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In Recital, Dean Kramer, classical pianist “The Well-Tempered Keyboard”
Part One: Friday, March 12 & Part Two Saturday, March 13
Both recitals begin @ 7pm - Free of Charge.
Presented in conjunction with The Oregon Music Teachers Association.
Dean Kramer will be performing two recitals presenting the complete cycle of preludes and fugues known collectively as “The Well-Tempered Keyboard” by Johann Sebastian Bach. These two piano recitals are the culmination of more than a decade of Kramer’s study, performance, and involvement with this great music by Bach.
Kramer says of the project: “The idea behind this performance of the complete ‘Well-Tempered Keyboard’ is to call into question as many of the older assumptions about playing Bach’s music as possible. I reject categorically the idea we find in textbooks about Bach’s life that Bach wrote ‘The Well-Tempered Keyboard’ for ‘pedagogical’ reasons or to demonstrate the practicality of the well-tempered tuning system. This would be like saying that (Ludwig Van) Beethoven wrote 32 piano sonatas to demonstrate his mastery of sonata form!”
Program:
The Well-Tempered Keyboard, Part One
Friday, March 12 @ 7pm
Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, BWV 848
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849
-Short Pause-
Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 850
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV 852
Prelude and Fugue in D-sharp Minor, BWV 853
-Short Pause-
Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 854
Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 855
Prelude and Fugue in F Major, BWV 856
Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 857
Intermission
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp Major, BWV 858
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp Minor, BWV 859
Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 860
Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 861
-Short Pause-
Prelude and Fugue in A-flat Major, BWV 862
Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp Minor, BWV 863
Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 864
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 865
-Short Pause-
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major, BWV 866
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Minor, BWV 867
Prelude and Fugue in B Major, BWV 868
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 868
The Well-Tempered Keyboard, Part Two
Saturday, March 13 @ 7pm
Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C Major, BWV 870
Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
Prelude and Fugue No 3 in C# Major, BWV 872
Prelude and Fugue No 4 in C# Minor, BWV 873
-Short Pause-
Prelude and Fugue No 5 in D Major, BWV 874
Prelude and Fugue No 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
Prelude and Fugue No 7 in Eb Major, BWV 876
Prelude and Fugue No 8 in D# Minor, BWV 877
First Intermission
Prelude and Fugue No 9 in E Major, BWV 878
Prelude and Fugue No 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
Prelude and Fugue No 11 in F Major, BWV 880
Prelude and Fugue No 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
-Short Pause-
Prelude and Fugue No 13 in F# Major, BWV 882
Prelude and Fugue No 14 in F# Minor, BWV 883
Prelude and Fugue No 15 in G Major, BWV 884
Prelude and Fugue No 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
Second Intermission
Prelude and Fugue No 17 in Ab Major, BWV 886
Prelude and Fugue No 18 in G# Minor, BWV 887
Prelude and Fugue No 19 in A Major, BWV 888
Prelude and Fugue No 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
-Short Pause-
Prelude and Fugue No 21 in Bb Major, BWV 890
Prelude and Fugue No 22 in Bb Minor, BWV 891
Prelude and Fugue No 23 in B Major, BWV 892
Prelude and Fugue No 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
About the Artist:
Pianist Dean Kramer has had the privilege of playing for such legendary artists as Arthur Rubinstein and Gina Bachauer, and was one of the few pianists to have received lessons from the great Vladimir Horowitz.
A prizewinner at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland, Kramer also won first prize in the first American Chopin Competition in Miami, Florida; first prize in the American Music Scholarship Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio; first prize in the Kosciuszko Competition in New York, New York; and laureate honors in the Three Rivers Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kramer was chosen by the United States Information Agency to represent the United States as Artistic Ambassador to Hungary, Rumania, Malta and Egypt.
Mr. Kramer has performed as concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in the United States and internationally. His concerto appearances include collaborations with the acclaimed American conductor Marin Alsop in works such as the Samuel Barber Piano Concerto and Leonard Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety. He has also appeared with the renowned Helmuth Rilling as a soloist with the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra. Mr. Kramer has also appeared as soloist with orchestras in Warsaw (Poland), Bucharest (Rumania), Cairo (Egypt), Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Miami, Portland, Eugene, Boise, Miami and North Carolina.
As chamber musician, Mr.Kramer has appeared as soloist with such renowned groups as the Vermeer Quartet, the Broyhill Chamber Ensemble and the Russian River Chamber Players. He has performed chamber music with members of the San Francisco Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra of New York. Mr. Kramer has performed with such well-respected artists as violinist Joseph Genualdi from the Marlboro Music Festival and cellist James Kreger of the Juilliard School. Mr. Kramer was chosen to participate in a chamber music residency at The Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada where he was won the prize for the outstanding chamber music performance.
In addition to his tour as Artistic Ambassador, Kramer has given recitals and master classes in Taiwan, Canada, France, Finland, Poland and Japan. Mr. Kramer, a native Philadelphian, holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory where he studied with Naumberg winner Joseph Schwartz, and the University of Texas at Austin, studying with the internationally recognized pianist and teacher John Perry. He has also received coaching by the distinguished pianist Leon Fleisher. Mr. Kramer is associate professor of piano. He has been at the University of Oregon since 1983.
