Venue
University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
110 Orchard Road
Newark, DE 19716
110 Orchard Road
Newark, DE 19716
UDIPS Headline Concert: Pius Cheung, marimba, Guest Artist with the UD Percussion Ensemble.
The University of Delaware Interactive Percussion Seminar (UDIPS) is an immersive weekend of percussion focused on presenter/participant interaction through hands-on sessions, engaging performances and Q&A hangouts specifically built into the schedule. UDIPS is FREE to participants of any age or experience level! For more information click HERE.
About PIUS CHEUNG
Hailed by the New York Times as “deeply expressive” for his groundbreaking recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations on solo marimba, Pius Cheung has presented solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, National Concert Hall in Taipei, Kyoto Arts Center (Japan), as well as music festivals around the globe such as the Usedom Music Festival (Germany), Hong Kong Arts Festival, Taiwan International Percussion Convention, Chiapas International Marimba Festival (Mexico), Drum Fest (Poland), Percussion Plus Festival (Denmark), Italy PAS International Percussion Festival, Osaka Percussion Festival and Shenyang International Percussion Festival (China).
As one of the most sought-after composers for percussion today, Pius Cheung’s latest works include Allegro Brutale, commissioned by Dame Evelyn Glennie; Heaven and Earth, a 40-minute ballet for percussion ensemble and dancers; two percussion concerti, Princess Chang Ping and Heaven and Earth, for the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra; Theater, Resonance, and Zen, a percussion duo concerto for the Taiwan Chinese Orchestra; Yuen, for piano and percussion quartet, commissioned by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council; Samsara, for violin, clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion, commissioned by the Moab Music Festival; and Hibiki, a marimba concerto for the Eugene Symphony Orchestra.
Furthermore, Mr. Cheung frequently serves as a judge at national and international competitions, as well as presents masterclasses at renowned institutions such as the Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Amsterdam Conservatory, Paris Conservatory, Toho Gakuen (Japan) and Beijing Central Conservatory.
Mr. Cheung endorses Yamaha, Zildjian, Remo, and Innovative Percussion, which produces his signature mallet series. Mr. Cheung is currently a Professor and Chair of the Percussion Area at the University of Oregon.
Presented by University of Delaware, Department of Music.
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