University of Oregon music school welcomes Liszt scholar Alan Walker

Editor’s Note: For more information or to obtain an image of Alan Walker, contact Scott Barkhurst, 541-346-1163, scottb@uoregon.edu.

EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 17, 2008) -- Alan Walker, a noted authority on Austrian composer Franz Liszt, will be in residence at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance from Monday, Jan. 28, through Sunday, Feb. 3.

Walker, who specializes in the music of the Romantic Era, is the author of a three-volume biography of Liszt. He is a professor emeritus of music at McMaster University in Canada and was previously a staff member of the music division of the British Broadcasting Corporation in London.

Schedule of lectures and performances during Walker's residency

Piano literature class: solo piano repertoire by Liszt; great Lisztian performers from all periods

Lecture: "Liszt and his Pupils and Liszt and the Keyboard"

Piano recital—UO piano students perform music of Franz Liszt

Piano literature class: solo piano repertoire by Liszt; great Lisztian performers from all periods

Lecture: "Liszt as the Cultural Ambassador of the 19th Century"

THEME Lecture: "Liszt and the Beethoven Symphonies"

Sunday, Feb. 3: 3 pm, Beall Hall (Tickets $7, $5 students/seniors)
Opens with a short lecture on" Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1," "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3" and "Les Préludes," followed by the UO Symphony performance of those works, featuring Alexandre Dossin on the piano concerto.

About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made up of 62 of the leading public and private research institutions in the United States and Canada. Membership in the AAU is by invitation only. The University of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.

Media relations contact: Pauline Austin, 541-346-3129, paustin@uoregon.edu