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Cover Design: Lisa Baron | Cover Photo: Mark Teague | Caroline Owen Photo: Grayson Holt
MUSIC
Caroline Owen, piano
Friday, March 28, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Emerson Concert Hall
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Program
Dubnová preludia (April preludes), op. 13 Vítězslava Kaprálová
I. Allegro ma non troppo (1915–1940)
II. Andante
III. Andante semplice
IV. Vivo
Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 26 Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Andante con variazioni (1770–1827)
II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe
IV. Allegro
Brief Pause
Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos Missy Mazzoli (b. 1980)
North American Ballads Frederic Rzewski
III. Down by the Riverside (1938–2021)
IV. Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
Caroline Owen, piano
A native of Atlanta, pianist Caroline Owen frequently performs as a soloist and collaborator. She has played in venues across the United States, Canada, and Europe, including the DiMenna Center for Classical Music (New York) and the Wiener Saal and Solitär at the Mozarteum (Salzburg).
Owen was a previous winner of the Florida MTNA Young Artist Competition and a semifinalist in the 14th International Mozart Competition Salzburg and the International Keyboard Odyssiad. She also won the 2018 Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta Competition, from which she received a scholarship to study at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Dominique Merlet and Christopher Hinterhuber. Owen has appeared as a soloist with the Furman University Symphony Orchestra and, more recently, the Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra in its 2021 and 2023 seasons. Owen has also given performances at the American Liszt Society Festival and the Russian Consulate of Prague. Her 2024–2025 performance schedule includes a world premiere at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston, multiple chamber music tours across the state of Florida, and an upcoming artist residency at Bowdoin College in April.
Owen has participated in and performed at festivals including PianoFest in the Hamptons, Atlantic Music Festival’s Summer Piano Institute, the PianoTexas Young Artists Program, and the Prague Piano Festival. She has worked with distinguished artists and teachers such as Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Richard Goode, Jerome Lowenthal, Ursula Oppens, and Pascal Rogé, among others.
With a background in dance, Owen has a deep interest in interdisciplinary projects. She particularly enjoys combining her passions for music and dance in her ongoing collaborations with composer and multimedia artist Badie Khaleghian. The duo’s most substantial work, Electric Sky Blue (2022), has been performed in venues across the United States and abroad, as well as festivals including the Seoul International Computer Music Festival, SEAMUS (Society of ElectroAcoustic Music in the United States), Atemporánea Festival (Argentina),
Ammerman Center for Arts & Technology Biennial Symposium, and TurnUp Multimedia Festival. Since fall 2022, Owen has also been touring as a member of the Astralis Chamber Ensemble, with whom she has been featured on the Artist Series of Tallahassee and given masterclasses at Stetson University and Bethune-Cookman University. Owen earned her Doctorate of Music degree in piano performance from Florida State University, where she studied with David Kalhous. Her other primary teachers have included Liza Stepanova (University of Georgia), Derek Parsons (Furman University), and Jody Smith Parrish. In addition to her position as an artist affiliate at Emory University, Owen serves on the faculty at the University of Georgia and is co-director of the Decatur Fine Arts Academy. Outside of making music, she enjoys gardening, hiking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
Music at Emory
The Department of Music at Emory University provides an exciting and innovative environment for developing knowledge and skills as a performer, composer, and scholar. Led by a faculty of more than sixty nationally and internationally recognized artists and researchers, our undergraduate and graduate students experience a rich diversity of performance and academic opportunities. Undergraduate students in our department earn a BA in music with a specialization in performance, composition, or research, many of whom simultaneously earn a second degree in another department. True to the spirit of Emory, a liberal arts college in the heart of a research university, our faculty and ensembles also welcome the participation of non-major students from across the Emory campus. Become a part of Music at Emory by giving to the Friends of Music. Your gift provides crucial support to all of our activities. To learn more, visit our website at music.emory.edu or call 404.727.6280.
Upcoming Emory Music Concerts
Visit schwartz.emory.edu and and music.emory .edu to view complete event information. If a ticket is required for attendance, prices are indicated in the listings below in the following order: Full price/ Emory student price (unless otherwise noted).
Sunday, March 30, 4:00 p.m., Emory Concerto and Aria Competition, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Thursday, April 3, 6:30 p.m., Jazz on the Green, Patterson Green
Friday, April 11, 8:00 p.m., Imani Winds and Boston Brass, Candler Concert Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $40/$10
Sunday, April 13, 2:00 p.m., Emory Chamber Ensembles, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Sunday, April 13, 4:00 p.m., Atlanta’s Young Artists, ECMSA: Family Series, Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Sunday, April 13, 7:00 p.m., Emory Concert Choir, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Tuesday, April 15, 8:00 p.m., Emory Big Band with Special Guest Patrick Langham, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Thursday, April 17, 6:30 p.m., Jazz on the Green, Patterson Green
Thursday, April 17, 8:00 p.m., Emory Wind Studies Concert, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Friday, April 18, noon, Vega Quartet Carnegie Hall Preview, ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall, free, registration required
Music at Emory brings together students, faculty, and world-class artists to create an exciting and innovative season of performances, lectures, workshops, and master classes. With more than 150 events each year across multiple Emory venues, audiences experience a wide variety of musical offerings.
We hope you enjoy sampling an assortment of work from our student ensembles, community youth ensembles, artists in residence, professional faculty, up-and-coming prodigies, and virtuosos from around the world.
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