Department of Music
International Piano Institute Workshop 2009
August 3rd to August 7th, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
The Southern Oregon University (SOU) Music Department is hosting its annual opening concert for the International Piano Institute Workshop (IPI), Monday, August 3rd, 7:00 pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall. This year’s concert features classical pianists Dr. Alexander Tutunov and Kristina Foltz, jazz pianists Dr. Martin Behnke and David Scoggin, and organist Dr. Margaret Evans, all of whom are instructors for the IPI Workshop.
The program includes J.S. Bach's Organ Prelude and Fugue in a minor, virtuoso piano music of Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin performed by Dr. Tutunov and Kristina Foltz, as well as Debussy's Petite Suite for four hands. Jazz selections will be presented by Dr. Behnke and David Scoggin.
The Institute is still open to performers of all ages and levels, and will take on a slightly different format from previous years. Each performer will have opportunities to study privately with Dr. Tutunov in a one-on-one, master/apprentice setting. Additionally, their days will be filled with numerous workshops ranging from sight-reading and jazz improvisation, to the mechanics of the grand piano. The last two days of the week performers will have the opportunity to perform in a master class with Kristina Foltz, in preparation for the final student concert which takes place Friday, August 7th at 4:00 pm. Auditors are most welcome and can purchase a registration for the entire week for $140. Individual workshop admission is $15 for auditors, $25 for performers. For more information or to register, please contact Colleen Graves at 541-552-6102.
Tickets for the IPI Opening Concert are $12 general admission. Tickets for the IPI Student Finale Concert are $5 general admission. Tickets may be purchased by calling 541-552-6101 or at the Music Box Office one hour prior to the performance.
The Student application is available for download on the right hand side of this page.
Full Week Auditor Tuition: $140 (Includes all 8 Master Class sessions)
Daily Auditor Tuition: $15 for Auditors, $25 for Performers (Includes 1 Master Class session)
To register, please call Colleen Graves at (541)552-6102, or e-mail Gravesc@sou.edu
Monday
Sight-Reading Workshop
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Jodi French
What Every Pianist Should Know about the Piano
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tom Lowell
Tuesday
The Truth about Jazz
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dr. Martin Behnke
Performance Practice in Baroque Composition
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dr. Margaret Evans
Wednesday
Jazz Improvisation: Hands-On Techniques to Take You from the Theory of Improvisation into Actually Making Music
10:00 am - 2:30 pm, includes 1 break
David Scoggin
Thursday
Jazz Composition Seminar
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dr. Martin Behnke
Practicing and Memorization Techniques
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Karli Krueger
Friday
Master Class: Surrendering to the Precarious Pulse of Performance
(Preparation for Finale Concert)
10:00 am - 2:30 pm, includes 1 break
Kristina Foltz
IPI Finale Concert
4 pm Friday August 7th, SOU Music Recital Hall
Students of IPI
Dr. Alexander Tutunov is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding virtuosos of the former Soviet Union. First Prize winner of the Belarusian National Piano Competition and winner of the Russian National Piano Competition, Tutunov's playing was described by Soviet Culture, Moscow, as "exhilarating and inspired, and which demonstrated a unique talent".
Dr. Tutunov maintains a busy performing schedule in Europe, China, Mexico, and the United States as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and on radio and television. Dr. Tutunov is also in demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions.
Tutunov's recording of the Abeliovich Piano Concerto was featured as part of the Emmy award winning soundtrack for the History Channel documentary, Russia: Land of Tsars, and his CD of the Tchaikovsky Concert Fantasy with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra was produced in January 2008. Other recordings include: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra by Peter Sacco with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra (Albany Records) and the solo piano works of Lev Abeliovich Sonatas & Frescoes, Trio, Songs (Altarus Records). The CD America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax on the AUR label, which includes Tutunov's recording of "Transformations" by Todd Barton, received a Grammy nomination.
Tutunov graduated magna cum laude from the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory (studies with Anna Artobolevskaya and Lev Naumov) and University of North Texas (piano studies with Joseph Banowetz). Awarded his doctoral diploma with honors in concert performance from the Belarusian State Conservatory, Dr. Tutunov has taught at the Minsk College of Music, the University of North Texas, and Illinois Wesleyan University.
Alexander Tutunov now lives in Ashland, where he is Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at Southern Oregon University. A successful piano pedagogue, he continues to prepare award-winning students. Dr. Tutunov is Artist in Residence at the University of Alaska Southeast, Artistic director of the SOU International Piano Institute, and was recently named Associate director of the Chinese-American International Piano Institute in Chengdu, China.(http://www.tutunov.com/bio.htm)
