Art Force Piano Series for 2023-24 concludes with Journey to the East
Before the sun sets on Amarillo College’s 2023-24 Art Force Piano Series, concertgoers will be transported on a harmonious Journey to the East.
The fourth and final installment of the Piano Series features the accomplished husband-wife duo of Dr. Alex Lee (violin/viola) and Dr. Sophie Hung (piano), both of whom serve on the faculty at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU).
Their presentation is dubbed Journey to the East and takes place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 at the Concert Hall Theater on AC’s Washington Street Campus.
Every concert presented in the Piano Series, which is sponsored annually at the College by Art Force Amarillo, is free and open to the public.
“Our current Piano Series has been a wonderful experience, and our large audiences have been enormously gratifying – our first three performances were very well received,” said Dr. Bruce Lin, artistic director for the Piano Series and director of piano at AC. “But our series is not yet over because a fantastic capstone concert awaits.
“Journey to the East features a pair of outstanding guest artists who will take our audience on a mesmerizing journey that evokes Eastern culture,” he said. “I know I’m not alone in my enthusiasm for what promises to be an outstanding evening of music, a tremendous punctuation for this year’s series.”
Dr. Lee is a professor of violin/viola at SWOSU and the conductor of the Symphony Orchestra there. He has performed recitals in Asia and the US, and has also been featured as a soloist, performing concertos with orchestras.
Dr. Hung, a Taiwanese-born pianist, is assistant professor of piano at SWOSU. Additionally, she is coordinator and judge of the annual Hubbard-Males piano competition and the Breckenridge piano competition.
Additionally, both these exceptional artists will also be offering a masterclass for AC string majors during their time in Amarillo. That session will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall Theater on the day of their performance.