- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
3 Preludes, George Gershwin
- No. 1 in B-Flat Major
- No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
- No. 3 in E-Flat Major
China Gates, John Adams
Fingerbreaker, Jelly Morton
Navajo Vocable No. 1, Connor Chee
Seasonal Sketches, Betty Jackson King
- I. Spring Intermezzo
- II. Summer Interlude
- III. Autumn Dance
- IV. Winter Holiday
Moonglow, Irving Mills / Art Tatum
A concert showcasing America's diverse musical melting pot through accessible classical piano music and smatterings of jazz, with a program made up of male and female African American, American Indian, and European American composers.
Gershwin has for some time crossed between the worlds of classical and jazz, but Beatrice brings the addition of Art Tatum, who was described by Rachmaninov as being 'the greatest piano player in any style.' She also performs music by one of the great ragtime players, Jelly Roll Morton, a composer who incorporated both classical and opera into his ragtime and blues.
The Seasonal Sketches are beautiful lyrical pieces by the African American female composer Betty Jackson King. China Gates by John Adams is a stupendous piece of minimalism that creates a rainbow pianistic sounds and resonances, and Beatrice is very happy to introduce Connor Chee, a 36-year-old American Indian pianist-composer from the Navajo tribe, known for combining classical music with American Indian heritage sounds.
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Beatrice
Beatrice Nicholas is a captivating Pianist whose performances are full of imagination, freedom and beauty. Aged fourteen, she was admitted to the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music and during her time at the Junior Department, Beatrice won the institution’s major prizes for piano and represented the Department as a composer. At eighteen years, Beatrice went to the Royal Academy of Music, studying piano with Patsy Toh, composition with Elena Langer, and won the Royal Academy of Music’s Eric Brough Memorial Prize for Piano. She plays repertoire ranging from Bach to the present day and has performed in the UK's leading venues. Her music engagements take her around the UK, Germany, Poland, Thailand and the Czech Republic. Notable venues have included the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Opera House, London Coliseum, Berlin Konzerthaus, Saddlers Wells Theater, Leeds Town Hall and Snape Maltings. Beatrice believes that music is a powerful tool of communication and enjoys using it to lift and engage the human heart.
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