstantin Blagojevic, and merges it with classical string quartet repertoire by composers Martinu and Glasunov. Their focus is to involve and inspire composers to create new music that would use a language reminding and reviving the Balkan rich folk heritage on a highly artistic level. Balkan Quartet is a quartet in residence at Georgia Perimeter College in Atlanta, GA. The Balkans have historically been a rich crossroads between the varied surrounding cultures and served as inspiration for compositional genius. This ensemble played at FMU before en route to their very well received debut at the Kennedy Center. You can get the merest taste of this group’s ability from the Kennedy Center’s recording at http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=55863&source_type=B but you really must hear them live to appreciate the warmth of their sound in an intimate recital setting! The program is free to faculty, students and community, no reservations, just come and enjoy hearing a truly spectacular young string quartet performing a wonderfully varied program by composers, many of whose names I would not try to pronounce on a dare :-]
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Fine Arts Chamber Recital Series Thursday, 24 March 2011 Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 7:30 pm Hyunjung Chung,
piano
Born in South Korea, pianist Hyunjung "Rachel" Chung has actively performed as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician in Italy, France, Thailand, Canada, Korea and throughout the U.S. She has distinguished herself in several competitions including the 27th Artist International New York Debut Audition, Milosz Magin International Piano Competition, and International Web Concert Hall Competition. After presenting her New York recital debut at the Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall in 1996, Chung has appeared in various concert venues, and has been invited to perform and present lectures in the Grumo Festival in Italy, Arioso Musica Domani International Composition Competition, Blue Lake Summer Arts Festival, Hawaii International Conference for Arts and Humanities, College Music Society International Conference, and Van Cliburn Piano Institute … to name a few. Her unique programs exhibit her strong commitment to promote new music written by living composers and rarely heard music by known composers. As an acclaimed collaborate artist, she has worked with many established instrumentalists, and served as an accompanist and orchestra pianist for the Delaware Valley Opera Company and Hudson Opera Theater in New York. As an active music educator, she has adjudicated numerous competitions and auditions including 2008 World Pianovision Competition in Dallas, ACT-SO, and National Federation of Music Clubs Audition. She is Assistant Professor at Spelman College in Atlanta. Chung holds her Bachelor degree from Seoul National University, her Master of Music degree and Professional Study Diploma from the Mannes College of Music, and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her principal teachers include Dr. Arkady Aronov, Theodore Lettvin, and Susan Starr.
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Fine Arts Guest
Recital Series Thursday, 31 March 2011 Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 7:30 pm Mary Louise Nagata,
violin and viola
Benjamin Woods, piano Mary Louise Nagata began her musical career as a teacher trainee in the Suzuki Method pedagogy under Shin’ichi Suzuki in Matsumoto, Japan where she graduated with a teaching certificate in the method. Since then she has taught violin and performed as a freelance artist both solo and in ensembles on violin, viola, flute, koto, shamisen and voice in Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Spain and the USA. She has played with the Florence Symphony on violin and viola since her arrival in Florence in 2005 and currently serves as principal viola. She also regularly plays with Masterworks, the Firenzi Quartette, the Francis Marion String Ensemble and various other groups in the Pee Dee region including a monthly recital on violin and viola for The Carolinian. She also performed a recital lecture on the koto in Fall 2006. Mary Louise Nagata is Associate Professor of Asian History in the History Department at Francis Marion University and performs in two Japanese musical traditions as well as on violin and viola. Benjamin Woods has given numerous solo piano concerts across the country, including Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress, and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City where he made his debut in 1985. As pianist, he has presented many faculty recitals at Francis Marion University, chamber music and solo concerts at numerous other colleges and universities, and performances at community concert series and festivals. He has performed as guest soloist with the Florence Symphony Orchestra, Florence SC, and with the Florence Masterworks Chorus and Orchestra. He has performed with conductor John Paul and members of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Jackson Mississippi, and with Nicholas Smith and the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra. He was selected one of twelve national finalists in the U.S. Information Agency's Artistic Ambassador Competition, and one of ten finalists in the Beethoven International Piano Competition. Former conductor of the Florence Symphony Orchestra, and presently a professor emeritus of music at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC, Benjamin Woods received the dual distinctions of being named one of Francis Marion University's Board of Trustees' Research Scholars, and receiving the J. Lorin Mason Distinguished Professor Award. |
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Festival Saturday, 9 April 2011, 10 am - 6 pm Francis Marion University Campus Art's
International
Festival
Arts
International combines resources
from the Art's
Alive! and International Festivals
that have been held for many years at Francis
Marion University.
