Repertoire J. S. Bach/Hess: Adagio in C Major, BWV 564/iiFanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Mélodie in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 4 No. 2 (1847)Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Lied in E-Flat Major, H.456 (1846)James Morris: Twenty-Four Little Preludes, Op. 13 (2019-22)Kelly-Marie Murphy: Dr. Blue's Rapidly Deployable Escape Ladder (2022)Germaine Tailleferre: Deux valses (1928)Bonis: Phœbé (1909)Bonis: Desdémona (1913)Bonis: Omphale (1910)Richard Wagner/Liszt: 'Isolde's Liebestod' from "Tristan und Isolde" (1859)About the ArtistPianist Jennifer Hayghe is sought after as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher throughout the United States and in Central America, Europe, and Asia. She earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School, where she was the last student of the legendary artist-teacher Adele Marcus. At Juilliard, Hayghe won every award possible for a pianist, including the William Petschek Debut Award, resulting in her New York City recital debut at Alice Tully Hall. The New York Times stated that Hayghe "displayed a well-schooled technique, a lively and engaging personality and remarkable stamina" in her playing. Hayghe has performed and taught at universities and colleges across the country. She has appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, including the National, Syracuse, Virginia, and Pensacola symphony orchestras. Hayghe has performed in multiple major chamber music series, including Bargemusic and the Garth Newel Center for Music, and has been a festival artist for Colorado MahlerFest. She has taught chamber music throughout the United States and in Central America, and from 2018 to 2023, she taught and performed as a soloist and chamber musician at the Brancaleoni International Music Festival in Piobbico, Italy. In demand as a clinician and master class teacher, Hayghe has served as a featured artist at numerous music teachers' conventions. She has given master classes at universities and colleges throughout the country, including the Manhattan School of Music, New York University Piano Master Class Series, and Mannes College of Music Pre-College. Hayghe has served a presenter and panelist at multiple College Music Society and Music Teachers National Association national conferences and has performed at the National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy. Currently chair of the Roser Keyboard and Piano Area at the University of Colorado Boulder, Hayghe was formerly a member of the piano faculty at Ithaca College and the Barineau Endowed Professor of Piano at Louisiana State University. She lives in Erie, Colorado, with her husband, Robert McGaha, and her son. Hayghe is a Steinway Artist. A native of Montréal, Alexandra Nguyen maintains a diverse career as a collaborative pianist, teacher, and administrator. She has performed throughout the United States and Canada, with recent performances at venues such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, The Barns at Wolf Trap, and the High Commission of Canada (Kuala Lumpur). A sought-after collaborator, she has shared the stage with such artists as the Takács Quartet, baritone John Fulton, cellist David Requiro, and bassoonist Peter Kolkay. As professor of collaborative piano at the University of Colorado Boulder, Nguyen codirects the graduate programs in collaborative piano and coordinates accompanying services at the College of Music. An active clinician, she presents master classes and workshops throughout the country, and has designed a three-tiered listening framework for teaching ensemble performance (3TL©). She is on the faculty of the Collaborative Piano Institute and has worked at the Quartet Program West as well as the Opera Orvieto and Orvieto Musica programs in Orvieto, Italy. Nguyen is chair of the Collaborative Committee of the Frances Clark Center and was honored with an Outstanding Service Recognition Award for her work with the organization. She serves on the artistic team for the Dream Big organization, a Canadian collaborative piano collective. She has been an invited speaker at the National Association of Schools of Music Annual Meeting, the College Music Society Annual Conference, the Music Teachers National Association National Convention, and the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. A frequent adjudicator, she has served on the juries of the Eastman International Young Artists Piano Competition, Gina Bachauer Junior and Young Artists Competition, and MusicFest Northwest, among others. Nguyen earned graduate degrees in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music under Jean Barr at the Eastman School of Music, where she was awarded the prestigious Performer's Certificate. She has also studied with Douglas Humpherys, Anne Epperson, Madeleine Bélanger, and Suzanne Goyette, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and a Premier Prix from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal.