March 14, 2024
Alumni Piano Recital feat. Hoang Nguyen, Michelle Do, and Friends
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON CSUF SCHOOL OF MUSIC
SYLVIA A. ALVA
President, California State University, Fullerton
AMIR H. DABIRIAN
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs (Interim)
ARNOLD HOLLAND, EDD Dean, College of the Arts
DR. RANDALL GOLDBERG Director, School of Music
KIMO FURUMOTO
Assistant Director, School of Music
BONGSHIN KO
Assistant Director, School of Music
SCHOOL OF MUSIC FULL-TIME FACULTY AND STAFF
Faculty
Conducting
Kimo Furumoto – instrumental
Dr. Robert Istad – choral
Dr. Dustin Barr – instrumental
Jazz and Commercial Music
Bill Cunliffe* – jazz piano; arranging; Fullerton Jazz Orchestra, Fullerton Big Band and combo director
Rodolfo Zuñiga – jazz studies, jazz percussion, and music techology; Fullerton Chamber Jazz Ensemble director
Piano, Organ, Piano Pedagogy
Ning An – piano
Bill Cunliffe – jazz piano
Alison Edwards* – piano, piano pedagogy, class piano
Myong-Joo Lee – piano
Dr. Robert Watson – piano
Music Education, Teacher Training, and Teaching Credential
Dr. Christopher Peterson – choral
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore* – instrumental
Music in General Education
Dr. John Koegel*
Dr. Katherine Reed
Music History and LIterature
Dr. Vivianne Asturizaga – musicology
Dr. John Koegel* – musicology
Dr. Katherine Powers – musicology
Dr. Katherine Reed – musicology
Strings
Kimo Furumoto – Director of Orchestra Studies and University Symphony Orchestra conductor
Bongshin Ko – cello
Dr. Ernest Salem* – violin
Theory and Composition
Dr. Pamela Madsen – composition, theory
Dr. Ken Walicki* – composition, theory
Vocal, Choral, and Opera
Dr. Robert Istad – Director of Choral Studies and University Singers conductor
Dr. Kerry Jennings* – Director of Opera
Dr. Christopher Peterson – CSUF Concert Choir and Singing Titans conductor
Dr. Joni Y. Prado voice, academic voice courses
Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion
Dr. Dustin Barr – Director of Wind Band Studies, University Wind Symphony, University Band
Jean Ferrandis – flute
Sycil Mathai* – trumpet
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore
University Symphonic Winds conductor
Staff
Michael August – Production Manager
Eric Dries – Music Librarian
William Lemley – Audio Technician
Jeff Lewis – Audio Engineer
Chris Searight – Music Instrumental Services
Paul Shirts – Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Williams – Business Manager
* denotes Area Coordinator
Welcome to the Spring 2024 Performing Arts Season at Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts. Whether you are a first-time or long-time patron, a friend, or parent to one of our exceptional students, thank you for joining us. Your support makes all the difference to their success.
I am pleased to present another semester of programming powered by the incredible gifts of our Art, Dance, Music, and Theatre students. This spring, the School of Music starts the season with a trio of concerts February 16–18 by artists-in-residence Talich Quartet; faculty artist Damon Zick and his Quarteto Nuevo featuring fellow faculty artist Bill Cunliffe; and University Symphony Orchestra. In May, University Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus will close the concert season with a performance of Mozart’s emotionally charged “Requiem.” Begovich Gallery presents the Begovich Visual Arts Lecture Series with visiting artists’ talks throughout the semester, including multidisciplinary artist Hings Lim on February 22, whose work will also be exhibited at Grand Central Art Center. The Department of Theatre and Dance begins their season in March with “Marisol,” a darkly comedic fantasy where the title character must find hope in a post-apocalyptic Brooklyn where angels are taking up arms and coffee is extinct. Hilarious, multiple Tony award-winning modern musical send-up “Urinetown” closes the theatre season just as CSUF’s dancers and choreographers take to the stage for “Spring Dance Theatre.”
When our students demonstrate their talents on stage and in the studio, their creative energy is undeniable, but the sacrifice and struggle it took to get there is often less perceptible. We can’t see the hours spent creating, the days of rehearsals, and the years of practice. For many students, the sparks of innovation and artistry that drove them to pursue the arts are often diminished by the high cost of an education. The Dean’s Fund for Excellence provides support for students in need through scholarships, artist residencies, and other financial assistance, ensuring them the opportunity to thrive in the arts. If you believe in their sparks of brilliance, please consider a donation of any amount to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence.
Thank you again for joining us this season and for championing the arts in higher education. I hope to see you at one of the college’s many performances and events this spring.
Sincerely,
Arnold Holland, EdD Dean, College of the Arts
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Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, op. 38 .....................................
Johannes Brahms
I. Allegro non troppo (1833-1897)
Christopher McCarthy, cello
Michelle Do, piano
Bunches of Flowers of Vietnam Đặng Hữu Phúc - Loving Look (b. 1953)
Banana Trumpet Games....................................................................................
