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Roosevelt University Associate Professor of Piano and Head of its Piano Program, WInston Choi.
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Piano Festival Guest Recital Wednesday at WIU

April 25, 2023

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MACOMB, IL – The Western Illinois University School of Music will present the WIU Piano Festival Guest Recital, featuring pianist Winston Choi, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.

WIU piano students will also have the opportunity to play for Associate Professor Choi during a Masterclass at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.

Choi is currently an associate professor of piano and head of the piano program at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts.

The 2023 WIU Piano Festival is made possible by the generous support of Professor Emerita Hyung Ja Kim.

GUEST RECITAL PROGRAM

Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro con brio
II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo

Piano Sonata, Op. 1 - Alban Berg (1885-1935)

INTERMISSION

Night Fantasies - Elliott Carter (1908-2012)

Gaspard de la nuit - Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
I. Ondine
II. Le Gibet
III. Scarbo

For more information on this year's Piano Festival, visit wiu.edu/cofac/piano/pianofest.php.

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