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Irish group dances for all!
World rhythms and improvisational twists!
Live fiddle and guitar!
Free! (donations welcome)
Co-adaptive dancing fun before every main workshop, 5pm-6pm, especially for disabled dancers and their friends

Join us for master piano duo, Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow, in concert!

Wednesday, June 25, 7 PM

Kitt Recital Hall

Flagstaff Piano Festival presents acclaimed pianists ANGELA CHENG and ALVIN CHOW in a piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Debussy, Dvorák, Milhaud, Copland, and Arlen. The Cheng-Chow Duo is celebrated for their dynamic performances and exceptional artistry. With impressive careers that have taken them around the world, the duo captivates audiences with their synchronicity and expressive interpretations. Together, Cheng and Chow have received acclaim for their seamless ensemble and nuanced performances. They both serve as artist faculty at Oberlin Conservatory, where Ms. Cheng holds the Robert W. Wheeler Professorship and Mr. Chow serves as Chair of the Piano Department.

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During their residency at Flagstaff Piano Festival, Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow will also teach a joint public piano masterclass on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:00AM-12:00PM in Kitt Recital Hall. Admission to the masterclass is free.

Program:

BRAHMS – Hungarian Dances (selections)

DEBUSSY – Petite Suite, L 65

DVORÁK – Slavonic Dances, Opp. 46 & 72 (selections)

MILHAUD – Scaramouche, Op. 165

COPLAND/BERNSTEIN – El Salón México

ARLEN/HIRTZ – Wizard of Oz Fantasy

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Join us for a master class in piano with renowned piano duo, Angela Cheng & Alvin Chow!
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Kitt Recital Hall

What is a masterclass?
In a piano masterclass a renowned expert performer and a student join each other in front of an audience. The student performs a selected solo piece from memory, and the professional performer listens. Then the master musician gives feedback and advice to the student while the audience observes and learns vicariously. The expert musician may have the student repeat various sections of the music as they work on tone , color, mood, movement or other high level performance skills until that section has gotten even better than it was before. If you play piano, or played in the past, observing a masterclass can be a low key way to revisit that experience and might even encourage you to sit down at the piano again! For current students, involvement in masterclasses is seen as one of the most effective experiences for leveling up into more serious musicianship!
Free and open to the public!

Who are Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow?
Alvin Chow and Angela Cheng are a married piano duo who serve as faculty at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and have appeared throughout North America and Asia separately and together as orchestral soloists and recitalists.
Alvin Chow is a native of Miami, Florida, and graduated summa cum laude and Co-Valedictorian (with his twin brother) at the University of Maryland, where he was a student of Nelita True. Chow received the Victor Herbert Prize in Piano upon graduation from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Sascha Gorodnitzki, and held the Joseph Battista Memorial Scholarship at Indiana University as a student of Menahem Pressler. Chow has won top prizes in numerous competitions such as the National Symphony Young Soloists Competition, Civic Orchestra of Chicago Young Soloists Competition, William Kapell International Piano Competition, and the New York Piano Teachers Congress International Piano Competition. He received Oberlin’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016.
Canadian pianist Angela Cheng is consistently praised for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty and superb musicianship. She has appeared as soloist with more than 100 orchestras, including the Israel Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Buffalo Philharmonic, and the symphonies of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, St. Louis, Houston, San Diego, and more. Cheng, who is a native of Hong Kong, studied extensively with Menahem Pressler at Indiana University and with Sascha Gorodnitzki at the Juilliard School. She was the recipient of the 2011-12 Excellence in Teaching Award at Oberlin.

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Get ready to groove all summer long with FREE live music in the heart of Downtown Flagstaff! Discover local musicians, grab a to-go coffee, lunch, or dinner from one of our downtown spots, and enjoy a picnic on the square while soaking in the sounds. It’s the perfect way to unwind, enjoy good food, and support local talent all season!

Join us for master pianist, Sofya Golyak in concert.

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7 PM

Kitt Recital Hall

Flagstaff Piano Festival presents dazzling concert pianist SOFYA GULYAK in a solo recital featuring works by Bach/Busoni, Franck, Chopin, and Liszt. In 2009, Sofya Gulyak was awarded 1st

Prize and the Princess Mary Gold Medal at the 16th Leeds International Piano Competition, the first woman to achieve this distinction. Since then, she has appeared internationally to great critical and public acclaim. Other prestigious prizes she has won include first prizes at the Kapell, Maj Lind, Tivoli, Isangyun, and San Marino international piano competitions, second prize (first not awarded) at Busoni, and third prize at the Long–Thibaud–Crespin Competition. Sofya Gulyak is Associate Professor of Piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and was previously a piano professor at the Royal College of Music in London.

During her residency at Flagstaff Piano Festival, Sofya Gulyak will also teach a public piano masterclass on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 10:00AM-12:00PM in Kitt Recital Hall. Admission to the masterclass is free.

