William Thomas McKinley 80th Birthday Memorial Celebration: Symposium
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 discuss the preludes for solo piano (which will be a world-premiere), as well as a special performance of McKinley’s “Secrets of the Heart” with Michael Finegold (flute) and David Pihl (piano).
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.
More about William Thomas McKinley
The Soundscapes of William Thomas McKinley
Artists- Peter Smucker, Music Theorist (Stetson University)
McKinley’s Music in Historical Context
Artists- Jeffrey Sposato, Musicologist (University of Houston)
McKinley’s Piano Preludes: Insights and Observations
Artists- Nahre Sol, Piano
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...