Women’s history month celebrated with concert by female faculty members

Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer The month of March is celebrated as Women’s History Month all around the world, and to participate in the festivities, the female faculty of the music department were featured in a concert last Friday night.  Upon learning of the month’s importance, Rachel Nozny, an adjunct music instructor, wanted to spread awareness of it.  “As soon as I started pitching the idea of a women’s concert to other faculty members, it became obvious there would be a lot of support for a concert,” Nozny said.  The concert,…

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Piano duet debuts recital in Long Hall band studio

Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer The John M. Long band studio hosted the American premiere of Hui-Ting Yang and Kuo-Liang Li’s duet piano recital on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. “Basically, we just want to introduce the audience to a different music style from the different era, from different countries,” said Hui-Ting Yang, an associate professor of piano. The concert opened with a performance of contemporary Turkish composer Fazil Say’s “Winter Morning in Istanbul.” First written and performed in 2013, the piece is a reflection on Turkey’s cultural capital and…

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