In 2018, after receiving an invitation from Sergei Babayan, Frydman began his studies with Antonio Pompa-Baldi at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Susan Chang is on Facebook. The collection is open for use at the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives of the Peabody Institute. Baltimore, Maryland 21218 USA, Peabody Archives Susan Jackson, Editorial Director Sam Larson, Design Director Lori Padua, Director of Planned Giving The vehicle reached Baltimore this week from its home base in Columbia, S.C. She enjoys the applause after her great performance and likes to work hard for it. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 12.0 Terabytes (computer files). 92 . https://guides.library.jhu.edu/c.php?g=994933, Sheridan Libraries Policies: 1 East Mount Vernon Place We are committed to correcting and contextualizing these records as we identify them, and we invite you to contact us at specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu if you encounter harmful language in our finding aids or collections. From the Series: . 500 Cubic Feet (reel-to-reel tapes and CDs), From the Collection: Classical musicians everywhere face the persistent question of how to reach new audiences, to get more people enthused about an art form they might not know much about. Peabody Institute sound and video recordings, PIRG-13-01. (Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) Susan Chang founded Music from China in 1984.. A lot of the rules that we learned, I guess while we were training and school, those sorts of circumstances we are used to go out the window. The Concert Truck is a mobile music venue that makes live music accessible to all by transforming a 16-foot box truck into a state-of-the-art concert hall, complete with lighting, sound system, and piano. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 20600 Chagrin Boulevard Suite 610 I was thinking, Oh my God. Some pianists have gone the extra mile to address the issue they give free performances on a mobile stage dubbed the Concert Truck. Susan Zhang, Piano, 2018 April 22. She has extensive music education experience. Some of his successes include being the grand prize winner for intermediate level at 2019 Carmel Klavier international piano competition, the 1st place winner for Steinway Chicago junior piano competition division II . Montero also recently performed her own Latin Concerto with the Orchestra of the Americas at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and Edinburgh Festival, as well as at Carnegie Hall and the New World Center with the NYO2. Through the years, Rachel has opened for many legendary artists including Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, The Judds, Emmylou Harris and Loretta Lynn. She is a focused and hardworking girl. peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu "We just started cold-calling the heads of major organizations across the country, and I had some friends who also made some introductions," Zhang says. The group's purpose is to encourage the local youth to bring music to back to the community. Sometimes people are surprised to find out how normal we are, says Susan Zhang, a Hip Hop-listening, Netflix-watching millennial, who also happens to be a classical pianistand co-founder of The Concert Truck, with her boyfriend and creative partner, Nick Luby. NEW BLOG POST! . openreview.net/forum?id=tcbBP Sun Li graduated from the Shenyang Music Conservatory where she studied pipa and was a member of the Central Song and Dance Ensemble in Beijing. 500 Cubic Feet (reel-to-reel tapes and CDs), From the Collection: The University of South Carolinas Southeastern Piano Festival, an internationally renowned celebration of some of the finest musicians in the world today, tends to be a fairly austere event, even if the music practically crackles with intensity. A master teacher whose students have won international competitions, Dr. Susan Chan serves as Professor of Piano and Piano Area Coordinator at Portland State University, and offers masterclasses worldwide. Some people think classical music is elitist and hyper-intellectual, but I think anyone can appreciate a great performance and be moved. The Sheridan Libraries Zhang's fellow co-director of the Concert Truck is Nick Luby, who likewise has several piano prizes to his credit. Its a really interesting experience, to be able to play on the truck like this, Zhang admits. 4545 North Charles Street Special Collections She has already performed at major concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Hamburgs Laeiszhalle, the Mariinsky Concert Hall, Moscow Conservatory Great Hall, and KKL Lucerne. They just go to wherever they want to play. By day, she is also a music teacher at Elyria City Schools. "We wanted a way to give people who are not part of this niche more access, to let them know it's not reserved for a certain kind of person.". specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu Eva Gevorgyan has performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Russian National Orchestra, State Academic Symphony Orchestra Evgeny Svetlanov, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Malta Philharmonic and others. Peabody Archives. Also an active consultant, John works with artists, administrators, and arts organizations on career development, project management, and digital marketing. Impassioned by their love for music, pianists Nick Lubyand Susan Zhang converted a 16-foot box truck into a fully functioning mobile concert hall, complete with lights, sound system, and piano. June 29 through August 17. She has performed with Music From China since 2002. The resonator section is made of snakeskin. From the Collection: "Sometimes people are surprised to find out how 'normal' we are," says Susan Zhang, a Hip Hop-listening, Netflix-watching millennial, who also happens to be a classical pianistand co-founder of The Concert Truck, with her boyfriend and creative partner, Nick Luby. On Friday, the Concert Truck will be located at the Ynot Lot in Station North. Susan Zhang, Piano, 2017 October 2. