William Thomas McKinley 80th Birthday Memorial Celebration: Concert
Join us for a retrospective look at the music of William Thomas McKinley, featuring a diverse cast of amazing ensebles and performers including Dinosaur Annex, Transient Canvas, Nahre Sol, Michael Norsorthy, Richard Stoltzman, and Mika Stoltzman.
About William Thomas McKinley
A talented jazz pianist and prolific composer, McKinley first arrived at NEC in 1972, when President Gunther Schuller hired him to teach composition, orchestration, jazz improvisation, and piano students, and remained on the faculty until 1995. His students remember him as an ebullient mentor whose unbridled creative spirit was infectious. He passed away in 2015.
McKinley: Piano Preludes (1988, 2008) | World Premiere
I. Allegro elegante
VI. Largo lamentoso
IX. VivaceArtists- Nahre Sol, Piano
McKinley: Blue Jeans (1991)
Artists- Michael Norsworthy, Clarinet
- Yoko Hagino, Piano
McKinley: Paintings No. 8 (1988)
I. Landscape: Voluttuosamente
II. Elegy: Elegante
III. Cathedrals: Presto
IV. Clowns: BurlescoEnsembles- Dinosaur Annex
Artists- Amy Advocat, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
- Diane Heffner, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
- Matt Sharrock, Percussion
McKinley: Mostly Blues (2012)
Artists- Richard Stoltzman, Clarinet
- Mika Stoltzman, Marimba
McKinley: Poem of Light (1983)
McKinley: Paintings No. 7 (1982)
Ensembles- Transient Canvas Chamber Players
Artists- Jeffrey Means, Conductor
- Antonina Styczen, Flute
- Amy Advocat, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
- Matt Sharrock, Percussion
- Franziska Huhn, Harp
- Aaron Likness, Piano
- Lilit Hartunian, Violin
- Lauren Nelson, Viola
- Stephen Marotto, Cello
Join scholars Dr. Jeffrey Sposato and Dr. Peter Smucker as they host a symposium to discuss theoretical and historical aspects of McKinley’s music. The event will feature pianist Nahre Sol who will...