NEC Piano Department: A Fine Balance - Piano Music by Women and Men (Part Two)
The planning of this series began with the observation that Fanny Mendelssohn and Peter Tchaikovsky each wrote a series of 12 pieces, each piece representing a month in the calendar. Other music in the series is paired similarly — pieces by women and men on similar “themes” — including music by NEC alumna Florence Price, Tania Léon, Meredith Monk and more.
Join us for Part 1 of our Piano Department concert series “A Fine Balance: Piano Music by Women and Men" on February 23rd at 7:30 P.M. in Jordan Hall.
This is an in-person event with a public live stream.
Clara Schumann | Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, op. 20
Artists- Andrew Chen, piano
Johannes Brahms | Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, op. 9
Artists- Adria Ye, piano
Erik Satie | Thee Pieces in the Form of a Pear
Manière de commencement (A Way of Beginning): Allez modérément
Prolongation du même (More of the Same): Au pas
Morceau I: Lentement
Morceau II: En levé
Morceau III: Brutal
En plus (What's More): Calme
Redite (Rehash): Dans le lent
Artists- Max Fan and Henry Tushman (NEC Preparatory School students), piano
Meredith Monk
Ellis Island (1986)
Totentanz (arr. by Bruce Brubaker)
Phantom Waltz (1990)Artists- Solomon Ge and Truman Walker, piano
INTERMISSION
Florence Price | Sonata in E Minor
Andante - Allegro
Andante
Scherzo: AllegroArtists- Charles Berofsky, piano
Charles Griffes | Piano Sonata (1917)
Feroce: Allegretto con moto
Molto tranquillo
Allegro vivaceArtists- Yide Shi, piano
Tania León | Ritual
Artists- Huan Li, piano
Olivier Messiaen | Neumes rythmiques from Quatre Etudes de rythme
Artists- Ariel Mo, piano
Joan Tower | Or like a...an Engine (1994)
Artists- Rafe Schaberg, piano
Charles Alkan | Le chemin de fer, op. 27
Artists- Steven Qizhen Wang, piano