Faculty Recital

Paul Christopher, cello
Chialing Hsieh, piano
January 23, 2023, at 5:30 pm
Magale Recital Hall
Natchitoches, Louisiana

A Program of Cello Music by Charles Wuorinen (1938-2020)

Cello Variations I (1970)

Cello Variations II (1975)

Cello Variations III (1997)

Andante Espressivo (2001)

Chialing Hsieh, piano

Wuorinen was a prolific American composer and recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship as well as the Pulitzer Prize, being the youngest composer to receive the latter award.  Wuorinen served as Professor of Music at Rutgers University. Additionally, he was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.