by Eileen Gilligan | Aug 7, 2022 | Pieces
Regrets & Resolutions by Gary Schocker Regrets and Resolutions by Gary Schocker Gary Schocker American flute player is also a pianist, harpist, prolific composer and a talented teacher.Born into a musical family in Easton, Pennsylvania, Schocker began his musical...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jul 31, 2022 | Pieces
Concerto de Aranjuez: Adagio Theme by Joaquin Rodrigo Concerto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo 1901-1999 Joaquin Rodrigo was born on November 22, 1901 in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. At the age of three, Rodrigo contracted Diphtheria, due to which he almost lost his...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jul 31, 2022 | Pieces
Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy Clair de lune by claude debussy Claude Debussy was born as Achille-Claude Debussy. He is one of the most notable and influential French musical composers that has ever lived. At the turn of the 20th century he was one of the most...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jul 31, 2022 | Pieces
Schindler’s List by John Williams B ackground In a career that spans five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage. He has served as music director and laureate conductor of...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jul 13, 2022 | Pieces
Romance Op 23 by Amy Beach Background Known as the first female composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra (her “Gaelic” Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896), she was also one of the first U.S. composers to have her music be...
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