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Orchestra Previews NYC Program in Finney

January 9, 2013

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View of orchestra and conductor from behind the stage

The ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Orchestra led by Raphael Jiménez.

A few days before leaving ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï for New York City and the Carnegie Hall stage, the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Orchestra will present its program for the campus community. The preview concert, led by Associate Professor of Conducting Raphael Jiménez and featuring pianist Jeremy Denk ’90,

Pianist Jeremy Denk performing on the piano
Image by John Seyfried
American pianist Jeremy Denk ’90 has steadily built a reputation as one of today's most compelling and persuasive artists with an unusually broad repertoire. He performed during the October 2010 dedication of the conservatory's Hamburg Steinway piano, a gift from Motoko ’71 and Gordon ’71 Deane in honor of Professor Emeritus Joseph Schwartz.


takes place on Wednesday, January 16, at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel. Admission is free. The program includes Ravel’s La Valse, Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 467, with soloist Denk; Iscariot by Christopher Rouse ’71, and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1919 version).

 

The orchestra’s January 19 performance at Carnegie Hall is the culmination of the Conservatory of Music’s , which features performances by the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Faculty Jazz Ensemble, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Contemporary Music Ensemble with International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï College Choir, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Baroque, and the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Orchestra.

Besides Denk, two other distinguished alumni will join the tour: New York Philharmonic Composer-in-Residence Christopher Rouse '71 and 2012 MacArthur Fellow and founder of ICE Claire Chase '01. Concert highlights include the world premiere of John Zorn's The Tempest at the DiMenna Center on January 18 and the New York premiere of Rouse's Iscariot at Carnegie Hall. In all, 155 students, faculty, and alumni will perform music ranging from baroque to jazz, classical to contemporary.

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