Pre-concert Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Morgan for Shai Wosner's piano recital on April 8, 2021

Dr. Elizabeth Morgan previews the repertoire for Shai Wosner's piano recital on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

Schubert: Sonata in A Major, D. 664
Scarlatti: Sonata, K. 141
Scarlatti: Sonata, K. 9
Scarlatti: Sonata, K. 230
Rzewski: Three Nanosonatas
Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3

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A native of Oakland, California, Elizabeth Morgan is a music historian and pianist. Her research interests include keyboard and chamber music of the long nineteenth century, music and the body, virtuosity, music and trauma, and music and gender. Professor Morgan earned a Ph.D. in musicology at UCLA, where she wrote a dissertation on amateur women pianists in late Georgian-era England. She has published articles in 19th-century Music (2012 and 2016) and the Journal of the Society for American Music, and she has contributed to collections published by Ashgate and Routledge. As a pianist, Professor Morgan has performed throughout the US, as well as abroad. She frequently gives conversational recitals, where she introduces musical works with commentary from the keyboard, often tying programs together with a common theme or idea. Professor Morgan is best known for her recital program of keyboard works related to Jane Austen, which she has performed at venues around the country and throughout England. She received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in piano performance at Juilliard, and completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano at UCLA, concurrently with her Ph.D. Prior to coming to Saint’s Joe’s, Professor Morgan taught at UCLA and UC Santa Cruz.

Professor Morgan teaches music history, piano performance, and chamber music at St. Joe's. She lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband, their two sons, and their wire fox terrier.