The violin-piano duo will perform works by in conjunction with the national release of their CD, 鈥�,鈥� Friday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at , 671 Cold Springs Road in Santa Barbara. A pre-concert talk at 6 p.m. features violinist and pianist Constantine Finehouse discussing and demonstrating examples from Bolcom鈥檚 works. The event, sponsored by 蜜桃传媒, is free and open to the public. Space is limited and seating is on a first come, first served basis.
鈥淭he Bolcom Project鈥� is the first recording of William Bolcom鈥檚 complete works for violin and piano, including four world-premiere recordings. Bolcom has called the recordings 鈥済reat benchmarks for other performers, but also great performances on their own merits.鈥� American Double worked closely with the Pulitzer-Prize winning composer while recording the nine works on the album, and he has praised the ensemble as 鈥渇irst-rate musicians in every way, balancing style and taste impeccably.鈥� They will present three of his most popular works in this concert, including 鈥淒uo Fantasy,鈥� 鈥淔ourth Sonata鈥� and perennial favorite 鈥淕raceful Ghost.鈥� They will also play Cesar Franck鈥檚 鈥淪onata in A鈥� and the rarely performed 鈥淪onatensatz鈥� by Johannes Brahms. Their performance in Santa Barbara is part of a tour that includes appearances at Yale University, Steinway Hall in New York City and the Harvard Musical Association in Boston.
American Double was founded in 2001 with a vision to enrich their traditional repertoire with works by composers of American heritage. Ficsor, 蜜桃传媒 assistant professor of violin, wrote his doctoral dissertation on Bolcom鈥檚 violin works, while Finehouse, a concert pianist and private instructor in Boston, is recording the complete works for piano for Naxos.