Program examples
Improvisation, Impromptus & More:
This program is a celebration of the spontaneity of music as a living, breathing experience. Central to this aim are improvised interludes, created in the moment, guided by emotional connection and the echoes of Schubert’s Impromptus. These interludes are transitions serving as conversations between past and present, tradition and invention. They draw from modern influences, shifting between genres, moods, structure, and tonal colors, all while staying true to the spirit of the original works.
Each connection, whether through a shared key or a melodic fragment, forms a thread in a larger musical patchwork. What emerges is a fluid & and unpredictable, deeply personal journey. It’s a reminder that classical music is alive, and it speaks differently each time we listen. This program invites you into that dialogue to hear with an open heart.
Schubert: Impromptus Op. 90 with Improvised Interludes in-between.
George Walker: Sonata No. 1
Ted Hearne: Study Buddy Etude
Bach/Baroque Themed Program:
This journey through time explores how Bach and the Baroque era continue to breathe through the music that followed. The program traces the echoes of Baroque form, gesture, texture, and spirit as they evolve into the clarity and lyricism of classical expression. These works were selected for both their contrast and the way they establish connections, whether through a harmonic turn, a melodic contour, a structural concept, or the underlying thematic development that evolves and transforms.
This program blurs the lines between eras, inviting you to hear the continuity, the conversation across generations. It’s a reminder that music isn’t frozen in history and that it evolves, adapts, and speaks in every age. By listening to these pieces as one unfolding, timeless dialogue, we begin to feel the lineage of style alongside the shared human impulse to create, to express, and to reach for something lasting.
Liszt: Variations on Bach's Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S. 180 - Franz Liszt
Bach Preludes, Hindemith Fugues and Improvised Interludes
Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in a-flat major, Op. 110
Standard Program:
Scarlatti: Sonata in E major, K.380
Beethoven: Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31
Brahms: Rhapsody No. 2 in G minor, Op. 79
Scriabin: Etude No. 1 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 2
Scriabin: Prelude for the Left Hand, Op. 9
Scriabin: Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30