June 2017
“The Poetry of Places” Recital and Workshop at CSUF
California State University Fullerton New Music presents: The Poetry of Places: InterArt Collaborative Projects Summer Symposium 3-6PM Concert 7:30 PM Cal State Fullerton School of Music June 28th, 2017 Room 120, Recital Hall CSUF Performing Arts Center 3-9PM Free and open to the public http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/aboutus/visitors.php Guest artists present The Poetry of Places, Image-Music-Text, SONIC VISION: Nadia Shpachenko, pianist and Jack Van Zandt, composer Cory Hills, percussionist and Pamela Madsen, composer Carolyn Yarnell, composer, visual artist 3PM Nadia Shpachenko, pianist and…
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“The Poetry of Places” Recital in Beverly Hills
Private event, RSVP required: Solo Recital "The Poetry of Places." New works inspired by buildings by Amy Beth Kirsten, Hannah Lash, James Matheson, Harold Meltzer, Lewis Spratlan, and Jack Van Zandt. Also on the program are performances by The Los Angeles Belles, featuring a new work by Amy Gordon and more. More information about Nadia's "Poetry of Places" program 619 Mountain Drive Beverly Hills, CA Tickets are $25 Tickets are limited so RSVP now to: info@losangelesbelles.com.
Find out more »World Premiere of WINDOWS by Gernot Wolfgang
World premiere of WINDOWS for clarinet, bassoon & piano in Beverly Hills, CA Clarinetist Gary Gray, bassoonist Judith Farmer and pianist Nadia Shpachenko will perform the world premiere of WINDOWS during a chamber music concert at the 2017 Beverly Hills International Music Festival. 8:00 pm at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. Also on the program will be works by Beethoven, Chopin, Rota and Schurmann. More information
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Recording “The Poetry of Places” album at Skywalker Sound
Recording “The Poetry of Places” album at Skywalker Sound. The album is scheduled to be released in Spring 2019 on the Reference Recordings label. This CD will feature 8 World Premiere recordings of compositions by award-winning American composers Amy Beth Kirsten, Hannah Lash, James Matheson, Harold Meltzer, Andrew Norman, Lewis Spratlan, Nina C. Young, and Jack Van Zandt. Each musical work was inspired by a unique building: American Visionary Art Museum (Baltimore, MD), Aaron Copland’s House (Cortlandt, NY), House on…
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Performance of Meltzer and Arensky at CPP Fall Conference
Performance of Harold Meltzer's In Full Sail and Anton Arensky's An der Quelle from The Fountain of Bakhchisaray at Cal Poly Pomona Fall Conference Photo by fuzzygalore.com
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Collaborative and solo recital with Megan Ihnen
A NEW MUSIC RECITAL FEATURING MUSIC BY GEORGE N. GIANOPOULOS, YURI ISHCHENKO, JOHN CAGE, AND CHRISTIAN CAREY PERFORMED BY MEZZO-SOPRANO MEGAN IHNEN & PIANIST NADIA SHPACHENKO Program: Piano Sonata No. 6 by Yury Ishchenko Three Songs, Op. 7 (2007) by George N. Gianopoulos The poetry of the turn-of-the-century Manhattanite Dorothy Parker sets the tone for my Three Songs, Op. 7 for -Soprano & Piano. Parker’s acidic wit and sass, tongue-in-cheek sentimentality and clever wordplay pervade each of the three poems…
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Solo and Collaborative performances at Peter Yates and Friends
Featuring Peter Yates, Buzz Gravelle, Walter Marsh, guitars Nadia Shpachenko, piano Isaac Schankler, accordion Alexandra Grabarchuk, voice Cynthis Fogg, viola Tom Flaherty, cello Program Tango: Nightclub 1960 by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Peter Yates, guitar, Isaac Schankler, accordion Wild Night (2017) by Peter Yates (b. 1953) Four Miniatures by Eberhard Werdin (1911-1991) Peter Yates, Buzz Gravelle and Walter Marsh, guitars Concerto by Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) Peter Yates, guitar, Nadia Shpachenko, harpsichord Piano Sonata No. 6 (2006) by Yuri Ishchenko (b. 1938)…
Find out more »Nadia Shpachenko at Classical Underground
November Night! this coming Monday, the 13th @ 8 p.m. Music & Arts in the Studio @ Alexey Steele Grand Atelier Acclaimed contemporary pianist and multiple-Grammy nominee Nadia Shpachenko-Gottesman returns to CU with the Piano Sonata #6 of Yuri Ishchenko, a key figure of contemporary Ukrainian music. Plus a curious gem by Tchaikovsky contemporary Antonin Arensky: his own transcription of his cantata, The Fountain of Bakhchisaray. Guitarist and composer Donovan Butez will play a selection of his own works, joined…
Find out more »“Airdancing” and “Igor to Please” by Tom Flaherty at Clarke Memorial Recital
Cal Poly Pomona music faculty, staff, students, and alumni perform a variety of works for piano. Funds raised support piano scholarships. Performers include Nadia Shpachenko, Kevin Garnica, Vernon Snyder, Yafei Lin, Michael Jung, Melinda Hovsepian, Sophia Lin, Michael Tran, Long Yu, Joshua Tessler, Katherine Cabula, Andres Paredes, Matt Borgialli, Ilka Bradvica, Claire Kim, and Adrianna Curcio Rizzato Tickets $15 general and $10 student are available online at csupomona.tix.com or at the Dr. Andrew G. Chong Box Office #24-188 weekdays 12-1:00pm…
Find out more »Solo Recital “The Poetry of Places” at CMEOC
Nadia Shpachenko, piano, toy piano, voice All 21st century works on this program were written for Nadia Shpachenko Program Selections from Shpachenko’s “Poetry of Places” program featuring works inspired by diverse places. Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) New York Skyline, W 407 (1939) Harold Meltzer (b. 1966) In Full Sail (2016, rev. 2017) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Pagodes from Estampes (1903) Amy Beth Kirsten (b. 1972) h.o.p.e. (2016) James Matheson (b. 1970) To Sky from Alone, in Waters Shimmering and Dark (2016) Jack…
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