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Borderland Chopin Festival 2023
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Community outreach, masterclasses, lectures
The Borderland Chopin Festival was created by Steinway Artist and UTEP piano professor Dr. Oscar Macchioni to promote the music of beloved Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, as well as other composers from unrepresented groups, in the Borderland region (West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico). This festival includes annual concerts, masterclasses, lectures, community outreach, and a piano competition for students from the Borderland region.
Committee Members
Dr. Oscar Macchioni, UTEP, Dr. Lindsey Macchiarella, UTEP, Dr. Brian Jarvis, UTEP, Mrs. Anna Habicht, Mrs. Joanna Ruszczyk, Mrs. Joanna Sikorski, Mr. Adam Baginski, Mr. Mark Watts, Mr. Joe Lecher
Sponsors
Bonnie Brooks Endowment in Piano Pedagogy
Brooks Family Foundation Trust
The University of Texas at El Paso Department of Music
El Paso Music Teachers Association
General Casimir Pulaski Polish American Society
Dr. Alina Vazquez and Mr. Joseph Lecher
3-5 & 25, 2023
Concerts, Lectures, Community Outreach, Competition
Free and open to the public
Friday, March 3
11:15 a.m. Outreach, Parkland High School
Piano Class of Mrs. Eun-mee Garza
1:30 p.m. Masterclass, Dr. Magdalena Baczewska
UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
Competition First Prize Winners
5:30 p.m. Lecture: Chopin: Poetry and Art
UTEP Geology Reading Room
Dr. Lindsey Macchiarella, Music
Dr. Melissa Warak, Art History
Dr. Leslie Waters, History
Noah Wang is a 13-year-old middle school student from El Paso, TX. He has been playing piano for about 6 years and continues to take private piano and music theory lessons from Mrs. Marian Lumpkin. He is passionate about music and looking forward to competing in this piano contest.
JoCheved Winquist studied piano for three years. She is a homeschool 8th grader.
Jianna Winquist studied piano for 4 years and is a homeschool student in 7th grade.
Bradley Yoshawirja is an active 3rd grader enrolled in Polk Elementary’s dual language program. He enjoys playing golf and tennis. With numerous ballet dancers and musicians in his family, Bradley naturally found his musical home at the piano at age five. He especially enjoys playing pieces with interesting rhythms
In memory of Bonnie Brook, a dear friend and philanthropist
Saturday, March 4
10:30 a.m. Masterclass, Dr. Oscar Macchioni
Second and Third Prize Competition Winners & Students from the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
Department of Music Room M340
6:30 p.m. Pre-Concert Lecture
UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
Dr. Lindsey Macchiarella
This festival was made possible by the generous contribution of Mr. Lewis Peeples, through his late wife Dr. Bonnie Brooks’ Family Foundation. We recently received a $2,000,000 to organize an international piano festival and competition starting in 2024. Stay tuned!
