MC’s Moschenross to participate in prestigious piano program
Release Date: March 14, 2005
MONMOUTH, Ill. — Ian J. Moschenross, assistant professor of music at
Monmouth College, has been selected to participate in the
prestigious TCU/Cliburn Piano Institute, May 19-25, in Fort Worth,
Texas.
One of only 12 pianists chosen to participate in the Teachers
Program component of the Institute, Moschenross said hundreds of
musicians from around the world audition annually by submitting live
recordings of their performances. Held on the campus of Texas
Christian University, the Institute is presented in conjunction with
the high-profile Van Cliburn International Piano Competition,
featuring 30 of the world’s most promising young pianists.
Moschenross will perform in a masterclass and
receive a private lesson from a member of the international piano
faculty, which includes such renowned artists as Monique Duphil, Jose
Feghali, Tamas Ungar, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Harold Martina and John Owings.
At the conclusion of the program, he will appear in a recital at TCU’s
Walsh Center for Performing Arts.
A cooperative educational venture between TCU's
School of Music and the Van Cliburn Foundation, the TCU/Cliburn Piano
Institute seeks to bridge the gap between professionals and amateurs,
the world of concertizing and the halls of academia. In addition to its
teachers program, the annual event includes programs for young artists
and amateurs.
Moschenross earned his doctor of musical arts and
master of music degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in
2003 and 2000, respectively. A frequent recitalist and collaborative
pianist, he twice won UNL’s Graduate Concerto Competition and was the
recipient of the McDonald Doctoral Fellowship.
His undergraduate work was completed at Hanover
College, where his major teacher was C. Kimm Hollis. While at Hanover,
he won the College-Community Orchestra Concerto Competition and gave
numerous recitals throughout the region.
As a featured concerto soloist and chamber
musician, Moschenross has appeared at the Ameropa Chamber Music Festival
in Prague and the Meadowlark Music Festival in Nebraska. He has
completed advanced work with internationally renowned artists, including
Leon Fleisher and Santiago Rodriguez.
Released
by the Office of College Communications
Barry McNamara, Associate Director of College Communications
Phone: 309-457-2117
Fax: 309-457-2330
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