Music From Around the World
The American Virtuosi. Photo from www.theamericanvirtuosi.com.
by Christine Baksi
Faculty from the International Music Institute and Festival USA will perform a concert of music from around the world on Saturday, July 19, at 7 p.m. at Dickinson’s Rubendall Recital Hall in the Weiss Center for the Arts, 240 West High Street.
Listeners will hear movements from Handel’s Sonata for Two Cellos, Three Minute Chaconne by Baltimore-based composer Jonathan Leshnoff, Ysaye’s Sonata No. 4 for violin solo, sonatas by LebEau and Turina, and These Three Remain by The American Virtuosi. Shostakovich’s humorous polka, Two Pieces, will end the program.
The performing artists are Cecylia Barczyk, professor of cello at Towson University; Blanka Bednarz, associate professor of music at Dickinson; Sharon Eng, solo violinist and adjunct associate professor at the University of Canberra; and Frederick Minger, a longtime pianist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Also performing are sibling members of The American Virtuosi: Elizabeth, Emmanuel and Frances Grace Borowsky. The American Virtuosi has been described by NPR as “a Baltimore version of the Family von Trapp.” The group performs lively music inspired by their cohesive family bond as well as their deep passion for melodies, harmonies and celebrating the world’s diverse, vibrant cultural colors. They have performed worldwide in more than 80 countries.
The International Music Institute is a 10-day summer program for piano and strings that is held on the campus of Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md. The program attracts young musicians from around the world. It’s internationally acclaimed faculty assist musicians in reaching personal and musical goals by providing an interdisciplinary arts experience, professional career guidance and musical instruction.
“The concert program offers something for everyone—from Baroque to recent music, from sensuous Spanish flavor through elegance to laugh-out-loud humor,” said Bednarz, who has been teaching at the Institute since 2009. “We are always excited and grateful to share music with the wonderful audience in Carlisle and our region.”
For more information about the concert, call 717-245-1568.
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Published July 16, 2014