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In Recital, Margaret Fingerhut, classical pianist
Wednesday, March 17 @ 7pm - Free of Charge
“One of the most radiantly musical of pianists, she plays with such alluring sensitivity and effortless command that one cannot help but be won over” (International Piano)
Program:
From My Homeland
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Dumka
Francis Pott (b.1957) Farewell to Hirta
Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988) Five Preludes
1. D minor
2. D major
3. E flat minor
4. C major
5. C minor
Chopin (1810-1849) Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.50 No.3
Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op.44
- Interval –
Albeniz (1860-1909) Cordoba
Seguidillas
John Ireland (1879-1962) The Island Spell
Three London Pieces:
1. Chelsea Reach
2. Ragamuffin
3. Soho Forenoons
Ginastera (1916-1983) Danzas Argentinas
1. Danza del viejo boyero
2. Danza de la moza donoza
3. Danza del gaucho matrero
About the Artist:
Margaret Fingerhut is regarded as one of the most poetic pianists of her generation whohas captivated audiences in many different countries with her imaginativelydesigned recital programmes, “A World of Piano Themes”.In these programmes she explores thehighways and byways of the piano repertoire, personally introducing the music tothe audience from the keyboard.Asa concerto soloist she has appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Scottish SymphonyOrchestra and the London Mozart Players. She is often heard on BBC Radio 3 andClassic FM and many radio stations worldwide. Her film and television appearances include a role in “Testimony”, Tony Palmer’s film about Shostakovich.
AChandos artist, Margaret’s extensive and eclectic discography has received worldwide critical acclaim. Her numerous discs reflect her long-standing fascination with exploring lesser-known repertoire, and include works by Bax,Berkeley, Bloch, Dukas, Falla, Grieg, Howells, Leighton, Novak, Stanford andSuk. Many have been selected as the Gramophone’s Critics’ Choice, and two of herBax recordings - the Octet with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ChamberEnsemble and the Concertante for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra with VernonHandley and the BBC Philharmonic - were short-listed for Gramophone awards.She was also the soloist in the worldpremière recording of Percy Young’s arrangement of Elgar’s sketches for hisPiano Concerto slow movement, with the Munich Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Bostock. Her latest release, a disc of solo piano music by thePolish/French composer, Alexandre Tansman, has received high praise and wasawarded the accolade of “Diapason D’Or” inFrance.“She is the perfect pianist for theseidiosyncratically intimate works...Magnificent.(InternationalRecord Review).“A triumph of piano playing”(Pianist).
Margarettaught piano at the Royal Northern College of Music for a number of years andshe is currently a Visiting Tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire. She has givenmaster classes at colleges and schools throughout theUKand inEurope, including Chetham’s International Summer Schoolfor Pianists and Dartington International Summer School.Her teaching at Dartington was describedby “The Spectator” magazine as demonstrating “enormous skill and sympathy”.
In addition to her performing and teaching, Margaret has also written articles formagazines such as Classical Music, Pianist and Piano Professional.
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Music on the Edge - A Three Day Festival of concerts of contemporary classical music by composers from around the country as well as form the Cascadia region.
Sponsored by Cascadia Composers and featuring fEARnoMUSIC, Portland's premier contemporary music ensemble and other guest musicians.
March 10-12 - Tickets* $20 general w $15 seniors w $10 working artists w $5 students for each concert
Details & Ticketing: www.CascadiaComposers.org or www.ArtixPdx.com 800-757-7384
Wed, March 10 - Festival Day One
Free lecture/demonstration by featured composers on their music (open to the public, all ages welcome)
10am-12noon
1:30-3:30pm
4-5pm
*Concert #1 - Wed, March 10 @ 8pm
Tickets* $20 general w $15 seniors w $10 working artists w $5 students
Thurs, March 11 - Festival Day Two
Free lecture/demonstration by featured composers on their music (open to the public, all ages welcome)
11am-12noon
1:30-4pm
*Concert #2 - Thurs, March 11 @ 8pm
Tickets* $20 general w $15 seniors w $10 working artists w $5 students
*****PLEASE NOTE***** This concert will be @ The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Avenue NOT at Sherman Clay-Moe's Pianos
Fri, March 12 - Festival Day Three
Free lecture/demonstration by featured composers on their music (open to the public, all ages welcome)
11am-12noon
1-2pm
*Concert #3 - Fri, March 12 @ 8pm
Tickets* $20 general w $15 seniors w $10 working artists w $5 students
*****PLEASE NOTE***** This concert will be @ The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Avenue NOT at Sherman Clay-Moe's Pianos
The lecture/presentations by composers are funded in part through Meet the Composer's MetLife Creative Connections program. Concerts are made possible due in part to generous funding provided by The National Association of Composers/USA.
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Performance Videos
Steinway Pianos In Action!
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Christne Youn
Jenny Asparro
Joel Whang
Michael Ling
Lauren Yoon
Megan Yip
Amber Tang
Abigail Lyons
Cathie Youn
Heather Aholt
Jonathan Eder was one of our guest artists for the "Piano in the Park" concert series which was in Pioneer Courthouse Square last August 2009.
Starlight
I'll Get Rhythm
Parallax
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