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On One Side of River 在水一方 by Qingjia Lin (b. 1934)

Song of the Steppe 敕勒歌 by Rama Liu (b. 1981)

Phoenix Hairpin 钗头凤 by Yi Zhou (1923-2019)

Three Chinese Love Song by Bright Sheng (b. 1955)

I. Blue Flower 蓝花花

II. At the Hillside Where Horses Are Running 跑马溜溜的山上

III. The Stream Flows Lyrics 小河淌水

Butterfly Lovers' Concerto by He Zhanhao (b. 1933) and Chen Gang (1935–2026)

Until Now by Kui Dong (b. 1966)

My Affection Awaits You 我的深情为你守候 by Kai Luan (b. 1973)

On One Side of River 在水一方 by Qingjia Lin (b. 1934）

Song of the Steppe 敕勒歌 by Rama Liu (b. 1981)

Phoenix Hairpin 钗头凤 by Yi Zhou (1923-2019)

Born Free by Edward W. Hardy (b. 1992)

Sorrow Home

Lineage

The Struggle Staggers Us

Southern Song

Butterfly Lovers' Concerto (Excerpts) by He Zhanhao (b. 1933) and Chen Gang (1935–2026)

Three Chinese Love Song by Bright Sheng (b. 1955)

I. Blue Flower 蓝花花

II. At the Hillside Where Horses Are Running 跑马溜溜的山上

III. The Stream Flows Lyrics 小河淌水

Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death by Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940-2022)

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

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On One Side of River 在水一方 by Qingjia Lin (b. 1934）

Born Free by Edward W. Hardy (b. 1992)

Sorrow Home

Lineage

The Struggle Staggers Us

Southern Song

I. Blue Flower 蓝花花

II. At the Hillside Where Horses Are Running 跑马溜溜的山上

From Three Chinese Love Song by Bright Sheng (b. 1955)

Butterfly Lovers' Concerto (Excerpts) by He Zhanhao (b. 1933) and Chen Gang (1935–2026)

Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death by Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940-2022)

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

🔥 Aug 14 Exclusive Bonus:

Notice The Cutting Contest at the end of the program? This piece is solely reserved for our Aug 14 ticketed show! Our pianist and organist Peiyao Yu poured so much effort into arranging it. It’s an absolute blast—so rhythmically infectious that you can literally tap your feet, dance, or drum along in your seat!

On One Side of River 在水一方 by Qingjia Lin (b. 1934)

Song of the Steppe 敕勒歌 by Rama Liu (b. 1981)

Phoenix Hairpin 钗头凤 by Yi Zhou (1923-2019)

Three Chinese Love Song by Bright Sheng (b. 1955)

I. Blue Flower 蓝花花

II. At the Hillside Where Horses Are Running 跑马溜溜的山上

III. The Stream Flows Lyrics 小河淌水

Butterfly Lovers' Concerto by He Zhanhao (b. 1933) and Chen Gang (1935–2026)

My Affection Awaits You 我的深情为你守候 by Kai Luan (b. 1973)

What Happens Now?!

Imagining, Innovating, and Inspiring the Modern Recital Experience

Classically trained musicians are taught to master the score, but rarely taught what to do when the score itself defies everything they know. Extended techniques, spoken word, electronics, immersive staging: these elements can feel like foreign territory. Yet across 30+ performances and a string of rapidly sold-out recitals in the past year, one pattern keeps emerging. 21st-century audiences don't just tolerate the unexpected. They crave it.

This presentation turns hesitation into possibility. Drawing on firsthand performance experience and observations from today's most compelling recitals, we'll reframe the "unconventional" as an accessible, expressive toolkit that doesn't replace classical training, but amplifies it. Because imagination without innovation stays a dream, and innovation without inspiration stays a novelty. To truly captivate a modern audience, we need all three. We'll explore three practical frameworks to revitalize the modern recital: new sounds, the speaking musician, and expanding beyond the acoustic. Walk away with concrete strategies ready to use on your next stage!

The preparation for a competition! 😄

Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 548 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), arranged by Shin-Young Lee

Toccata by Douglas E. Wagner (b. 1952)

Méditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), arranged by Pierre Gouin (b. 1947)

Fanfare by Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881)

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber (1910-1981), arranged by William Strickland (1914-1991)

Carillon de Westminster by Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

No Time for Caution from Interstellar by Hans Zimmer (b. 1957), arranged by Anna Lapwood

Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 by Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

"The Timeless Act of Touch: Bridging Past and Future in Modern Soundscapes"

