First (mini) Recital..
I’m planning on playing quite a few recitals during my graduate studies (there’s just so much music I want to perform), and I’ve begun putting together different program ideas. The first recital I want to do will include piano music from my favorite composers: Pieces Froides: Trois Danses de Traves - Erik Satie Dream - John Cage Midnight winds of London - Harold Budd Suite for Toy Piano - John Cage Opening - Philip Glass I feel like it’s becoming a little cliche to put “Opening” as the opener for a percussion recitals these days, but I still really like the piece and it has some significance to me. So, to avoid being cliche I will close my recital with it… clever, right? I may also try to get another grad student here to work on Piano Phase so that I can include it and add a duo piece to the program… otherwise I need to find another piece. Maybe something by Babbitt. I’m interested in what the (few) followers I have think about this idea.