Rhapsody Series: Voices of Southeast Asia
Date & Time: February 08, 2026 from 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Event Sponsors:
School of Music
Location:
Recital Hall
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Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required
Piano professor Melody Quah presents a recital spotlighting newly commissioned works by composers of Southeast Asian heritage. This program pairs selections from Leopold Godowsky’s Java Suite—a virtuosic homage to his travels in Indonesia—with new pieces by four contemporary voices.
Sidney Boquiren explores the concept of “flow”—from migration to the climate crisis in his work, Agos; Marisa Hartanto’s Dewi Sartika honors the legacy of Dewi Sartika, a pioneer of women’s education in Indonesia; Piyawat Louilarpprasert's blossoming blurs acoustic and electronic sound in a sonic exploration; finally, Emily Koh ponders the concepts of duality and convergence in her piece, forked.
These new pieces were commissioned and recently recorded with support from a College of Arts and Architecture Faculty Research Grant.