Hoang Nguyen, piano
Hungarian Dance No. 5 ........................................................................
Hoang Nguyen and Michelle Do, piano
P.Q. Phan (b. 1962)
***** Intermission *****
Johannes Brahms
Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, op. 28 ..............................................................
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, op. 54 .............................................................
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Piano Sonata No. 1 .............................................................................................
Carl Vine
I. Grave (b. 1954)
II. Leggerio e legato
Michelle Do, piano
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST
Michelle Do is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she received a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance. She previously attended institutions such as Indiana University (MM) and California State University –Fullerton (BM). She has been a laureate of competitions such as the Gail Newby Concerto Competition, the La Mirada Arts Competition, the Music Associates Competition, the Redlands Bowl Young Artists Auditions, the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, the American Protégé International Concerto Competition, and the Latin American Recording Competition, among others.
Michelle has given concerts in several venues nationwide, including the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Memorial, Roselle Hall, Meng Hall, and the Redlands Bowl. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2014, playing in Weill Recital Hall. Her studies have allowed her to participate in several masterclasses, among which were taught by Menahem Pressler, Gabriela Montero, and Nelita True. She has also been active nationwide, completing a concert tour in 2010 entitled “Music for Peace” as part of the International Music Institute and Festival, which allowed her to give solo performances across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York.
Michelle has performed in concerts such as the Young Talents showcase and Stars of Tomorrow, as well as appearing as a soloist with the La Mirada Symphony Orchestra, Orange County Collegiate Orchestra, the Southern California Philharmonic, and the Indiana University Philharmonic. A versatile collaborative pianist, she currently performs around Southern California with Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Paul Stern. She is on faculty at Pierce College, and continues to remain active as a soloist and music director, recently having received a nomination for Best Music Direction from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for her work on the 2023 musical, Come Get Maggie.
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST
Hoang Nguyen is a VietnameseAmerican concert pianist, jazz musician, and college instructor in Orange County, California. He received a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Claremont Graduate University, and currently teaches applied music, class piano, and keyboard harmonization at Santa Ana College since 2013.
Hoang performed internationally as soloist at prestigious venues such as Cite des Arts in Paris, Basilica de St. Pedro in Perugia, Hanoi Opera House, Musco Performing Arts Center as well as in concerts at the Brown Foundation Performing Arts Center in Houston, Chopin High School of the Arts in Bytom, Lausanne University, and Bangkok’s Goethe Institute. He was featured as soloist with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, Perugia Il Solisti Orchestra, CSUF Symphony Orchestra, Fullerton College Symphony, Vietnamese-American Philharmonic, and Rio Hondo Symphony Orchestra. Passionate about chamber music and two-piano repertoire, he has collaborated with international artists such as Eduardo Delgado, Grace Fong, and Ning An.
Born in Hanoi, Vietnam, Hoang’s musical studies started at the National Music Academy, then at the age of 15 in France. He received diplomas from the Conservatory of Versailles (CRR de Versailles), Conservatory of Paris (CRR de Paris), Indiana University in Bloomington, and California State University, Fullerton. He won the CSUF concerto competition and was the finalist at the Liszt Los Angeles International Competition. Besides classical repertoire, he also studied jazz with Grammy-Award winning pianist Bill Cunliffe and performed at various jazz clubs in southern California.
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST
Christopher McCarthy received his Bachelors in Instrumental Music from California State University Long Beach’s Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, studying under Dr. David Garrett, cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Joon Sung Jun. He has attended master classes with Johannes Moser, Matt Haimovitz, Andrew Shulman, Joon Sung Jun, and the Alexander String Quartet. He is a registered teacher with the American String Teachers Association and Suzuki Association of the Americas. He has completed Suzuki pedagogy with Rick Mooney and Dr. Tanya Carey.
Currently, Chris is in his twelfth season as associate principal cellist with the Sea Coast Symphony as Associate Principal Cello. He also regularly performs with Corona Symphony, OC Philharmonic, Symphony Irvine, and Southern California Philharmonic. He is a founding member of Love4Cello, a cello quartet based in Los Angeles, where he also serves as the group’s arranger. In 2014, as a member of the Southern California Chamber Ensemble, he performed in Nagoya, Japan, with renowned urhu virtuoso George Gao.
Chris is a string coach for numerous high school and middle school orchestra programs throughout Orange County, and is the cello teacher for the Casa Romantica Music Festival Academy. He has freelanced and taught privately in the Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Diego County areas since 2003.
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(“PIP”) is an outreach program seeking community members with grand pianos, and people who want to hear them really played. Such enthusiasts become “PIP Hosts” and are matched with emerging young keyboard artists from CSUF, “PIP Artists.” Our artists are selected by audition and have repertoire ready to perform for you.
Contact Dr. Rob Watson to learn how to join a growing number of service organizations, schools, and private homes throughout the southland who have already experienced the thrill of outstanding piano performance!
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rwatson@fullerton.edu
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