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Bravo and Brava for Paris Between the Wars 1918-1939 at APSU

By Bill Larson | September 15, 2009 |

When you think about Paris, you can’t help but to think of the arts. In addition to the wonderful paintings from that period, Paris was also the center of what amounts to a perfect storm in music. The rise of Jazz in America had reached Paris with the influx of Americans musicians, after the end of the first World War. That was what was showcased during the Dimension’s New Music Series a free concert hosted by the Austin Peay Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. The evenings program delved into the wonderful music that came out of the city of Paris Between the Wars: 1918-1939.

Patricia Halbeck playing the Noble and Sentimental Waltzes by Maurice Ravel

The first set featured Maurice Ravel’s Noble and Sentimental Waltzes, which were a look back at a France that could no longer exist after that city passed through the maelstrom of the first world war.

Patricia Halbeck takes her seat and The piano starts to play a series of almost harsh and somewhat discordant notes with an upbeat refrain hinting at that innocence that was lost never to be found again.

Stanley Yates playing the Twelve Études for Guitar by Heitor Villa-Lobos

She was followed by Stanley Yates who played a selection from Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, his Twelve Études for Guitar which was written in 1928. In his playing You could hear the intertwining of European and Latin sounds and rhythms.

“To some degree, his guitar works also pay homage to Chopin, whose piano etudes were clearly the model for Villa-Lobos’s Estudos for Guitar. These are true concert Études for the guitar and, like the Chopin works, are meant for the stage; they are not limited to the status of mere pedagogical tools. Villa-Lobos’s Estudos also represent an attempt, consciously or subconsciously, to legitimatize the guitar as a concert instrument and raise it to the level of the piano…”

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Dimension Concert Series returns with music from Paris between the wars

September 9, 2009 |

For artists living in the years between World War I and World War II, only one city mattered – Paris. Ernest Hemingway scribbled down short stories in its cafes. Pablo Picasso hurried down theChamps-Élysées with paint-stained fingers to make a dinner party.

The great figures of all artistic genres came and worked in the city. But what inspired them? Maybe it was the music, created by other artists seeking the inspiration provided by Paris.

That eclectic blend of music will be the focus of the next Dimensions New Music Series Concert, “Paris Between the Wars: 1919 – 1939.” The free concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 14 in the APSU Concert Hall, will feature works by a wide range of musicians swept up by the city’s creativity.

The APSU Concert Hall

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APSU Holiday Music Concert charms overflow crowd

By Turner McCullough Jr. | December 11, 2008 |

The  APSU Music Department’s Christmas Holiday  concert, “Do You Hear What I Hear” opened to an overflow capacity crowd of enthusiastic music lovers. The buzz in the Music Hall’s air  was infectious. It proved a perfect aperitif to the performance that would unfold.

The guest artist of the evening was acoustic guitar specialist, Paul Carrol Binkley, a renown musician in his own right, and president of Grand Vista Music. He has served as music director for the Tennessee Repertory Theatre, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, the Mockingbird Theatre, the Nashville Children’s Theatre and Coterie Theatre in Kansas City.   His artistry was delightfully blended with the talents of the  music faculty, resulting  in a simply sublime holiday music  showcase. «Read the rest of this article»

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Classical concert showcases APSU faculty

November 16, 2008 |

APSU professors Emily Hanna Crane and Jeanette Zyko will present a recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. This performance is sponsored by the Austin Peay State University Department of Music and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.

The recital will feature the violin and oboe with accompaniment provided by pianist Anne Glass. The group will perform works by Bach, Schubert and Massenet.

Crane is assistant professor of violin and viola and coordinator of orchestral strings at APSU. She has performed several solo, chamber and orchestral concerts across North America, Taiwan and Europe. Her orchestral experience includes the Valley, Texas, Jacksonville, Fla., and Columbus, Ga., Symphony Orchestras. «Read the rest of this article»

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APSU Percussion Ensemble Halloween Concert: delightful wonder

By Turner McCullough Jr. | October 31, 2008 |

APSU’s Department of Music annual Halloween music showcase was filled with a delightful world tour and musical tributes. Halloween costumes of all ilks festooned the ensemble members. Percussion instruments were definitely the focus of the evening.

The annual APSU Percussion Ensemble Halloween Concert lived up to its reputation as a lively music entertainment value for young and not-so young. From drums and human percussion to oboes and xylophones and tambourines, to wooden blocks and ceramic bowls, sounds were produced by means both wondrous and extraordinary. «Read the rest of this article»

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