FACULTY ARTIST CONCERT SERIES Musical Migration–Folk, Jazz, Classical?

Musical Migration — Folk, Jazz, Classical?

Presenting outstanding composers who brought their own heritage, combined with American traditions, to create exquisite chamber works: Frenchman Darius Milhaud who taught jazz legend Dave Brubeck; Argentinian Astor Piazzola, master of the tango; the Czech Antonin Dvořák who declared American music must be founded upon Negro melodies; and millennial composer Reena Esmail, born in Chicago, yet deeply connected to her ancestral land India.

Rebecca Sorley, piano
Susan Chan, viola
Tamara Thweatt, flute
Wendy Muston, harp
Vincent Meklis and Lisa Scott, violin
Yang Guo, viola
Perry Scott, cello