Parlando 2024 Guest Artist
Parlando is thrilled to welcome Guest Artist Nnenna Ogwo in March of 2024. Nnenna will be giving a masterclass for students, a workshop for Parlando faculty, and a celebration concert with our students and faculty. Community members are welcome to join for any/all of the events listed below. ATTENDANCE IS FREE. Simply RSVP so that we will have an accurate headcount for food and drink.
What’s a masterclass? A masterclass is like a series of open lessons–students prepare a piece, play it for the masterclass teacher, and then the teacher workshops the piece with the student (provides comments and encourages the student to play it again) –all in front of a live audience, usually made up of teachers, students, and families. It’s an excellent way to engage with a new teaching style, get fresh ideas, and have a performance experience outside of the traditional recital. It’s also educational for the observers.
*NOTE: Snacks and drinks will be provided for all participants and attendees.
What’s a celebration concert? The concert will be a celebration of repertoire by underrepresented and/or contemporary composers. Nnenna will be performing on the same concert as students from the masterclass and a few Parlando faculty members. Come ready to hear something you’ve never heard before and to walk away with a new favorite piece or composer!
Schedule:
Saturday, 3/2/24: Masterclass at Boulder Piano Gallery, 2pm
Sunday, 3/3/24: Concert at CU-Boulder, Chamber Hall, 2pm
Monday, 3/4/24: Teaching Workshop, Boulder Piano Gallery, 10am
Nnenna Ogwo is a classically trained pianist and teaching artist dedicated to engaging listeners with her lush, richly layered performances. Her unwavering commitment to programming the music of under-represented composers is rooted in the belief that we can’t be what we can’t see or hear. This commitment is reflected in her various projects and collaborations with other musicians of color in presenting music of the African Diaspora and beyond.