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MEREDITH COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Upcoming Performances January 23 at 7:30 pm. Guest Recital: Anatoly Larkin, piano. Carswell Concert Hall February 17 at 7:30 pm. Guest Recital: Cynthia Lawing, piano. Carswell Concert Hall Presents in Guest Recital Joel Hastings, piano February 23 at 8 pm. Meredith Sinfonietta Concert. Jones Auditorium February 25 at 8 pm. Meredith Concerto/Aria Concert. Jones Auditorium February 28 at 7:30 pm. Meredith Choral Concert. Jones Chapel March 17 at 7:30 pm. Faculty Recital: Tricia Strong: A Hopeless(ful) Romantic. Carswell Concert Hall April 13 at 7:30 pm; April 15 at 3 pm. Meredith Opera Theatre production of Giacomo Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi. Carswell Concert Hall April 22 at 3 pm. Graduation Recital: Mary Royall Hight, soprano. Carswell Concert Hall Friday, July 30, 2010 Seven O’clock Carswell Concert Hall April 26 at 8 pm. Meredith Sinfonietta Spring Concert. Jones Auditorium April 28 at 5 pm. Junior Recital: Andrea McKerlie, flute. Carswell Concert Hall April 29 at 3 pm. Meredith Spring Choral Concert. Jones Chapel Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:30 pm Carswell Concert Hall About the Artist Canadian-born Joel Hastings was the winner of the 2006 8th International Web Concert Hall Competition and the 1993 International Bach Competition at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. After delivering a stunning performance at the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, one reporter designated Hastings the "audience favorite" while another declared, "the kinetic fingers of this young Canadian reminded me strongly of his late countryman, Glenn Gould." In a Newsweek review he "pulled the audience to their feet after a wild performance of Franz Liszt's Totentanz." Reviewers have described his playing as passionate, mesmerizing, hypnotic, and transcendental. A Steinway Artist, Hastings has performed solo recitals across Canada and the United States, while his orchestral engagements have included the Toronto Philharmonic; the Detroit, Ann Arbor, Oakville, Okanagan, Windsor, Kamloops, Niagara, Racine, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie and the University of Michigan Symphonies and Symphony Band; the KitchenerWaterloo and Michigan Chamber Orchestras; the Huntsville Festival Orchestra and the Ann Arbor Concert Band. Recently, he performed at the American Liszt Society National Festival and at the Niagara International Chamber Music Festival. Acclaimed American composer Carter Pann has written a new piano cycle dedicated to him that he will be premiering this year. His discography includes Franz Liszt's song and operatic transcriptions, Frederic Chopin's 24 Etudes, and selections of works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, and Scriabin. His latest CD, Songs and Dances, includes works by Grieg and Respighi with transcriptions of music by Bach, Schubert, Wagner and Gershwin. His recordings have been selected for Canadian critic's awards and featured on CBC national radio as well numerous stations throughout the United States. Hastings earned his ARCT diplomas in piano and organ from the Royal Conservatory of Music, receiving a gold medal for the highest score in the country. He holds a doctorate in piano and a degree in organ from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His teachers have included Nina Lelchuk, Louis Nagel, Logan Skelton, Sergei Babayan and Robert Glasgow. As a student at the University of Michigan, he won the school's concerto competition three consecutive times. Across North America and abroad, he has given masterclasses and adjudicated competitions, and has taught piano performance at the University of Windsor and Eastern Michigan University. Currently he is an assistant professor of piano at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Program Variations on “Von der Fortuna werd' ich getrieben” (Of Fortune, I am driven) Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) Sweelinck Variations on “Unter der Linden Grüne”" (Under the Linden Green) Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 63 Chopin Etude in G-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6 Chopin Three Pieces from “The Piano's 12 Sides” Carter Pann (b. 1972) Orion Cradle Song Grand Etude-Fantasy Intermission Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier” Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Allegro Scherzo: Assai vivace Adagio sostenuto Introduzione: Largo - Fuga: Allegro risoluto