Classical piano concert, “Kaleidoscope” program 

Sunday, September 18, 2022 – 3 pm

Classical piano concert, “Kaleidoscope” program.

Michael Arnowitt’s new program Kaleidoscope takes the listener on a stimulating journey through rich and colorful musical landscapes. He will perform imaginative music by Bach, Debussy, Lutoslawski, the British composer George Benjamin, and a selection of the widely-praised piano études of Ligeti that have been among the most talked about classical compositions of recent decades. The featured music on the program are four pieces by the present-day Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva, whose absorbing music Michael Arnowitt is championing and trying to raise awareness of in North America. The pianist will also perform his Burana Bop, a jazz arrangement of musical material drawn from Carl Orff’s famous Carmina Burana, inspired by 13th century medieval secular poetry.  Burana Bop has consistently received enthusiastic positive comments from audiences since its premiere in early 2021. Altogether, Kaleidoscope offers a lively concert experience that nicely balances serious and lighter fare with evocative music at turns enchanting, rambunctious, stirring, and joyful.
 

SVA would like to thank following sponsors:
Analog Cycles, Hermit Hill Books, East Poultney General Store, Williams
Hardware, Stewart’s Shops, R. K. Miles, Poultney Rotary Club. Thanks to the Poultney Recreation Committee for financial support of summer programming dance, music and art classes for children.