The music department is winding down for the end of the year. Most of its majors are now focusing on juries and exams, but a few students performed in the latest piano concert titled “Vierte.” The concert was presented as an opportunity for students from all majors to receive extra credit for attending and also provided a chance for piano majors to play a concert in Meyer Hall.
“It was the first time a piano concert has been held in Meyer Hall for a couple of years, so we wanted to make this one special,” piano junior Stefan Wan said. “I started learning my pieces during the summer, but the actual stage experience for those pieces came a couple weeks before the concert with studio classes.”
Although advertised as a piano concert, multiple students from other facets of the music department were also involved in the performance. Piano students were accompanied by strings majors playing instruments such as the violin, viola, and cello.
“Accompaniment is a big part of being a pianist, and is as important as solo work in my opinion,” piano senior Laura Bomeny said. “By working with other musicians from different departments, we can increase musicality and cooperation between students, and have the opportunity to learn repertoire and techniques that don’t come with learning solo music.”
As this was the last concert of the year, many students felt sentimental about the performance. Seniors especially felt the show was a great way to finish off the year.
“This being my last concert at Dreyfoos, I was honored to be able to perform in Meyer Hall,” Bomeny said. “It being my senior concert as well, I was happy to perform solo pieces in addition to performing with my piano quartet, the $tring Breakers.”