CLASSICAL/SNEAK PEEK : TITANIC VOYAGE SET TO POEM FOR ORCHESTRA.The fateful maiden voyage Noun 1. maiden voyage - the first voyage of its kind; "in 1912 the ocean liner Titanic sank on its maiden voyage" ocean trip, voyage - an act of traveling by water of the Titanic has inspired filmmakers, poets and novelists. Composer Peter Boyer was so taken by the story of the sinking of the great ocean liner that he penned a 13-minute tone poem tone poem: see symphonic poem. for large orchestra based on the event. Boyer's ``Titanic'' will be performed at 4 p.m. Sunday by the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 W. Eighth St., Los Angeles. The concert is free. ``The story of the Titanic has fascinated me since I was a small child for a number of reasons,'' Boyer said. ``The idea for a musical piece went around in my head for at least five years before I decided to write it. I was especially inspired by the dance band on the ship that kept the stranded passengers calm until the final moments when the ship went down.'' Survivors of the 1912 disaster reported that the ship's band played two pieces: ``Alexander's Ragtime ragtime: see jazz. ragtime U.S. popular music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries distinguished by its heavily syncopated rhythm. Ragtime found its characteristic expression in formally structured piano compositions, the accented left-hand Band'' while the onboard mood was still somewhat light, and the solemn hymn ``Nearer My God to Thee'' as the ship went down. Boyer, 27, recently was named visiting professor of music at Claremont Graduate School. In addition, he has won BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. Student Composer Awards in 1994 and 1996. ``I look forward to hearing how the piece will work at the Wilshire Ebell,'' Boyer said from his home in La Verne. ``It's got some very ghostly moments, including a trumpet playing offstage in back of the balcony.'' Bronfman in concert Monday's concert by Russian-born American pianist Yefim Bronfman concludes the current Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. Celebrity Recital series at the Music Center. The Grammy Award-winning Bronfman will open with Brahms' ``Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-minor, Op. 5,'' the composer's last effort in the form, followed by the U.S. premiere of Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin's ``Piano Sonata No. 2,'' which was composed for the pianist. After intermission, the recital concludes with Mussorgsky's landmark 1874 piano suite, ``Pictures at an Exhibition.'' Today, Bronfman joins music director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonic on their East Coast tour, performing at Avery Fisher Hall Avery Fisher Hall, located in New York City, is a part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex. It is the home of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The hall contains 2,738 seats. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Bronfman's recent recording of the three Bartok piano concertos with Salonen and the L.A. Philharmonic earned a Grammy for best instrumental performance with orchestra. Shankar in Pasadena Ravi Shankar, whose latest album, ``Chants of India'' (Angel), was produced by ex-Beatle George Harrison, will perform May 10 at Pasadena City College. The daylong Spring Festival event, produced by Indian classical music The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music at length. Indian classical music has its origins as a meditation tool for attaining self realization. group the Music Circle, will take place at Sexson Auditorium. Shankar will be accompanied by his daughter, Anoushka Shankar, on sitar sitar (sĭtär`), fretted string instrument with a gourdlike body and a long neck, similar to the lute. It has from 3 to 7 gut strings, tuned in fourths or fifths (or both), and a lower course of 12 wire strings that vibrate sympathetically with . Along with music, the festival will offer folk arts of India, plus crafts, textiles, clothing and food. For ticket information, call (818) 449-6987. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Peter Boyer's ``Titanic'' will be performed at 4 p.m. Sunday. (2) Sitarist Ravi Shankar, accompanied by his daughter, Anoushka, will perform at Pasadena City College on May 10. |
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