Piano Events at UALR
Fall 2012
Piano Soul Music! Faculty recital, Linda Holzer, piano. 7:30 PM, Friday, Sept. 21 Stella
Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building. Admission free. Selections by Ponce, Debussy,
Chopin, and the world premiere of Scott Robbins suite for piano solo, Ritual Meditations.
Guest Artist Series. Lecture-recital, Kristin Elgersma (University of Idaho), piano. “The
Unexpected Piano: American Piano Composition since 2000” 12:15 PM, Thursday, Sept.
28. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building. Admission free. Please contact host,
Dr. Linda Holzer at lrholzer@ualr.edu for more information.
Guest Master Class. Guy Harrison, violin and Lauren Schack-Clark, piano. 12:00-1:00 PM,
Monday, October 22. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Admission free.
Guest Artist Recital. Guy Harrison, violin and Lauren Schack-Clark, piano (Arkansas State
University); with Naoki Hakutani, piano. 7:30 PM, Monday, October 22. Stella Boyle Smith
Concert Hall. Admission free. Please contact host, Dr. Naoki Hakutani at
nxhakutani@ualr.edu for more information.
2012 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Competition, Arkansas – includes Junior
Piano, Senior Piano and Collegiate Piano categories. 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, Saturday, Nov. 3.
UALR Fine Arts Building. Please contact host, Dr. Naoki Hakutani at nxhakutani@ualr.edu for
more information.
Artspree Master Class Series. Di Wu, piano – Finalist of 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition. 6:30 PM, Saturday, November 3. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Admission
Free. Please contact director, Dr. Naoki Hakutani at nxhakutani@ualr.edu for more
information.
Artspree. Di Wu, piano – Finalist of 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Solo
Recital. 3:00 PM, Sunday, November 4. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Tickets $20; UALR
faculty/staff and non-UALR students $10; UALR students free. For tickets call (501) 569-8993
or see the Music Department website at http://ualr.edu/music/index.php/home/box-office/
2012 Piano Stampede Concert (Piano Ensemble) – sponsored by Music Teachers
Association of Central Arkansas (MTACA). Natalie Griffin, director, Naoki Hakutani, Host.
6:30 PM, Saturday November 10. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Admission Free. Please
contact Ms. Natalie Griffin at nfmgriffin@gmail.com for more information.
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital. Naoki Hakutani, piano and Birgit Ericsson, cello. Works by
Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. In conjunction with “German Cultural Weeks” sponsored by
UALR German Department. 3:00 PM, Sunday, December 2. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.
Admission Free. Please contact director Dr. Susanne Wagner at smwagner1@ualr.edu
Spring 2013
Music Department Audition Day. TBA. An appointment is required. To make an audition
appointment, email Dr. Linda Holzer Piano audition guidelines are available
online. Scholarship aid is available for qualifying music majors and music minors.
2013 Sonata/Sonatina Festival – sponsored by Music Teachers Association of Central
Arkansas (MTACA). Sharon Blair, organizer. 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, Saturday, January 26.
UALR Fine Arts Building. Please contact Ms. Sharon Blair at Sharon@blairpiano.com or visit
www.mtaca.org
Artspree. The Ridge Trio – Chiharu Iinuma (piano), David Gillham (violin) and Thomas
Landschoot (cello). 3:00 PM, Sunday, February 3. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Tickets
$20; UALR faculty/staff and non-UALR students $10; UALR students free. For tickets call
(501) 569-8993 or see the Music Department website at
http://ualr.edu/music/index.php/home/box-office/
Artspree Master Class Series. The Ridge Trio – Chiharu Iinuma (piano), David Gillham (violin)
and Thomas Landschoot (cello). 12:00 PM, Monday, February 4. Stella Boyle Smith Concert
Hall. Admission Free. Please contact Dr. Naoki Hakutani at nxhakutani@ualr.edu for more
information.
2013 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Stella Boyle Smith Young Artist Concerto Competition. 9
AM, Saturday, March 2. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Please contact Elizabeth Plowman,
coordinator at eplow@aristotle.net
2013 UALR Piano Festival and Competition. Naoki Hakutani, director. 9:00 AM-2:00 PM,
Saturday March 9. UALR Fine Arts Building. Please contact Dr. Naoki Hakutani at
nxhakutani@ualr.edu for more information.
Guest Artist Recital. Roger McVey, piano (University of Wisconsin-River Falls). 7:30 PM,
Saturday, March 9. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Admission Free. Please contact host, Dr.
Naoki Hakutani at nxhakutani@ualr.edu for more information.
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital. Alice Wang, clarinet (Youngstown State University) and
Naoki Hakutani, piano. 7:30 PM, Monday, April 1. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.
Admission Free. Please contact Dr. Naoki Hakutani at nxhakutani@ualr.edu for more
information.
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital. Ferris Allen, baritone and Elizabeth Avery, piano (University
of Oklahoma). 7:30 PM, Friday, April 5. Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Admission Free.
Please contact Dr. Ferris Allen at fxallen@ualr.edu for more information.
ASMTA Region IV Festival Auditions – sponsored by Arkansas State Music Teachers
Association. 9:00 AM-12:00 NOON, Saturday April 6. UALR Fine Arts Building. Please
contact coordinator Naoma McCartney at tnmccart@sbcglobal.net for more information.
Artspree. Chris Brubeck and Triple Play. 3:00 PM, Sunday, April 14. Stella Boyle Smith
Concert Hall. Tickets $20; UALR faculty/staff and non-UALR students $10; UALR students
free. For tickets call (501) 569-8993 or see the Music Department website at
http://ualr.edu/music/index.php/home/box-office/
Artspree Master Class Series. Chris Brubeck and Triple Play. 12:00 PM, Monday, April 15.
Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. Admission Free. Please contact Dr. Naoki Hakutani at
nxhakutani@ualr.edu for more information.
2013 MTACA Honors Recital – sponsored by Music Teachers Association of Central
Arkansas (MTACA). Naoki Hakutani, host. 5:00 PM, Saturday, May 4. Stella Boyle Smith
Concert Hall. Admission Free. Please contact Dr. Naoki Hakutani at nxhakutani@ualr.edu
Host site for the 2013 Arkansas State Music Teacher Association State Conference. Friday &
Saturday, June 7 & 8, 2013. See the ASMTA Spring 2013 newsletter for further details to
register for the conference.
For more information on Piano at UALR, visit our web site
Parking info. ~
Patrons should park in Lot 8 & 9 for arts events, or in metered
lots such as the parking deck.
Please note, the Trojan Trolley free shuttle is
available for transportation from campus parking lots
to the Fine Arts building.
http://ualr.edu/safety/home/parking-student-patrol-page/trojantrolley-parking-shuttle/