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Matt Schneider DMA Percussion Recital

Matt Schneider
Anna Desfor
Jaime Cardenas
Tanner Day
Ethan Patterson
Mikey Speziale
Andrew Kinsey
Karl Olsen
Chamber Percussion Ensemble

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Program

Time’s Arc – Anthony Di Sanza

Komorebi    Toshio Mashima (1949-2016)
I. Keyaki
II. Mimosa
III. Elm

Intermission 

Mudra       Bob Becker

Espritu Libre      Stephen Whibley

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With more than a decade of experience playing percussion and a diverse teaching background, Matt Schneider enjoys performing and helping students pursue music and develop the skills to excel in the current musical setting. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Texas A&M University-Commerce, a master’s degree and performer’s certificate in Percussion Performance from Northern Illinois University, and is currently working on his Doctor of Music Arts in Percussion Performance from University of Wisconsin.

Alongside his studies in classical percussion, Schneider has studied numerous world musics, including Middle Eastern drumming, Javanese Gamelan, and Brazilian music. Additionally, he is studying engineering and instrument building, which is the focus of his doctoral minor.

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Sarah Prescott DMA Piano Lecture Recital

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Program

Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20     Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

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Sarah Prescott is pursuing her doctorate in piano performance and pedagogy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, studying with Jessica Johnson. She received her master’s degree in piano performance and pedagogy from UW–Madison in 2020, and a B.A. in Music from the University of Chicago in 2014. Sarah loves to teach, and has been a piano instructor at Farley’s House of Pianos since 2016. Sarah also teaches piano for Beloit College and currently coordinates the undergraduate group piano classes at UW–Madison.