Watch the webcast – streamed live at concert time.
How many pianos can we get on stage? This not-to-be-missed Oberlin tradition features performances by faculty, staff, and graduating seniors to raise funds for the piano department.
Tickets will be available at the door. Cost: $25 (cash only)
Program:
Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2, Alexander Scriabin
for the left hand
Peter Takács
Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 2 in E Minor Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 8 in G Minor
for one piano, four hands
Haewon Song, Robert Shannon’72
Grand galop brillant, Op. 71 Hermann Wollenhaupt
for one piano, six hands
Leo Choi, Jas Ogiste, Charlie Chen
Finale from Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
for eight pianos, 16 hands
Zijian Lin, Xiang Su, Xiaotian Wu, Carol Zheng,
Zixuan Dong, XiaoYan Tan, Yuting Xue, Di Zeng
Tyler Smith, Andrew La Favor, percussion
Tiffany Chang ’09, conductor
- Intermission -
“Mambo” from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein
for eight pianos, 16 hands arr. Takács
Javier González, Yulia Fedoseeva, Haewon Song, Alvin Chow, Scott Cuellar ’11,
James Howsmon, Thomas Bandy, Robert Shannon ’72, piano
Tyler Smith, Andrew La Favor, percussion
Peter Takács, conductor
Bethena, a concert waltz Scott Joplin
arr. Takács
Maple Leaf Rag Joplin
for six pianos, 12 hands arr. Hamelin
Scott Cuellar ’11, Peter Takács, Robert Shannon ’72,
Haewon Song, Thomas Bandy, James Howsmon
Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 Sergei Rachmaninoff
for two pianos, eight hands arr. Rebner
Aaron Wonson, Yuting Xue, Yucheng Xu, Di Zeng
Overture to Semiramide Gioachino Rossini
for eight pianos, 32 hands arr. Czerny
Haewon Song/Zijian Lin
Yulia Fedoseeva/Aaron Wonson
Alvin Chow/Xueyan Duan
Javier González/Leo Choi
James Howsmon/Jas Ogiste
Thomas Bandy/Nahyun Kim
Robert Shannon ’72/Charlie Chen
Peter Takács/Zixin Zhang
Tiffany Chang ’09, conductor
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