Elliot Schwartz
Elliott Schwartz's Memorabilia for piano is to be performed in concert at Boston University, Friday, March 20 at 8:00pm as part of The College Music Society's 36th Northeast Regional Conference. The two-day conference, taking place March 20-21stfocuses on programs that consider the philosophy and practice of music as an integral part of higher education. Performing the piano suite will be Katie Cushing, piano.
Elliot Schwartz's Memorabilia @The College Music Society's 36th Northeast Regional Conference
Friday, March 20th 2015
Boston UniversityCollege of Fine Arts
855 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215
Concert begins at 8:00pm. Learn more and register for the conference here.
Memorabalia is asuite comprised of 12 movements for piano solo, with optional assistants. Four of the movements are theatrical. In one movement, a narrator selects a poem (in the language of the audience) not longer than 8 - 10 lines; He/she does not inform the pianist of the poem ahead of time. Read a fascinating note from the composer here about the creation and inspiration of this piece.