{"id":297,"date":"2022-10-10T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/music\/?p=297"},"modified":"2022-10-20T14:38:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T19:38:55","slug":"faculty-recital-the-art-of-duo-pianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/music\/virtual\/faculty-recital-the-art-of-duo-pianism\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Recital: \u2018The Art of Duo Pianism\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mississippi University for Women Department of Music presents a duo piano recital,\u201cThe Art of Duo Pianism,\u201d with faculty Julia Mortyakova and Valentin M. Bogdan. The concert will take place Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 pm, in Poindexter Hall, Kossen Auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Art of Duo Pianism - Faculty Piano Recital with Julia Mortyakova and Valentin M. Bogdan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cA9poB01p_c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe hope that both The W and the Columbus community will join us on Monday evening,\u201d said Bogdan, professor of music. \u201cThis is a really interesting program \u2013 challenging to perform, but extremely satisfying for an audience to listen to. We titled it \u2018Journey for Two\u2019 because it literally takes the public on a voyage throughout multiple musical eras and countries, from the US across Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will consist of an eclectic mix of works written for the two piano medium, including the refreshing compositions \u201cLe Matin and Le Soir\u201d by the French composer C\u00e9cile Chaminade, the \u201cConcerto for Two Pianos\u201d by Francis Poulenc featuring a blend of charming melodies and musical humor, and the hidden gem \u201cVariations on Balkan Themes\u201d by American composer Amy Beach, a piece that communicates a powerful, moving message. Other compositions on the program will feature contemporary composers Olga Harris and Valentin M Bogdan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bogdan added, \u201cThere is no doubt that our audiences will be able to relate to these works, that this music will speak to them. Whether it is a work they might have heard in the past, or some new music they might have not yet found, they will discover something to love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mortyakova, professor and chair of the music department, and Bogdan have been performing as a piano duo since 2007. Winners of the second prize at Ellis Duo Piano Competition (2017), they have performed nationally and internationally at prestigious concert venues and festivals such as the Transylvania University Concert Series, Prokofiev Museum, Moscow Autumn Festival, Assisi Performing Arts Festival, Festival Miami, Fairlane Guild Concert Series, Music by Women Festival, Women Composers Festival of Hartford. They have appeared as duo soloists with the Starkville Symphony and with the Assisi Performing Arts Orchestra. They were the featured performers at the 2015 Mississippi Federation of Music Clubs State Conference, and appeared, on the 2016 National Association of Composers USA National Conference (Knoxville TN), the 2015 Mississippi Music Teachers Association State Conference and multiple concerts across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to sharing this beautiful music with the audience,\u201d said Mortyakova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi University for Women Department of Music presents a duo piano recital,\u201cThe Art of Duo Pianism,\u201d with faculty Julia Mortyakova and Valentin M. Bogdan. 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