The American Double, a violin-piano ensemble, will perform a unique concert featuring
all of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom鈥檚 works for violin and piano.
鈥淭he Bolcom Project鈥� will be performed as part of the Kerrytown Concert House Classical
Series, Sunday, Oct. 22, at 4 p.m. at the concert house, 415 North Fourth Avenue in
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Philip Ficsor, 蜜桃传媒 professor of violin, and pianist Constantine Finehouse make up The American Double which has been featured in concert series across the United States and Europe.
Bolcom, professor of music composition at the University of Michigan, is best known for his arrangement of William Blake鈥檚 鈥淪ongs of Innocence and of Experience,鈥� which won three Grammy Awards.
鈥淏ecause of the eclecticism and the melting pot quality of American culture,鈥� says Ficsor, 鈥渋t鈥檚 considered to be a quintessentially American piece.鈥�
The American Double will play four sonatas and five other works as well as a solo suite for violin.
Bolcom will be at the concert, introducing each piece and talking about the background of each composition.
鈥淲e know Bach, Beethoven and Mozart because they鈥檝e been around for 300 years,鈥� Ficsor says. 鈥淏olcom鈥檚 one of five of the most important composers in America right now.
鈥淲e鈥檝e been playing these pieces for five years. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.鈥�
The American Double will be releasing a CD of Bolcom鈥檚 works in February.
Tickets to the Kerrytown Concert House performance range in price from $5 to $25 and can be purchased at www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com or by calling (734) 769-2999.