Program:

BACH/BUSONI – Chaconne from Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004

FRANCK – Prelude, Fugue, and Variation, Op. 18

BACH/BUSONI – Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659

BACH/BUSONI – Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

CHOPIN – Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45

CHOPIN – Rondo à la mazur, Op. 5

CHOPIN/LISZT – Meine Freuden, S. 480/5

CHOPIN/LISZT – Mädchen Wunsch, S. 480/1

LISZT – Réminiscences de Norma, S. 394

LISZT – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor, S. 244/2 (Cadenza by Sofya Gulyak)

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Irish Night is a blend of authentic, dreamy melodies, stomping jigs, and reels with world and Latin twists, as traditional fiddler Kate Rose joins forces with masterful multi-genre guitarist Armand Ramirez. Result: an intoxicating fusion and original, deeply rooted musical experience. The icing on the cake: all you dancers out there will love getting down to the fiery sounds, and we will teach simple Irish dance moves and configurations to liven your party. We may even throw in some drinking games or drinking dances. Lovers of Ireland and all things Celtic will connect with poetic interludes and stories from Kate's years in County Clare learning among the fiddling farmers.

Irish Night, a new addition to Charly's legendary musical array, will take place every Thursday, 7-9:30pm in Flagstaff's Weatherford Hotel. It features Wild World Irish Fiddle, a blend of authentic, dreamy melodies, stomping jigs, and reels with world and Latin twists, as traditional fiddler Kate Rose joins forces with masterful multi-genre guitarist Armand Ramirez. Result: an intoxicating fusion and original, deeply rooted musical experience. The icing on the cake: all the dancers out there will love getting down to the fiery sounds, as Kate teaches simple Irish dance moves and configurations to liven your party. There may even be drinking games or drinking dances. Lovers of Ireland and all things Celtic will connect with poetic interludes and stories from Kate's years in County Clare learning among the fiddling farmers. All ages are welcome, the food is tasty, the drinks are as unique as the historical venue itself. facebook.com/KateRoseWildIrishFiddle
wildirishfiddle@gmail.com 928-380-8489

Join us for a master class in piano with NAU’s own, Professor Silvan Negruţiu

Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Kitt Recital Hall

What is a masterclass?

In a piano masterclass a renowned expert performer and a student join each other in front of an audience. The student performs a selected solo piece from memory, and the professional performer listens. Then the master musician gives feedback and advice to the student while the audience observes and learns vicariously. The expert musician may have the student repeat various sections of the music as they work on tone , color, mood, movement or other high level performance skills until that section has gotten even better than it was before. If you play piano, or played in the past, observing a masterclass can be a low key way to revisit that experience and might even encourage you to sit down at the piano again! For current students, involvement in masterclasses is seen as one of the most effective experiences for leveling up into more serious musicianship!

Free and open to the public!

Who is Silvan Negruţiu?

Silvan Negruţiu has performed on major international stages, from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC to Ireland's National Concert Hall, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, the Xi’an Concert Hall in China, the Showa Recital Hall in Tokyo, and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

A laureate of numerous international piano competitions, including the Rome and Salerno (Italy), the Seiler (Bulgaria), the Feis Ceoil (Ireland), and the Konzerteum (Greece),  Silvan Negruțiu has appeared as soloist with prestigious orchestras, such as the Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra, Alicante Philharmonic, George Enescu Philharmonic, and Dublin Symphony Orchestra.  He is the recipient of the 2016 Rising Star Award from Shenandoah Conservatory, the 2009 Gaiety Award in Ireland, the Romanian Government Fellowship in 2007, the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research Award of Excellence in 2002, and the 2001 Eugen Barbu Award for excellence in performing activity.

Silvan Negruțiu serves as the Michael and Karen Kitt Endowed Professor in Piano, Associate Professor, and Director of Piano Studies in the Kitt School of Music at Northern Arizona University.  He is the founder and Artistic Director of Flagstaff Piano Festival and Northern Arizona Piano Competition. Prior to joining the NAU faculty, he was Chair of Keyboard & Instrumental Studies at Millikin University. He also taught at Shenandoah Conservatory and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

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Join us as Flagstaff Piano Festival presents the 2025 Young Artist Piano Competition.

Friday, June 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Kitt Recital Hall

Free and open to the Public

Bring you young piano lovers for exposure to some brilliant yojng piano players! Come for the entire competition, or just an hour!

What is the competition exactly?

All pre-college students who attend the FPF Academy perform in the FPF Competition.  They may choose to compete for a prize, performing two or more contrasting solo pieces from memory, or to perform for judges’ comments only, performing one or more solo pieces from memory.

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Join us as Flagstaff Piano Festival presents the 2025 Young Artist Piano Competition Awards and our second Young Artist Concert of the season..

Friday, June 27, 2025, 7:00 PM

Kitt Recital Hall

Free and open to the Public

Bring you young piano lovers for exposure to some brilliant young piano players! Come for the entire competition, or just an hour!

What is the competition exactly?

All pre-college students who attend the FPF Academy perform in the FPF Competition.  They may choose to compete for a prize, performing two or more contrasting solo pieces from memory, or to perform for judges’ comments only, performing one or more solo pieces from memory. During this concert the awards will be distributed from the competition which took place earlier in the afternoon.

Who will be playing at the Young Artists Concert?

College, High School, and Middle School pianists from around the state and country attended the FPF Academy over the last week. They each prepare a concert level performance while at the academy and present their work at the Young Artists concert, while also presenting at the FPF competition! There are two Young Artist concerts during the week featuring academy students, this is the second one and will feature different students and pieces than were featured in the first concert.

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