The 2026 Festival theme, "Bridging Past & Future," invites us to view Tobias Matthay’s pedagogy not as a relic of the Romantic era, but as an essential toolkit for the 21st-century pianist. Although Matthay is best known for his work with standard repertoire, his core teachings on physical relaxation and tone production find their most rigorous application in the stark landscapes of modern music. This lecture-recital demonstrates how the Act of Touch serves as the key to unlocking the diverse soundscapes of the 20th century, exploring two contrasting extremes. First, we examine the ultimate application of gravity in Henry Cowell’s "The Tides of Manaunaun." Here, the performer must utilize a total relaxation of the arm to transform massive tone clusters from percussive noise into a resonant, oceanic roar. Ideally juxtaposed against this mass of sound is Toru Takemitsu’s "Rain Tree Sketch II," where the focus shifts to the decay of sound. The technical challenge lies in sculpting silence and controlling the precise release of the key to blend the work’s fragmented images. By navigating from the visceral depth of Cowell to the ethereal mist of Takemitsu, this session proves that the technical foundation of the past remains the most effective key to unlocking the soundscapes of the future.

Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sicilienne from the Flute Sonata BWV 1031 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arranged by Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Nimrod from Enigma Variations Op. 36 by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Toccata pour Orgue by Alphonse Mailly (1833-1918)

Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18 by César Franck (1822-1890)

Star Wars Medley by John Williams (b. 1932)

Main Theme

The Imperial March

May the Force Be With You

Suite gothique, Op. 25 by Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)

Introduction - Choral

Menuet gothique

Prière à Notre-Dame

Toccata

Litanies by Jehan Alain (1911-1940)

Herzlich tut mich verlangen, Op. 122 No. 10 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Ach Herr, mich armen Sunder, BuxWV 178 by Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Herzlich tut mich verlangen by S. Andrew Lloyd (b. 1979)

Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18 by César Franck (1822-1890)

Toccata on “Breslau” by Brian Solomons (b. 1948)

Toccata pour Orgue by Alphonse Mailly (1833-1918)

Nimrod from Enigma Variations Op. 36 by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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MY GARDEN by Elizabeth Haskins

There is a budding morrow in midnight

Spring Quiet

Another Spring

SONNETS ON LOVE, ROSEBUDS, AND DEATH by Dorothy Rudd Moore

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

在水一方 On one side of river by 林家庆 Qingjia Lin

钗头凤 Phoenix Hairpin by 周易 Yi Zhou

HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF THE DULCIMER SWEET

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW arr. by Jennifer Rhodes

Chère nuit by Alfred Bachelet

Magnificat-Alleluia by Villa-Lobos Video

Te Cubrirá by Adan Alejandro Fernández Video

Vencerá el Amor by Carlos A. Colón Video

E Susanna nonvien…Dove Son from Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Donde lieta from La boheme

Tu che di gel from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

On the Other side of the Water by Jiaqin Lin (b.1934), lyric by Yao Qiong (1938-2024）

Phoenix Hairpin by Yi Zhou (b.1948), poem by Lu You (1125-1210)

In the dark pinewood

Where has summer gone by Ben Moore (b.1960)

——— Intermission ———

Suite from Interstellar by Hans Zimmer (b. 1957), arranged by Anna Lapwood (b. 1995)

No Time for Caution

Stay

Cornfield Chase

Chaconne BWV 1004 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), transcr. by Henri Messerer (1838-1923)

Preambulum and Fugue in G minor by Vincent Lübeck (1654-1740）

Chaconne BWV 1004 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), transcr. by Henri Messerer (1838-1923)

Pièce héroïque by César Franck (1822-1890)

Carillon de Westminster by Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Toccata Op.9 by Jean Guillou (1930-2019)

MY GARDEN by Elizabeth Haskins

There is a budding morrow in midnight

Spring Quiet

Another Spring

SONNETS ON LOVE, ROSEBUDS, AND DEATH by Dorothy Rudd Moore

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF THE DULCIMER SWEET

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW arr. by Jennifer Rhodes

TO ONE BEYOND SEAS by Ingrid Stözel

I. Know By The Thread Of Music

II. The Overture

III. The Firs

IV. Mosses

V. The Vine

VI. The Maple

VII. Hare-Bell

VIII. The Giant Oak

IX. Aspens

X. Finale

Chère nuit by Alfred Bachelet

MY GARDEN by Elizabeth Haskins

There is a budding morrow in midnight

Spring Quiet

Another Spring

SONNETS ON LOVE, ROSEBUDS, AND DEATH by Dorothy Rudd Moore

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF THE DULCIMER SWEET

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW arr. by Jennifer Rhodes

TO ONE BEYOND SEAS by Ingrid Stözel

I. Know By The Thread Of Music

II. The Overture

III. The Firs

IV. Mosses

V. The Vine

VI. The Maple

VII. Hare-Bell

VIII. The Giant Oak

IX. Aspens

X. Finale

Chère nuit by Alfred Bachelet

Petite Suite                                                                                            Claude Debussy

