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CATEGORIES:Performing Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre,  ...)
DTSTART:20221202T223000Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Song, featuring Pengyu Yang (vocalist) and Mengyao Zhao (piano)
DESCRIPTION:
 Program\n
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 Dichterliebe Op.48 	\n
 Robert Schumann 
 (1810-1856)\n
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 Short Intermission\n
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 I know 
 not which way the wind blows \n
 Composer:  Shanghai 
 Conservatory of Music Composition Team\n
 Poet: 
  Xu Zhimo (1897 - 1931)\n
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 Chansons 
 Gaillardes	     \n
 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)\n
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 La 
 Maîtresse volage \n
 Chanson à boire \n
 Madrigal 
 \n
 Invocation aux Parques \n
 Couplets 
 bachiques \n
 L'Offrande \n
 La Belle Jeunesse\n
 Sérénade\n
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 Performer Bios\n
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 Pengyu Yang (vocals)\n
 Born 
 and raised in Beijing, China, Baritone, 
 Pengyu Yang is a doctoral student in 
 Michigan State University's College of Music. 
 Yang came to MSU after having completed his 
 master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music, 
 studying with the legendary bass, James 
 Morris. He also holds a bachelor's degree from 
 the Communication University of China. While 
 in New York, Yang performed in concert and 
 opera evenings with the estimable and renowned 
 pianist, Kenneth Merrill. He performed as 
 Antonio in the Manhattan School of Music production 
 of Le Nozze di Figaro. He also performed 
 in opera scenes as Dandini (La Cenerentola) 
 and the Conte Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro). 
 Already praised for his rich full tone and 
 admirable presence in performance, he will make 
 his MSU Opera Theater debut as Master Ford 
 in Verdi's magnificent operatic masterpiece 
 "Falstaff" this spring. He is performing 
 in the Celebration of Beautiful Voices 
 Concert on 22 January 2022, in Fairchild Auditorium.\n
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 Mengyao 
 Zhao (piano)\n
 Mengyao Zhao 
 has won many awards as a solo pianist in the 
 United States and China. She is the winner 
 of Honors Concerto Competition at Michigan State 
 University, "Golden Classical Music 
 Awards" International Competition, German 
 Irmler International Piano Competition, Asia 
 International Piano Art Competition, and Hai 
 Lun Bei Chinese New Piano Works Competition. 
 She has been frequently invited to give performances 
 and master classes throughout the 
 United States and China. As a recitalist, she 
 has performed extensively across the U.S. and 
 Asia in major music venues such as Carnegie 
 Hall in New York, Harris Concert Hall in Aspen, 
 Mixon Hall and Kulas Hall in Cleveland, Cook 
 Recital Hall in East Lansing, He Luting Concert 
 Hall in Shanghai, Yan'an Theater and Ningbo 
 Theater.\n
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 Beyond her role as a pianist 
 and teacher, Zhao is also a founder and main 
 organizer of the Cleveland International Music 
 Festival and Piano and Vocal Competition 
 at Cleveland Institute of Music in 2018. During 
 the COVID-19 pandemic, she was a main organizer 
 of Cross-Cultural Virtual Conversations 
 with Shanghai Conservatory of Music, turning 
 the restrictions on travel into an opportunity 
 to connect online across cultures.\n
 \n
 She 
 completed her bachelor's degree from Shanghai 
 Conservatory of Music, where she was a recipient 
 of the Chenxian Fu Scholarship. She received 
 her master's degree from Cleveland Institute 
 of Music with a high scholarship to study 
 with Professor Kathryn Brown, and received 
 the William Kurzban Award when she graduated. 
 She later completed her doctor of musical arts 
 degree from Michigan State University College 
 of Music, where she was awarded a full scholarship 
 and graduate assistant to study with 
 Professor Deborah Moriarty. She is currently 
 completing her second doctoral degree in collaborative 
 piano with a full scholarship and 
 graduate assistant to study with Dr. Zhihua 
 Tang.\n
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 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: public\n
 Contact name: Bob Patterer\n
 Contact email: events@frib.msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 https://frib.msu.edu/events/index.php\n
LOCATION:Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
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