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Art Center Concert to Feature Works Composed for Performers

Jan. 22 concert by Samuel Magill and Beth Levin to also include sonata by "Boston group" composer.

 

Cellist Samuel Magill and pianist Beth Levin will perform a fascinating program of unusual and rarely-heard music along with the masterful Cello Sonata of Debussy, with its journey to a mysterious musical world of Impressionism mixed with Asian musical styles, at the Watchung Arts Center.

Bruch's Adagio on Celtic Melodies, a sentimental and touching tribute to Scotland, is seldom performed. Andrew Rudin’s Sonata, written last year for Mr. Magill and Ms. Levin, is a brilliant contemporary work which will keep you on the edge of your seats with its driving rhythms and constantly changing colors.

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Finally we resurrect the American past with an extremely rare reading of a sonata by Frederick Shepherd Converse, who was a part of the “Boston” group of composers in the late 19th and early 20th century. These musical pioneers established the first native born school of American composition and together produced a distinguished body of work. Come discover what makes this delightful and witty music uniquely American in spirit. Its tunes will stay with you long after the concert is over!

Performance will take place at 4 p.m. Jan. 22.  Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at WatchungArts.org for $16 advance sale, $20 ($18 for WAC members, $10 for students) at the door.

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