1. En Bateau

2. Cortège

3. Menuet

4. Ballet

Slavonic Dances                                                                                    Antonín Dvořák

Op. 72 No. 2 in E minor

Dance Macabre, Op. 40                                                                  Camille Saint-Saëns

Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940                                                                    Franz Schubert

Por Una Cabeza                                                            Carlos Gardel / Alfredo Le Pera

(arr. Tal Zilber)

MY GARDEN by Elizabeth Haskins

There is a budding morrow in midnight

Spring Quiet

Another Spring

SONNETS ON LOVE, ROSEBUDS, AND DEATH by Dorothy Rudd Moore

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

IN SLEEP THE WORLD IS YOURS by Lori Laitman

No. 3. Tragedy

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF THE DULCIMER SWEET arr. by Jennifer Rhodes

TO ONE BEYOND SEAS by Ingrid Stözel

I. Know By The Thread Of Music

II. The Overture

III. The Firs

IV. Mosses

V. The Vine

VI. The Maple

VII. Hare-Bell

VIII. The Giant Oak

IX. Aspens

X. Finale

MY GARDEN by Elizabeth Haskins

There is a budding morrow in midnight

Spring Quiet

Another Spring

SONNETS ON LOVE, ROSEBUDS, AND DEATH by Dorothy Rudd Moore

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

IN SLEEP THE WORLD IS YOURS by Lori Laitman

No. 3. Tragedy

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF THE DULCIMER SWEET arr. by Jennifer Rhodes

TO ONE BEYOND SEAS by Ingrid Stözel

I. Know By The Thread Of Music

II. The Overture

III. The Firs

IV. Mosses

V. The Vine

VI. The Maple

VII. Hare-Bell

VIII. The Giant Oak

IX. Aspens

X. Finale

MY GARDEN by Elizabeth Haskins

There is a budding morrow in midnight

Spring Quiet

Another Spring

SONNETS ON LOVE, ROSEBUDS, AND DEATH by Dorothy Rudd Moore

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

IN SLEEP THE WORLD IS YOURS by Lori Laitman

No. 3. Tragedy

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF THE DULCIMER SWEET arr. by Jennifer Rhodes

TO ONE BEYOND SEAS by Ingrid Stözel

I. Know By The Thread Of Music

II. The Overture

III. The Firs

IV. Mosses

V. The Vine

VI. The Maple

VII. Hare-Bell

VIII. The Giant Oak

IX. Aspens

X. Finale

MY GARDEN by Elizabeth Haskins

There is a budding morrow in midnight

Spring Quiet

Another Spring

SONNETS ON LOVE, ROSEBUDS, AND DEATH by Dorothy Rudd Moore

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

IN SLEEP THE WORLD IS YOURS by Lori Laitman

No. 3. Tragedy

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF THE DULCIMER SWEET arr. by Jennifer Rhodes

TO ONE BEYOND SEAS by Ingrid Stözel

I. Know By The Thread Of Music

II. The Overture

III. The Firs

IV. Mosses

V. The Vine

VI. The Maple

VII. Hare-Bell

VIII. The Giant Oak

IX. Aspens

X. Finale

MY GARDEN by Elizabeth Haskins

There is a budding morrow in midnight

Spring Quiet

Another Spring

SONNETS ON LOVE, ROSEBUDS, AND DEATH by Dorothy Rudd Moore

I Had No Thought of Violets of Late

Song for a Dark Girl

Idolatry

Invocation

IN SLEEP THE WORLD IS YOURS by Lori Laitman

No. 3. Tragedy

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF THE DULCIMER SWEET arr. by Jennifer Rhodes

TO ONE BEYOND SEAS by Ingrid Stözel

I. Know By The Thread Of Music

II. The Overture

III. The Firs

IV. Mosses

V. The Vine

VI. The Maple

VII. Hare-Bell

VIII. The Giant Oak

IX. Aspens

X. Finale

Petite Suite                                                                                            Claude Debussy

1. En Bateau

2. Cortège

3. Menuet

4. Ballet

Slavonic Dances                                                                                    Antonín Dvořák

Op. 72 No. 2 in E minor

Dance Macabre, Op. 40                                                                  Camille Saint-Saëns

Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940                                                                    Franz Schubert

Por Una Cabeza                                                            Carlos Gardel / Alfredo Le Pera

(arr. Tal Zilber)

Petite Suite                                                                                            Claude Debussy

1. En Bateau

2. Cortège

3. Menuet

4. Ballet

Slavonic Dances                                                                                    Antonín Dvořák

Op. 72 No. 2 in E minor

Dance Macabre, Op. 40                                                                  Camille Saint-Saëns

Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940                                                                    Franz Schubert

Por Una Cabeza                                                            Carlos Gardel / Alfredo Le Pera

(arr. Tal Zilber)