"Ravel by the Ocean"
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Dr. Shuree Enkhbold (Энхболдын Мөнхшүр )Shuree Enkhbold is a Mongolian-American pianist. She completed her undergraduate degree summa cum laude at age 19, received her Master of Music with distinction from DePaul University, and completed a Professional Performance Certificate at Lynn Conservatory of Music. Through a variety of professional and creative endeavors, Enkhbold has expanded her horizons and redefined what it means to be a doctoral student in the arts. She recently completed a minor in Entrepreneurship at the Eller School of Management and hopes to shape the world of classical music as an artist and cultural entrepreneur. As a naturalized immigrant, she is also interested in bringing the beauty of Mongolian culture to a wider, international audience. She received research funding for a seven-week fieldtrip to the Mongolian countryside, where she studied folk music. Enkhbold was featured in a documentary film titled 147 Pianos, which premiered at the Chicago International Music and Film Festival and Tucson Film Festival; she was a guest performer at both. She also produced a music video playing Ravel on a South Florida beach. As a consummate classical pianist, she won concerto competitions in 2014 and 2016 and performed with the Lynn and Mongolian Philharmonic Orchestras. She gave her debut performance at Carnegie Hall in 2016. Enkhbold was recipient of the Field Research Fellowship to work on her research project sponsored by the American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS), the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), and the U.S. Department of Education. |