Horizon Ensemble in Boston to premiere "Paul Revere" by Ben Nacar
We are just a month away from the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's celebrated Midnight Ride - and the beginning of the American War for Independence - and you know what this occasion calls for: a new work for orchestra! My symphonic poem "Paul Revere" will be premiered in a couple weeks by the Boston-based Horizon Ensemble, under the baton of Julian Gau. The work draws on several different accounts of "that famous day and year" for inspiration, including Revere's own testimony and Longfellow's well-known poem.
The concert will be on Sunday, April 6th at 3pm, at the Church of the Covenant in Back Bay, Boston, MA. Also on the program...
Bach, Mozart, Franck
a recital featuring
Sophie Zhang, violin
and Benjamin Nacar, piano
Wednesday, March 19th, 7pm
The Music Mansion
88 Meeting St., Providence, RI
Free admission
Piano Party at International House of RI
On Saturday, October 19th at 2pm, International House of Rhode Island is hosting a most unusual fundraising event: a birthday party for their 100-year-old upright piano, with me at the keyboard!
Rather than a piano recital, this will be a sing-along party with some solos...
Zoom Lecture-Recital: The Evolution of the Cadenza
in collaboration with the Lifelong Learning Collaborative
Thursday, September 12th, 4-5pm US Eastern time
Free and open to the public - audience registration required
Announcing the world premiere of the Rhode Island Independence March
This post will be updated as more information becomes available
Did you know that the State of Rhode Island declared independence from Great Britain on May 4th, 1776, jumping the gun by exactly two months? Well, partly in celebration of that event, but also in celebration of Rhode Island's historical reputation as a haven for freethinkers, heretics, misfits, and scoundrels, I have composed a "Rhode Island Independence March" - which is about to be performed by two different bands!
The world premiere will be given by the Wakefield Concert Band, conducted by Steve Toro, on Monday, April 29th at 7pm at South Kingstown High School in Wakefield, RI as part of their regular spring concert. Tickets are $10.
If South Kingstown is too far away for some of you (by Rhode Island standards!)...