THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
Faculty Recital
Sophia Han, Violin with
Stephen Mattingly, Guitar Qing Jiang, Piano
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 7:30 p.m. | Longmire Recital Hall
PROGRAM Louisiana Blues Strut: A Cakewalk for Solo Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 III. Largo Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 I. Allegro molto II. Andante III. Allegro vivo IV. Allegro quasi presto
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932–2004) Johan Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Qing Jiang, piano — Brief Pause —
Umbrian Colors for Violin and Guitar I. Cerulean Blue II. Alizarin Crimson III. Viridian Green IV. Burnt Umber
Sambrica for Violin and Piano
Barbara Kolb (1938–2024)
Stephen Mattingly, guitar
Qing Jiang, piano
Reynard Burns (b. 1946)
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Praised by Classical Voices of North Carolina for “making the violin seem easy, almost as child’s play,” violinist Sophia Han is a versatile performer. Han has appeared as guest soloist with orchestras across the United States and performed with artists including Michael Bublé, Audra McDonald, Stephen Curtis Chapman, and toured with the rock band STARSET. Among her extensive orchestral experience, Han has served as Associate Concertmaster of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra and has appeared with the St. Louis Symphony and The Florida Orchestra. Her chamber music experience includes performances with the 314 Quartet, the St. Louis Chamber Soloists, Rio Verde Quartet, and a distinctive violin-saxophone-piano trio alongside her husband, Dr. Zach Stern, and pianist Richard Blumenthal. Currently serving as Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin at Florida State University, Han is a dedicated educator and sought-after adjudicator. She is a proud alumna of Florida State University where she was a member of the graduate quartet in residence. Han has earned dual master’s degrees from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to returning to FSU as faculty, Han was Associate Professor of Violin and Viola at Southeast Missouri State University, where she founded the Performing Arts Thrive Here (PATH) Entrepreneurship Residency and built lasting connections with the surrounding community through numerous performances and educational outreach. Guitarist Stephen Mattingly has been warmly received by audiences in Europe, Africa, and the Americas as soloist and founding member of the Tantalus Quartet. Mattingly’s solo performances have taken him from venues such as Weill Hall to major festivals across the US and abroad. An avid chamber music collaborator, he received the prestigious Theodore Presser Award for his work on the complete guitar chamber works by Franz Schubert. Mattingly enjoys a vibrant career as Associate Professor of Guitar at the Florida State University where he nurtures the guitar legacy established by Bruce Holzman. During his 17year tenure as Professor of Guitar at the University of Louisville, Mattingly was recognized as a distinguished professor for creative activity. He has adjudicated, taught, and performed at the Silesian Guitar Autumn Competition in Poland, the Guitar Foundation of America Convention, the Iserlohn Guitar Symposium in Germany, and the Acadia Guitar Festival in Canada. Additionally, Mattingly is chair of the Guitar Foundation of America Board of Trustees. His students have won top-prizes in competitions and graduate awards at revered programs. Graduates hold high school and collegiate teaching positions, and serve the GFA, the Sphinx organization, Louisville Guitar Society, and Cleveland Guitar Society. Mattingly earned a Doctorate of Music and Theory Pedagogy certificate at FSU as a teaching assistant to renowned pedagogue Bruce Holzman. He received an Artist Diploma with Dale Kavanagh at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold in Germany and studied with Oscar Ghiglia at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Prior studies with Nicholas Goluses at the Eastman School of Music led to Master’s and Bachelor Degrees, a Certificate in
Arts Leadership, and a Performer’s Certificate. Mattingly is a D’Addario artist and his recordings are available on all streaming platforms. Praised for “spirited” (Boston Globe) playing and “vigorous and passionate” (New York Times) performances, Chinese-born pianist Qing Jiang enjoys a diverse career in solo, chamber, and contemporary music. As a concerto soloist, Jiang has appeared with the Britten-Pears Orchestra under maestro Oliver Knussen, and the Lanzhou Symphony under revered Chinese conductor Zushan Bian, as well as with the Chattanooga Symphony, Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, and Arizona State University Orchestra. Passionate about chamber music, Jiang has performed with many leading artists, including Itzhak Perlman, Joel Krosnick, Joel Smirnoff, David Shifrin, Natalie Clein, and the Juilliard, Shanghai, Jasper, and Parker string quartets. She has held longstanding collaborations with cellist Michael Kannen, and violinist Ying Xue with whom she has performed at Yellow Barn and in Carnegie Hall at the invitation of celebrated violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Jiang has also performed extensively with Roger Tapping, Natasha Brofsky, and Laurie Smukler, including a multi-city China tour. Jiang is artist faculty at the Kneisel Hall Festival in Maine, as well as recurring faculty at Yellow Barn, Yellow Barn’s Young Artist Program, and the Interlochen Chamber Music Camp. Other festival appearances include Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Aldeburgh, Perlman Music Program, and the Garth Newel Music Center. Curious and invigorated by collaboration, Jiang has appeared with fortepianists and Jazz improvisers, as well as with noted singers Susan Narucki, Ariadne Greif, and Lucy Fitz Gibbon. She has also worked with composers Jennifer Higdon, Jörg Widmann, Brett Dean, and Colin Matthews, and commissioned works by Zhou Tian, Juri Seo, Eric Nathan, and Daniel Temkin. A recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Award, Jiang trained at Arizona State University, Juilliard, and New England Conservatory, under Caio Pagano, Robert McDonald, Wha-kyung Byun and Patricia Zander. She has previously taught at New England Conservatory, the Curtis Institute, and Bucknell University. Jiang currently serves as the Associate Professor of Piano and Director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts at Florida State University.