The Messiaen Project Live: May 2, 2014

BSM piano faculty, Jesse Stacken presented solo piano compositions from his year-long, weekly project where he wrote pieces in the style and spirit of French composer Olivier Messiaen.

Concerto Concert: April 25, 2014

On April 25, 2014, Bloomingdale presented its biennial Concerto Concert, featuring winners of the Vincent Wagner Concerto Competition.  The winners were Jasmine Yanase, violin; Harry Sun, piano; Joanna Kuang and Richard He, pianos; Alexander Goldberg, piano.  They were accompanied by a professional string orchestra under the direction of Kyunghun Kim.

    

Vocal Workshop: April 12, 2014

Bloomingdale presented its Annual Vocal Workshop on Saturday, April 14 with Guest Artist Jacob Smith.  The event began with a masterclass and ended with a Vocal Studio Recital.  Mr. Smith was enthusiastic and helped bring something special from each of the student participants.  Below are some pictures from the event.

From the Homeland: April 11, 2014

On Friday, April 11, BSM faculty Judith Olson was joined by guest violinist Rolf Schulte, in a program  of works by three nineteenth-century nationalists: Tchaikovsky Smetana, and Greig.