Kids 2-7 with an adult accompanying them are invited to Gotta Move!, a free and fun program where they’ll discover the basics of beat, tune and rhythm through stories, movement and a short performance. That’s this morning at 10:30 on the Bucksbaum Campus.
A competition for Low Strings players begins today at 5 at Edlis Neeson Hall on the Bucksbaum Campus. The winner will play with the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Orchestra on July 21st.
At 6 tonight in Harris Concert Hall, faculty members team up for chamber music including Max Bruch’s Piano Quintet in G minor and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2. Among the themes of Mendelssohn’s life is his complicated relationship with religion. He was born into a prominent Jewish family, but his father insisted that the family convert to Christianity as a means of assimilating into contemporary German society. The finale of Mendelssohn’s 2nd Trio might be heard to reflect the nuanced role of religion in Mendelssohn’s life and artistry. The movement begins with a dance-like theme suggesting Jewish folk music. Later in the movement, Mendelssohn unexpectedly introduces a Lutheran hymn. Also on the program, Derek Bermel’s Soul Garden, a work composed in 2000 which represents the confluence of romantic-modern waters that originated in Europe and the blues-jazz-gospel waters that flowed from African American communities.
