CALENDAR Nov. 2002

MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN PIANO

291 Broadway NY, NY 10007

 

www.museumforpianos.org

212 406-5241

The first

Early Keyboard Week  in New York

Opening reception and guided tour of

“THOSE WONDERFUL UPRIGHT PIANOS”

 a new exhibit just assembled and added to our existing exhibit

 

A rare opportunity to hear a 1868  Steinway Square Piano with a 1692 Stradivarius Violin (Jenny Lin and Brennan Sweet)

 

Jenny Lin and Brennan Sweet Recital (Violin—Piano)

 

Steven Masi Piano (World and New York Premiers)

 

Guided Tour of the Exhibit

 

Ken Cooper: Recital on the Harpsichord

Works of  D. Scarlatti

 Master Class on the Harpsichord with Ken Cooper

Participants for the Master Class invited to bring pieces related to

“Baroque Style and Ornamentation”

 

Conversation with Rosalyn Tureck

 

Steinway Square piano 1868: a close look with K. Detrich

Similarities in the American Square and the Viennese Forte Piano

 

Audrey Axinn: Recital on Forte Pianos

“A Portrait of Clementi” in honor of his 250th Birthday

 

Guided practice on the Forte Piano by Audrey Axinn

Master Class on the Forte Piano by Audrey Axinn

Participants for the Master Class invited to present repertoire from the Classical era with a range up to five and one half octave

 

Early Keyboard Forum and background information on the

Pergolesi Opera

 

“La Serva Padrona” (1733) a short comic Opera by Pergolesi with

Kathy and Nick Titakis, Paul Eisemann

Accompanied on the Harpsichord by Taya Shumerina

Nov. 18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov. 21

 

Nov. 22

 

 

 

Nov. 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov. 24

Monday 5:30 PM

 

 

 

               6: 30 PM

 

 

                7 PM

 

Thursday 7 - 8:30 PM

 

Friday      6—7 PM

 

                7—8:30 PM

 

Saturday 10—12 PM

 

 

 

                12—1 PM

 

                 2—3 PM

                 3—5 PM

 

                 6 - 7: 30 PM

 

 

Sunday     9—10 :30 AM

               10:30—12:30 PM

 

 

 

                 1:30—2:45 PM

 

 

                  3 — 4 PM

The instructors:

Rosalyn Tureck is “The First Lady of Bach”, Founder Dir. Tureck Bach Research Foundation

Audrey Axinn is a Faculty member at The Juilliard School where she teaches collaborative piano and fortepiano.

Ken Cooper from the Manhattan of Music where he is Chair of the Harpsichord Department

Kalman Detrich Exec. Dir of the Museum of American Piano

 

 

The instruments

Replica of a French harpsichord (ca 1736) by Paul Maurici

Reproduction of a Stein (1784) 5 octave Forte piano by Philip Belt (1989)

Mc Nully reproduction of a Walter 5 octave piano,

An original Broadwood (68 keys) grand from 1804,

An original Clementi square (68 keys) from 1794

 

 

Fees:

Before Nov. 8 and for members: Participation for the event and the Master classes: $100, Auditing only the Master Classes and participating in the other programs: $50. Individual tickets for the concerts: $ 25

After Nov. 8 and for non-members: add 20% to the above

 

 

Participating Hotel:

Cosmopolitan Hotel, Chambers St. & West Broadway

888 895-9400 www.cosmohotel.com $120 per Night .

 

 

Post-weekend

activities:

Guided practice on some of the early keyboards and lecture for visiting classes, teachers, the general public and individual pianist

Nov. 25-29

10 - 4 PM

Closed Thanks Giving Day

Permanent

 Exhibit

The evolution of the piano until ca 1850

Self guided tour: 10-4 Pm.

Lecture  & demonstration: by appointment.

 

Open

Monday-Saturday

Closed: Nov. 28, Dec. 24, Jan. 1

Noon time music

ANA RODRIGUEZ: Classical pieces by Spanish Composers

Noriko Suzuki (Classical Piano).

Jose Leon: (Classical Piano)

Jeong-Hwa Park (Classical Piano)

Nov. 7

Nov. 13

Nov. 14

Nov. 22

Thursday         12:05—1 PM

Wednesday      12:05—1 PM

Thursday         12:05—1 PM

Friday              12:05—1 PM

Evening Program

Vine and Cheese

Eric Lewis (History of Jazz Piano, part 3).

Nov. 14

 

 

Thursday        5:30 — 6 PM

                        6 —7:30 PM

Morning course

Saturday 9 Am

 Professional Furniture Polishing .

 

Nov.

2,9,16,

30

Saturdays        9 — 12:30 AM

Evening course

Tuesdays, Wednesdays

 

Professional Piano tuning and repair.

       Lecture on understanding how the piano works, open to the public.

 

        Hands on training for the registered students in the program.

 

Nov.

5,6

12,13

19,20

26,27

Tuesdays            6—7 PM

Wednesdays       6— 7 PM

 

 

Tuesdays             7—10 PM

Wednesdays        7—10 Pm

 

RESERVATION FOR THE EARLY KEYBOARD WEEK

PROGRAMS IS A MUST SINCE THERE ARE ONLY 60 SEATS