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Ricochet Duo: DANCES

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Event ID: 
4141
Title: 
Ricochet Duo: DANCES
May 3, 2015
Presented by: 
Hill and Hollow Music
Event Type: 
National Chamber Music Month Events
Genre: 
Classical/Contemporary
Event Contact Name: 
Angela Brown
Event Contact Email: 
Event Description: 

An unusual instrumental pairing by two dynamic artists creates an opportunity to explore an enchanting new sound-world and a tantalizing repertory.  Ricochet Duo is Jane Boxall on marimba and Rose Chancler on piano.  Ricochet's concert program "DANCES" offers traditional ragtimes by Harry Breuer and tangos by Astor Piazzolla and Igor Stravinsky, as well contemporary dance-inspired works by Marc Mellits, Lucas Guinot, William Bolcom, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Eloise Matthies Niwa, Kai Stensgaard, and Doug Opel.

Ensemble Name: 
Ricochet Duo
Musicians: 
Jane Boxall, marimba; Rose Chancler, piano
Composers: 
Harry Breuer, Astor Piazzolla, Igor Stravinsky, Marc Mellits, Lucas Guinot, William Bolcom, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Eloise Matthies Niwa, Kai Stensgaard, Doug Opel
Program: 
Temptation Revamp (c. 1930)  Harry Breuer (1902-1989, USA) 
Tango (1940) (arr. Boxall) Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971, Russia)  
Jovial Jasper (1926)   George Hamilton Green (1893-1970, USA)  
Exposed Zipper & Trans Fatty Acid's Rein from Tight Sweater Remix (2010) Marc Mellits (b. 1966, USA)
El Punto (2010) Lucas Guinot 
 
selections from ‘Pleiades Dances’ (1986-2001)   Takashi Yoshimatsu (Japan) 
  1. Negative Prelude
  3. Interlude with Birds
  5. Positive Rondo
 
 Playtime with Elvis & Krispy (2014)  Doug Opel (USA)
 
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Miniatures (1945-9) Eloise Matthies Niwa  (1928-2013, USA)  Prelude, Sarabande, Scherzo
Dance of the Octopus (1935)  Red Norvo (1908-1999, USA)   
1908 Rag (c. 1930)  Harry Breuer (1902-1989, USA) 
The Whistler (c.1919) George Hamilton Green (1893-1970, USA) 
A Little Tango Rag (1919) Leopold Godowsky (1870-1924, Lithuania)  piano solo
Old Adam (Two Step)(1969) from The Garden of Eden  William Bolcom (b. 1938, USA)  piano solo
Salsa Mexicana by Kai Stensgaard
Libertango (arr. Boxall) Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992, Argentina)
Venue: 
Historic Saranac Methodist Church
Location: 
8 UMC Road, located at the corner of NYS Route 3
Saranac, NY
Phone: 
5182937613
URL: 
www.hillandhollowmusic.org
Description: 

Admission at the door: suggested donation $15 ($12 students-seniors) kids under 15 attend free. Open seating

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