Bio of the Speaker: Choi Sown Le, an ABRSM scholar, graduated from the Royal College of Music, London and the Conservatoire de Musique, Geneva where he was awarded the Premier Prix de Virtuosité with Distinction in piano performance. His teachers included Lamar Crowson, Louis Hiltbrand, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Sergiu Celibidache.As soloist he performed with the Prague Chamber Orchestr...

Winner of 2011 Pulitzer Prize, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, the 2012-2013 Elise Stoeger Prize from Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, Distinguished Professor of Composition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservator.

Abstract: Composing joy in suffering and composing music in joy is the portrayal of Beethoven's life. Beethoven wrote 9 symphonies in his life, each of which is a masterpiece, and this ninth symphony is recognized as the highest achievement of symphony. It is the culmination of Beethoven's life. To say that he is a symphony, it should be called the history of Beethoven's life struggle against f...

Abstract: As one of the characteristic genres with unique artistic charm in western music history, nocturne originated in the form of vocal works in medieval religious rites. After inheritance and development of time, the Irish composer John Field composed the first piano solo nocturne in 1812 as a pioneer, then opened up the field of nocturne composition as an independent piano instrumental ge...

Bio of the Speaker: Lin SHEN is associate professor of the Shanghai Normal University - Music College, Director of the Music Technology Department. He was studied music at Shanghai Conservatory of Music and School of Music of Bangor University, and now doing the PhD electroacoustic music project with professor Andrew Lewis. He is a composer that wrote several Electroacoustic music.  And he also...

Abstract: List some problems and bad habits that often appear in singing, and how to avoid or reduce the impact of these problems on singing, so as to help improve the quality of singing.Bio of the Speaker: Lyrical baritone singer, DMA. in vocal performance, graduate student tutor in Beijing Normal University. Studied at Northeast Normal University School of Music, University of London Music D...

The concert will be performed by the UIC Orchestra and Choir. With two conductors and students' efforts, the orchestra and choir will give a wonderful performance for you. We hope our music can heal you in this cold night, please join us to witness a wonderful artistic feast.The choir will perform five pieces by Dvorak and Jin Chengzhi. And the orchestra will play works, which are Holst and Sho...