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Both David and Hyun Ju Curtin are Steinway Artists. The Steinway Artist designation is an internationally-recognized designation given to only the finest concert pianists. |
LHU music professor to perform in
Winterfest concert
David Curtin and Hyun Ju Curtin present a program of piano music
March 22, 2012
Lock Haven University Associate Professor of Music David Curtin will appear in concert in State College. He and his wife, Hyun Ju Curtin, a frequent performer at Lock Haven University, will present a program of piano music as the final program of this year's Winterfest Music Series at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 1.
The concert will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive in State College. The program will include solos by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, and Chopin and music by Brahms for piano four-hands. This will be Dr. Curtin's first performance in State College.
A spokesperson for the Winterfest Series commented, “We are excited to have the Curtins performing for us. Hyun Ju appeared on a previous Winterfest program accompanying violinists James Lyon and Max Zorin.”
Both David and Hyun Ju Curtin are Steinway Artists. The Steinway Artist designation is an internationally-recognized designation given to only the finest concert pianists.
A native of Rochester, New York, David Curtin earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Prior to his appointment to the music faculty of Lock Haven University, Dr. Curtin served on the faculty of several U. S. universities. He has performed recitals and taught throughout the U. S., as well as in Korea, China, Ireland, England, and Mexico. Recent performances include appearances as soloist with the Ohio Valley Symphony in Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F Major, multiple engagements with the East Mountain Artist Series in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and recitals at historic Steinway Hall in New York City. For the past three years he has been invited to perform recitals and give master classes as part of the annual festival of the International Schools Choral Music Society in Beijing, China, where he also spent a week as Artist-in-Residence at the International School in 2011.
Korean-born Hyun Ju Curtin earned her Artist diploma in Piano Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and also completed many requirements for the D.M.A. there. Hyun Ju has performed concerti, chamber music, and solo recitals throughout the U. S. and Korea, where she performed with several symphony orchestras. An avid chamber musician, she was a founding member of the Escalante Piano Trio in Utah, and has performed in the Grandin Festival in Cincinnati and on the Carnegie Concert Series in Michigan. Hyun Ju has appeared frequently on the Chamber Music Series at Lock Haven University with various local musicians. She has also served on the piano faculty of universities in Korea and in Utah. With her husband, David Curtin, she has performed in mixed solo and duet recitals in New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Steinway Hall in New York City. In 2008 Hyun Ju performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 5 with the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra in State College.
For more information please call 814-237-7605 or visit www.uufcc.com/web/winterfest.html. This event is sponsored by the UUFCC Music Committee. Admission is $10; students and children are free.
For further information, contact Mary Alice Graetzer 814-238-5239 or magraetzer@gmail.com
Lock Haven University is proud to be an All-Steinway School. The Steinway & Sons seal is a mark of distinction, indicating a commitment to professional excellence in music and music education.
Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 405,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.
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