DR. BALDORIA, CHARISSE
Lecturer
Keyboard Department
College of Music, University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City 1101

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· Prizes in American and International Piano Competitions, including:
· San Antonio International Piano Competition – Fourth Prize, October 2003, San Antonio, TX
· Society for Musical Arts Young Artists Competition – First Prize, February 2002, Ann Arbor, MI
· Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia – Semifinalist, July 2004, Sydney, Australia
· University of Michigan Concerto Competition – Winner, 1999 and 2002, Ann Arbor, MI
· Lecture-recitalist and presenter, College Music Society International Conference – Aula de Musica, Universidad de Alcala, Alcala de Henares (Madrid), Spain, June 2006, “Folk Influences and Performance Considerations: Szymanowski’s Mazurkas, Op. 50 and Falla’s Fantasia Baetica.” Gave a multimedia presentation, lecture, and performance.
· Solo, chamber, and orchestral concerts; lectures; and adjudications in the United States
· Awarded the Junior Faculty Research Grant, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, for research on Brazilian music
· Assistant Professor, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania – 2003 present (on leave of absence)
· Working on a book about her travels (poetry, travel narratives, and essays) for scheduled publication by the University of Sto. Tomas Publishing House in 2007
· Doing research on Spanish, Brazilian, and Filipino piano music
· Other current interests: kulintang lessons with Kanapia Kalanduyan, flamenco dance lessons with Clara Ramona, Spanish language classes at the Instituto Cervantes