January 15, 2009
World music featured in Jan. 20 concert
Donna Shin, flute faculty artist at the School of Music, and pianist Alexandra Nguyen of the University of Colorado at Boulder, will perform music from around the world — highlighting the European virtuoso, sounds from the Orient, and dance inspirations from Latin America — in a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Meany Theater.
Shin has been praised for her beautifully spun phrases, seductive sound, sterling technique and charismatic exchanges with the audience. Described as “dazzling” by the Boston Globe, Shin has built an enviable reputation as a versatile performer of solo, chamber, orchestral, jazz, and ancient Asian repertoire. Performing in concert halls across the country, Europe and Asia, she is admired for her adventurous programming and expressive flair. She frequently appears as artist-performer and master class clinician at universities and flute clubs nationwide, modeling the artist-teacher path for young flutists.
Shin has been featured in solo performances with the Korean National Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Philharmonia, New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble, the University of Washington Wind Ensemble, and the Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble. She comes to the UW after holding faculty posts at the University of South Carolina School of Music and Oklahoma State University
Original artwork by Kumok “Kay” Shin, president of the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Korean-American Art & Cultural Association, and the mother of Donna Shin, will be projected onstage during the recital and displayed on easels in the Meany lobby. Her work employs a fusion of ancient Asian and modern techniques.
A native of Montréal, Alexandra Nguyen is an accomplished pianist who has appeared throughout the United States and Canada. An assistant professor of collaborative piano at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Dr. Nguyen was formerly the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at the Eastman School of Music, where she also coached chamber music, coordinated the Colloquium series, and taught 20th century piano literature.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students/seniors, available through the UW Arts Ticket Office, 206-543-4880 or online at www.music.washington.edu.
