Dr. Marvin Rosen is available for performances, lecture recitals, and music history lectures for schools and various organizations.
He specializes in performances of late 20 and 21 century piano repertoire as well in the music of Alan Hovhaness.
You can contact Dr. Marvin Rosen at: mrosen@rider.edu
UPCOMING CONCERTS OR LECTURES
PAST EVENTS AND LECTURES
SATURDAY, September 15, 2018 - 7:00PM
and SUNDAY, September 16, 2018 - 3:00PM
PIANO BY NATURE
- Performances are held in the historic Hand House Parlor
River Street,
Elizabethtown
NY
One of the oldest private Princeton Music Clubs, The Music Club of Princeton includes performing members as well as music lovers. The club meets 9 times a year at a private location around Princeton for concerts. The Club also sponsors a Scholarship fund for young performers.
Marvin Rosen - piano
Program:
Northern Lights (2002)
Karen Tanaka (Japan) (1961-)
To Solace My Heart (2011)
Rebecca Oswald (USA) (1958-)
Pieces 1-3 from “Impulses” (2007/2008)
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (Lithuania) (1973-)
Sephia Silhouette (1967)
Joelle Wallach (USA) (1946-)
When We Sat for Tea (2015)
Amanda Harberg (USA) (1973-)
Recomposed Scriabin (2016)
Jennifer Jolley (USA) (1981-)
Goodnight (2012)
Helen Jane Long (England) (1974-)
Private event - can attend only with an active membership or as a guest
CONTEMPORARY PIANO MINIATURES BY WOMEN COMPOSERS
SUNDAY, June 04, 2017 - 3:00PM
Marvin Rosen - piano
Program will include music by: Carlotta Ferrari, Amanda Harberg,
Gaby Kapps,
Rebecca Oswald,
Mary Ann Joyce Walter,
Ludmilla Yurina,
and others
One of the oldest private Princeton Music Clubs, The Music Club of Princeton includes performing members as well as music lovers. The club meets 9 times a year at a private location around Princeton for concerts. The Club also sponsors a Scholarship fund for young performers.
Marvin Rosen - piano
Program:
Requiem for Silenced Souls (2016)
Susan T. Nelson
Submerged (2007)
Dosia McKay
Waltz-Fantasy (1997)
Lauren Bernofsky
History (2014)
Beth Anderson
Waiting (2014)
Rain Worthington
The Rabbit-Melancholy (2010)
Dorothee Eberhardt
Frantic (2008)
Janet Gieck
Piece 1 from “Impulses” (2007/2008)
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė
Carousel (2000)
Sylvie Bodorova
Private event - can attend only with an active membership or as a guest
Included will be works by: Henry Cowell, Ludovico Einaudi, Carlotta Ferrari, Alan Hovhaness, Arvo Pärt, Ana Milosavljevic, and Arnold Rosner and others
Performance Workshop "Who’s Afraid of New Music?"
Sunday, May 4 2014 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
Tel: 609.924.9529 Admission is free
Piano music written in the 21st century from all over the world is the focus of this workshop presented by Marvin Rosen, faculty member of the Westminster Conservatory of Music and host and producer of WPRB’s “Classical Discoveries” program. A number of short complete works will be performed during the program. Marvin will be joined for several selections by pianist Alison Neely, director of the Honors Music Program at Westminster Conservatory in Princeton, NJ.
Included will be music by Ludovico Einaudi, Ana Milosavljevic, Arvo Pärt, Jaan Rääts, Valentin Silvestrov and others.
Also included will be the world premiere performance of "Waltz" for piano four-hands written for Marvin Rosen by American composer, Robert Moran.
