{"id":99213,"date":"2023-03-27T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=99213"},"modified":"2023-03-28T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T20:08:35","slug":"bu-spotlight-weill-hall-carnegie-hall","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2023\/bu-spotlight-weill-hall-carnegie-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"BU spotlights extraordinary musicians in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-to-image has-media has-media-focus-center-middle has-tertiary-theme has-video-as-loop\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-background-video\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-background-video-ratio\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-background-video-iframe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0tawWoNQ4w?controls=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;mute=1&#038;origin=http:\/\/bu.edu&#038;version=3&#038;loop=1&#038;playlist=N0tawWoNQ4w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tallow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Music<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBU spotlights extraordinary musicians in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">BU College of Fine Arts School of Music&#8217;s <em>Spotlight <\/em>concert on March 21, 2023 in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall was an energizing experience for student performers and audience members alike!<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Photos by Craig Williston \/ Qool Foto<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">March 27, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-drop-cap has-black-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/music\/\">Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music<\/a> was thrilled to host the <a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/music\/concerts-recitals\/carnegie-hall\/\">Boston University Spotlight 2023 Concert<\/a> at New York City\u2019s renowned Carnegie Hall on March 21, 2023. The Weill Recital Hall concert featured a select group of seniors in a unique capstone experience for their final undergraduate semester, along with an exceptional cohort of graduate music students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay news-block-editorial-photoessay wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-full-f\">\n<div class=\"photo-f\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-1498x1000.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-219-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-black-color\">The BU music performers, who participated in a multi-stage competition and selection process run by CFA School of Music, performed works by Ravel, Rachmaninoff, R. Strauss, Amanda Harberg, Saint-Sa\u00ebns, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Kapustin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-black-color\">The BU Spotlight Concert was one of the signature events of <a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/bumusic150\/\">BU School of Music\u2019s 150<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary<\/a>, a year-long celebration commemorating 150 years of music-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Light up NYC with BU&#039;s Spotlight Concert at Carnegie Hall\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0tawWoNQ4w?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Watch how talented Boston University&nbsp;College of Fine Arts&nbsp;student&nbsp;artists&nbsp;showcase their skills&nbsp;in action&nbsp;at the prestigious Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.&nbsp;You\u2019ll&nbsp;be amazed by their performance and inspired by their passion.&nbsp;Witness&nbsp;their artistry and&nbsp;history in the making.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay news-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-2-s\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-73-1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99231\" 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\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-1498x1000.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/03\/BU-2023-Carnegie-Hall-108.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size has-black-color has-tertiary-background-color\">Photos by Craig Williston \/ Qool Foto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote news-block-bu-pullquote alignwide is-style-modern has-image has-image-focus-center-middle has-tertiary-theme\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"bu-blocks-background wp-image-834\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Gregory-Melchor-Barz_600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Gregory Melchor-Barz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Gregory-Melchor-Barz_600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Gregory-Melchor-Barz_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Gregory-Melchor-Barz_600x600-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Gregory-Melchor-Barz_600x600-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Gregory-Melchor-Barz_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\"><em>We celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the BU School of Music this year by doing what we do best: perform, teach, lecture, compose, write, think, and practice. Bringing our finest students to Carnegie Hall each spring is a commitment to an ongoing culture of excellence. We are artists at BU, and we were born to create<\/em>.