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THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents

Sunday, February 12, 2023 4:00 p.m. | Longmire Recital Hall

Prelude, Op. 12, No. 7

The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080

PROGRAM

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Contrapunctus I (1685–1750) tr. Noël Wan

From the Eastern Gate (1985)

Alexina Louie

Ceremonial Music (b. 1949)

Haiku I

On Impermanence

Haiku II

Birds at the Mountain Temple

Haiku III

The Mandarins

Every Lover is a Warrior (2006)

Kati Agócs

John Riley (b. 1975)

Julia Florida Augustin Barrios (1885–1944) tr. Wan

Légende (d’après “Les Elfes” de Leconte de Lisle)

La Madone, Op. 43 (2009)

To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…

Henriette Renié (1875–1956)

Caroline Lizotte (b. 1969)

Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Lauded as “a huge talent [with] hidden power and amazing maturity” (Bart van Oort), Taiwanese-American harpist Noël Wan (1994) made her international debut with the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra in 2010. She has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia and has been featured as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, the Muziekgebouw, American Harp Society Summer Institute, World Harp Congress, and Yellow Barn Summer Music Festival. Among her international distinctions are Gold Medal and the Mario Falcao Prize in the 12th USA International Harp Competition; First Prize and the Forgotten Lore Prize in the 2010 Dutch Harp Festival Competition; Grand Prize in the 2014 Carmel Music Society Competition; and Second Prize in the 2013 Nippon International Harp Competition, 2015 Korea International Harp Competition, and 2021 Prix Orford Musique. Additionally, her artistic and scholarly work has been supported by the Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, Chimei Arts Foundation, Presser Foundation, and Ontario Arts Council.

Wan is an alumna of the University of Illinois (B.M., D.M.A.) and the Yale School of Music (M.M.), and her primary teachers include Ann Yeung, June Han, Chimei Hung, Erika Waardenburg, Dan Yu, Doug Rioth, and Linda Wood Rollo. As an educator and scholar, she has contributed to Harp Column, The Collective, and The American Harp Journal, where she has written on philosophy, music education, and feminism. Wan has taught at the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, and Western University.