Music Guild Musicale at Tower Hill Botanic Garden

Overview

Ms. Liu is a faculty member at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut and the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven. A Shanghai native and graduate of Shanghai Music Conservatory, she received her Master of Music from Yale School of Music and her doctoral degree in piano performance at SUNY Stony Brook, studying with Gilbert Kalish.

Awards

Charles Miller Scholarship and the Elizabeth Parisot Prize for an outstanding pianist at the School of Music, finalist, and a prizewinner of the Dorothy MacKenzie Artist Recognition Award in New York City.

Performances

Concerts in China, Brazil, Canada, Spain, and the United States. Summer festival performances at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California; Bowdoin Music Festival in Maine; Festival of the Arts in South Nyack, NY; the "Rising Star" Series at the Caramoor Music Festival; Orford Music Festival in Canada; Yellow Barn Music Festival in VT, and Encuentro de Musica y Academia de Santander in Spain. Ms. Liu has played 19th century French music on a 19th century piano at the Historical Piano Concerts in Ashburnham, MA. Her live performances have been aired by the BBC, WFMT in Chicago, KWAX and AllClassical KBPS in Oregon.

After her performance in the Palm Beach International Invitational Piano Competition in 1998, the Palm Beach Daily News wrote "This young woman knows how to communicate. She plays with intense concentration, with confidence and a natural joy in the music-making."

• Gathering time: Tower Hill opens at 10 AM
• Program includes COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION: MENTION MUSIC GUILD EVENT AT THE GATE
• Come early and enjoy the shop, the gardens, the Orangerie and indoor exhibits
• The Twigs Café opens at 11 AM, serving a light fare...no reservations
• Performance: 1:00 to 2:00 PM
• Reception: Immediately following the concert
• $15 per person
• Last minute RSVPs Please call Jeannette Smith at 508-987-0313

All proceeds to fund Music Guild activities, including Music Worcester Young Artist Competition, “Music to Go!”, “Music for Kids”, and opening concert of the Worcester Music Festival