Alan Lomax in Spain 18 March, 2012: IB3 Radio interviews Director Antoni Pizà on the recordings of Alan Lomax in Spain. All of the Alan Lomax recordings have been restored, digitized, and cataloged, and his life’s work is now available online on the website of the Association for Cultural Equity. The radio segment is available on the Audio Archive. Click below to listen to the program. http://brookcenter.gc.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/http___media.ib3alacarta.com_11509412-2680-4cbe-b63c-eee6cc5b7f04_68287d2f-0acc-4c61-b5f4-edd0a39f3fe4_6-116-4783.mp3
New Music Added to the Foundation for Iberian Music’s Audio Archive 9 March, 2012: The Foundation for Iberian Music’s Audio Archive has recently been updated with recordings from past music events that have not been previously digitized for website access. The recordings that are now available are The Remarkable Journey of J.B. Sancho: Pioneer Composer of California (April 30, 2007), Composers’ Discoveries: The Songs of Antoni Parera Fons (February 14, 2007), and New Music by Román Alís and Salvador Brotons (May 3, 2007). Additional information about each of these events is available in the Past Events Archive.
Charles Rosen and Daniel J. Wakin inaugurate 21st-Century Music in Society: The Lloyd Old and Constance Old Lectures 18 April 2012: 21st-Century Music in Society is a series of talks and debates by major cultural figures addressing the changing consumption, creation, context, and valuations of music in modern society. The inaugural lecture and performance, “The Challenges of Modernist Music”, will be given by Charles Rosen. It will be followed by a conversation with Daniel J. Wakin of the Culture Department, The New York Times. The event will take place at Elebash Recital Hall of the Graduate Center of The City University of New York on 18 April 2012, 6:30 pm. Admission free, reservations required at https://community.gc.cuny.edu/challenges_of_modernist_music. Call 212-817-8215 for further information. Charles Rosen is a celebrated pianist and writer upon whom President Barack Obama conferred the National Humanities Medal in early 2012. Rosen is the author of the acclaimed The Classical Style, a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, and a passionate advocate of new music. He will assess the impact of contemporary music in the 21st century, exploring issues such as the role of public and private institutions, the responsibility of education in keeping the arts alive, the divide between commercial popular music and the concert experience, and the challenges of art’s accessibility from the 18th century until today.
Conference: Brahms in the New Century 21-23 March 2012. Conference on the composer Johannes Brahms, sponsored by the American Brahms Society. Keynote speaker: Scott Burnham, Scheide Professor of Music History, Princeton University. Location: The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. For complete conference information and program details: http://brahms.unh.edu/ny2012/ny2012.htm
New Approaches to the Music of José de Nebra 19 April 2012: The Foundation for Iberian Music presents a lecture-recital by Professor Luis Antonio González about the keyboard music of Spanish composer José de Nebra. In the discussing performance-practice issues related to Nebra and the Spanish Baroque repertoire, Dr. González will provide many examples on the harpsichord and will use visual tools to illustrate his presentation. Audio recordings of historically informed performances will also be used. New Approaches to the Music of José de Nebra Thursday, April 19, 2012 6 pm, Room 3389 The Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 Free and Open to the Public Luis Antonio González’s presentation will take as a point of departure the only extant autograph score for the keyboard by José de Nebra, an edition of which he is currently preparing. Dr. González will explore the multifarious creative processes of Nebra as reflected in his manuscripts, including score and notation alterations, amendments, revisions, etc. In his music Nebra manifests the influences of Handel, Couperin, and Scarlatti, among others, showing the assimilation and the appropriation of the so-called international style. Nebra’s case is similar to other central-European composers of the same period. Luis Antonio González is an internationally renowned scholar, organist, harpsichordist, and conductor. As the musical director of Los Músicos de su Alteza, he has performed all over the world. He is one of the foremost scholars in Spanish Baroque music and has received the prizes “Rafael Mitjana” (1988) for musicology and “King Don Juan Carlos I” for the Humanities. He studied at the Zaragoza conservatory and later at University of Bologna, where he obtained his doctorate. He is a research professor at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas or CSIC (Barcelona). His research is devoted to seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Spanish music. He has published editions of the most outstanding Spanish Baroque composers for the theater. He is also the editor-in-chief of the respected academic journal Anuario Musical and has taught music courses and seminars at the Oviedo University, Autónoma de Barcelona, and Politécnica de Valencia, among others.
Tania León’s “Homenatge” Performed in New York and Burgos, Spain July, 2012: The 2011 Composer’s Commission “Homenatge” by Tania León debuted in New York City’s Carnegie Hall in November, 2011. Professor León’s piece is intended as a response to Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002). Recently, Adam Kent performed the piece at the Dance Theatre of Harlem with choreography by Pedro Ruiz. Adam Kent will also perform “Homenatge” this coming summer at the Burgos International Music Festival. For more information about the Burgos International Music Festival, please visit the organization’s webpage.
Iberian Musical Traditions: The Guitar and Piano 29 February 2012: The Foundation for Iberian Music is sponsoring a guest lecture-recital for the graduate seminar “Local and Global Perspectives in Spanish Music” at the CUNY Graduate Center. The guest lecturers include concert pianist Adam Kent and guitarist José María Gallardo. Both guests will discuss and perform music as a means to explore the evolution of Spanish music for keyboard and guitar. Iberian Musical Traditions Wednesday February 29, 2012 2pm-5pm Elebash Recital Hall The Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016
Dance Performance of “Homenatge” by Tania León 12 February, 2012: The Foundation for Iberian Music’s 2011 Composer’s Commission, “Homenatge” , a tribute to Xavier Montsalvatge for his centennial by Tania León will be performed at the 2012 Composers Now festival. This festival is held throughout New York City by numerous organizations. Distinguished professor León has just been named artistic director of this prestigious festival. The Dance Theater of Harlem will perform “Homenatge” with pianist Adam Kent. Music and dance featuring a performance of Homenatge by Tania Leon performed by Adam Kent with choreography by Pedro Ruiz Feb. 12th, 3:00PM Tickets: $18.00 ($12.00 for children and seniors) Dance Theatre of Harlem The Everett Center for the Performing Arts 466 W. 152nd St. NYC For more information: http://dancetheatreofharlem.org/
Listen to The Travels of Tirant Lo Blanch 10 January, 2012: The recordings from the 20 October, 2011 concert “The Travels of Tirant Lo Blanch: Music and Chivalric Splendor” are available in the Audio Archive. The concert was part of the series Music in Midtown at the CUNY Graduate Center. Below is the concert’s program and more information about the Capella de Ministrers and Carles Magraner. NY Tirant programa
The Celebration of the Centennial of Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2012) 2012: The Foundation for Iberian Music is participating in the celebration of the Centennial of Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2012), one of the most prominent composers from the Catalan music scene in the 20th century. The year’s activities will be concerts, lectures, book releases, and exihibitions in different cities including but not limited to Barcelona, Madrid, and New York.