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“Earth, the Bringer of Ambivalence”Gustav Holst (arr. Nora Day and Vally Lasker) - The Planets
i. Mars, the Bringer of War
ii. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
iii. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
iv. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
v. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
vi. Uranus, the Magician
vii. Neptune, the Mystic
Stuart Greenbaum - Sonata for Piano Four-Hands
i. Solar
ii. The Expanding Universe
iii. Earthrise
Blake Huang
Beginning piano studies at the age of five, Blake has cultivated a distinguished career path as a pianist through advanced training and international recognition. In 2018, he was admitted to the University of Melbourne as a Piano Performance major, where he studied under the guidance of Coady Green and Kenji Fujimura.
In 2022, Blake was awarded the prestigious Ida Phillips Scholarship and accepted into the Master of Music programme at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. There, he continued his advanced piano studies with Graham Caskie and Mei Yi Foo.
Blake's achievements have been recognised through numerous awards, including the Gilbert Prize for Best Piano Performance of the Year (2024), the Ida Phillips Scholarship Awards (2022-2024), and First Prize at the Liszt Youth Piano Competition, Yunnan District (2020). Combining refined artistry, technical command, and musical sensitivity, Blake continues to establish himself as a compelling and versatile emerging concert pianist.
During 2025-2026, Blake has appeared in performances across a variety of prestitious venues and music festivals, including St. Mary-le-Bow Church, St. Mary le Strand Church, and the Eisteddfod festival series, further demonstrating his growing presence as an active performer on the international stage.
Andrew Nesler
Andrew has been a featured performer at international concert series and festivals, recently appearing at the Friends of Music concert series (Memphis, TN), the Gene Marcus Piano Camp and Festival (Fort Wayne, IN), The Exploratorium (San Francisco, CA), and on live television for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World (Cardiff, UK). Among awards he’s received are First Prize at the John Ireland Competition (Cardiff), Moving Classics TV’s “Composer of the Week” (Munich, Germany), and two First Prizes at the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Concerto Competition. 2025-2026 season highlights include the U.S. premiere of William Mathias's second piano concerto with the Manchester Symphony Orchestra as their 2025-2026 Guest Artist in Residence (Warsaw, IN) and performances in Toronto (Canada), Milwaukee (WI), and London (UK).
Formerly on the Keyboard Faculty at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Andrew has given masterclasses internationally and adjudicated pre-college competitions. From 2018 to 2021, he co-authored and administered two music education curricula that reached over 1,000 young and disabled students in underserved areas in Fort Wayne. His model for "Wild Music Pedagogy," in which students become advocates for themselves and others in their environment, draws on anti-colonial and eco-literate pedagogies.
Currently studying at Bangor University's Doctoral Academy (PhD, Music), he holds a MMus (Distinction) in Piano Performance from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and a B.M. in Piano Performance from Purdue University Fort Wayne, having received scholarships to each institution. His primary teachers have included Mei Yi Foo (RWCMD) and Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo (PFW).
www.andrewnesler.com
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St Mary's Priory Church, Upper Church Street, Chepstow , NP16 5HA, Nelson Street, Upper Church Street, Chepstow, NP16 5EX, United Kingdom, Caldicot
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