The Blair Guest Artist Series welcomes pianist Scott Holden to Turner Hall, Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 p.m. Holden is a prizewinning musician, pedagogue, collaborator, and published author who has performed in more than forty U.S. states, as well as numerous countries around the world. Currently serving on the piano faculty at Brigham Young University, Holden holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Manhattan School of Music, and the Juilliard School.  
  
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Holden’s recital program is a riveting combination of an epic work, the Liszt “Sonata,” juxtaposed with new pieces written only in the last few years. Holden was a classmate of Blair piano professor Heather Conner at the Manhattan School of Music.  


The program will include:  

“Distances between 2” - Ron Warren  
“Noel Lee Sonata in F-sharp Minor, D. 571” - Franz Shubert  
“Sonata No.1” - Alban Berg  
“Symphonic Jazz Suite” - Lisa de Spain  
“Sonata in B Minor, S. 178” - Franz Liszt  

 

Master Classes  

A dynamic soloist and educator, Holden will also teach two master classes for the piano area on Thursday, October 24 in Turner Hall:  

- 2:30-4:00 p.m. - Collegiate Master Class  

- 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Blair Academy (precollegiate) Master Class  

 

About Scott Holden:  

“Scott Holden plays with obvious commitment…and limpid lyricism…he tackles the keyboard acrobatics fearlessly,” writes Fanfare Magazine. Commitment, lyricism, and fearless acrobatics characterize Holden’s career. A solo pianist, champion collaborator, devoted teacher and adjudicator, Scott Holden’s dedication to the art and study of pianism is prevalent across the scope of his work.  

 

Holden debuted in Carnegie Hall after winning first prize in the 1996 Leschetizky New York Debut Piano Competition. He has performed in over forty states (including at The Kennedy Center and Alice Tully Hall), Canada, Mexico, England, Russia (Svetlanov Hall), throughout Europe, and in multiple Asian countries including China, Singapore, and Vietnam. He has been broadcast on NPR, NBC, CBC, and many local networks.  

 

The chair of the Keyboard Studies department at Brigham Young University, Holden is also a faculty member at Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard in Geneva, Switzerland. He lives in the mountains of Utah with his wife and four children and, when not at the piano, can be found cycling, building things with wood, and adventuring among the red rocks of the Southwest.  

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Venue: Turner Hall, Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music  

Address: 2400 Blakemore Ave., Nashville, TN 37212  

Parking: Free parking is available at the Vanderbilt West Parking Garage on Childrens Way, directly across from Blair School of Music.