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\"><br\/>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/gregory-melchor-barz\/\">Gregory Melchor-Barz<\/a>, Director of BU School of Music and Professor of Ethnomusicology<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"headline-1\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline is-style-emphasis-weight\"><strong>About the 2023 Concert<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Presented by Boston University School of Music<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-4\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">PROGRAM<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTzigane\u201d (Ravel) \u2013 Clara Montes (CFA\u201923), BM violin, and Dahee Park (CFA\u201924), DMA piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u00c9legie, Op. 3 No. 1\u201d (Rachmaninoff) \u2013 Kevin A. Virgilio (CFA\u201926), DMA tenor trombone, and Richard Rivale (CFA\u201924), DMA piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDrei Lieder der Ophelia, Op. 67\u201d (R. Strauss) \u2013 Margaret Matejcek (CFA\u201923), MM soprano, and Maria Rabbia (CFA\u201926), DMA piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFeathers and Wax\u201d (A. Harberg) \u2013 Grace Helmke (CFA\u201923), BM flute, and Richard Rivale (CFA\u201924), DMA piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIntroduction and Rondo Capriccioso\u201d (Saint-Sa\u00ebns) \u2013 Hudson Ye Hyung Chung (CFA\u201924), PD violin, and Dahee Park (CFA\u201924), DMA piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFantasie in F-sharp Minor, Op. 28\u201d (Mendelssohn) \u2013 Xueying Fan (CFA\u201927), DMA piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLensky\u2019s Aria\u201d (from Eugene Onegin) (Tchaikovsky) \u2013 Johnny Mok (CFA\u201926), DMA cello, and Tianhong Yang (CFA\u201923), DMA piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVariations, Op. 41\u201d (Kapustin) \u2013 Chaeyoung Min (CFA\u201926), DMA piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"headline-4\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline is-style-emphasis-weight\">MEET THE 2023 BU SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMERS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-tertiary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-1024x683.jpg);background-position:24% 40%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Chung-Hudson-Ye-Hyung-00003-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Hudson Ye Hyung Chung (CFA&#8217;24)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">PD Violin, Studio of Peter Zazofsky<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Known for his sophisticated interpretation and warm tone, Hudson, born in Jerusalem, Israel, began playing the violin at 6. Making his debut with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra at 12, he was commended by Israel\u2019s 5<sup>th<\/sup> president, Itzhak Navon, who became his patron for his music studies in Israel. Since then, he has performed in venues worldwide, winning competitions from a young age. He won 1<sup>st<\/sup> place awards in the America-Israeli Foundation Sharett Scholarship Program, Tel Aviv (2006); Kukmin Daily News Competition, Seoul (2007); Youngsan Young Artist Competition, Seoul (2008); and New York International Music Competition (2012). In addition, he is an active chamber musician, collaborating with artists such as Gil Shaham, Paul Huang, Ani Kavafian, Melissa Reardon, Melvin Chen, and Raman Ramakrishnan. Mr. Chung has also been invited to perform at various festivals, such as Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, and Keshet Eilon. An alumnus of the Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, and New England Conservatory, he studied with renowned pedagogues such as Hyo Kang, Miriam Fried, and Paul Biss.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right has-background has-quaternary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-683x1024.jpg);background-position:51% 34%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Fan-Xueying-00001-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Xueying Fan (CFA&#8217;27)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">DMA Piano, Studio of Boaz Sharon<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Xueying began studying the piano at age five and showed her musical artistry at nine by offering her first solo recital. As a soloist, she has already given concerts in Shanghai, Ningbo, Cixi, Shaoxing, Urumchi, Naples, Boston, Arcata, and New York City. She is also a prizewinner in competitions, including 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Prize at the Shanghai Youth Piano Competition, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Prize at the Hailun Piano Competition, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Prize at the Shanghai Himalaya National Piano Competition, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Prize at the North Coast International Competition, in addition to the NEC Piano Honors Competition, and Boston University at Carnegie Hall Competition. She graduated with academic honors from the New England Conservatory with Masters and Bachelor of Music degrees under the guidance of Bruce Brubaker and Randall Hodgkinson.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-tertiary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-682x1024.jpg);background-position:44% 34%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-666x1000.jpg 666w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Helmke-Grace-Ellen00003-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Grace Helmke (CFA&#8217;23)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">BM Flute, Studio of Linda Toote<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A dynamic player, well versed in orchestral, solo, and chamber repertoire, Grace won 1<sup>st<\/sup> Prize in the 41st annual James Pappoutsakis Memorial Flute Competition and the Boston Woodwind Society\/Matthew Ruggiero International Woodwind Competition. She is a senior at Boston University and plays principal flute with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Notably, she plays flute, sax and sings vocals with Boston-based reggae band the Roots Rock Rebels. She served as the soloist with both the Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale and the Lincoln-Sudbury Civic Orchestra in performances of Mozart\u2019s flute concerto in D major in 2019 and previously soloed with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra after winning 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place in their young artist\u2019s competition. In March of 2020, she was the first-place recipient in her age division of the Best Bach Performance from the global online Great Composers Competition series. For four years, 2015-2019, Grace played with the various Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and has played with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. She spent three summers at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute as a member of their Young Artists Orchestra and Young Artists Wind Ensemble.