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CATEGORIES:Performing Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre,  ...)
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SUMMARY:FINE: The End - Mezzo-Soprano and Piano Recital
DESCRIPTION:
 Program\n
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 Soirées musicales	Gioachino Rossini 
 (1792-1868)\n
 	La pastorella dell'Alpi\n
 	Il rimprovero\n
 	L'invito\n
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 Sieben 
 Frühe Lieder	Alban 
 Berg (1885-1935)\n
 	Nacht\n
 	Schilflied\n
 	Die 
 Nachtigall\n
 	Traumgekrönt\n
 	Im Zimmer\n
 	Liebesode\n
 	Sommertage		\n
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 Intermission\n
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 Mélodies 
 persanes, Op. 26	Saint Saëns (1810-1849)\n
 	La 
 Brise\n
 	La Splendeur vide\n
 	La solitaire\n
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 A 
 tí		Jaime León (1921-2015)\n
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 Sabor 
 a mí	Alvaro Carrillo (1921-1969)\n
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 Júrame	Maria 
 Grever (1885-1951)\n
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 Performer bios\n
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 Paula 
 Duva-Rodriguez, mezzo-soprano\n
 Paula Duva-Rodriguez 
 is a Colombian American mezzo-soprano 
 pursuing her Master of Music in the studio 
 of Jane Bunnell at Michigan State University 
 (MSU). Duva-Rodriguez recently completed her 
 final opera at MSU, singing the title role 
 of La Cenerentola. Duva-Rodriguez first gained 
 notice for her "warm and powerful voice" 
 backed by her "Chaplinesque" 
 performance as Ramiro in La finta giardiniera 
 (MSU Opera Theatre). Other roles in Duva-Rodriguez's 
 repertory include Donna Elvira in 
 Don Giovanni, Mrs. Segstom in A Little Night 
 Music, La tasse chinoise/La libellule in L'enfant 
 et les sortilčges, Nancy in Albert Herring, 
 Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte, and Cherubino 
 in Act II of Le nozze di Figaro. Concert 
 repertory includes Alto Soloist positions for 
 Handel's Messiah, (Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra), 
 Schubert's Magnificat (GLCO), Rutter's 
 Gloria (People's Church of East Lansing) and 
 Haydn's Missa in tempore belli (PCEL). Duva-Rodriguez 
 was also a recipient of the Mezzo-Soprano 
 Prize, sponsored by Hilda Harris at 
 the 2024 George Shirley competition. Duva-Rodriguez 
 dabbles in other music adventures, having 
 been a vocalist for MSU's salsa band Salsa 
 Verde and a jazz combo vocalist at MSU, along 
 with having played saxophone for several years. 
 Duva-Rodriguez completed her Bachelor of 
 Music and Bachelor of Arts in English at Michigan 
 State University.\n
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 Yushi Hu, piano\n
 Yushi Hu is a current Doctor of Musical Arts 
 student in collaborative piano at the Michigan 
 State University College of Music.\n
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 Born 
 in Shanghai, China, Yushi Hu began her piano 
 studies at the age of 4. She attended Shanghai 
 Normal University College of Music, where 
 she received a second-prize scholarship, graduated 
 with honors, and received a Bachelor of 
 Music degree in Musicology (Music Education) 
 under the tutelage of Prof. Haobing Zhu. Hu 
 later completed her Master of Music degree at 
 the Michigan State University College of Music, 
 majoring in both piano pedagogy and collaborative 
 piano under the tutelage of Prof. Zhihua 
 Tang, Prof. Derek Polischuk and Dr. Tamar 
 Mikelazde.\n
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 As a collaborative pianist, 
 Hu has worked actively with singers, instrumentalists, 
 and conductors. And as part of the 
 degree requirements, she has given several collaborative 
 recitals with many outstanding performers. 
 As a soloist, Hu has been invited to 
 give performances in Steinway & Sons Shanghai 
 as a part of a series of events. In addition, 
 she has won prizes from several well-known 
 competitions including the Hong Kong International 
 Piano Competition and Internationaler 
 Deutscher Irmler-Klavierwettbewerb (Qingdao).\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/gateway/events/concert-11april2025\n
LOCATION:Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
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