March Itinerary in Brief
Instead of a full-length recital, I have several cameos planned at the Music Mansion... assuming parking will be available! This post will be updated if anything is canceled - the storm may be over, but the snowbanks remain.
- Sunday, March 1st, 2 p.m. - Chaminade Club musicale: I'll be accompanying soprano Cathy Bledsoe in songs by Alessandro Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, and Samuel Barber
- Sunday, March 8th, 2 p.m. - Chopin Club musicale: I'll be accompanying flautists Ellen Rakatansky, Gina Seraichyk, and Anne Diamond in "Flute Cocktail" by Harry Simeone, and Ellen will join me in "The Legend of Icy Hollow" by yours truly
- Sunday, March 29th, 2 p.m. - Chaminade Club All-American musicale: I'll be performing at least one of my own compositions, "Burning of the Gaspee" - possibly more
November Recitals - Among Giants
From the Fifth Symphony to Jurassic Park
Benjamin Nacar, piano
featuring music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Schubert, Arthur Sullivan, Friedrich Gulda, and John Williams
including arrangements by Franz Liszt and Benjamin Nacar
- Thursday, November 20th, 7pm
- Friday, November 21th, 7pm - livestream available
The Music Mansion
88 Meeting St., Providence, RI
Free admission
Paul Revere: the music video
Today (April 19th, 2025) marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the beginning of the American War for Independence, following Paul Revere's Ride the previous night. Fresh on the heels of the orchestral premiere of my tone poem Paul Revere earlier this month, the solo piano version - accompanied by animation, cartography, and a little live re-enactment footage - is now available on YouTube!
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