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OCTOBER 29 + 30, 2022
7:30 PM / 2:30 PM Willson Auditorium (404 W Main St, Bozeman, MT 59715) TICKETS: Starting as low as $29 Norman Huynh, conductor Michael Sheppard, piano Join us Halloween weekend for Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 on October 29th and 30th. This performance takes the audience on a journey through darkness and light, traversing the composer's struggle with fate and its many mysteries. The program opens with Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring world-class pianist Michael Sheppard.
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CONCERT PROGRAM
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major, Sz. 119, BB 127
I. Allegretto
II. Adagio religioso
III. Allegro vivace
MICHAEL SHEPPARD
I N T E R M I S S I O N
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
I. Andante – Allegro con anima – Molto più tranquillo
II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
III. Valse. Allegro moderato
IV. Finale: Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace–Meno mosso
I. Allegretto
II. Adagio religioso
III. Allegro vivace
MICHAEL SHEPPARD
I N T E R M I S S I O N
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
I. Andante – Allegro con anima – Molto più tranquillo
II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
III. Valse. Allegro moderato
IV. Finale: Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace–Meno mosso
MICHAEL SHEPPARD, PIANO
Known as “a virtuosic soloist possessed of power, sensitivity, earthiness, and humor” (Whitney Smith, Indianapolis Star) with the “power to make an audience sit up and pay attention...thought-provoking for performers and listeners alike” (James Manheim, All Music Guide ), Michael Sheppard trained with the legendary Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory. He was selected by the American Pianists Association as a Classical Fellow, which designation led to the recording of his Harmonia Mundi CD of 2007. In 2015, another recording will be released by Azica, a Cleveland-based label distributed worldwide by Naxos Records.
He has performed solo recitals and concertos around the world, as well as across the USA, including several solo Weill (Carnegie) Hall recitals and a solo Kennedy Center debut. He gives master classes, teaches regularly and plays with some of the top singers and instrumentalists around; he also coaches singers, instrumentalists, and conductors.
Michael Sheppard today stands at a crossroads, spending large amounts of time writing as well as performing and teaching. He has worked closely with fellow composers John Corigliano, Christopher Theofanidis, Michael Hersch, Robert Sirota and with the late Nicholas Maw, demonstrating a deep love of new music; his eclectic tastes also led him recently to musical-direct performances of Jason Robert Brown's Broadway show “The Last Five Years”.
Michael Sheppard is a native of Philadelphia and resides in Baltimore, where he works at both the Peabody Conservatory and the Baltimore School for the Arts, sharing his love and understanding of music and the artistic process with future generations.
He has performed solo recitals and concertos around the world, as well as across the USA, including several solo Weill (Carnegie) Hall recitals and a solo Kennedy Center debut. He gives master classes, teaches regularly and plays with some of the top singers and instrumentalists around; he also coaches singers, instrumentalists, and conductors.
Michael Sheppard today stands at a crossroads, spending large amounts of time writing as well as performing and teaching. He has worked closely with fellow composers John Corigliano, Christopher Theofanidis, Michael Hersch, Robert Sirota and with the late Nicholas Maw, demonstrating a deep love of new music; his eclectic tastes also led him recently to musical-direct performances of Jason Robert Brown's Broadway show “The Last Five Years”.
Michael Sheppard is a native of Philadelphia and resides in Baltimore, where he works at both the Peabody Conservatory and the Baltimore School for the Arts, sharing his love and understanding of music and the artistic process with future generations.