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Hailed for playing that is "first
rate" and "fascinating," in The
New York Times, pianist Marc Peloquin is
recognized for his highly imaginative and insightful music
making, earning the admiration of musicians, critics and
audiences alike. The Washington Post declared his
performance of Frederic Rzewski's Winnsboro Cotton Mill
Blues "spectacular" and further that "his
transcription of Mahler's Ich bin der Welt abhanden
gekommen was lucid, sensitive and flexible
of rhythm."
Marc Peloquin's inventive programs break the boundaries
of the recital format, highlighting music from different
periods and representing diverse styles, creatively connected
by imagery and themes. These programs, with titles including Water
Music:H20, Americana, From Italy: The Art
of the Transcription and David Del Tredici: A Tribute,
showcase works by Schumann, Ives, Debussy and Rzewski as
well as his own piano transcriptions of works by such composers
as Mahler, Rorem, Puccini and Faure.
He has appeared in a wide range of venues from New York's
Merkin Concert Hall and Museum of Modern Art, to the Palacio
de Belles Artes in Mexico City and the American Academy in
Rome. Other performances include appearances at the
Darmstadt International Festival, the John Cage "Rolywholyover" Festival
at the Guggenheim Museum and the Cultural Center of Roubaix,
France.
Marc Peloquin's 2005 - 06 projects include a concert and
masterclass at Sarah Lawrence College in music of Chester
Biscardi and appearances with cellist Madeleine Shapiro and
ModernWorks and the S.E.M. Ensemble in Morton Feldman's Why
Patterns? His debut CD, works for solo piano of
Otto Luening, is available on the CRI label. A refined and
sensitive chamber musician, Mr. Peloquin has collaborated
with soprano Lynne Vardaman, violinists Theresa Salomon and
Conrad Harris and with pianist Roberto Hidalgo as the piano
ensemble Split Second.
Upcoming for the 2006 - 07 and 2007 - 08 seasons is a collaboration
with the esteemed composer/pianist David Del Tredici who
stated: "Mr. Peloquin is a rare pianist. Passion and intelligence
fuse in an exhilarating fashion." In celebration of Mr. Del
Tredici's 70 th birthday, the two artists have conceived
a program of the composer's works for piano featuring recent
pieces and a new work commissioned by Mr. Peloquin for the
occasion, paired with earlier landmark compositions including Scherzo,
for four hands, which the two pianists perform together.
A native of Rhode Island and a resident of New York City,
Marc Peloquin received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree
from the Manhattan School of Music, with additional studies
at Boston University, the New England Conservatory and Tanglewood.
He is a visiting lecturer at the New School University and
a teaching artist at the Bloomingdale School of Music, both
in New York City.
Marc Peloquin is a Steinway artist.
marc@marcpeloquin.com
www.marcpeloquin.com |
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