News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 9/10/03   PIANIST TO PRESENT GUEST RECITAL SEPT. 16        HAMMOND -- Pianist Noel Engebretson of the University Alabama will present a guest recital at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 16, in the Pottle Music Building Auditorium.    Engebretson will perform Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in D Major,” Beethoven’s “Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2" (“Moonlight”); Liszt’s “Funerailles” from “Harmonies poetiques et religieuses,” and Chopin’s “The Four Ballades.”        Engebretson has established a significant career as a pianist and educator, with a reputation that continues to grow. An associate professor at the University of Alabama, he originally is from Minneapolis, Minn., where he made his debut at the age of 16 with the Minnesota Orchestra. Since then he has won numerous awards and honors, including one of the top prizes at the 1989 McMahon International Piano Competition, as well as one of the most important awards in the 1988 Young Keyboard Artists Association International Piano Competition.         In the summer of 1996 he embarked on a concert tour of the People's Republic of China, where he was featured artist in a series of recitals, lectures, and masterclasses. Among the many concerts were appearances with three of China's top orchestras, plus solo recitals in many of the major conservatories. These concerts earned him many accolades, and he has been invited back to every major location in which he has performed. This was his second tour of China. He also has performed in recitals and as guest soloist throughout the United States and has premiered several new compositions by 20th century composers.         For additional information, contact the Department of Music and Dramatic Arts, 985-549-2184.  Return to News Releases