Benjamin Pasternack: American Roots
Tue, Feb 26, 2013
8:00PM
Gildenhorn Recital Hall
On
February 26, 2012, American pianist Benjamin Pasternack will come to the stage
of the Gildenhorn Recital Hall to present
American
Roots, an evening of piano works inspired by American culture.
As part of Diversity Through Music, an event series sponsored by The
UMD Office of Diversity Education and Compliance and the
Nyumburu Cultural
Center through a grant from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is proud to cooperate in the presentation
of an evening of music by American and European composers inspired by the roots
of this great country. Visit the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library to learn
more about the groundbreaking works on this program through recordings, scores,
written commentary, and biographies of their composers:
-
Arthur
Farwell - Pawnee Horses and
Navajo
War Dance No. 2
The leader of the "Indianist" movement has sometimes been called the American Bartok. Discover his works and his book "Wanderjahre of a Revolutionist" and Other Essays on American Music in MSPAL. -
Antonin
Dvořák - Humoresques, Op. 101
Don't miss a biography of Dvořák by the composer's son, Otakar Dvořák! This evening's event is also part of A Festival of Dvořák's Exploration in America, a series of concert produced by Post Classical Ensemble in collboration with the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. If you're interested in learning more about Dvořák's time in the United States, check out Professor John C. Tibbetts's Dvořák in America, 1892-1895 (Amadeus Press, 1993.)
- Check out a recording of Aaron Copland's piano music by American pianist Benjamin Pasternack, accessible in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library.
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