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The Artist Under Threat: Facing Internal and External Dangers

  • Park Street Church 1 Park Street Boston, MA, 02108 United States (map)

How do threats and constraints shape a composer's creativity and style, and how do internal threats differ from external ones?

Join Octet Collaborative founder and board chair Mia Chung-Yee, speaking and performing, as she examines the works of Beethoven and Zhou Long in seeking answers to these questions, presented by Boston Fellows.

This event is open to the public. Registration is $20 and is available here. Lunch is provided.

Mia Chung-Yee has enjoyed great success internationally as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. In 1993, she won first prize at the Concert Artists Guild Competition and in 1997, she received the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the highest recognition for young concert artists in the United States. Mia graduated with a bachelor's degree from Harvard College, a master’s degree from Yale University and doctorate from The Juilliard School. She served as Professor of Music and Artist in Residence at Gordon College from 1991 to 2011 and joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music as Professor of Musical Studies in 2012. She has been a guest speaker and panelist at Veritas Forum events and was a fellow in the Veritas Riff program in 2014 and 2018.

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