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Key Change Piano Festival

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In honor of the 150th birthday of Alexander Scriabin, our 2022-23 Key Change Piano Revolutionaries Series celebrates the work and influence of Scriabin and his groundbreaking contemporaries in the Romantic era with seven distinct concerts over the course of the year.

The Key Change series will feature UI distinguished piano faculty and their students, as well as guest artists from across Iowa. Over the course of the 7-concert series, artists will perform the complete set of Scriabin's 10 sonatas!

Each concert will be played twice: Once in the Concert Hall of the UI School of Music's Voxman Building in Iowa City, and once at the Opus Cafe in Cedar Rapids. The series is presented in partnership with Orchestra Iowa.

Concert 1 (September 2022)
Concert 2 (October 2022)
Concert 3 (November 2022)
Concert 4 (January 2023)
Concert 5 (February 2023)
Concert 6 (March 2023)
Concert 7 (April 2023)

Concert #1

Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 3pm, Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 6pm, Opus Concert Café, Cedar Rapids

Piece Composer Performer
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Brillante in Eb Major, Op.22 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Canlin Qiu**
Sonata No.2 in Ab Major, Op.57 Dora Pejačević (1885-1923) Calvin Kotrba**
Sonata No.2, in G# minor, Op.19
  • I. Andante
  • II. Presto
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Mariya Akhadjanova**

Intermission
Piece Composer Performer
Berceuse in Db Major, Op.57 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Tim Hankewich****
Clouds Florence Price (1887-1953) Kendra Hunt**
24 Preludes, Op.11
  • 4. Lento
  • 10. Andante
  • 9. Andantino
  • 14. Presto

Polonaise in Bb minor, Op.21

 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Ksenia Nosikova*

Concert #2

Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 3pm, Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 6pm, Opus Concert Café, Cedar Rapids

Piece Composer Performer
Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49  Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Klyde Ledamo**
Trois Morceaux
  •  D'un Jardin Clair
  •  D'un Vieux Jardin
  •  Cortège

Prelude in D Flat

 Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) Nicole Messerschmitt**
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Ana Yam**

Fantasy in B minor, Op.28

 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Madeline Anderson**

Intermission
Piece Composer Performer
Two Intermezzi, Op.12
  • I. Presto in F# Major
  • II. Andante Cantabile in Bb minor
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Jenna Salliman**
Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58
  • I. Allegro Maestoso
  • II. Scherzo- Molto Vivace
  • III. Largo
  • IV. Finale-Presto non Tanto
 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Shu-Min (Alice) Chang***

Concert #3

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 6pm, Opus Concert Café, Cedar Rapids
Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 3pm, Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building

Piece Composer Performer
Twelve Etudes, Op.25
  • I. Allegro Sostenuto in Ab Major
  • II. Presto in F minor

Twelve Etudes, Op.8

  • XII. Patetico in D# minor
 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

 Justin Hettlage**
Three Caprices, Op.33
  • I. Adagio quasi Fantasia-Presto Agitato
  • II. Scherzo-Presto
 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Le Thuy (Jun) Duong**
Three Pieces, Op.2
  • I. Study in C# minor
  • II. Prelude in B Major
  • III. Impromptu à la Mazur in C Major

Eight Etudes, Op.42

  • V. Affanato in C# minor
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Feiyang Li**
Twelve Etudes of Dexterity, Op.41
  • I. Allegro con fuoco
  • II. Allegro Moderato
  • III. Allegro
  • IV. Allegretto
  • V. Andante con moto
  • VI. Allegro Maestoso
 Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) Chien-Chun (Anna) Chen**

Intermission
Piece Composer Performer
Sonata in E minor
  • I. Andante-Allegro
  • II. Andante
  • III. Scherzo
 Florence Price (1887-1953) Marian Lee****
Scherzo No.4 in E Major, Op.54 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Paul Casiano**
Sonata No.9, Op.68 (“Black Mass”) Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Nathan Carterette**

Concert #4

Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 7:30pm, Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 6pm, Opus Concert Café, Cedar Rapids

Piece Composer Performer
Twelve Etudes, Op.8
  • II. Tempestoso in B minor
  • III. Piacevole in B Major
  • IX. Alla Ballata in G# minor 
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Jason Lee**
Variations on an Original Theme (of an Exceedingly Dismal Nature) Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) Yi Wang**
Soirées Musicales, Op.6
  • I. Toccatina in A minor
  • II. Nocturne in F major
  • III. Mazurka in G minor
 Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Yifan Zhang*
Sonata No.7, Op.64 (“White Mass”) Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Nathan Carterette**

