2021–2022
MUSIC@ EMORY
2021–2022
MUSIC@ EMORY Will Duan, violin Senior Recital
Sunday, March 20, 2022, 2:00 p.m. Emerson Concert Hall | Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Program Suite for Violin in Baroque Style I. Praeludium II. Allemande III. Courante IV. Sarabande V. Gavotte I VI. Gavotte II VII. Menuet I VIII. Menuet II IX. Giga Partita for Violin No. 2 V. Ciaconna
Will Duan (premiere) (b. 2001)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
—Brief Pause— Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano I. Allegretto ben moderato II. Allegro III. Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia IV. Allegretto poco mosso
César Franck (1822–1890)
This recital is presented by the Department of Music at Emory University. music.emory.edu
Will Duan, violin Will Duan, 20, from Andover, Massachusetts, is a violinist and composer studying mathematics and music at Emory University. He has been playing violin for 16 years and currently studies under Jessica Wu. Duan has also been a composer for five years and he studied under Derek Jacoby at Phillips Academy. Duan serves as the assistant principal second violin in the Emory University Symphony Orchestra and he served as concertmaster in the Phillips Academy Chamber Orchestra. He is an avid participant in all things music at Emory, including chamber music and an improvisation ensemble. Duan is a champion of Baroque music and his compositions often carry contrapuntal sophistication and finesse inspired by that era. Today, Duan is premiering his work, Suite for Violin in Baroque Style, which serves as a spiritual sequel to the popular Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin by Bach. In his free time, Duan enjoys recreational mathematics as well as playing contract bridge. He would like to thank his parents for their love and support; his past teachers, Holly Barnes, Derek Jacoby, and Akiko Hirose Silver, for their unending encouragement; and his friends for their kindness.
Matthew Brower, piano Hailed as “superb” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Matthew Brower is a pianist, coach, and educator who brings vision and sensitivity to a variety of genres from classical piano, chamber music, opera, and art song to musical theater and jazz. At age 11, Brower made his New York City debut, performing an original composition at Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall). He has since appeared in many prestigious venues throughout the United States and China, including Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center, and the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, and he has been featured on WRTI, Philadelphia’s classical radio station. Brower has performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia as well as members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and faculty from numerous leading conservatories. He is an artist affiliate in piano at Emory University and Agnes Scott College and a piano faculty member of the Atlanta Music High School at Community Music Centers of Atlanta. Please turn off all electronic devices. Face masks covering the nose and mouth are required at all times in the building. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result is required for all patrons attending this event. Full details are available at schwartz.emory.edu/FAQ The concert hall capacity has been reduced in order to allow distance between seated parties. Please be mindful of distancing. Digital capture or recording of this concert is not permitted. Cover and Program Design: Lisa Baron | Cover Photo: Mark Teague
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