Featured program:
The Castle at Sunrise (2003)
Jennifer Castellano (USA, 1981- )
Lavender Field (2000)
Karen Tanaka (Japan, 1961- )
Gentle Darkness (2002)
Amanda Sukarlan (Indonesia, 1968- )
Merindu Bali (Bali Yearning) (2003)
Betty Beath (Australia, 1932- )
Drymla (2000)
Haflidi Halldrimsson (Iceland, 1941- )
Reflections (2009)
Ana Milosavljević (Serbia, 1977- )
Pari intervallo (2008)
Arvo Pärt (Estonia, 1935- ) -
Piano Duo Venti Dita
The Earth Prelude (2011)
Ludovico Einaudi (Italy, 1955- )
Distant Bells (2008)
Andris Dzenītis (Latvia, 1978- ) -
Piano Duo Venti Dita
Ground Control (2008)
Graham Fitkin (England, 1963- ) -
Piano Duo Venti Dita
Waltz (2013) (World Premiere Performance, written for Marvin Rosen)
Robert Moran (USA, 1937- ) -
Piano Duo Venti Dita
Idée Fixe (2000)
René Eespere (Estonia, 1953- )
“4”, Op. 125 (2002)
Jaan Rääts (Estonia, 1932- )
Some selections above will not all be played in their entirety due to time restrictions
Performer and music educator Alison Neely is a resident of Princeton. She received a M.M. in Piano Performance from The Hartt School of Music and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. Her major teachers include Paul Rutman, Leonard Shure, and Sanda Schuldmann. In addition to performance of standard solo piano repertoire, her career interests have also included performances of Avant-garde vocal music, study of West African drumming, and work in Bioenergetics and Ideokinesis.
Ms Neely is a master teacher on the piano faculty of Westminster Conservatory of Music. She is the Director of The Honors Music Program, Westminster's pre-college school for gifted musicians. Her vision shaped its exceptional curriculum, which develops the complete musician through training towards artistry in performance, scholarship, and improvisation. Her students include performers and professors of music and dedicated amateurs.
Ms. Neely is a frequent clinician and adjudicator in the tri-state area. Formerly on the piano faculty of the Neighborhood School of Music in New Haven, she has served on the executive boards of New Jersey Music Teachers Association and Chamber Music Plus.
She is a new member of Piano Duo Venti Dita.
Community Without Walls, Inc. is an association of individuals and couples who desire a way of remaining in their communities as they age. The mission of the Community is to enhance and support the ability of each member to age well. To further this goal, the Community shall engage in activities which include social support, information, education and advocacy
Marvin Rosen survey of new music. Music Presented:
Einaudi, Ludovico (Italy, 1955- ) – Experience from “In a Time Lapse” (2013) – Ponderosa – cd 40
Farr, Gareth (New Zealand, 1968- ) – Te Papa (1998) – Morrison & Co. Trust -MMT 2026 Jarvlepp, Jan (Canada, 1953- ) – Garbage Concerto (1996) – BIS – CD-1052
Kilar, Wojciech (Poland,1932-2013) - Piano Concerto (1997) – Koch International Poland – 23033-2
Mirenzi, Franco Antonio (Italy, 1959- ) – Incantesimo (2004) – Piano Duo Venti Dita
Moran, Robert (USA, 1937- ) – “Look into My Eyes from the Opera, “Desert of Roses” (1992) – Innova-627
Mozetich, Marjan (Canada, 1948- ) – Affairs of the Heart (1997) – CBC Records – SMCD 5200
Sean O’Boyle (Australia, 1963- ) – Concerto for Didgeridoo (2003) – ABC Classics – 476 6288
Victoria Poleva (Ukraine, 1962- ) – No Man Is an Island (2006) – private recording
Jaan Raats (Estonia, 1932- ) – Concerto for Flute, Guitar and Orchestra, Op. 117 (2001) – Edition 49
Sandstrom, Jan (Sweden, 1954- ) – Motorbike Concerto (1988-89) – Phone Suecia – PSCD 87
Satoh, Somei (Japan, 1947- ) – Homa (1988) – New Albion -NA056CD
Silvestrov, Valentin (Ukraine, 1937- ) – Ikon (2004) – Estonian Record Productions – ERP 4611
Tabakova, Dobrinka (Bulgaria/England, 1980- ) – Concerto for Cello and Strings (2008) – ECM New Series – 476 4826
Tuur, Erkki-Sven (Estonia, 1959- ) – Raerituaal (2004) - Eesti Rahvusringhaaling – ERRCD005
Walshe, Jennifer (Ireland, 1974- ) – Becher – Diatribe – 6549 8385 0
SATURDAY, September 07, 2013 - 7:00PM
and SUNDAY, September 08, 2013 - 3:00PM
PIANO BY NATURE
- Performances are held in the historic Hand House Parlor
River Street,
Elizabethtown
NY
more information to come
THE MUSIC CLUB OF PRINCETON
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2013 - 8:00PM
Private Location
One of the oldest private Princeton Music Clubs, The Music Club of Princeton includes performing members as well as music lovers. The club meets 9 times a year at a private location around Princeton for concerts. The club also sponsors a Scholarship fund for young performers.
