The music of Palestrina is a divine invitation into this evening of influences and inspirations. Visionary composer Astor Piazzolla revolutionized the Argentinian tango, single-handedly inventing an irresistibly seductive, transfixing mélange, with Poulenc’s jaunty neo-classical dialogue between cello and piano providing an alluring contrast. Written when he was still a teenager, Josef Suk’s exuberant piano quartet was the result of an assignment from his teacher, Antonín Dvořák. Though he had written other works, Suk promptly numbered it his Op. 1, signaling that he was now a mature composer moving into his own musical milieu.
6:30PM PRELUDE TALK & DANCE DEMONSTRATION by Alberto Ramos Cordero (Co-Founder, The Cleveland Tango School)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
“Dominus Jesus in qua nocte”
Astor Piazzolla
History of Tango
Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Josef Suk
Piano Quartet in A Minor
