Faculty
IRINA MORELAND, PIANIST AND INSTRUCTOR
Born in Russia, Irina Moreland attended the St. Petersburg Specialized College of Music for Gifted Children (1978-1985). In the following years she earned her Master of Musical Arts with Honorary Diploma from the world famous St. Petersburg State Conservatory (1986-1991), studying with Natan Perelman, Anatol Ugorski and Gregory Sokolov. Her Doctor of Musical Arts (eq.) from St. Petersburg State Conservatory followed in 1992-95, as well as post graduate studies with M.Voskresensky, A. Skavronsky and M. Pletnev of Moscow State Conservatory (1994-1995).
In 1994, Moreland participated in Rudolf Buchbinder's outstanding Internationale Meisterkurse Fur Klavier in Zurich. In 1995, she was invited to participate in Salzburg Festival with her performing Mozart's Concerto in C minor.
In 1996, Moreland began her course of studies in America, entering the College of Music, University of Colorado at Boulder, where she studied with such notable musicians as Angela Cheng, Alvin Chaw, Larry Graham, as well as famous jazz musician Greg Dyes. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts in May 2002. While at Boulder, she received the coveted Robin Sawhill Award for the years premiere piano recital and several Distinguished Honorary Awards for the best piano recitals and won a graduate Ekstpand competition.
In academia, Moreland has held the positions of Assistant Professor for the Keyboard Faculty at St. Petersburg State Conservatory; Adjunct Professor for the Colorado School of Mines Choral Department; and, Graduate Assistant and Accompanist at University of Colorado, Boulder. Since 2005, she has taught as an Affiliate Faculty at Colorado Christian University and, since 2007, as an Instructor for the University of Colorado Denver teaching Music Appreciation, Music History and group piano classes. Recently she has been selected to teach at International College at Beijing in January, 2009.
As a soloist, Moreland has successfully toured in Russia, Ukraine, Canada, England, Ireland, Austria, and France with numerous solo, chamber and orchestral recitals. She also had appeared in United States at such venues as Lincoln Center in New York City and Mozarteum Great Hall in Salzburg (Austria). The press has often praised her performances. “Moreland has a palette of musical expression in her playing, allowing her to tackle the greatest works for piano with ease...her performance is brilliant, fascinating to watch and hear her exquisite pianism...” New York Concert Reviews.
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irina.moreland@ucdenver.edu
303.556.6626
AR 274A
Irina Moreland
Instructor of Music
St. Petersburg State Conservatory, M.A.
University of Colorado - Boulder, D.M.A.
Two new tracks from her upcoming CD:
Hear Irina Moreland's virtuosity from her Doctoral Recital two-disk CD:
Track 1 : Track 2 : Track 3 : Track 4 : Track 5 : Track 6 : Track 7 : Track 8 : Track 9 : Track 10 : Track 11 : Track 12 : Track 13
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