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right has-background has-quaternary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-1024x683.jpg);background-position:45% 41%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Matejcek-Margaret-Thommes00002-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Margaret Matejcek (CFA&#8217;23)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">MM Soprano, Studio of Penelope Bitzas<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently in her second year of her master\u2019s degree in Vocal Performance, Margaret\u2019s highlights at BU include performing in <em>Our Town <\/em>(Mrs. Webb), Mozart\u2019s <em>Waisenhausmesse <\/em>(Soprano soloist), and a production of Luigi Rossi\u2019s rarely performed <em>Orpheus <\/em>(Orpheus). In addition, she looks forward to appearing as Morgana in <em>Alcina<\/em>. Margaret holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Minnesota and has performed with Source Song Festival, Lakes Area Music Festival, Miami Classical Music Festival, and more. In addition to her performance pursuits, Margaret is co-founder and artistic director of Imaginality Opera, an educational organization based in Minnesota whose mission is to make opera education more accessible for elementary school-aged children.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-tertiary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-1024x683.jpg);background-position:40% 42%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Min-Chaeyoung-00002-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Chaeyoung Min (CFA&#8217;26)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">DMA Piano, Studio of Pavel Nersessian<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>South Korean pianist Chaeyoung Min had a solo debut recital in Korea when she was 14 at the Kumho Art Hall as part of the Kumho Prodigy Concert Series, supported by the Kumho Foundation. After her debut, she performed at a variety of halls, in addition to the Seoul Arts Center, Williams Hall, KNUA Hall, and Mozart Hall. She was a winner of the NEC Honors Competition. Also, she won top prizes in numerous competitions in Korea and the USA, including Young Chang Music Concours, Eumyoun Music Competition, Korean Chamber Orchestra Music Competition, and Samick-Seiler Music Competition. She received a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory, where she studied with Haesun Paik and Alessio Bax, and a Bachelor of Music degree at Korea National University of Arts under the tutelage of Minsoo Sohn after graduating from Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School in Korea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right has-background has-quaternary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-741x1024.jpg);background-position:50% 27%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-741x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-741x1024.jpg 741w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-460x636.jpg 460w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-768x1062.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-1111x1536.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-1481x2048.jpg 1481w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-723x1000.jpg 723w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Mok-Johnny00003-scaled.jpg 1852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Johnny Mok (CFA&#8217;26)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">DMA Cello, Studios of Michael Reynolds and Mihail Jojatu<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston-based cellist, performing artist, and teacher, Johnny Mok was born in Hong Kong, China. Mok performs regularly across the United States. He was a prizewinner in several competitions, including the CICA International Competition, Birmingham Music Club Scholarship Competition, and the American String Teacher Association Music Competition in the Junior and Senior Division. As a result of these achievements, Mok appeared as a soloist and featured cellist with orchestras and concert venues across the USA. Mok is also an active chamber musician and was invited as a guest artist at the Orvieto Musica Chamber Music Festival in Orvieto, Italy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-tertiary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Montes-Clara-Arlyn00002-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Clara Montes (CFA&#8217;23)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">BM Violin, Studio of Dana Mazurkevich<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently pursuing her Bachelor of Music degree, Clara Montes previously studied with Jerome Franke in Milwaukee. As an alum of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO), she traveled with the group to Argentina and Uruguay and served as concertmaster for their 2018-19 season. Clara received prizes in both MYSO and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concerto competitions and has appeared as soloist with the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra. She received the 2019 Ruth DeYoung Kohler Scholarship for Artistic Excellence and gave a recital for the Kohler Foundation\u2019s \u201cArts at the Waelderhaus\u201d concert series the following year. While at Boston University, Clara won the violin prize in the String Department\u2019s Bach competition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right has-background has-quaternary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-1024x683.jpg);background-position:28.000000000000004% 46%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Park-Dahee00002-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Dahee Park (CFA&#8217;24)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">DMA Piano, Studio of Shiela Kibbe<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A doctoral student in Collaborative Piano and a graduate assistant at Boston University, Dahee Park regularly performs with many instrumental and vocal students. She has performed in masterclasses for Jonathan Feldman, Robert McDonald, Joseph Seiger, Steven Isserlis, Elmar Oliveira, and Steven Doane. In addition, she appeared in performances with the chamber groups El Duo and BMS X ARTIQUE. Park has been a guest pianist for Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra\u2019s outreach concerts in South Korea for several years. She won 1<sup>st<\/sup> Prize at the Artur Balsam Duo Competition in New York with violinist Yeon Kyung Joo (Associate Principal, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra). Before studying at Boston University, Park earned a Master of Music degree in piano performance at Yonsei University, South Korea, followed by a second Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano at Manhattan School of Music.