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Bach to Bacewicz: First Piano Concert at AMF

For the past few years, I’ve served as the director of the Atlantic Music Festival‘s Piano Institute and Seminar: a wonderful opportunity for budding pianists to take private lessons from renowned teachers and performers, as well as for the chance to attend both inspiring chamber and orchestral performances, free of charge, by famous conductors and other artists. […]

For the past few years, I’ve served as the director of the Atlantic Music Festival‘s Piano Institute and Seminar: a wonderful opportunity for budding pianists to take private lessons from renowned teachers and performers, as well as for the chance to attend both inspiring chamber and orchestral performances, free of charge, by famous conductors and other artists. On Tuesday, July 19, we kicked off our 2011 performing season with the first piano institute concert of the season, introducing our piano students and fellows to the general public with an eclectic program of music.

The program featured the “usual” […]

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Passing

Since December 2010, Juilliard has seen the death of three notable figures in classical music: Milton Babbit, composer and teacher at both Princeton and Juilliard; Jacob Lateiner, pianist known for his interpretations of Beethoven and 20th century music; and Herbert Stessin, a pianist and longtime Juilliard faculty member. They were all remarkable for many reasons. […]

Since December 2010, Juilliard has seen the death of three notable figures in classical music: Milton Babbit, composer and teacher at both Princeton and Juilliard; Jacob Lateiner, pianist known for his interpretations of Beethoven and 20th century music; and Herbert Stessin, a pianist and longtime Juilliard faculty member.

They were all remarkable for many reasons. […]

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Spontaneous Applause

There’s something intriguing about piano duo and Juilliard graduates Anderson and Roe. From a recent article in Clavier Companion: Greg and Liz take an iconoclastic pleasure in smashing through the stereotype of classical music as a tame and harmless anachronism. They want audiences to have powerful, visceral reactions to their music. After hearing their exuberantly […]

There’s something intriguing about piano duo and Juilliard graduates Anderson and Roe.

From a recent article in Clavier Companion:

Greg and Liz take an iconoclastic pleasure in smashing through the stereotype of classical music as a tame and harmless anachronism. They want audiences to have powerful, visceral reactions to their music. After hearing their exuberantly virtuosic take on Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz at a concert in Oregon, one woman in the audience leapt to her feet and shouted “Now that’s a waltz!” […]

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Time’s End

“I saw a mighty angel descending from heaven, clothed in a cloud, having a rainbow on his head.  His face was as the sun, his feet as columns of fire. He placed his right foot on the sea, his left foot on the earth, and, supporting himself on the sea and on the earth, he […]

“I saw a mighty angel descending from heaven, clothed in a cloud, having a rainbow on his head.  His face was as the sun, his feet as columns of fire. He placed his right foot on the sea, his left foot on the earth, and, supporting himself on the sea and on the earth, he raised his hand towards Heaven and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, saying: There will be no more Time; but on the day of the trumpet of the seventh angel, the mystery of God will be completed.” (Revelation 10:1-2,5-7; Oxford Annotated Bible)

Craft as an extension of faith is something I see a lot of value in. Perhaps it’s in part because of my religious background, but I’ve always been interested in music born out of religious inspiration. This is probably why I’ve entitled my blog “Music for Time’s Ending.” […]

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The Infinite Space

Music is an infinite space without limits and boundaries. Why don’t we make music videos for classical solo piano repertoire? I’ve always wondered. Musicians have long acknowledged that images and music together have a certain power. After all, we have film music as a good example. The mainstream pop/rock industry has utilized this to its […]

Music is an infinite space without limits and boundaries.

Why don’t we make music videos for classical solo piano repertoire?

I’ve always wondered.

Musicians have long acknowledged that images and music together have a certain power. After all, we have film music as a good example. The mainstream pop/rock industry has utilized this to its full extent: it seems that every day, a new music video is coming out, with innovative themes, filming, and […]

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