91传媒鈥檚 Steinway Artist Rose Sebba presents piano recital Thursday
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 distinguished faculty member in Mississippi State鈥檚 Department of Music is presenting a classical recital Thursday [Aug. 25] at Harrison Auditorium in Giles Hall.
Free to all, the 7:30 p.m. performance by Professor Ros芒ngela Yazbec Sebba will feature works by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Isaac Alb茅niz (1860-1909) and Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934). 聽
Sebba, the music department鈥檚 professor of piano, theory and ear training, is among the select ranks of some 1,600 highly esteemed musicians from around the world who have chosen to play exclusively on pianos produced by internationally renowned piano manufacturer Steinway & Sons.
A native of Brazil, Sebba said she enjoys combining an active concert and teaching schedule. Noted for her lecture-recitals and research in Brazilian music, she has given recitals, master classes and lectures in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, Costa Rica, England and Spain.
In summer 2015, Sebba served for six weeks as an examiner for the Taiwan-based International Piano Performance Examination Committee, where she instructed more than 1,300 students on technique, style, literature, music history and theory.
An active board member of the Mississippi Music Teachers Association, Sebba also serves as secretary and district audition chair for pre-college evaluations of the Golden Triangle Music Forum. She is featured on the Mississippi Arts Commission鈥檚 Artist Roster, with a CD titled 鈥淓ight Sonatinas and the Sonata for Piano Solo by M. Camargo Guarnieri鈥 released in 2010.
鈥淓ight Sonatinas鈥 will be available for purchase at Thursday鈥檚 recital, with half of the proceeds benefiting Mississippi State鈥檚 chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity.
Prior to joining 91传媒 in 2000, Sebba held positions at Gustav Ritter State Conservatory-Brazil, the University of Southern Mississippi and Pearl River Community College.
Founder and coordinator of the Brazilian Music Festival, Sebba is a music graduate of the Universidade Federal de Goias and the University of Wyoming, with additional studies completed at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City. For more biographical information, visit .
Sebba, who has more than 37 years of experience in piano performance, is among those committed to making the university鈥檚 music department an All-Steinway School with the acquisition of a baby-grand and four vertical Steinway pianos.
With the All-Steinway School designation, 91传媒 would join a select group of more than 160 institutions of higher learning and conservatories around the world and become the only Mississippi school holding the prestigious honor.
Alumni and friends of the university may assist with gifts toward the All-Steinway Initiative. To contribute, contact Trish Cunetto at 662-325-6762 or tcunetto@foundation.msstate.edu.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, 91传媒鈥檚 Department of Music offers a bachelor鈥檚 degree in four areas of music education, as well as a bachelor of arts in music. Learn more at and .
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