Marvin Rosen - piano
Featured program:
Gentle Darkness
Ananda Sukarlan (1968- )
Drymla
Haflidi Hallgrimsson (1941- )
Longing for time's faraway, vanishing things
Mindaugas Urbaitis (1952- )
Avian Adventures.
Jennifer Castellano (1981- )
The Castle at Sunrise
Jennifer Castellano
Cool Cats (Written for Marvin Rosen and his Cats)
Jennifer Castellano
The Earth Prelude
Ludovico Einaudi (1955- )
Nuvole Bianche
Ludovico Einaudi
Private event - can attend only with a an active membership or as a guest
The Playhouse on the Campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013 - 3:00PM
and
Art Gallery,
Mount Pleasant Public Library,
350 Bedford Rd.
Pleasantville, NY 10570
SUNDAY, JUNE 09, 2013 - 2:00PM
Child in the Garden - Contemporary music for Piano 4 Hands - Venti Dita Piano Duo
Piano Duo Venti Dita is Marvin Rosen and Jennifer Castellano
Included will be selections from the new CD as well as a couple of other works for piano 4 hands (including the recent version for piano duo of Arvo Part's Pari intervallo).
The CD includes music by Norman Dello Joio, Alan Hovhaness, Franco Antonio Mirenzi, Jennifer Castellano, Urmas Sisask, Morton Feldman, Andrew Rudin and Romualds Jermaks.
The program will also include works for solo piano by Ludovico Einaudi and Jennifer Castellano. Jennifer Castellano's piano piece Cool Cats written earlier this year for Marvin and his cats will be premiered on this concert as well.
Programs:
The Compact Disc will sell for $12 with 25% of the total CD sales donated to the Westminster Conservatory of Music Scholarship Fund.
One of the oldest private Princeton Music Clubs, The Music Club of Princeton includes performing members as well as music lovers. The club meets 9 times a year at a private location around Princeton for concerts. The Club also sponsors a Scholarship fund for young performers.
