Dr.

Stephen Carlson,
Director
A member of the Bemidji
State University Music
Department since 2006,
Stephen Carlson is a versatile
soloist and chamber musician
who has performed at many
colleges, universities, and
festivals throughout much of
the U.S. and Eastern Canada.
In 2005, Dr. Carlson made his New York debut as a
solo recitalist in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
with a program that included Schumanns Symphonic
Etudes, Stravinskys Three Movements from
Petrushka, and various works by Beethoven, Debussy
and Scriabin. From 1995 to 2003, he appeared at
Minnesota Valley Sommarfest (St. Peter, MN) where
he performed an array of solo and collaborative
works. Appointed to the Performing Artist Roster of
the South Carolina Arts Commission, has also
performed chamber music with members of the South
Carolina Philharmonic as well as the Charleston and
Greenville (SC) Symphonies. He has appeared with
the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra three times: last
season in which he played Beethovens Emperor
Concerto, in 2009 when he played Tchaikovskys
Piano Concerto No. 1 and in 2007 when he played
Beethovens Triple Concerto along with Michelle
Laliberte and Patrick Riley. He also performed the
Tchaikovsky with the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony,
Mozarts Concerto in A major, K. 414 with the
Gustavus Adolphus Chamber Orchestra, and Saint-
Sanss Carnival of the Animals with the Mississippi
Valley Chamber Orchestra, He completed the Doctor
of Musical Arts degree in piano performance and
pedagogy at the University of Iowa where he studied
with Uriel Tsachor. He is also a graduate of the
University of Illinois and Gustavus Adolphus College
where he studied with Ian Hobson and John McKay,
respectively. An innovative clinician with wide-
ranging interests, he is frequently called upon to give
master classes, piano teacher workshops, and
adjudicate contests. Most recently, he instituted Piano
Day with the support of the Bemidji State University
Foundation and Department of Music. Prior to
coming to Bemidji State where he is Associate
Professor of Music and Coordinator of the Piano
Area, Carlson was a tenured faculty member at Coker
College in Hartsville, South Carolina. He has also
taught piano at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff,
Gustavus Adolphus College and St. Josephs School
of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mr. Matthew Sieberg,
Assistant Director
Pianist Matthew Sieberg
began performing in public as
a choir accompanist and
church musician at the age of
11. Participation in piano
competitions and master
classes also helped fuel his
passion for the instrument.
Still today he is an active
chamber musician and collaborates in many recitals
and concerts. Mr. Sieberg earned a B.A. in Piano
Performance and Pedagogy from Bemidji State
University. There, he studied with Dr. Stephen
Carlson. As a scholarship recipient at the University,
Matthew enjoyed the many performance
opportunities that the University and community
offered. In 2011 and 2012 he taught at the
Headwaters School of Music. He has been the
assistant director of the university sponsored summer
piano camp. Other positions held included rehearsal
pianist for the Loon Opera Company, orchestra
pianist for the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and
accompanist for various choirs in the Bemidji area.
Awards he received included the 2011 Carl O.
Memorial Scholarship, 2012 B.S.O. Conductors
Choice Award and is a 2012 MMTA Artistic
Ambassador. Currently a Masters candidate at the
University of South Carolina, Matthew Sieberg holds
a graduate assistantship. He looks forward to a career
of teaching and concertizing.
. BEMIDJI


Department of Music
Presents

PIANO WEEK

For intermediate and advanced
students

Directed By
Dr. Stephen Carlson

Monday July 22
nd

Through
Friday July 26
th
, 2013
9:30 a.m. 12:00 noon
Daily
S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y



How to apply


You may apply for Piano Day by
returning the completed application form
along with the $105 fee. Items must be
submitted by Monday, July 15
th
.





Mail applications to:

BSU Piano Week
Department of Music
Bangsberg Hall 337
1500 Birchmont Drive NE, #16
Bemidji, MN 56601

General Schedule

Monday, July 22
nd
, 8:30 a.m.
Orientation and Registration
Thompson Recital Hall Lobby

Monday July 22
nd

Friday July 26
th

Classes and lessons begin
9:00 and end at 11:30

Friday, July 26
th

Student Recital- 11:30 a.m.
Reception to follow recital

Parents will need to make arrangements
to pick up their child at the end of each
day.

All classes and lessons will take place in
Thompson Recital Hall and the piano
lab, located on the second floor.

Cost

The tuition for Piano Day is $105. This
price includes private lessons and
classes in theory, technique and sight-
reading.

Application Form

Please return this form with an $105 payment.
Application and deposit must be received no
later than Monday, July 15, 2013.

Name _________________________

Age ___________________________

Grade as of Fall 2013 ____________

School ________________________

Guardians Name(s) _______________

Address _______________________

City ___________________________

State__________ Zip_____________

Phone ( ) __________________

Work Phone ___________Ext.______

Email __________________________

Piano Instructor __________________

Years Studied _________

Instructors Phone ________________

Instructors E-mail_________________