It
will be an all-day celebration of regional as
well as international
performing and
visual arts, and vendors will showcase foods
from many cultures. The festival features a
wide
variety of cultural displays, dance,
music, theatrical performances, and song.
Performances are scheduled on
five stages (indoors and outdoors) with events
changing hourly, and in
the
visual arts, the emphasis has been on
demonstration of the creative
process. Of course, visitors may
sample
foods from around the world! |
  Sidewalk
Art Competition at Arts Internation
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Department of Fine Arts Thursday, 14 April 2011 Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Bldg, 7:30 pm University Jazz
Express
Chris Boerner Trio, guest artists Gregg Gelb, conductor The Jazz Express is a chamber jazz ensemble devoted to the development of individual improvisation skills through the preparation and performance of literature for small jazz groups representing a variety of jazz styles and periods. Contact Gregg Gelb 843.661.1540 for additional information about participating in the Jazz Express.  Born in Durham, NC and raised in Raleigh, NC, Chris Boerner took to music as a young lad picking up the saxophone at age 8. A few years later he traded in that saxophone for a guitar and found his true calling. Starting out playing in rock’n'roll bands in middle and highschool this soon led to more serious study of the guitar in college. At Duke University Chris graduated with a music major concentrating in Jazz and Classical Guitar. It didn’t take long from then for Chris to become a vibrant member of the Triangle music scene. After a few years playing mostly jazz gigs he turned his focus to original music. He became a founding member of the jazz-hip-hop collective, The Mighty Burners, who released their debut Hot Ones Now in 2004. Working with this band led to a love of recording and producing. Since, he has recorded and produced for nearly every band he’s played with. In 2005 Chris released his debut as a bandleader, the jazz instrument album, Incoming. Since then he has recorded and toured with many Triangle-based bands including The Proclivities, Mosadi Music, Who’s Bad, Jeanne Jolly, The Small Ponds, and more recently The Foreign Exchange. Currently Chris continues to hone his craft as a player, composer, recording engineer and producer. In 2010, he picked up the 8-string guitar and quickly started a new group, The Hot at Nights, with good friends Nick Baglio and Matt Douglas. . |
4:00-5:00 pm Open to all FMU students and all students in area public and private schools. Chris Boerner - 8 string electric guitar Matt Douglas - saxophone Nick Baglio - drums Chris's group recently returned from a European tour to their home base in Durham, NC. They play an innovative blend of jazz and rock. Master Class Attendees should bring instruments to the master class and you will get a chance to play for these fine guest artists. |
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Department of Fine Arts Friday, 15 April 2011 Kassab Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 7:30 pm Open to all university students and faculty interested in learning and performing chamber music, the University String Ensemble members meet for weekly rehearsals during Fall and Spring academic semesters, giving public recitals and accompanying other campus ensembles. |
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Department of Fine Arts Sunday, 17 April 2011 Kassab Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 3:00 pm Francis
Marion University Concert Choir
Cut Time Show Choir Sue Butler Orr, director Open to all university students, the University Concert Choir has an average enrollment of between 35 and 45 students. This group has sung in numerous area churches and has also performed with the Florence Symphony Orchestra. They have performed such major choral works as the “Polovetzian Dance and Chorus” of Alexander Borodin, the “Schicksalslied” of Johannes Brahms, and the Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Recently their concerts have included selections accompanied by the newly formed Francis Marion string ensemble. Francis Marion’s show choir, CUT TIME is an audition-only group which combines singing and choreography. This group performs throughout the region for schools and service organizations. In the fall of 1996 they traveled to Lake City and Charleston, singing in 5 high schools. In October of 1997 they sang at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Orlando. In 1998 they traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, in Washington, D.C. and in Vienna, Austria. In April of 2002, they returned to Disney World and Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café. Spring of 2003 included a performance cruise to the Bahamas. |
