Boston Conservatory at Berklee Alexander Technique instructor Debi Adams is joined by fellow AT instructor Michael Serio for a full program of four-hand piano music. This year, the performance will highlight lesser-known works by Bolcom, Bonis, Miranda, Ligeti, and more.
Program Information Repertoire
GYÖRGY LIGETI (1923–2006): Five Pieces for Piano Four-Hands (1950)
Induló (March, 1942)
Polifón etüd (Polyphonic Etude, 1943)
Három lakodalmi tánc (Three Wedding Dances, 1950)
A kapuban a szekér (The Cart Is at the Gate)
Hopp ide tisztán (Quickly Come Here, Pretty)
Csángó forgós (Circling Dance)
Sonatina (1950)
Allegro
Andante
Vivace
Allegro (1943)
MEL BONIS (1858–1937): Suite en Forme de Valses (1898)
V. Interlude et Bacchanale, op. 39
WILLIAM BOLCOM (b. 1938): Primer and Other Duets (2014)
I. Primer
II. Whirligig
III. Wild Horses
IV. Mr. S’s Magic Dice
V. A Gray Day in Venice
VI. Action-painting
VII. La Sarabande de l’infini
VIII. Hommage à Satie, le Divo de l'Empire
—INTERMISSION—
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918): Six Épigraphes Antiques (1914)
Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été (To invoke Pan, god of the summer wind)
Pour un tombeau sans nom (For a nameless tomb)
Pour que la nuit soit propice (In order that the night be propitious)
Pour la danseuse aux crotales (For the dancer with crotales)
Pour l'Égyptienne (For the Egyptian woman)
Pour remercier la pluie au matin (To thank the morning rain)
FLORENCE PRICE (1887–1953): Sketches in Sepia (1947)
arranged for piano four-hands by Debi Adams and Michael Serio
RONALDO MIRANDA (b. 1948): Frevo (2004)
Concert Services Staff
Assistant Director, Concert Services – Luis Herrera
Coordinator, Concert Services – Matthew CareyConcert Production Manager – Kendall FloydPerformance Technology Technicians – Sara Pagiaro, Goran DaskalovPerformance Technology Specialist – Andrei Radu
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