[NEohioPAL]International Piano Competition and Festival at Oberlin July 21-29

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Media Contact Only:

Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory Media Relations

440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL

AT THE OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC JULY 21 =96 29

<Editors please note: A schedule of public events is included.>

OBERLIN, OHIO (July 11, 2007)=97The 13th annual Oberlin International =20=

Piano Competition and Festival, sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory =20=

of Music at Oberlin College, will be held from Sunday, July 21, =20
through Sunday, July 29, 2007, at the Conservatory. Directed by =20
Oberlin Professor of Piano Robert Shannon, the competition is for =20
pianists between the ages of 13 and 18 who were chosen following a =20
preliminary taped audition round. This year=92s competition includes =20
participants from Canada, China, Cyprus, Korea, Taiwan, and the =20
United States, and features the largest first-prize award for an =20
international youth piano competition: a $10,000 cash prize plus =20
orchestral engagements in Beijing and Hong Kong, China. New to the =20
competition this year is a concerto round for the competition =20
finalists, the results of which will be weighted toward the =20
competition=92s final outcome.

The competition=92s final round, which is free and open to the public, =20=

will be held in Warner Concert Hall Saturday, July 28, at 8 p.m. and =20
broadcast live on 104.9 FM WCLV, Cleveland=92s classical music radio =20
station. Robert Conrad, co-founder and president of WCLV, is master =20
of ceremonies; broadcaster Jacqueline Gerber, of WCLV=92s morning show =20=

First Program, is the on-air host. Audience members attending the =20
finals round concert can vote for their favorite performer; the =20
pianist garnering the most votes will receive a $100 prize. Finalists =20=

will also be competing for prizes ranging from the first through =20
sixth award levels.

Of the pianists who travel to Oberlin to compete, 12 to 16 will be =20
selected from a first performance round and will advance to the =20
second live round of competition. Up to six pianists remaining after =20
the second live round will perform in the concerto round and the =20
competition finals.

Warner Concert Hall, located at 77 West College Street, at the corner =20=

of Professor and West College streets, is wheelchair-accessible, and =20
is the site of free, public recitals associated with the festival.

Members of the piano festival faculty are renowned professors from =20
the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and distinguished guest artists. =20
They will offer private lessons, master classes, recitals, and =20
lectures throughout the week that will provide festival participants =20
with intensive and in-depth opportunities to expand their knowledge =20
of music history, theory, and pedagogy, as well as the vital =20
connection of those three elements to on-stage performance.

Final round judges for the competition are Oberlin Professors of =20
Piano Sanford Margolis and Monique Duphil, who will be joined by =20
festival guest artists Malcom Bilson, Visiting Professor of =20
Historical Keyboards at the Eastman School of Music; Christopher =20
Elton, Head of Keyboard at the Royal Academy of Music, London; Jerome =20=

Lowenthal, faculty member at the Juilliard School; and David =20
Starobin, Founder and Director of Bridge Records and Chair of the =20
Guitar Department at the Manhattan School of Music.

             	Included among the judges for the concerto round is Tao =20=

Fan, principal conductor of China=92s National Broadcasting Symphony =20
Orchestra.

More information about the competition and festival is available by =20
calling Anna Hoffmann at 440-775-8044 or by visiting www.oberlin.edu/=20
con/summer/piano.

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated amid =20
the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the =20
oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. =20
Renowned internationally as a professional music school of the =20
highest caliber and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the =20
Washington Post, Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious =20=

careers in all aspects of the serious music world. Its students and =20
alumni have won top prizes in numerous international piano =20
competitions, among them the Van Cliburn, the Fryderyk Chopin, the =20
Queen Elisabeth, the Arthur Rubinstein, the Walter W. Naumberg, the =20
Unisa International (South Africa), the American Pianists Association =20=

Classical Fellowship, the World Piano Competition, the Kosciuszko =20
Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, and the Busoni Competition. The =20
Conservatory=92s collection of 1,700 period and modern musical =20
instruments includes 200 Steinway grand pianos. Oberlin, an All-=20
Steinway School, is Steinway & Sons=92 oldest continuous client, with a =20=

relationship dating back nearly 130 years.

