Indiana University Hosts Liszt Mini-Fest in June 2015

The Indiana University Chapter of the American Liszt Society hosted IU piano alumni as performers in two concerts as part of a Liszt Mini-Fest on June 20 (8:00 p.m.) and June 21 (4:00 p.m.), 2015 in Auer Recital Hall on the IU campus in Bloomington.

The program for June 20 included:

"Franz Liszt, Master of the Piano Transcription"
(All works are by Franz Liszt unless noted otherwise; in the case of trascriptions, the original composer or transcriber other than Liszt is indicated)

Remarks and welcome, Karen Shaw, President
IU Chapter of American Liszt Society

Mephisto Waltz No. 1 - Sung Hoon Mo
"Gretchen am Spinnrade" (Schubert) - Aaron Stampfl
Les Preludes (transc. By August Stradal) - Eugene Alcalay
"Valse del'opera Faust" (Gounod) - Kent Cook
"Standchen" and "Erlk&0oumlnbspnig" (Schubert) - Steven Spooner
"Reminiscences de Norma" (Bellini) - Caroline Hong and Daniel Paul Horn

The program for Sunday, June 21, dedicated to the memory of Thomas Mastroianni (d. Sept, 2014), Immediate Past President of ALS, included:

"Valse de Mephisto du Faust de Lenau" (arr. Isidore Philipp) - Mark Edwards and Karin Redekopp Edwards
"Die Drei Zigeuner" - Denise Gamez, mezzo-soprano and Daniel Paul Horn, piano
"Les Jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este" from Années de Pelèrinage - Clare Longendyke
"Transcendental Étude No. 8" (Wilde Jagd - Wild Hunt) - Mark DeZwaan
"Liebestod" from Tristan and Isolde (Wagner) - Read Gainsford
"Reminiscences de Don Juan" (Mozart) - Meeyoun Park and Matthew Gianforte
Grand Galop Chromatique - Meeyoun Park, Matthew Gianforte, Mark DeZwaan, and Sean Cavanaugh

A beautiful poster promoting the event is available at IU 2015 Liszt Mini Festival.