Marvin Rosen and Piano Duo Venti Dita
Program:
Dream (1990)
Jan Järvlepp (1953- ) MR
Reflections (2009)
Ana Milosavljević (1977-) MR
"Daydream" from Sketches (2009)
Jennifer Castellano
(1981- ) MR
Ko-Ola-U (1962)
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) (Piano Duo Venti Dita)
Die Spirale Symphonie”, Op. 68 (1998) (3 sections)
Urmas Sisask (Piano Duo Venti Dita)
"Poimitud spiraalid"
“Varbspiraalide rahu”
“Spiraalide korralagedus”
Piano Duo Venti Dita is Marvin Rosen and Jennifer Castellano
Private event - can attend only with an active membership or as a guest
Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital
CONTEMPORARY PIANO MINIATURES
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 - 3:00PM
Bristol Chapel of Westminster Choir College
Marvin Rosen - piano
Piano Duo "Venti Dita" - Marvin Rosen and Jennifer Castellano
PROGRAM
The Castle at Sunrise (2003)
Jennifer Castellano
Lavender Field (2000)
Karen Tanaka
Dream (1990)
Jan Järvlepp
Gentle Darkness (2002)
Amanda Sukarlan
Merindu Bali (Bali Yearning) (2003
Betty Beath
September Swale (1996)
Beth Anderson
Nuvole Bianche (2004)
Ludovico Einaudi
“Daydream” from “Sketches”(2009)
Jennifer Castellano
Violet” from “Spectrum” (2006)
Jennifer Castellano
Lullaby (2012)
Jennifer Castellano (Piano Duo Venti Dita)
Treshing Song(1996)
Romualds Jermaks (Piano Duo Venti Dita)
INTERMISSION
Obscured Temptations (2003)
Peter Machajdik
Reflections (2009)
Ana Milosavljević
Hymn 2001(2001)
Valentin Silvestrov
Die Spirale Symphonie”, Op. 68 (1998) (3 sections)
Urmas Sisask (Piano Duo Venti Dita)
"Poimitud spiraalid"
“Varbspiraalide rahu”
“Spiraalide korralagedus”
Short Meeting of Dark and Light (2003)
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Idée Fixe (2000)
René Eespere
Concentus(1995)
René Eespere
“4”, Op. 125 (2002)
Jaan Rääts
Ticket Information:
Free Admission
THE MUSIC CLUB OF PRINCETON
WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2012 - 8:00PM
Private Location
One of the oldest private Princeton Music Clubs, The Music Club of Princeton includes performing members as well as music lovers. The club meets 9 times a year at a private location around Princeton for concerts. The club also sponsors a Scholarship fund for young performers.
Marvin Rosen and Jennifer Castellano will be presenting piano solos and works for piano four hands
Program will be include:
The Castle at Sunrise
Jennifer Castellano
(1981-) MR
Psalm arr. Niccolo Athens
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) 4 hands
Selections from Spectrum:
Red
Jennifer Castellano JC
Orange
Indigo
Violet
Lullaby
Jennifer Castellano 4 hands
Incantesimo
Franco Antonio Mirenzi (1959-) 4 hands
Nuvole Biache
Ludovico Einaudi (1955-) MR
Threshing Song
Romulads Jermaks (1951-) 4 hands
Marvin Rosen and Jennifer Castellano – piano solo and piano four hands
Private event - can attend only with an active membership or as a guest
The Evergreen Forum
The Evergreen Forum is a volunteer organization under the auspices of the Princeton Senior Resource Center. All course fees go to PSRC for administrative costs, class materials and classroom space.
TREASURES OF EARLY MUSIC
Thursdays:10 a.m. to noon, 8 weeks beginning March 8 2012
Marvin Rosen, host of Classical Discoveries on WPRB, is back for a survey of early music to prove that there is much more to it than Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. In addition to music from Western European Countries, you will hear samples of reconstructed music going as far back as the time of King David, as well as works of women composers, music from the Turkish Court, Sephardic songs, and much more. An open mind, with a desire to hear a varied repertoire, is all that is required.
There are no prerequisites, weekly assignments or required reading. Of course, you will be given enough resources to further explore on your own if you so desire.
