2020 Conference - Advanced Master Class
DANIEL EPSTEIN, featured artist
DANIEL EPSTEIN
The Advanced Master Class is an event that occurs during NJMTA’s Annual State Conference. Upto four students are selected through auditions and will perform for the Featured Guest Artist of the conference.
CHAIRPERSON: Eunju Kim (masterclass@njmta.com)
PERFORMANCE: Sunday, November 15, 2020 3 PM (VIRTUAL)
JUDGES: Dmitry Rachmanov, Ju-Ping Song
The following students have been selected for the Advanced Master Class. (listed in alphabetical order according to their last names)
SELECTED:
Apollo Lee, age 16 Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor by F. Chopin
Gordon Li, age 16 Teacher: Julia Lam
Nocturne No 4, Op. 38 by Lowell Libermann
David Sun, age 13 Teacher: Rita Shklar
L’idee Fixe-Andante amoroso d'après une mélodie de Berlioz S 395 by F. Liszt
Benjamin Zhao, age 16 Teacher: Rita Shklar
Allegro Appassionato Op. 70 by Saint-Saëns
ALTERNATES:
Catherine Chu, age 17 Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin
Christopher Pan, age 16 Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
VIDEO SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sunday, October 25, 2020
REGISTRATION FEE: $55 Fees are non-refundable
Details regarding video submission will be emailed to the teachers once their applications are accepted.
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY: Please refer to the General Information page.
Age: 13 years old ~ Collegiate:Undergraduate level
Students are not permitted to perform two years in a row for the Master Class; Students who have performed in the 2019 master class are not eligible to audition in 2020.
TEACHER ELIGIBILITY: Please refer to the General Information page.
REPERTOIRE: One selection of 10 minutes or less from the advanced repertoire from any musical period in any style, such as a movement from a Beethoven Sonata. The selection is at the discretion of the teacher. No arrangements or simplified edition will be accepted. Repeats will not be played, unless the repeats affect the integrity of the piece. Variations must be performed in their entirety. Memorization is required.
TEACHER DUTY: Teacher duties and duty fees are waived for 2020.