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2022-05-17 08:47:58
A South American Journey
The newly rejuvenated Bath Festival Orchestra is returning to London on 16 June 2022 with a programme that will transport the audience at Kings Place to South America. Conducted by Peter Manning, the orchestra will be performing Villa Lobos' Guitar Concerto with soloist Ahmed Dickinson, Canciones Remotas by the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer, Serenade for Strings by the Venezulan pianist and composer Maria Teresa Carreno (1853-1917) and Ginastera's Concerto for Strings. Villa Lobos' concerto was written in 1951, commissioned by the Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia, who gave the world premiere in 1956. The work went through a few changes, originally written as a Fantasia concertante, with no cadenza, Villa Lobos later added a cadenza and changed the name to concerto. Maria Teresa Carreno was a Venezuelan born pianist and composer who trained in the USA and Paris. Edward MacDowell was one of her pupils for a time and both he and Amy Beach […]
2021-07-23 20:42:44
Kasey Shao The gifted Cincinnati pianist Kasey Shao, 17, received an artist grant of $5,000 from the
2021-06-26 23:41:00
[…] recognition from my colleagues and something I will cherish. I hope that my sounds can contribute to the canvas of sounds in the Americas.” In addition to teaching at Brooklyn College, she currently serves as the vice president for the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Music Division. She is also the founder and artistic director for Composers Now. León is a part of the board of directors for the MacDowell Colony and the New York Philharmonic, as stated by CUNY.
2021-06-11 08:43:12
"10 Woodland Sketches, Op.51: 1. To a Wild Rose" by Edward MacDowell, Piano in a Box added to Classical Music | Writing & Study playlist on Spotify
Today we discovered a wonderful classical composition! 10 Woodland Sketches, Op.51: 1. To a Wild Ros
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