Dr.

Stephen Carlson, Director

A member of the Bemidji State University Music Department since 2006, Stephen Carlson is a versatile soloist and chamber musician who has performed at many
colleges, universities, and festivals throughout much of the U.S. and Eastern Canada. In 2005, Dr. Carlson made his New York debut as a solo recitalist in Weill Recital
Hall at Carnegie Hall with a program that included Schumanns Symphonic Etudes, Stravinskys Three Movements from Petrushka, and various works by Beethoven,
Debussy and Scriabin. From 1995 to 2003, he appeared at Minnesota Valley Sommarfest (St. Peter, MN) where he performed an array of solo and collaborative works.
Appointed to the Performing Artist Roster of the South Carolina Arts Commission, has also performed chamber music with members of the South Carolina
Philharmonic as well as the Charleston and Greenville (SC) Symphonies. He has appeared with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra three times: last season in which he
played Beethovens Emperor Concerto, in 2009 when he played Tchaikovskys Piano Concerto No. 1 and in 2007 when he played Beethovens Triple Concerto along with
Michelle Laliberte and Patrick Riley. He also performed the Tchaikovsky with the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony, Mozarts Concerto in A major, K. 414 with the
Gustavus Adolphus Chamber Orchestra, and Saint-Sanss Carnival of the Animals with the Mississippi Valley Chamber Orchestra, He completed the Doctor of Musical
Arts degree in piano performance and pedagogy at the University of Iowa where he studied with Uriel Tsachor. He is also a graduate of the University of Illinois and
Gustavus Adolphus College where he studied with Ian Hobson and John McKay, respectively. An innovative clinician with wide-ranging interests, he is frequently called
upon to give master classes, piano teacher workshops, and adjudicate contests. Most recently, he instituted Piano Day with the support of the Bemidji State University
Foundation and Department of Music. Prior to coming to Bemidji State where he is Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of the Piano Area, Carlson was a
tenured faculty member at Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina. He has also taught piano at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Gustavus Adolphus College
and St. Josephs School of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mr. Matthew Sieberg, Assistant Director
Pianist Matthew Sieberg began performing in public as a choir accompanist and church musician at the age of 11. Participation in piano competitions and master classes also helped
fuel his passion for the instrument. Still today he is an active chamber musician and collaborates in many recitals and concerts. Mr. Sieberg earned a B.A. in Piano Performance and
Pedagogy from Bemidji State University. There, he studied with Dr. Stephen Carlson. As a scholarship recipient at the University, Matthew enjoyed the many performance
opportunities that the University and community offered. In 2011 and 2012 he taught at the Headwaters School of Music. He has been the assistant director of the university
sponsored summer piano camp. Other positions held included rehearsal pianist for the Loon Opera Company, orchestra pianist for the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and
accompanist for various choirs in the Bemidji area. Awards he received included the 2011 Carl O. Memorial Scholarship, 2012 B.S.O. Conductors Choice Award and is a 2012
MMTA Artistic Ambassador. Currently a Masters candidate at the University of South Carolina, Matthew Sieberg holds a graduate assistantship. He looks forward to a career of
teaching and concertizing.
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S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y


Department of Music
Presents

PIANO WEEK

For intermediate and advanced students

Directed By
Dr. Stephen Carlson

Monday July 22
nd

Through
Friday July 26
th
, 2013
9:30 a.m. 12:00 noon
Daily


How to apply


You may apply for Piano Day by returning the completed application form along with the $105 fee. Items must be submitted by Monday,
July 15
th
.





Mail applications to:

BSU Piano Week
Department of Music
Bangsberg Hall 337
1500 Birchmont Drive NE, #16
Bemidji, MN 56601

General Schedule

Monday, July 22
nd
, 8:30 a.m.
Orientation and Registration
Thompson Recital Hall Lobby

Monday July 22
nd

Friday July 26
th

Classes and lessons begin
9:00 and end at 11:30

Friday, July 26
th

Student Recital- 11:30 a.m.
Reception to follow recital

Parents will need to make arrangements to pick up their child at the end of each day.

All classes and lessons will take place in Thompson Recital Hall and the piano lab, located on the second floor.

Cost

The tuition for Piano Day is $105. This price includes private lessons and classes in theory, technique and sight-reading.


Application Form

Please return this form with an $105 payment.
Application and deposit must be received no
later than Monday, July 15, 2013.

Name _________________________

Age ___________________________

Grade as of Fall 2013 ____________

School ________________________

Guardians Name(s) _______________

Address _______________________

City ___________________________

State__________ Zip_____________

Phone ( ) __________________

Work Phone ___________Ext.______

Email __________________________

Piano Instructor __________________

Years Studied _________

Instructors Phone ________________

Instructors E-mail_________________