Summary of Three Dissertation Recitals

Three piano recitals were given in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. The first recital presented the Sonata in B-flat major, K. 570 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the four Ballades, Op. 23, 38, 47 and 52 by Frédéric Chopin, illustrating how he transformed the vocal “ballade” into an instrumental genre. This recital took place on January 23, 2021 in Britton Recital Hall at the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre and Dance. The second recital featured a lecture-presentation and a performance of the Études, Op. 10 by Frédéric Chopin. The lecture examined core techniques used in the set, essential principles of movement required by different patterns and multiple ways of practicing while suggesting how to better cope with the technical issues more efficiently, fluently and effortlessly. This recital took place on November 8, 2021 in Britton Recital Hall at the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre and Dance. The third recital focused on presenting a variety of styles in the piano literature with seldom performed works by well-known composers such as Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and George Gershwin. This recital took place on April 30, 2022 in Britton Recital Hall at the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre and Dance. The program included the Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI/20 by Joseph Haydn, Minuet in C-sharp minor, D. 600 with Trio in E major, D. 610 by Franz Schubert, Three Waltzes, Op. 34 by Frédéric Chopin, Romanian Rhapsody, S. 242 by Franz Liszt and “Fascinating Rhythm”, “The Man I Love”, “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise” and Promenade by George Gershwin.AMUMusic: PerformanceUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/174198/1/jhun_1.pd