2007 Oberlin International Piano Competition and Festival

NOTE; ALL VENUES ARE LOCATED AT THE CONSERVATORY
77 WEST COLLEGE STREET
OBERLIN, OHIO

Schedule of Events

Saturday, July 21 at 8 p.m.
Concert: Professor of Piano Monique Duphil
Warner Concert Hall

Monday, July 23 at 1 p.m.
Master Class: Professor of Piano Robert Shannon
Kulas Recital Hall

Tuesday, July 24 at 1 p.m.
Master Class: Guest Artist Thomas Rosenkranz =9199
Kulas Recital Hall

Wednesday, July 25 at 2:30 p.m.
Lecture: Associate Professor of Musicology Charles McGuire
=93Classical Style History Class I=94
Kulas Recital Hall

Wednesday, July 25 at 3:30 p.m.
Lecture: Associate Professor of Historical Performance David Breitman
=93Classical Style=94
Kulas Recital Hall

Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Master Class: Associate Professor of Historical Performance David =20
Breitman
Kulas Recital Hall

Wednesday, July 25 at 8:30 p.m.
Concert: Associate Professor of Piano Haewon Song, and Professors of =20
Piano Robert Shannon and Sanford Margolis
Warner Concert Hall

Thursday, July 26 at 9 a.m.
Lecture: Director of Piano Technology John Cavanaugh
=93Introduction to Piano Technology and Basic Design=94
Bibbins Hall Room 223

Thursday, July 26 at 10 a.m.
Lecture: Professor of Music Theory Brian Alegant
Bibbins Hall Room 223

Thursday, July 26 at 11 a.m.
Lecture: Associate Professor of Musicology Charles McGuire
Kulas Recital Hall

Thursday, July 26 at 1:30 p.m.
Master Class: Guest Artist Malcolm Bilson
Kulas Recital Hall

Thursday, July 26 at 3:15 p.m.
Master Class: Professor of Piano Sanford Margolis
Kulas Recital Hall

Thursday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Master Class: Guest Artist James Giles

Thursday, July 26 at 8:30 p.m.
Concert: Performance by the Competition Semi-Finalists
Warner Concert Hall

Friday, July 27 at 9 a.m.
Lecture: Director of Piano Technology John Cavanaugh
=93Touch and Tone in Piano Technology=94
Bibbins Hall Room 223

Friday, July 27 at 10 a.m.
Lecture: Professor of Music Theory Brian Alegant
Bibbins Hall Room 223

Friday, July 27 at 11 a.m.
Lecture: Associate Professor of Musicology Charles McGuire
Kulas Recital Hall

Friday, July 27 at 1 p.m.
Master Class: Associate Professor of Piano Haewon Song
Kulas Recital Hall

Friday, July 27 at 2:45 p.m.
Master Class: Professor of Piano Monique Duphil
Kulas Recital Hall

Friday, July 27 at 4:30 p.m.
Master Class: Guest Artist Christopher Elton
Warner Recital Hall

Friday, July 27 at 8 p.m.
Concert: Associate Professor of Historical Performance David Breitman
and Guest Artist Malcolm Bilson
Kulas Recital Hall

Saturday, July 28 at 9:30 a.m.
Lecture: Professor of Music Theory Brian Alegant
Bibbins Hall Room 223

Saturday, July 28 at 10:30 a.m.
Lecture: Guest Artist David Starobin
Bibbins Hall Room 223

Saturday, July 28 at 1:30 p.m.
Conversation: Guest Artists Christopher Elton and Jerome Lowenthal
=93Ask the Master=94
Kulas Recital Hall

Saturday, July 28 at 3:30 p.m.
Fortepiano Master Class: Guest Artist Malcolm Bilson
Kulas Recital Hall

Saturday, July 28, at 8 p.m.
Piano Competition Finals Round
Warner Concert Hall

Sunday, July 29 at 10:30 a.m.
Master Class: Guest Artist Jerome Lowenthal
Warner Concert Hall

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Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH  44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440.775.8328
(F) 440.775.5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu

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style=3D""><B>INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION AND =
FESTIVAL</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align: center;"><SPAN style=3D""><B>AT THE OBERLIN =
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC JULY 21 =96 29</B><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
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style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px;"><B><I><Editors please note: A =
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class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">OBERLIN, OHIO =
(July 11, 2007)=97The 13th annual Oberlin International Piano =
Competition and Festival, sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music =
at Oberlin College, will be held from Sunday, July 21, through Sunday, =
July 29, 2007, at the Conservatory. Directed by Oberlin Professor of =
Piano Robert Shannon, the competition=A0<SPAN style=3D"">is for pianists =
between the ages of 13 and 18 who were chosen following a preliminary =
taped audition round. This year=92s competition includes participants =
from Canada, China, Cyprus, Korea, Taiwan, and the United States, and =
features the largest first-prize award for an international youth piano =
competition: a $10,000 cash prize plus orchestral engagements in Beijing =
and Hong Kong, China. New to the competition this year is a concerto =
round for the competition finalists, the results of which will be =
weighted toward the competition=92s final =
outcome.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">The =
competition=92s final round, which is free and open to the public, will =
be held in Warner Concert Hall Saturday, July 28, at 8 p.m. and =
broadcast live on </SPAN></SPAN><A href=3D"http://www.wclv.com/"><SPAN =
style=3D"text-decoration: none; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#000000"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
24px;">104.9 FM WCLV</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">, Cleveland=92s =
classical music radio station. Robert Conrad, co-founder and president =
of WCLV, is master of ceremonies; broadcaster Jacqueline Gerber, of =
WCLV=92s morning show <I>First Program</I></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
24px;">, is the on-air host. Audience members attending the finals round =
concert can vote for their favorite performer; the pianist garnering the =
most votes will receive a $100 prize. Finalists will also be competing =
for prizes ranging from the first through sixth award levels. =
</SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">Of the pianists =
who travel to Oberlin to compete, 12 to 16 will be selected from a first =
performance round and will advance to the second live round of =
competition. Up to six pianists remaining after the second live round =
will perform in the concerto round and the competition =
finals.</SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">Warner Concert =
Hall, located at 77 West College Street, at the corner of Professor and =
West College streets, is wheelchair-accessible, and is the site of free, =
public recitals associated with the festival. </SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">Members of the =
piano festival faculty are renowned professors from the Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music and distinguished guest artists. They will offer =
private lessons, master classes, recitals, and lectures throughout the =
week that will provide festival participants with intensive and in-depth =
opportunities to expand their knowledge of music history, theory, and =
pedagogy, as well as the vital connection of those three elements to =
on-stage performance.</SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: 24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">Final round =
judges for the competition are Oberlin Professors of Piano Sanford =
Margolis and Monique Duphil, who will be joined by festival guest =
artists Malcom Bilson, Visiting Professor of Historical Keyboards at the =
Eastman School of Music; Christopher Elton, Head of Keyboard at the =
Royal Academy of Music, London; Jerome Lowenthal, faculty member at the =
Juilliard School; and David Starobin, Founder and Director of Bridge =
Records and Chair of the Guitar Department at the Manhattan School of =
Music. </SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-indent: 0px;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: 24px;">Included among the judges for the concerto =
round is </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Palatino-Roman"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"line-height: 24px;">Tao Fan, principal conductor of China=92s =
National Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">More information =
about the competition and festival is available by calling Anna Hoffmann =
at 440-775-8044 or by visiting <A =
href=3D"http://www.oberlin.edu/con/summer/piano">www.oberlin.edu/con/summe=
r/piano</A>.</SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: =
24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"text-indent: 48px;"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;">The Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated amid the =
intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the oldest =
continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Renowned =
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber =
and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the =
<I>Washington</I></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 24px;"> =
<I>Post</I></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
 style=3D"line-height: 24px;">, Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to =
achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of the serious music world. =
Its students and alumni have won top prizes in numerous international =
piano competitions, among them the Van Cliburn, the Fryderyk Chopin, the =
Queen Elisabeth, the Arthur Rubinstein, the Walter W. Naumberg, the =
Unisa International (South Africa), the American Pianists Association =
Classical Fellowship, the World Piano Competition, the Kosciuszko =
Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, and the Busoni Competition. The =
Conservatory=92s collection of 1,700 period and modern musical =
instruments includes 200 Steinway grand pianos. Oberlin, an All-Steinway =
School, is Steinway & Sons=92 oldest continuous client, with a =
relationship dating back nearly 130 years.</SPAN><SPAN =
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24px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><DIV style=3D"text-indent: 48px; =
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class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-variant: small-caps;"><B>2007 Oberlin International Piano =
Competition and Festival</B></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
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VENUES ARE LOCATED AT THE CONSERVATORY</I></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
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style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">Schedule of =
Events</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
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small-caps;"><B>=A0</B></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Saturday, July 21 at 8 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Concert: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Professor of Piano =
<B>Monique Duphil</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Warner Concert =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Monday, July 23 at 1 p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">Professor of Piano <B>Robert =
