Department of Visual and Performing Arts Holds Masterclass, Plans End of Year Concerts
Saint Louis University's Department of Visual and Performing Arts kicked off the holiday concert season Nov. 10-11 with award-winning Armenian-American pianist, Karin茅 Poghosyan. Poghosyan performed Thursday and held a Masterclass Friday for local students.
The department will hold several end-of-semester concerts in the coming weeks.
Poghosyan鈥檚 most recent concerts include two sold-out recitals at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, the second of which was a CD Release concert of her 鈥淩achmaninoff and Stravinsky鈥� recording on Centaur Records.
The Friday Masterclass featured SLU Music program students Antony Steintjes, Maxwell Gao, Han Jing and Serina Daniels as well as high school students, Jamie Decker and Landon Fambrough.
Upcoming Concerts
Sunday, Dec. 4
- String Chamber Groups, 4 p.m. in the Recital Studio (Xavier Hall 348)
Monday, Dec. 5
- Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. in the Theatre and Dance Productions (Xavier Hall Ground Floor)
Wednesday, Dec. 7
- Concert Band, 7 p.m. in the Theatre and Dance Productions (Xavier Hall Ground Floor)
Thursday, Dec. 8
- Choir Concert 7:30 p.m. at St. Frances Xavier College Church
Friday, Dec. 9
- String Orchestra, 7: 30 p.m. in the Theatre and Dance Productions (Xavier Hall Ground Floor)
Saturday, Dec. 10
- Piano Ensemble, 2 p.m. in the Recital Studio (Xavier Hall 348)
- Musical Theatre Performance Showcase, 7:30 p.m. in the Mark Wilson Studio Theatre (Xavier Hall Ground Floor)