Piano recital to celebrate international partnership
July 28, 2010
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7/28/10
Pianists Etsuko Kimura Pederson and Paul Krejci will use music to highlight the connections between cultures and universities during a piano recital Aug. 7 on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
Pederson and Krejci, both students in the music department at UAF, will perform original modern music for two pianos. The recital will echo a May performance held at Japan’s Tohoku University to honor the 15-year anniversary of the partnership between Tohoku and UAF.
The free recital will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7 in the Davis Concert Hall.
“The piano recital is an opportunity to share what we’ve learned in part from our studies here,” Pederson said. “There has been little opportunity for music students to represent UAF in Asia and we are proud to do that.”
Both Krejci and Pederson have master’s degrees in musical performance from UAF. After receiving his degree, Krejci began working on completion of an interdisciplinary doctorate degree in ethnomusicology. He also teaches Alaska Native music at UAF and was born and raised in Fairbanks.
Since graduating, Pederson has continued to study music at UAF. She is native to Sendai, Japan, and has lived in Fairbanks since her marriage.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Michelle Bartlett, Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning director, at 907-474-6624, 907-474-7021 or via e-mail at michelle.bartlett@alaska.edu.
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