FSU Student Michael Lundien to Present Junior Piano Recital

2016 Oct 5

Frostburg State University student Michael Lundien will present his junior piano recital on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 3 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU's Performing Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public.

Lundien will begin his recital with "Etude Op. 25, No. 12" by Frederic Chopin. He will also perform "XI. Premiere communion de la Vierge" from "Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jesus" ("Twenty Ways of Looking at the Infant Jesus") by Olivier Messiaen, which is just that - 20 intense miniatures in which the composer explores his religious, spiritual and musical convictions. He'll follow with "32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Following an intermission, Lundien will present "L'Alouette" by Mikhail Glinka and Mily Balakirev; movement three, "Une barque sur l'ocean," from the five-movement piano suite "Miroirs" by Maurice Ravel; and another piece by Chopin, "Etude Op. 10, No. 5."

Lundien, who studies under Dr. Jay DeWire, anticipates graduating from FSU in fall 2017 with a bachelor's degree in music with a concentration in piano performance. His career goals are to teach piano, perform and compose music. A graduate of Broadneck High School in Annapolis, he is the son of Barbara and Peter Lundien.

For more information, contact the Department of Music at 301-687-4109.