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Concert Band Concert Tuesday, 19 April 2011 Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Bldg, 7:30 pm FMU Concert Band
Kelly Jokisch, conductor The Concert Band rehearses on Tuesday evenings and is open to adult participation. This is the fourth year we have performed in this format. The membership is almost evenly divided between FMU students and community participants. We are always seeking additional participants; if you play a band instrument or know someone looking for a place to play, please contact us. Information can be found at Music - Instrumental Program or email Dr. Roberts at troberts@fmarion.edu. |
Dr. Terry
Roberts, conductor
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Fine Arts Chamber Recital SeriesThursday, 21 April 2011 Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center, 7:30 pm Sinisa Ciric,
violin
Paolo André Gualdi, piano Sinisa Ciric received his undergraduate degree from the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) and master degree from University of Georgia. He is currently pursuing DMA degree in violin and viola performance at University of Georgia in Athens studying with world renowned professor Levon Ambartsumian (student of Kogan and Yankelevich) and Dr. Mark Neumann respectively. Sinisa is concertmaster of New Atlanta Philharmonic, Gwinnett Ballet Orchestra and Rome Symphony, GA. He appeared as a soloist with New Atlanta Philharmonic, Rome Symphony Orchestra and Georgia Philharmonic as well as Bach Festival Orchestra, GA. As a member of ARCO Chamber Orchestra Mr. Ciric performed in Carnegie Hall and was featured as soloist on ARCO’s most recent recording of Vivaldi’s concertos for two, three and four violins. He can also be heard on several CD recordings of New Trinity Baroque as violinist and violist. Prior to coming to USA his orchestral experience involves Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra (Yugoslavia), the Symphonic Orchestra of the Radio-Television of Serbia, the Orchestra of the National Theatre, ensemble Camerata Academica and the Opera Orchestra of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad. Sinisa participated on many concerts as a soloist, member of chamber ensemble, member of an orchestra, etc. He attended master classes with William Preucil and Jean-Marc Vajerbedian. While performing with the Symphonic Orchestra of Serbian Radio Television, he cooperated with many national and international conductors, such as Zubin Mehta, Christian Mandeal, Gyula Nemet, Milen Nachev, Mikis Teodorakis, Christian Badea and many others. Sinisa is Artist Affiliate at Emory University and teaches violin, viola and chamber music at Oxford College of Emory University.  Italian
pianist Paolo
André Gualdi has played recitals in
Italy and the United
States, both as a soloist and chamber musician. He
has been a featured
soloist with the Atlanta Philharmonic, Georgia
Philharmonic, Ludwig
Symphony, Parma Wind Orchestra, Warren Civic
Orchestra, and the
University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra. In Italy
he has given
recitals for the A.Gi.Mus., Accademia Ori,
Accademia Amadeus and
others. He has also performed for the
International Piano Series of
Charleston, American Liszt Society, Piccolo
Spoleto Festival USA,
Cincinnati Conservatory, and Eastman School of
Music in Rochester.Gualdi began studying piano with his father at the age of five, and continued at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy. He earned his Piano Diploma with highest honours at the Conservatory Arrigo Boito in Parma with Roberto Cappello. While in the US, he earned a Masters Degree in Piano Performance at Carnegie Mellon University under the tutelage of Enrique Graf, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in piano performance at the University of Georgia with Evgeny Rivkin. He participated in master classes with György Sandor, Earl Wild, Menahem Pressler, Sergio Perticaroli, and had several years of private studies with Carlo Maria Dominici. He has won the top prize in numerous piano competitions, including the European Competition of Ostuni, the Altruda National Competition of Vasto and the Françoise Grimaldi National Competition of San Polo. Winning the “De Martino Award” at the Ibla International Piano Competition enabled him to study at Elon University. During this period he won the First Prize in the Southeastern Piano Competition of Whiteville, North Carolina, and the 15th Bartók-Kabalevsky International Competition in Virginia. Gualdi has served on the faculties of Elon University, Emmanuel College, Oxford College of Emory University, and is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Francis Marion University.
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