Shannon</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Kulas Recital Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Tuesday, July 24 at 1 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Guest Artist =
<B>Thomas Rosenkranz =9199</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Kulas Recital Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Wednesday, July 25 at 2:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Associate Professor =
of Musicology <B>Charles McGuire</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=93Classical Style History Class =
I=94<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Kulas Recital Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Wednesday, July 25 at 3:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Associate Professor =
of Historical Performance <B>David =
Breitman</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=93Classical Style=94<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Kulas Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Associate =
Professor of Historical Performance <B>David =
Breitman</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Kulas Recital Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Wednesday, July 25 at 8:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Concert: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Associate Professor =
of Piano<B> Haewon Song, </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">and Professors of =
Piano <B>Robert Shannon </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">and <B>Sanford =
Margolis</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Warner Concert =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Thursday, July 26 at 9 =
a.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Director of Piano =
Technology <B>John Cavanaugh</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=93Introduction to Piano Technology and Basic =
Design=94<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Bibbins Hall Room 223<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Thursday, July 26 at 10 =
a.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Professor of Music =
Theory <B>Brian Alegant</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Bibbins Hall Room =
223<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Thursday, July 26 at 11 =
a.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Associate Professor =
of Musicology <B>Charles McGuire</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Kulas Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Thursday, July 26 at 1:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Guest Artist =
<B>Malcolm Bilson</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Kulas Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Thursday, July 26 at 3:15 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Professor of =
Piano <B>Sanford Margolis</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Kulas Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Thursday, July 26 at 6:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Guest Artist<B> =
James Giles</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>=A0</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Thursday, July 26 at 8:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Concert: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Performance by the =
<B>Competition Semi-Finalists</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Warner Concert =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>=A0</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Friday, July 27 at 9 =
a.m.</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Lecture:</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""> Director of Piano Technology<B> John =
Cavanaugh</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=93Touch and Tone in Piano =
Technology=94<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Bibbins Hall Room 223<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Friday, July 27 at 10 =
a.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Professor of Music =
Theory <B>Brian Alegant</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Bibbins Hall Room =
223<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>=A0</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Friday, July 27 at 11 =
a.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Associate Professor =
of Musicology <B>Charles McGuire</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Kulas Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Friday, July 27 at 1 p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">Associate Professor of Piano<B> Haewon =
Song</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Kulas Recital Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Friday, July 27 at 2:45 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Professor of =
Piano <B>Monique Duphil</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Kulas Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Friday, July 27 at 4:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Guest Artist =
<B>Christopher Elton </B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Warner Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Friday, July 27 at 8 p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Concert: </B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">Associate Professor of Historical Performance <B>David =
Breitman </B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">and Guest Artist <B>Malcolm Bilson</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Kulas Recital Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Saturday, July 28 at 9:30 =
a.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Professor of Music =
Theory <B>Brian Alegant</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Bibbins Hall Room =
223<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Saturday, July 28 at 10:30 =
a.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Lecture: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Guest Artist =
<B>David</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> =
<B>Starobin</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Bibbins Hall Room 223<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Saturday, July 28 at 1:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Conversation: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Guest Artists =
<B>Christopher Elton </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">and<B> Jerome =
Lowenthal</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=93Ask the Master=94<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Kulas Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Saturday, July 28 at 3:30 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Fortepiano Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Guest =
Artist <B>Malcolm Bilson </B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Kulas Recital =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Saturday, July 28, at 8 =
p.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Piano Competition Finals =
Round</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Warner Concert Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Sunday, July 29 at 10:30 =
a.m.</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Master Class: </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Guest Artist<B> =
</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Jerome Lowenthal<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Warner Concert =
Hall<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
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