Nov
27
with songs by Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, Arlen, Rodgers & Sondheim, as arranged for solo piano by Earl Wild, Marc-Andre Hamelin, André Previn, Stephen Prutsman, Stephen Hough, and Christopher O’Riley
Tue November 27th, 2012
7:30PM
Main Space
Minimum Age: All Ages
Doors Open: 6:30PM
Show Time: 7:30PM
Event Ticket: $15
Day of Show: $20
“Get Happy” virtuoso show tunes for piano –featuring songs by Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, Arlen, Rodgers and Sondheim as arranged for solo piano by famous pianists as Earl Wild, Marc-Andre Hamelin, André Previn, Stephen Prutsman, Stephen Hough and Christopher O’Riley.
Program:
“Blue Moon” from Manhattan Melodrama (Rodgers-Previn)
“Hello, Young Lovers” from The King and I (Rodgers-Hough)
“My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music (Rodgers-Hough)
“Embraceable You” from Girl Crazy (Gershwin-Wild)
“I Got Rhythm” from Girl Crazy (Gershwin-Wild)
“Eliza at Ascot” from My Fair Lady (Loewe-Malzew)
“Meditation on Laura” from Laura (Raksin-Hamelin)
“Johanna” from Sweeney Todd (Sondheim-O’Riley)
“So in Love” from Kiss Me, Kate (Porter-Anderson)
“Get Happy” from 9:15 Revue (Arlen-Prutsman)
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2
Jenny Lin, Stephanie Ho, Stephen Gosling, Saar Ahuvia, pianos
Jenny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. Her ability to combine classical and contemporary repertoire has brought her to the attention of international critics and audiences. The New York Times praised her “remarkable technical command” and “gift for melodic flow.” The Washington Post extolled “Lin’s confident fingers” and “spectacular technique,” while Gramophone has hailed her as “an exceptionally sensitive pianist.” Martha Argerich declared: “Miss Jenny Lin is a very gifted young musician and a brilliant pianist.”
Read more atjennylin.net
“2” is the most important number in the professional life of Stephanie Kai-Win Ho. She has immersed herself in both classical (1) and contemporary (2) repertoire, she pursued degrees in Religion (1) and Piano Performance (2) in her undergraduate work, and she as emerged as a superb half of DUO, an ensemble she co-created with pianist Saar Ahuvia in 2002.
Read more at stephsaarduo.com
Energetically committed to the music of our time, pianist Stephen Gosling is a member of the New York New Music Ensemble, Ensemble Sospeso, Columbia Sinfonietta, and Ne(x)tworks. He is additionally a frequent guest artist of many other groups, including the New York Philharmonic, Orpheus, American Composers Orchestra, Riverside Symphony, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Speculum Musicae, Ensemble 21, Absolute Ensemble, Continuum, SEM Ensemble, DaCapo Chamber Players, the League of Composers/ISCM Chamber Players, and Da Camera of Houston.
Read more at americanmodernensemble.org
The gathering of numerous international musical influences and tastes has been manifested in the pianism of Saar Ahuvia. A native of Israel, Mr. Ahuvia was awarded the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship for the extraordinary period of ten consecutive years.
Read more at stephsaarduo.com
songs by Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, Arlen, Rodgers & Sondheim, as arranged for solo piano by Earl Wild, Marc-Andre Hamelin, André Previn, Stephen Prutsman, Stephen Hough, and Christopher O’Riley
