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Sunny Knable’s CD release “American Variations”Thursday, January 26 | 8:00pm |
Richard Cionco, piano
D'Vorah Bailey, soprano
Sarah Carrier, flute
Joe Drew, trumpet
Ian Flatt, cello
Sunny Knable, piano
Alex Nguyen, trumpet
The Dynamic Motion String Quartet
Composer/pianist Sunny Knable gives CD Release Concert of “American Variations” on Centaur Records. Performers include esteemed pianist Richard Cionco, praised by Donal Henahan of the New York Times for his "sensitive pianism"; Dynamic Motion String Quartet; and others. Knable’s unique blend of Americana and post-modern eclecticism has won him numerous awards and adored performances worldwide. Fans of Copland, Bernstein, or Gershwin would not leave disappointed, nor would the more modern crowd, whose sensibilities are accustomed to composers like John Corigliano, Frederick Rzewski and Jennifer Higdon. Come join him for this evening of tuneful and vital new classical music.
All pieces by Sunny Knable:
"Chase!" for violin and piano
"Harlem Cycle" for soprano and piano, on poetry by Langston Hughes
"Grimm's Hood" for 2 trumpets, piano and percussion
"Trio" for flute, cello and piano
"American Variations" for solo piano
"Bartok in Brooklyn" for string quartet plus piano
