Piano Spheres: Nic Gerpe: Islands

Date: November 4, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Venue: Thayer Hall at the Colburn School
200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 + Google Map

Tickets $25
https://pianospheres.org/event/nic-gerpe-islands/

When you grow up on an island, what matters is how you stand to the sea.
– Roddy Doyle

But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?
– Joshua Slocum

Islands evoke myriad vivid impressions and captivate our imaginations. As places of stunning beauty, mystery, and isolation, “where the contours of the land itself form a kind of sinewy poetry,” countless associations come with the very mention of the word. Islands conjure a range of emotions and flights of fancy, from images of wild, exotic natural wonders, to metaphorical and spiritual connections. In this program, Nic Gerpe will present a range of colorful and evocative pieces which explore the many aspects and connotations of islands, from the imaginary landscapes of Almeida Prado’s Ilhas to Thomas Osborne’s poetic and virtuosic And The Waves Sing Because They Are Moving. The program will include captivating works by Donnacha Dennehy, Salina Fisher and Christopher Cerrone, and will feature world premieres of “30 for 30” Piano Spheres commissions by Robert Pollock, José-Luis Hurtado and Paul Moravec.

PROGRAM:
Almeida Prado – Ilhas (1973)
Robert Pollock – Maui Lifts Islands (2024)
World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission
Salina Fisher – Uchi Soto (内外) (2019)
Donnacha Dennehy – North Circular (2007), North Strand (2007), North Wall (2014)
Paul Moravec – Los Angeles Variations (2024)
World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission
Jose Luis Hurtado – Memories of 490 West End (2024)
World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn (2010)
Thomas Osborne – And The Waves Sing Because They Are Moving (2004)