An afternoon soiree and lecture recital at the Long Island Museum!
About the event
Afternoon Soirée and Lecture Recital:
Schumann’s Quintet: HERITAGE AND HOPE
featuring Baron Fenwick, acclaimed pianist and Doctor of Musical Arts
ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Quintet, Op.44
I. Allegro brillante
II. In Modo d'una Marcia. Un poco largamente.
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Trio I - Trio II
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
About the Speaker
Baron Fenwick, pianist and educator, is currently a student at The Juilliard School pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts. He received his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Mannes School of Music, where he graduated with the Felix Salzer Theory Award and the Steinway Piano Award. As a Teaching Fellow at Juilliard, he currently teaches courses in Keyboard Sight-reading and Music Theory. Originally from North Carolina, he lives in New York City where he maintains an active performance career. Among his recent collaborators include composers Matthew Aucoin, Caroline Shaw, Lowell Liebermann, and Julia Wolfe, and his debut CD with violinist Isabella Li Lao was recently released by Naxos Music. His performances have been greeted with acclaim in many venues including last year in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium as a featured solo improviser for the Cecilia Chorus of New York. In addition to a private teaching studio, he is a weekly staff pianist for Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program.
