Thank you so much for such a wonderful performance on Tuesday night.  I loved how people didn’t just applaud, they were hooting and hollering after each piece! One woman said how lucky she feels to be able to attend such a wonderful performance at her senior center since she and her husband no longer going into the city or to large music venues.

The pieces you selected were just perfect and your playing, as always, was flawless.

– Chris C., Acton Council on Aging

 Concerts

I generally offer both solo and chamber music programs each season.

Lecture-Recitals

These are some of the topics I have recently taught.  New topics are being added all the time!

History of the Piano – This series is flexible in nature, and can be presented in 4-6 segments.  An overview of the great repertoire written for the keyboard, from the Baroque to the present day.  Includes demonstrations at the piano.

Composer of the Month – The life, music, and times of of a great composer.  Previous presentations have been on J.S. Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert, and Chopin.

Music of the Twentieth Century – this series can be done in four parts, or in individual segments. Topics Include:  Music in Vienna, Music in Paris, Music and Politics During World War Two, and Modern Music of the Americas

The Piano Inspired by Nature – Musical selections from the Baroque to the present day illustrating the many ways in which composers have been inspired by nature.

The Piano Inspired by Dance – From early music to the present day, from the Sarabande to the Tango, learn how dance has influenced classical composers

The Jazz Influence – from Joplin to Ravel, learn how classical composers of the early 20th Century were influenced by Jazz

Music of Terezin

Lecture-recital includes music written by two of Terezin’s most important composers, Gideon Klein and Viktor Ullmann. Pieces to be performed and discussed include Gideon Klein’s monumental Piano Sonata, and the final movement of Ullmann’s 7th Sonata, “Variations and Fugue on a Hebrew Folksong.” The format of this program is flexible, effective both as a stand-alone program and as part of a larger event, such as a Yom HaShoah (Holocaust remembrance) service.

Piano Music of Erwin Schulhoff

Erwin Schulhoff was one of the first classical composers to incorporate jazz into his music.  A virtuoso pianist, he wrote pieces in nearly every genre and style used during the early 20th century, and was one of the most prolific composers of his time.  After his death in a concentration camp in 1944, his music fell into obscurity for many years.  This lecture-recital explores Schulhoff’s music, life, and the fascinating times in which he lived and worked.

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