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Music to offer ‘Afternoons in Paris’
Music from Copland House, the critically acclaimed ensemble in residence in Aaron Copland’s landmark New York City home, which has been restored as a unique, creative center for American music, will visit UB next week for a concert and related educational activities.
The ensemble will host a composer workshop at 4 p.m. Nov. 12, instrumental master classes from 4-6 p.m. Nov. 13 and a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. All events, with the exception of the master classes, will be held in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus and are open to the public. The locations for the master classes will be posted in Slee.
The concert, part of the Slee/Visiting Artist Series, features a program titled "Afternoons in Paris," a reference to each composer’s ties to one another and their experiences studying in Paris throughout the 20th century. It includes Nadia Boulanger: “3 pieces for cello and piano”; Igor Stravinsky: ”Concertino for String Quartet”; Aaron Copland: “Sextet”; Astor Piazzolla: “Primavera Portena” (from "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"); and Irving Fine: “Fantasia for String Trio.”
The visit to UB by Music from Copland House is co-sponsored by the Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music and the Department of Music.
Since its triumphant New York debut on the opening night of Merkin Hall’s 1999-2000 season, Music from Copland House has come to occupy a special place on the U.S. musical scene as perhaps this country’s only American repertory ensemble, ranging widely through 150 years of our nation’s rich musical legacy.
Advance tickets for the concert are $12 for the general public, $9 for UB faculty/staff/alumni and senior citizens, and $5 for students and may be purchased at the Slee Hall box office, the Center for the Arts box office, and all Ticketmaster outlets, including Ticketmaster.com. Tickets at the door are $20, $15 and $8.
No tickets are required for the composer workshop or the master classes.
iInformation on UB music department events is available on the Lippes Concert Hall Web site.
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