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Geneva College piano and music theory professor Dr. Sha Wang will present a faculty recital in John White Chapel at 4 p.m. on January 17, 2015. Selections include Bach's “Partita No. 1" and " Jeux d’eau" by Maurice Ravel, as well as works by Olivier Messiaen, Frederic Rzewski and Robert Schumann.

An active concert pianist, Dr. Wang has been the guest soloist for the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and Pasadena Pops Orchestra and performed at venues such as the Descanso Gardens in La Cañada and the Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda. Her New York debut was at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan. She has appeared on stages of Aspen Music Festival and School, Interlochen Arts Academy, and other major summer festivals throughout the country. As a collaborative pianist, she has performed with pianist Lang Lang, violinist Kun Dong (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), soprano Tamara Wilson (Houston Opera) and the members of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

In solo competition, Dr. Wang was the first-prize winner at the Long Beach Mozart Festival Concerto Competition, the second-prize winner of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition in 2009 and the grand-prize winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Competition in 2008.

Dr. Wang received her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, where she became the youngest doctoral graduate from the Conservatory. 

The recital is free and open to the public.

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Jan 6, 2015