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Both Susan and Nick are prize-winning performers and passionate music educators. Joining Music From China as Artistic Director in 1996 and also maintaining a solo career, Wang Guowei has appeared with such artists as the Shanghai Quartet, Amelia Piano Trio, Continuum, Four Nations Ensemble, Virginia Symphony, Post Classical Symphony, Ornette Coleman, Butch Morris, Yo-Yo Ma. Some resources may be made available online for temporary streaming access for educational or research purposes. strings@stringsmusicfestival.com, Offices: 900 Strings Rd. Pianists Susan Zhang and Nick Luby Bring The Concert Truck to the Southeastern Piano Festival 88 (Keys) Per Hour By Kyle Petersen Jun 12, 2019 Updated Jun 13, 2019 Let us help you find. https://www.library.jhu.edu/policies/. Wenhao Zhang, Piano Intermission LUDWIG VAN Symphony No. 3rd Yi-Fang WuPiano (Taiwan) Teacher: Peyhwan Kuan . Argentinian pianistGastn Frydmanpossesses a voracious curiosity to explore the limits of what a 'classical music' concert means. She says the group also has a Chinese name, which translated means "long wind" and with good reason. ", The idea for the truck came to Luby in 2015, when he was traveling and would stop at churches to practice piano. Alumni; Awardees. Jingxuan Zhang has been passionate about teaching since she was eighteen. Detail of the headstock of a pipa (sometimes called the Chinese lute). Shaker Heights, Peabody Institute sound and video recordings, PIRG-13-01. Hear concert pianists and Concert Truck co-directors Nick Luby and Susan Zhang with storyteller and djembefola (djembe master), Dr. David Fakunle. Recipient of the prestigious 2018 Heidelberger Frhling Music Prize, Monteros recent and forthcoming highlights include debuts with the New World Symphony (Michael Tilson Thomas), Yomiuri Nippon Symphony in Tokyo (Aziz Shokhakimov), Orquesta de Valencia (Pablo Heras-Casado), and the Bournemouth Symphony (Carlos Miguel Prieto), the latter of which featured her as Artist-in-Residence for the 2019-2020 season. (Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media forNJ.com). https://aspace.library.jhu.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/184354 Accessed March 01, 2023. He's currently completing work on a graduate certificate in performance at the University of South Carolina. I definitely liked it!". 2 and her first orchestral composition, Ex Patria, winning Montero her first Latin Grammy for Best Classical Album (Mejor lbum de Msica Clsica). Eva is a Young Yamaha Artist. And once, they even surprised a local blogger by rolling up in front of his Federal Hill row home, after he invited them to a party on Instagram. They did a lot of the main structural modifications to the truck that was donated to us, Luby explains, noting that they also assisted with the initial prototype. At one recent performance, the pair rolled up to an elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, accompanied by the North Carolina Symphony. Road trip soundtrack: "Depends on the mood. Find NJ.com on Facebook. All of a sudden, an emcee starts yelling, Are yall ready for some classical music? It was pretty terrifying. 2018 Piano Studio End-of-Year Recital, June 6 Performing Arts Centre, Capilano University. A post shared by The Concert Truck (@theconcerttruck), "It's different from a concert hall, where people come into your space," she says. This means you should bring your own chair to this location! Peabody Institute, http://musiclibrary.peabody.jhu.edu/archives, https://guides.library.jhu.edu/c.php?g=994933, John Work Garrett Library (Evergreen Museum and Library). This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. July 27, 2022 by Mike Telin by Mike Telin When award-winning pianists Nick Luby and Susan Zhang were searching for a way to use their musical training to give back to the community, an interesting question arose: does a mobile concert hall exist? (piano) Impassioned by their love for music and belief in its emotional power, pianists Nick Luby and Susan Zhang converted a 16-foot box truck into a fully functioning mobile concert hall, complete with lights, sound system, and piano. "They don't know the norms or the traditions, so they don't feel comfortable in their own skins.". All concerts take place at the Yampa River Botanic Park (1000 Pamela Lane, Steamboat Springs). John Zion serves as the Managing Director of MKI Artists, one of the leading classical music management agencies in the United States where he directs the careers of a prestigious roster of artists, ensembles, and composers. She enjoys performance so much, and especially like to participate in competitions. Eva was invited to the International Piano Academy Lake Como, where she participated in masterclasses with Dmitry Bashkirov, Stanislav Ioudenitch and William Nabore. Pianist Susan Zhang, Peab '18 (GPD), describes music as a gathering place. Evgeny Kissin chose Eva Gevorgyan as a scholar of the 2020 Klavierfestival Ruhr. Eva was also an ICMA Discovery Award winner at the 2019 International Classical Music Awards. (Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media forNJ.com), Sun Li on pipa. Performances during PianoDays @CLE will feature visiting artists and Concert Truck founders Nick Luby and Susan Zhang, in addition to local musicians at each venue. When teaching the piano, she believes that training a student's sight singing and dictation plays a key role in enhancing a student's music comprehensive ability. https://aspace.library.jhu.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/184032 Accessed March 01, 2023. We cant really pair the setting that we like with the kind of instrument that we want. It engages diverse communities and audiences nationwide with thoughtful, timely programming, and works with arts organizations of all sizes to build a critical presence in their communities. OH Peabody Archives. You have permission to edit this article. ", Musicians (from left) Wang Guowei on erhu; Sun Li on pipa and Wang Junling, on zheng. There were all these charming little town squares, but I wasnt able to practice, and I missed having a piano dearly. The collection is open for use at the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives of the Peabody Institute. But traditional concert halls can sometimes feel exclusive, she says, owing to pricey tickets and complicated rules of etiquette, such as how to dress or when to clap. Eva also won First Prizes at the Chopin International Piano Competition for Young Pianists in Szafarnia, Poland, and Portugals St. Cecilia International Piano Competition, and won the Grand Prix at the International Piano Competition of Giuliano Pecar in Gorizia, Italy. This means you should bring your own chair to this location! Our leaders help coordinate 3 performances in the senior homes every month. Montero made her formal debut as a composer with Ex Patria, a tone poem designed to illustrate and protest Venezuelas descent into lawlessness, corruption, and violence. They have also lived in Escondido, CA and Carlsbad, CA. Since then, The Concert Truck has toured across the country, presenting concerts in city streets, music and arts festivals, schools, neighborhoods, parks, and more. 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