Spring 2008

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Elebash Recital Hall
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street), New York City

Thursdays 1:00–2:00 PM

MUSIC IN MIDTOWN is a series of free lunchtime concerts spotlighting the highly regarded musical performance program at the CUNY Graduate Center. Presented in the warm, intimate, acoustically rich Elebash Recital Hall, performances feature the music program’s renowned faculty, outstanding professional musicians selected from among the program’s doctoral students, and noted guest artists. Some concerts are followed by a master class, which the public is invited to observe.

Presented by the Graduate Center’s Doctoral Program in Musical Arts Performance

If you would like to be notified of future music programs, please call 212-817-8607 or email phd-dmaconcert@gc.cuny.edu.

February 7
Music from the Gilded Age of J. Pierpont Morgan

Robert White, tenor, Norman Carey,* piano.
Recital plus master class, 2:30–4 p.m.

Robert White was born into a New York family that enjoys a strong tradition of song. He studied at the Juilliard School, earning a master's in voice. European studies included work with the legendary Nadia Boulanger at Fontainebleau. Versatility has been the tenor's trademark throughout his career. He has sung for five American presidents, Britain's Queen Mother and Prince Charles, Monaco's royal family, and Pope John Paul II. Symphonic and chamber music appearances include the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the New York Pops, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, and the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society. Other engagements include New York's Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Aspen, Edinburgh, Prague, Hong Kong, and Spoleto Festivals.

February 21
Chamber Music Program: Leclair, Poulenc, Ravel, and Turina

Featuring musicians in the Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) program in performance at the Graduate Center, CUNY.

March 6
Peter Vinograde plays the Goldberg Variations

An outstanding interpreter of J.S. Bach and contemporary composers, pianist Peter Vinograde annually tours the U.S., Canada, and Asia. His most recent Asian appearances have included two China tours, one solo and another with the Macao Orchestra, and recitals in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand with violinist Midori.

March 20
Dariusz Terefenko: The Art of Improvisation

Dariusz Terefenko holds two master's degrees (M.M. in jazz, 1998; M.A. in theory, 2003) and a Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music. His specialty is in Keith Jarrett's translations of standard tunes. At Eastman, he teaches jazz history, theory, and improvisation through the jazz department, and intermediate keyboard skills and tonal improvisation through the theory department. As a pianist, Terefenko frequently returns to his native Poland to present lecture-recitals on the history of jazz at the University of Krakow and the University of Katowice. He also has given recitals at Poland's prestigious Festival of Polish Piano Music.

April 10
The Prometheus Piano Quartet plays Brahms

The Prometheus Piano Quartet has performed throughout the United States, and has appeared on the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center. The quartet is known for its wide-ranging programming as well as the subtlety of its performances. The quartet's recording of quartets by D'Indy and Saint-Saens for Centaur has received great critical acclaim. In the fall, the group has been engaged by Centaur records to record the three piano quartets of Brahms.

May 8
Sendebar: Medieval Mediterranean Music

Cosponsored by the Foundation for Iberian Music, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Sendebar seeks to recapture the vibrant and exquisite art of medieval Mediterranean music, with all of its intensity and drama. An ongoing study of musicological and linguistic theories gives the ensemble's interpretation of early music historical authenticity, while a continuous interaction with the live musical traditions of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East imbues Sendebar's performance with profound expression. "Attractive and alluring." — Deborah Lawrence, Early Music America

*CUNY Faculty

Presented by the Graduate Center’s Doctoral Program in Musical Arts Performance