Name: Paul Smith Solo Piano Recital in San Rafael
Start: 2024-03-17T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-03-17T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Studio Fourth Street

Paul Smith Solo Piano Recital in San Rafael

College of Marin — Music

Emeritus faculty member, Paul Smith, performs a concert to benefit Contemporary Opera Marin.

Studio Fourth Street

Emeritus faculty member, Paul Smith, performs a concert to benefit Contemporary Opera Marin, the internationally recognized opera program of College of Marin.This program presents one of the greatest works of the classical piano literature - Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, opus 120, officially 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli.Based on a simple waltz by Anton Diabelli, noted Austrian composer and publisher of the first half of the 19th century, Beethoven was one of 51 composers commissioned by Diabelli to compose a variation on his waltz as a celebration of the cultural accomplishments of Austria's most noted musicians. Instead of one variation, Beethoven became intrigued by the many possibilities of this simple, 16 measure melody, and over a period of four years composed one of thelandmark works of the solo piano literature, perhaps only equaled by JS Bach's Goldberg Variations.In addition to the Beethoven variations, the program includes a small sampling of the other variations composed on the theme, as well as new variations commissioned for this concert by composers with strong ties to marin Count - Mark Volkert, Tara Flandreau, Ron Fein, and Jules Langert.Paul Smith has been serving the musical needs of Marin County for over 4 decades, including as solo performer, director of contemporary music ensembles, music director of the Mountain Play, classical DJ for KWMR, the public radio station in Point Reyes Station, and as director of Contemporary Opera Marin, the 25 year old internationally recognized opera company at College of Marin, for which this concert will benefit.

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