Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents
Faculty Recital (Benjamin Hochman, piano) and Resonance album release concert
Friday, November 8, 2024
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
A special concert celebrating Benjamin Hochman's new album
In all roles, from soloist to chamber musician to conductor, Benjamin Hochman regards music as vital and essential. Composers, fellow musicians, orchestras, and audiences recognize his deep commitment to insightful programming and performances of quality. A winner of Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Career Grant, Hochman performs at venues and festivals across the globe. He is a Steinway Artist and a Lecturer at Bard College Berlin.
The event, which takes place on November 8, 2024 starting at 7:00pm in the Bitó Conservatory Building, will begin with a reception followed by a piano concert of Hochman’s new album Resonance in the Conservatory Performance Space.
Reception: 7:00pm
Concert: 7:30pm
Hochman describes the program as "a journey from darkness to light, a study in contrasts that nevertheless finds resonance across the centuries, ultimately finding transcendence and even triumph'.
This concert is free and open to the public.
Program
Ludwig Van Beethoven 1770–1827
Piano Sonata No.30 in E Op.109
Josquin Desprez c.1450/55–1521
arr. Charles Wuorinen 1938–2020
Ave Christe
George Benjamin b.1960
Shadowlines
John Dowland 1563–1626
set by William Byrd 1543–1623
Pavana Lachrymae MB 54 (after John Dowland’s pavan for lute Lachrimae P.15)
Ludwig Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat Op.110
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space