Intermission
Piece Composer Performer
Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.6
  • I. Allegro con fuoco
  • II. Quarter=40
  • III. Presto
  • IV. Funebre
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Craig Jordan**
Six Pieces for Solo Piano
  • I. Valse Caressante
  • II. Canone
  • III. Notturno
 Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Yaqi Huang**
Romance (1913) Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) Renee Santos**
Two Poems, Op.32
  • I. Andante Cantabile
  • II. Allegro, con eleganza, con fiducia
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Rene Lecuona*

Concert #5

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 6pm, Opus Concert Café, Cedar Rapids
Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 3pm, Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building

Piece Composer Performer
Fantasie Nègre No.4 in B minor Florence Price (1887-1953) Madeline Anderson**
Two Impromptu, Op.14
  • I. Allegretto
  • II. Andante cantabile

Vers La Flemme, Op.72

 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Mariya Akhadjanova**
Reverie, Op.24 (arr. for Piano, Four Hands)

Three Pieces for Piano, Four Hands

  • I. Allegretto
  • II. Allegro Molto
  • III. Allegretto Grazioso   
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)

 Du Huang**** and Xiao Hu****

Intermission
Piece Composer Performer
Three Etudes, Op.65
  • I. Allegro fantastico in Bb major
  • II. Allegretto in C# minor
  • III. Molto vivace in G Major

Poeme in Db Major, Op.41
Poeme Fantastique, Op.45

 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Sean Botkin****
Soirées de Vienne: Nine Valses-Caprices after Schubert, S.427
  • IX. Preludio a capriccio in Ab Major

Aufenhalt! S.560 No.3 (from “Schwanengesang”, D.957 by Franz Schubert)
Polonaise in E Major, S.223 No.2

 Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Ksenia Nosikova*
Sonata No.4, Op.30
  • I. Andante
  • II. Prestissimo volando

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

 Alan Huckleberry*

Concert #6

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6pm, Opus Concert Café, Cedar Rapids
Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 7:30pm, Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building

Piece Composer Performer
Two Pieces for the Left Hand Alone, Op.9
  • I. Prelude in C# minor
  • II. Nocturne in Db Major
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Neil Krzeski **
Sonatine
  • I. Allegro grazioso
  • II. Andante con sentiemento
  • III. Allegro scherzoso
 Mathilde Kralik (1857-1944) Hsin-Hui Liu**
Two Nocturnes, Op.27
  • I. C# minor
  • II. Db Major
 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Miko Kominami****
Sonata No.5, Op.53 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Shu-Min (Alice) Chang***

Intermission
Piece Composer Performer
Second Reverie, Op.28
Reverie-Impromptu, Op.3		 Guadalupe Olmedo (1854-1889)
Teresa Carreño (1853-1917)		 Karina Glasinovic**
Sonata No.6, Op.62 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Justin Hettlage**
Twenty-Four Preludes, Op.28
  • I. Agitato (C Major)
  • II. Lento (A minor)
  • III. Vivace (G Major)
  • IV. Largo (E minor)
  • V. Molto Allegro (D Major)
  • VI. Lento assai (B minor)
  • VII. Andantino (A Major)
  • VIII. Molto Agitato (F sharp minor)
  • IX. Largo (E Major)
  • X. Molto Allegro (C sharp minor)
  • XI. Vivace (B Major)
  • XII. Presto (G sharp minor)
  • XIII. Lento (F sharp Major)
  • XIV. Allegro (E flat minor)
  • XV. Sostenuto (D flat Major)
  • XVI. Presto con fuoco (B flat minor)
 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Rene Lecuona*

Concert #7

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 6pm, Opus Concert Café, Cedar Rapids
Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 7:30pm, Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building

Piece Composer Performer(s)
Sonata No.10, Op.70 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Stephen Mulvahill**
Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17
  • I. Allegro moderato
  • II. Scherzo and Trio
  • III. Andante
  • IV. Allegretto
 Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Miera Kim****, violin
Carey Bostian****, cello
Tammie Walker*, piano 

Intermission
Piece Composer Performer
Sonata No. 3 in F# minor, Op. 23
  • I. Drammatico
  • II. Allegretto
  • III. Andante
  • IV. Presto con Fuoco
 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Bowen (Peter) Liu**
Eight Etudes, Op. 42
  • II. Quarter=112 in F# minor
  • III. Prestissimo in F# Major
  • IV. Andante in F# Major
  • V. Affanato in C# minor

Sonata No.8, Op.66

 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Vakhtang Kodanashvili****

* UI Faculty
** UI Student
*** UI Alumna
**** Guest Artist