Archive for October 11th, 2008
IU Percussion Ensemble performs The Persistence of Past Chemistries on October 20
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
The Indiana University Percussion Ensemble (John Tafoya, Director; Kevin Bobo, Co-Director) will perform my The Persistence of Past Chemistries,” written entirely for wood instruments, on October 20 at 7PM in the Indiana University Recital Hall.
The repertoire for this concert will all be works for percussion quartet and will also include: Omphalo Centric Lecture by Nigel Westlake; The Whole Toy Laid Down by David Hollinden; and Chappell Kingsland’s Laundromatica Diabolica.
The purpose of the IU Percussion Ensemble is to cultivate sensitive chamber music skills and to investigate and employ the appropriate performance techniques on all percussion instruments. The ensemble performs a balance of historically relevant repertoire and contemporary works for small, non-conducted ensembles as well as large compositions.
Ana Cervantes plays Prelude: Homage to Chopin in Mexico City on October 12
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Pianist Ana Cervantes will perform my Prelude: Homage to Chopin in her program GENERACIONES on Sunday 12 October in the Sala Ponce in the Bellas Artes Palace in Mexico City, as part of a Piano Series presented by the National Coordination of Music and Opera.
According to Ana’s Press Release: “The idea is that –just like us– music has its great-aunts, its great-great-grandparents, in short, its forebears. That the music which today is being written –just like us– doesn’t come from nowhere. With that idea I hope to draw some lines of connection as interesting as they will be enjoyable.” The program will consist of the following musical groupings:
• CPE Bach (1714-1788) - Sonata “Prusiana” # en do mayor and Laurie Altman (USA, 1946) - Fuga y solilóquio
• William Byrd (England, 1543-1623) - Pavana “Delight” and Stephen McNeff (UK, 1953) - Pavana (a la manera antigua) para doña Susanita
• Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) - Nocturno Opus 9 #1; Rodolfo Halffter (Spain/Mexico, 1899-1987) - Nocturno: Homenaje a Arturo Rubinstein; and Charles Griffin (USA, 1968) - Preludio: Homenaje a Chopin
• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - 3 Intermezzi, opus 118 and Arturo Márquez (México, 1950) Días de mar y río