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-tertiary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-683x1024.jpg);background-position:53% 25%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rabbia-Maria-Catherine00002-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Maria Rabbia (CFA&#8217;26)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">DMA Piano, Studio of Shiela Kibbe<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-black-color\">Originally from Central New York, Maria Rabbia is in the second year of her DMA in Collaborative Piano at Boston University. She received her MM in Collaborative Piano from Ithaca College. Her coaching and collaborative credits include Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI), International Performing Arts Institute in Kiefersfelden, Germany, The Voice Institute of the Finger Lakes, and participation as a Young Artist with Opera Company of Middlebury. Maria has worked with Opera Ithaca on several productions, including <em>La Boh\u00e8me<\/em> and <em>Carmen<\/em>, and most recently served as a vocal coach at BUTI and as the Assistant Conductor and Pianist at the inaugural Opera Direction Professional Certificate Program in Ithaca, NY. She has also immensely enjoyed working with the Boston University Opera Institute on productions of <em>Cos\u00ec fan tutte<\/em>, <em>Our Town<\/em>, and <em>Little Women<\/em> (Spring 2023).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right has-background has-quaternary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-1024x683.jpg);background-position:44% 43%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Rivale-Richard-Han00002-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Richard Rivale (CFA&#8217;24)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">DMA Piano, Studio of Shiela Kibbe<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A first-year DMA student in Collaborative Piano, Richard Rivale is interested in all musical styles. He continues to explore not only all classical music genres but has ventured into performances on the organ, harpsichord, and orchestral keyboard instruments, including playing the organ part in Holst\u2019s \u201cThe Planets\u201d at Symphony Hall in Boston. Richard enjoys singing and conducting and has participated in school and church choirs and conducting small groups for new music premieres of student composers. He has played in masterclasses and coachings with Isabel Leonard, John Harbison, John Heiss, and Donald Palma. He has studied with Meng-Chieh Liu and Stephen Drury at the New England Conservatory of Music, Jonathan Feldman, and Lydia Brown at The Juilliard School. He hopes to perform and teach at the collegiate level.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-tertiary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Virgilio-Kevin-A-00003-1024x750.jpg);background-position:50% 32%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Virgilio-Kevin-A-00003-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Virgilio-Kevin-A-00003-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Virgilio-Kevin-A-00003-636x466.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Virgilio-Kevin-A-00003-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Virgilio-Kevin-A-00003-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Virgilio-Kevin-A-00003-2048x1499.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Virgilio-Kevin-A-00003-1366x1000.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Kevin A. Virgilio (CFA&#8217;26)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">DMA Tenor Trombone, Studio of Toby Oft<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Hailed by the <em>New York Music Daily<\/em> as a \u201ccarefree\u201d and \u201csoulful\u201d player, Kevin A. Virgilio is a Boston-based trombonist and educator whose performances range from contemporary to classical styles. An active freelance musician, Virgilio has recently appeared with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the New York Festival Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, the Bergen Symphony Orchestra, and the Westchester Oratorio Society. In addition, he has appeared in the orchestras for musical theater productions, including West Side<em> Story, In the Heights, <\/em>and <em>The Music Man<\/em>. He is currently on faculty at Needham Music in Needham, Massachusetts. In addition, he is a Teaching Artist with the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston, where he teaches at the Mother Caroline Academy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right has-background has-quaternary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-683x1024.jpg);background-position:56.99999999999999% 36%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/02\/Yang-Tianhong00002-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">Tianhong Yang (CFA&#8217;23)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-5\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline news-block-editorial-headline\">DMA Piano, Studio of Pavel Nersessian<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Pianist Tianhong Yang has made her solo appearances actively in several prestigious festivals and venues across Europe, Asia, and the USA throughout her performing career. Yang made her UK debut in 2010 at St. David\u2019s Hall, Cardiff, performing Beethoven\u2019s Third Piano Concerto, Op.37, under the direction of Maestro David Jones. Yang has performed in many prestigious venues throughout Europe. Among them was Desingle in Antwerp, Belgium; BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, UK; Auditorio Sony in Madrid, Spain. In addition, she regularly collaborated with Antwerp Camerata. In 2017, she was invited as a guest artist and performed at the Klara festival in Belgium. In addition to her performance appearances, Yang has been invited to perform at numerous music festivals worldwide, including The Art of Piano Festival, Imuse Festival, and Hanoi International Piano Festival.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music was thrilled to host the Boston University Spotlight 2023 Concert at New York City\u2019s renowned Carnegie Hall on March 21, 2023. 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