THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Music presents
Guest Artist
Recital
William Lang, Trombone
Deloise Lima, Piano
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 7:30 p.m. | Longmire Recital Hall
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Originally from Long Island, trombonist William Lang is an active performer, improviser, and teacher based in New York City. He can be found playing in all settings and styles, from cutting edge premieres and classical masterpieces with orchestras to Broadway shows and with world famous pop artists. He has given his signature unaccompanied recitals throughout the United States, played concertos across America, Asia, and Europe, and has also recorded with such artists as Philip Glass, David Bryne, St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and Jonsi (of Sigur Ros.)
Intensely passionate for chamber music, he is a founding member of the groundbreaking ensemble loadbang (an original and unique group of musicians interested in creative act of building something truly new,) as well as a member of groups such as the Lang/Rainwater Project, TILT Brass, the SEM Ensemble, and the Argento Chamber Ensemble. William has premiered works from numerous distinguished composers, including such luminaries as Raven Chacon, Augusta Read Thomas, Lei Liang, Charles Wuorinen, Chen Yi, Alex Weiser, Mary Kouyoundjin, Chaya Czernowin, Anne Cleare, David Lang, Oscar Bettison, Felipe Lara, Kate Soper, George Lewis, Alex Mincek, Andy Akiho, Alex Temple, and Alvin Lucier.
The New York Times has called his playing “fiercely, virtuosic” and the Boston Globe has hailed him for his “superb performance” in past solo works. William teaches at the Manhattan School of Music, as well as the Longy School of Music, and is a performing artist for Stephens Horns and Long Island Brass. williamlang.org
Collaborative pianist Deloise Chagas Lima is a native of Curitiba, Brazil. She joined the College of Music keyboard faculty at Florida State University in the fall of 2005. During the summer months she has been a member of the artist faculty at the Brevard Music Center since the summer of 2008, and in 2013 she implemented a new collaborative piano program at this festival. Prior to teaching in the United States, Dr. Lima was on the faculty of the School of Music and Fine Arts of Parana for over twenty years, teaching collaborative piano and chamber music.
As a sought-after collaborative pianist and orchestral keyboardist, she has performed extensively throughout the US, Europe, and South America with many distinguished artists, including Frank Almond, Sydney Outlaw, David Pittsinger, Paul Edmund Davis, Ian Clarke, Steve Cohen, Bill Ludwig, Joe Luloff, Marianne Gedigian, Amy Porter, Bill Preucil, and Alex Klein, among others. She also performs regularly with her husband, oboist Eric Ohlsson. In Brazil, she was the pianist of the Minas Gerais Symphony for two seasons and was a soloist with that orchestra and the Curitiba Chamber Orchestra. She was appointed principal keyboardist of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra in 2015 and she is also an official accompanist for the Florida Flute Association. She is the music director for the Evening of Music and Dance, a yearly collaboration with the Tallahassee Ballet and the College of Music at Florida State University.
She received the Bachelor of Piano Performance from the School of Music and Fine Arts of Parana, Brazil, a Performance Certificate in piano from Trinity College of Music, London, and is an Associate of the Royal College of Music in organ performance. Following her early studies, Lima received the Master of Music in Piano Performance and Literature from University of Notre Dame du Lac and the Doctor of Musical Arts from Florida State University.