Recital: Pei Hsien Lu '22 MM, Percussion
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow.
Pei Hsien Lu '22 MM studies Percussion with Matthew McKay.
This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC community here: https://necmusic.edu/live
- Pei Hsien Lu '22 MM, percussion
- Cynthia Chih-Yu Tseng, piano
- Yiming Yao and Zesen Wei, percussion
- Matthew McKay, studio teacher
Áskell Másson | Prim (1984)
Program note
Áskell Másson is an Icelandic composer, clarinet, and percussion artist. Prim was composed for Gert Mortensen in 1984. "Prim" means Prime, a reference to prime numbers. The first fifteen prime numbers are the basis for the primary rhythmic theme of the overall work. Prim can be divided into three main sections: “Initial Statement”, “Development”, and “Coda”. In this piece, he used many different skills such as rim shot, “press for making a very short buzz”, and “hold left stick pointed on the skin and rub the stick to and fro with the right stick”.
Nils Rohwer | Fiesta Colores
Program note
Nils Rohwer is a German percussionist and composer. Fiesta Colores was composed for Trio Colores, a percussion trio. The instruments are marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, and multi-percussion.
Artists- Yiming Yao and Zesen Wei, percussion
Michael J. Burritt | Scirocco
Program note
American composer and percussionist Michael J. Burritt wrote Scirocco for marimba soloist She-e Wu who asked Burritt to write something crazy for a five-octave marimba.
Casey Cangelosi | Wicca
Program note
American composer and percussionist Casey Cangelosi has composed many percussion pieces, and Wicca is one of the most popular of them. Wicca is a multi-percussion solo, involving concert bass drum, conga, tom-tom, bongos, finger cymbals, two high-pitched gongs, and triangle. Moreover, the material includes not only wooden sticks but also rubber mallets, brushes, and triangle beaters.
Emmanuel Séjourné | from Concerto for Vibraphone
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Program note
Emmanuel Séjourné is a French composer and percussion artist. Concerto for Vibraphone was originally composed for solo vibraphone and orchestra; other versions include vibraphone and five percussion and vibraphone and piano. In the first movement, the vibraphone part uses not only mallets but also bows.
Artists- Cynthia Chih-Yu Tseng, piano
Alexej Gerassimez | Piazonore (2014)
Program note
Alexej Gerassimez is a German percussionist and composer. Piazonore is form of tribute to the legendary composer Astor Piazzolla, particularly to his very familiar Libertango. Originally intended as an arrangement of Libertango, the piece evolved away from this primary aim into improvising and restructuring the material. Piazonore is the result and no longer bears a clear resemblance to a “tango”.
Artists- Cynthia Chih-Yu Tseng, piano