Tentative course syllabus
Week one
March 8, 2012
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
introduction and overview
Week two
March 15, 2012
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
Italian composers - 1
works of Francesco Cavalli, Giacomo Carissimi, Carlo Gesualdo, Francesco Landini, Alessandro Scarlatti, Ludovico Viadanna and others
Week three
March 22, 2012
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
Italian composers - 2
works of Johannes Ciconia, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Domenico Gabrielli, Claudio Merulo, Giacomo Antonio Perti, Barbara Strozzi and others
Week four
March 29, 2012
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
German/Austrian composers
works of Christoph Bernhard, Johann Joseph Fux, Hans Leo Hassler, Hildegard von Bingen, Reinhard Keiser, Franz Tunder and others
Week five
April 12, 2012
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
French composers
works of Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Clement Janequin, Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, Michel-Richard de Lalande, Guillaume de Machaut, Étienne Moulinié , trobairitz and others
Week six
April 19, 2012
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
Eastern European composers
including works by Nikolay Diletsky, Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki, Adam Jarzębski, Adam Michna, Marcin Mielczewski, Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky, Jan Dismas Zelenka, and others
Week seven
April 26, 2012
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
British Isle composers
works of John Blow, William Byrd, John Dowland, Daniel Purcell and others
Week eight
May 03, 2012
10:00 AM 12:00 AM
Summary
plus music from the Netherlands, Spain/New World, Balkan Rejon, Middle-East and other locations
Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers
At: Jacobs Music in Willow Grove PA.
1135 N. Easton Road
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 10:00am till 12:00pm
21st Century Piano Repertoire Workshop
Marvin Rosen will be presenting workshops featuring 21st Century Piano Repertoire together with this year’s commissioned composer for “New Jersey Music Teachers Association (NJMTA), Jennifer Castellano.
Jennifer will perform her own compositions and discuss her challenges as a visually and hearing-impaired musician. Jennifer and Marvin (Rosen - Castellano Duo) will be recording a CD of contemporary compositions for piano four-hands during the summer and will be presenting a few of these works during the upcoming workshops. The workshops will also include Marvin’s performances of new piano repertoire, which he intends to record soon.
If you are in the neighborhood of Willow Grove and are interested, please feel free to attend as a guest.
For more information about either of those workshops please e-mail me at: marvinarosen@gmail.com
Recital Hall of Westminster Conservatory (Princeton Hall)
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 10:30am till 12:30pm
21st Century Piano Repertoire Workshop
Marvin Rosen will be presenting workshops featuring 21st Century Piano Repertoire together with this year’s commissioned composer for “New Jersey Music Teachers Association (NJMTA), Jennifer Castellano.
Jennifer will perform her own compositions and discuss her challenges as a visually and hearing impaired musician. Jennifer and Marvin (Rosen - Castellano Duo) will be recording a CD of contemporary compositions for piano four-hands during the summer and will be presenting a few of these works during the upcoming workshops. The workshops will also include Marvin’s performances of new piano repertoire, which he intends to record soon.
If you are in the neighborhood of Princeton and are interested, please feel free to attend as a guest.
For more information about either of those workshops please e-mail me at: marvinarosen@gmail.com
Piano Teachers Forum
Friday, January 6, 2012
9:45 am
at Jacobs Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, 609-434-0222.
MARVIN ROSEN
- 21st Century Piano Literature
This lecture recital will focus on late elementary, intermediate and early advanced piano repertoire from all over the world. There will be music from such countries as Australia, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, New Zealand, Japan, Slovakia, the USA and many others. I am hopeful that this lecture recital will prove that there is a tremendous amount of new, exciting material for teachers to share with their students.
List of Piano Literature
Betty Beath (Australia, 1932 - ) – Merindu Bali (Bali Yearning) (2003) – Wirripang PTY Ltd. (keats@wirripang.com.au)
Early Advanced
If you have any additional questions regarding this lecture and resources you can contact me at:
e-mail: marvinarosen@gmail.com
Website: http://www.classicaldiscoveries.org
To commemorate the 100th-year anniversary of Alan Hovhaness' birth, Marvin Rosen will perform many of the composers solo piano works, plus 3 piano duets.
For the piano duets, he will be joined with special guest, JENNIFER CASTELLANO
Performance by pianist Marvin Rosen features the works of Alan Hovhaness in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Half-hour lunchtime performances presented by faculty from Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Rider University's Westminster College of the Arts.
Included will be solo works by Alan Hovhaness from 7 different decades plus 2 piano duets. Marvin will be joined by guest artist Jennifer Castellano in the piano duos.
