Annunciation Piano Quintet is the 2nd Philip Glass commission for pianist Paul Barnes.
"meditative...striking...touchingly played by Barnes and the quintet, "Annunciation" is a romantic, late-period Glass masterwork." - Lincoln
Journal Star review of world premiere performance, Lied Center for Performing Arts, 4/17/18
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"You have a world-class pianist there in Paul Barnes. He's a pure piano virtuoso." - Philip Glass
New: Love & Death Lecture Recital
Love, Death, and Resurrection in the Musical Vision of Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, and Ancient Chant.
A Recital by pianist and chanter Paul Barnes
Inspired by the untimely passing of many of his closest friends, pianist and chanter Dr. Paul Barnes explores the profound musical treatment of love and death in the music of Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, and ancient byzantine chant. Glass wrote his 1992 opera Orphee after the death of his wife from cancer. The opera explores the timeless themes of sacrificial love and death. Likewise, Franz Liszt's monumental Ballade No.2 has multiple interpretations including the Orpheus legend. Juxtaposed between Barnes' own transcriptions of Glass's Orphee and the Liszt will be selected Greek Orthodox chant poignantly exploring these same themes of sacrificial love, a journey to the underworld, and ultimate resurrection.Upcoming Performances 2018
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| Feb 6 | Love, Death, and Resurrection in the Musical Vision of Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, and Ancient Chant | Cairn University, Philadelphia PA |
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| March 5 | Love, Death, and Resurrection in the Musical Vision of Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, and Ancient Chant | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ |
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| March 18 | Love, Death, and Resurrection in the Musical Vision of Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, and Ancient Chant | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC |
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| April 17 | World premiere of Philip Glass's Piano Quintet No.1 "Annunciation" with the Chiara String Quartet.Philip Glass Piano Concerto No.2 conducted by Tyler White | 7:30 p.m. Lied Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln, NE | |
| April 22 | East Coast premiere of Philip Glass Piano Quintet No.1 "Annunciation" with the Chiara String Quartet. | Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford CT |
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| April 29 | Philip Glass Piano Concerto No.2 with UNL Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Gallant | Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln NE |
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| May 12 | New York premiere of Philip Glass Piano Quintet No.1 "Annunciation" more... | 2:00 p.m. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, New York, NY |
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| May 26 | Love, Death, and Resurrection in the Musical Vision of Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, and Ancient Chant. Beacon Hill Concerts more... | 4:00 p.m., 119 Barn Road Stroudsburg, PA |
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| June 3 | Chamber Music Institute Faculty Recital | 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall Lincoln, NE |
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| June 20-24 | Love, Death, and Resurrection in the Musical Vision of Philip Glass, Franz Liszt, and Ancient Chant. | International Society for Orthodox Church Musicians National Conference, Minneapolis, MN |
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| July 3-15 | Amalfi Coast Music Festival ...more | Maiori, Italy |
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