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Welcome to听the harpsichord and early music program听at the 彩民宝典 College of Music!
The College of Music offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in harpsichord, as well as a master鈥檚 in early keyboard performance and musicology (double degree in performance and research).
Harpsichord majors concentrate on the study of solo literature spanning the entire breadth of harpsichord repertoire, preparing for careers in solo performance. Additional required coursework includes basso-continuo accompaniment, participation in the early music ensemble, tuning and temperaments and the study of historical performance practices. Harpsichord study is also available as an option for keyboard undergraduate majors to satisfy degree requirements in a second performance area or as an elective at any level.听
The college owns harpsichords by Keith Hill, Devin Golka (workshop of Keith Hill) and Frank Hubbard.
Applicants should carefully review each degree plan and reach out with any questions regarding degree requirements.听
Students interested in pursuing historical performance on instruments other than early keyboards are encouraged to contact Assistant Professor of Harpsichord Lillian Gordis to discuss possible accommodations.听
Lillian Gordis
Born in 1992 into a family of scholars and mathematicians in Berkeley, California, Lillian Gordis fell in love with the harpsichord at age 9 and never looked back. Five years later, Pierre Hanta茂 discovered her during a tour to the United States and, captivated by her touch, he encouraged her to move to France for further studies. Gordis moved to Paris at 16 where she was mentored by Hanta茂 and Bertrand Cuiller. Hailed as a 鈥淢artha Argerich of the harpsichord鈥� (ResMusica), Gordis regularly performs as a soloist in festivals across Europe and the United States and plays frequently in a duo with J茅r么me Hanta茂.听Recent highlights include her d茅but as a guest soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and a season-long U.S. tour of solo recitals and duo concerts (New York, San Diego, Ann Arbor, Oberlin, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Berkeley and other capitals).听MORE