Virtuoso Concert Series to Enrich Musical Experience of Music Lovers in Mendocino
The Mendocino International Summer Music Academy (MISMA), a newly established music program at the Dharma Realm Buddhist University (DRBU) is thrilled to unveil the Virtuoso Concert Series, featuring a highly anticipated Artist Faculty Concert, two piano solo concerts, and one saxophone solo concert. The series will showcase a stellar lineup of performances by the exceptional MISMA artist faculty featuring pianists Yaoyue Huang and Scott Lowell Sherman, saxophonist Dr. Wenbo Yin, and guitarist Alex de Grassi. All four concerts will take place at the Sudhana Center Recital Hall located at 225 South Hope St, Ukiah, CA.
Concert #3 – Piano Solo Concert, Yaoyue Huang, Sunday, July 16, at 7pm
The series continues with a solo piano concert on Sunday, July 16 at 7pm by Yaoyue Huang, a powerful pianist with high artistry and technical brilliance. Huang’s program showcases works by French composers Olivier Messiaen and André Jolivet, J.S. Bach, and the Austrian contemporary classical composer Olga Neuwirth. Yaoyue Huang is a Laureate of the International Piano Competition d’Orléans, having received Le Prix Alberto Ginastera & Le Prix André Jolivet. She has performed internationally and regularly premiers and commissions new works. Huang’s public piano lecture on “Great Piano Works from the 20th Century to the Present” will be on Tuesday, July 18 at 7pm.
Tickets are donation based. To register, or for more information about the Virtuoso Concert Series and the Mendocino International Summer Music Academy, please visit misma.drbu.edu/virtuoso-concert-series, email [email protected], or call 707-376-8731.
About Mendocino International Summer Music Academy (MISMA): The Mendocino International Summer Music Academy offers a unique and finely crafted curriculum that brings together professional music programs and wellness practices. The program ensures close mentorship and individualized instruction, allowing musical artists to work closely with a dedicated team of renowned, award-winning musicians and faculty. With a commitment to holistic music education, the academy aims to inspire positive music learning in a supportive and wholesome community, advance performance skills, technique, and overall musicianship, and equip students with tools for concentration and wellbeing.
The academy’s commitment to holistic wellbeing is reflected in the daily wellness activities led by certified instructors, a healthy lifestyle, and vegetarian meals. By fostering a supportive and wholesome community, the academy cultivates musicians’ inner strength, focus, and overall wellness, offering a transformative experience for all participants and providing them with powerful tools for the next steps of their music careers.
