symposium schedule
friday, november 21 - Recital Hall
8:00 am
Open Registration
9:00 am
Welcome Dr. Druhan, Intermin-Head, East Texas A&M University - School of Music
9:10 am
Welcome and orientation: Dr Fanarelia Guerrero Lopez and Dr. Luis Sanchez
9:30 am
Ernesto Lecuona y Afrolatinidad
Eldred Marshall (USA)
10:00 am
Beyond Bach: Teaching Counterpoint through Matarrita’s
Costa Rican Inventions and Salmon’s Jazz Up the Inventions
Jorge Briceño(Costa Rica)
10:30 am
Sonatinas Sudamericanas: Stylistic Variety and Pedagogical Richness
Alejandro Cremaschi (USA/Argentina)
11:00 am
Coffee Break (Lobby)
11:30 am
The Joropo Dance in the 20th- and 21st-Century Venezuelan Piano Repertoire
Maria Wietrzynska (USA)
12:00 pm
Colombian Music for Kids: The Works of Jesús Alberto rey (1956-2009)
Felipe Calle (Colombia)
12:30 pm
Lunch on your own
2:00 pm
Brazilian Miniatures: Piano Etudes of Cacilda Borges Barbosa
Justin Badgerow (USA)
2:30 pm
Leo Brouwer: The Intersection of Visual Art and Cuban Musical
Traditions in his Piano Sketches
David Cordoba-Hernandez (Colombia)
3:00 pm
Lyricism and Dance: Four-Hand Pieces by Bertran, Sossa, and Cardona
Natalia Vanegas-Escobar (Colombia)
3:30 pm
Coffee break (Lobby)
4:00 pm
Concertos for Young Pianists Written by Latin American Composers
(Online)
Manuel Matarrita (Costa Rica)
4:30 pm
Sounds of Brazil: Unveiling Guarnieri’s Three Brazilian Dances for Piano
(Online)
Fernando Santana (Brazil)
5:00 pm
Dinner on your own
6:30 pm
Online Competition: Final
7:30 pm
Reception for all presenters (lobby)
12:00 am
Colombian Music for Kids: The Works of Jesús Alberto rey (1956-2009)
Felipe Calle (Colombia)
12:30 am
Lunch on your own
2:00 pm
Brazilian Miniatures: Piano Etudes of Cacilda Borges Barbosa
Justin Badgerow (USA)
saturday, november 22 - Recital Hall
8:00 am
Open Registration
9:00 am
Building Strong Foundations: Mastering Left-Hand Technique for Beginner Pianists
Xiaolin Chen (China)
9:30 am
Developing the Expressive Voice and Musical Agility: A Student-Led Model
(Online)
Melissa Terrall (USA)
10:00 am
Piano Music From Ecuador
Francis Yang (USA)
10:30 am
Coffee Break (lobby)
11:00 am
Stylistic Diversity in 20th–21st Century Latin American Piano Literature:
From Suite and Vals to Tango-Jazz
Yoshiko, Arahata (USA/Japan)
11:30 am
The work for solo piano by Jaime Mendoza-Nava (1925-2005)
Masaru Sakuma (Bolivia)
12:00 pm
Beyond the Canon: Four-Hand Piano Works by Drummond & Campos
Helber Fernandes Ribeiro & Bruno Theiss (USA)
12:30 pm
Lunch on your own
2:00 pm
In-person Competition: Finals (Concert Hall)
3:30 pm
Awards & Closing (concert Hall)
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