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Saugerties Pro Musica
October 28th - 3PM
Bard Music Students
Classical &
Jazz
Barnaby Alter: drums
Wui-Ming Gan: piano
Nathan Churchill-Seder: saxophone
Robin Schmidt: guitar
Adam Engelmeyer: bass
Wui-Ming Gan:
W.A. Mozart - Piano Sonata in F major, K. 332
J.S. Bach (arr. F. Busoni) - Chaconne (from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004)
Wui-Ming Gan - Sonata in G major
Bard Jazz Quartet:
Bouncin' with Bud (Bud Powell)
Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock)
Seven Steps to Heaven (Miles Davis)
Just a Simple Blues (Robin Schmidt)
All of Me (Gerald Marks & Seymour Simons)
Hailing from Malaysia, Wui-Ming Gan's affinity for music was discovered
at an early age, placing him in a program for gifted young musicians at
the Yamaha Music School. He spent much of his youth playing, improvising
and composing music in a variety of styles, and his penchant for musical
diversity continues to this day.
In December 2006, Wui-Ming won the Bard Conservatory Concerto
Competition, earning him the opportunity to perform a concerto with the
American Symphony Orchestra in February 2008. Earlier in 2006, he gave
two successful solo recitals at Bard College, in addition to numerous
other performances at and outside of the college, both as a soloist and
as a collaborative pianist.
Wui-Ming was the First Prize Winner of the Malaysian National Piano
Festival in 2001, where he also received a special prize for the best
performance of the commissioned piece. The same year, he was awarded the
Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (U.K.) in piano performance
with distinction. He was a finalist at both the Vladimir Krainev
(Ukraine, 2000) and Ettlingen (Germany, 2002) International Competitions
for Young Pianists, where his own Two Preludes were received with much
enthusiasm.
Wui-Ming now studies piano performance with Melvin Chen at the Bard
College Conservatory of Music, where he is simultaneously pursuing an
undergraduate degree in mathematics.
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Robin Schmidt is a recent graduate of Bard College, where he double-majored
in Biology and Music, focusing on Ecology and Jazz Guitar. Robin is
originally from Ithaca, New York, where he established himself as an active
member of the Ithaca music scene. Shortly after receiving his first guitar,
he founded the funk group Non-Existent in 1996. This group went on to become
an award-winning and noteworthy presence among Ithaca musicians and music
critics alike. Locally, he is a founding member of The Brilliant Corners
Afro-Beat Orchestra and The Brilliant Corners Quintet, both jazz-funk groups
based at Bard.
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Barnaby Alter has studied jazz at the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music
under the tutelage of bassist Eric Lemon. He began an interest in percussion
in junior high school while studying piano and trombone. He has had the
opportunity to study with Peter O'Brien and Village Vanguard house drummer
John Riley. Barnaby is currently studying music at Bard and partakes in many
projects ranging genres from Bop to Afro-beat. He is also a computer science
major.
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Adam Engelmeyer, hailing from New Jersey, is a senior at Bard College.
He is pursuing a bachelor degree in music. His passion for music began
in high school, when he started studying jazz with Jesse Kessler.
After college, Adam plans to play professionally.
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Nathan Churchill-Seder, 24, is originally from New York City but has lived
in the Red Hook area since 1994. He is a senior at Bard College where he studies saxophone and composition.
All concerts are on Sunday at 3 PM
at the Saugerties United Methodist Church
on the corner of Washington Avenue & Post Street
Admission $12 - Seniors $10 - Students Free
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