Concert 1: Paquito Meets Gershwin
A program of Jazz and Blues mixed with Cuban Danzón and Classical music through the lens of vibrant works for clarinet and piano. Composers will include Paquito D’Rivera, George Gerwshin, and Béla Kovács. This dynamic program will be performed by guest clarinetist Hila Zamir and piano faculty member Marianela Torres.
Performers:
Marianela Torres, piano
Hila Zamir, clarinet
Program:
Chiquita Blues by Paquito D’Rivera, from the Album The Cape Cod Files.
Three Preludes by George Gershwin, arr. for Clarinet and Piano by Charles Neidich
- Prelude
- Blue Lullaby
III. Spanish Prelude.
After You, Mr. Gershwin! by Béla Kovács
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Concert 2: Beethoven: The Divine Architect
“For 250 years, we have tried to find the secret behind the untouchable music of this divine architect and to comprehend the enormity of his timeless philosophical, spiritual, and human message.” -Riccardo Muti
Known as one of the greatest disruptive forces in music, Beethoven created music of epic proportions that paved new musical roads and styles. Coming of age during the unstable “Age of Revolution” that would forever transform European society, Beethoven was sympathetic to the ideals of a universal brotherhood of mankind, and strove to express this beauty in his music. As 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, we will celebrate one of his greatest compositional achievements, the “Appassionata,” Sonata Op. 57.
Performers:
Allison Lander, piano
Program:
“Appassionata” Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Allegro Assai
- Andante con moto
- Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
