Pianist to deliver lecture, recital on Polish composer.Byline: The Register-Guard A faculty jazz concert and four other events featuring guest artists are scheduled this week by the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. School of Music and Dance, 961 E. 18th Ave. UO SCHOOL OF MUSIC Pianist Emily White Sunday, Beall Hall On Sunday, 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 pianist and scholar Emily White will give a recital and lecture on the music of Polish composer Karol Szymanowski Karol Maciej Korwin-Szymanowski (October 6, 1882–March 28, 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist. Biography Szymanowski (Korwin/Ślepowron coat of arms) was born to a wealthy land-owning family of the Polish gentry in Tymoszówka, then in the Russian Empire, at 3 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall at the music school. White will discuss Szymanowski's work in the context of aesthetics, Wagnerian harmony, the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche “Nietzschean” redirects here. For the superhuman race from Andromeda, see Nietzschean (Andromeda). This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. and ancient Greece The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. 750 BC[1] (the archaic period) to 146 BC (the Roman conquest). It is generally considered to be the seminal culture which provided the foundation of Western Civilization. . Her program will include works by Claude Debussy Achille-Claude Debussy (IPA /aʃil klod dəby'si/) (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918) was a French composer. , Frederic Chopin, Nietzsche, as well as Szymanowski's "Don Juan's Serenade serenade [Ital. sera=evening], term used to designate several types of musical composition. Opera and song literature yield numerous examples of the serenade sung or played by a lover at night beneath his beloved's window; outstanding is " and the apocalyptic "Third Piano Sonata Noun 1. piano sonata - a sonata for piano sonata - a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms ." Tickets, available at the door, are $9 general admission, $5 for students and senior citizens. Tuba recital Tuesday, Beall Hall A classic tuba recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Beall Concert Hall. The program will include late 20th century and early 21st century music, including works by Libby Larson, Mark Schulz, Alex Wilder, John Harmon, Ralph Vaughan Williams Noun 1. Ralph Vaughan Williams - English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958) Vaughan Williams and Sam Pilafian. Tickets, available at the door, are $9 general admission, $5 for students and senior citizens. Jazz Duo Concert Wednesday, Room 198 The Jazz Duo Concert with guitarist Mike Denny will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 198 of the music school. The program will feature chamber jazz selections by Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk, Harold Arlen, Fats Waller and others. Tickets, available at the door, are $9 general admission, $5 for students and senior citizens. Saxophonist Otis Murphy Thursday, Beall Hall Saxophonist Otis Murphy will give a guest artist recital at 8 p.m. Thursday in Beall Hall. Murphy, accompanied by his wife, pianist Haruko Murphy, will perform two fantasies of music by George Gershwin and Georges Bizet, a saxophone concerto by Jacques Ibert, plus selections by Astor Piazzolla, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Camille Saint-Saens. Murphy will also be featured in a free student forum presentation at 1 p.m. in Beall Hall. Murphy is a member of the Indiana University music faculty. He has won numerous awards and prizes, and has performed at some of the most prestigious saxophone events in the world. Tickets, available at the door, are $9 general admission, $5 for students and senior citizens. Jazz faculty; trumpeter Nate Wooley Friday, Room 178 The University of Oregon jazz faculty, along with guest trumpet artist Nate Wooley, will present an evening of jazz selections at 8 p.m. Friday in Room 178 of the School of Music and Dance. The first half of the concert will feature members of the newly formed University of Oregon Faculty Jazz ensemble performing a wide range of styles, from classic bebop bebop or bop Jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and frequent shifting of rhythmic accent. In the mid-1940s, a group of musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker, rejected the conventions of of the 1950s to contemporary arrangements of jazz standards, plus original works by ensemble members. After intermission, guest artist Nate Wooley will present a set of solo jazz trumpet music. Removed from customary rhythm section accompaniment, this trumpet performance format is unusual in the jazz medium, but one in which Wooley has gained recognition in the New York jazz scene. A native Oregonian who now lives in New Jersey, Wooley performs trumpet improvisations as a soloist as well as with his trio, Blue Collar. Tickets, available at the door, are $9 general admission, $5 for students and senior citizens. |
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