Joy Yang

An Evening Concert Special: Prairie Performances

Thursday Night July 24 at 7:00 pm on WILL Classical 90.9 FM for a fresh one-hour "Prairie Performances" special curated by our new John Frayne Classical Music Graduate Student Fellow Melissa "Mel" Bialecki Miller.

Joy Yang, Ph.D., performs in the Illinois Public Media TV studios in April 2025.
Illinois Public Media

Renowned theremin and piano player Joy Yang debuts jazz album

Renowned Urbana thereminist and pianist Joy Yang, Ph.D, has a new album, "Live On." It's a live concert recording featuring original jazz compositions and arrangements of standards. The group describes the album as "a journey through time, space, rain and pain, emerging joyously in a dance that celebrates life." Yang is also the founder of the Interdisciplinary Institute, which facilitates a laboratory, or hub for creative play and art-science interchange. 

Guest:
 
Joy Yang, Ph.D

Pianist, Theraminist
Founder, Interdisciplinary Institute
Doctoral candidate in Musical Arts and Jazz Performance


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