This inspirational workshop will include performances of Ms. Castellano’s music by the studio of Marvin Rosen, music for piano duo performed by Marvin Rosen and Jennifer Castellano, and solo performances by our featured guest who is both visually and hearing impaired.
In addition, Jennifer will be interviewed about her life and challenges.
Featuring a range of works by the distinguished American composer, Alan Hovhaness (born March 8, 1911), one of the most prolific composers of all time.
PROGRAM
All of the selections below were composed by Alan Hovhaness
Slumber Song, Op. 52, No. 2
Mountain Dance No. 2, Op. 144b
Achtamar, Op. 64, No. 1
Adagio (imitating the tmpoog)
Allegro (imitating the kanoon and oud)
Marvin Rosen, Piano
Selections from “Yakamochi”, Op. 193
Prelude
Jhala
Suite for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 193
Andante
Largo
Moderato
Carol Vizzini, Cello
Kathy Shanklin, Piano (in Suite)
Sonata for Hichiriki and Sho (Oboe and Organ), Op. 171
Lento
Andante
Melissa Bohl, Oboe
Kathy Shanklin, Organ
Four songs, Op 242
Distant Lake of Sighs
Under a Byzantine Dome
In Earth Dawn Time
From High Armenia Mountain
Tim Urban, Baritone
Kathy Shanklin, Piano
INTERMISSION
Sonata for Flute, Op. 118
Andante
Allegro
Adagio
Kevin Willois, Flute
One of the oldest private Princeton Music Clubs, The Music Club of Princeton includes performing members as well as music lovers. The club meets 9 times a year at a private location around Princeton for concerts. Club also sponsors a Scholarship fund for young performers.
Marvin Rosen will present a 20 minute segment, performed in honor of the 100th Birthday of Alan Hovhaness on March 8, 2011. All of the selections below were composed by Alan Hovhaness
Featured program will be include:
Slumber Song, Op. 52, No. 2
Mountain Dance No. 2, Op. 144B
Orbit No. 2, Op. 102, No. 2
Achtamar, Op. 64 No. 1
Adagio (imitating the tmpoog)
Allegro (imitating the kanoon and oud)
Ghazal No. 1, Op. 36, No. 1
Macedonian Mountain Dance, Op. 144
Private event - can attend only with an active membership or as a guest
Meadow Lakes Retirement Community
at East Windsor, NJ
WOMEN COMPOSERS THROUGH THE AGES
8 weeks Course 2nd Tuesday each month, starting Tuesday November 10, 2009
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Tentative course syllabus
Lecture 1 – November 10, 2009
Overview and First Woman….
Lecture 2 – Jan. 12, 2010
American Women Composers
Lecture 3 – Feb 9, 2010
Western European Women Composers (England, France, Italy, Germany)
Lecture 4 – March 9, 2010
Cont. Western European Women Composers (England, France, Italy, Germany and miscellaneous)
Start Eastern European Women Composers
Lecture 5 – April 13, 2010
Cont. Eastern European Women Composers, and start Balkan Region Women Composers
Lecture 6 – May 11, 2010
Cont. Balkan Region, Near East, Far East
Start Australia, New Zealand Women Composers
Lecture 7 – June 9, 2010
Scandinavian Countries (Finland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Iceland)
Start Music of Americas (American Continent, excluding USA)
Lecture 8 – July 13, 2010
Cont. Music of Americas, Black Composers and Miscellaneous
WESTMINSTER CONSERVATORY AT NASSAU
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 12:15 pm
in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church
at 61 Nassau Street in Princeton, NJ.
Piano Music from Estonia
Marvin Rosen, piano
Marvin will present music by: Urmas Sisask, Raimo Kangro, Jaan Raats and others.
Westminster Conservatory at Nassau recitals are held on the third Thursday of the month, September to May (except December) at 12:15 p.m. in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church at 61 Nassau Street in Princeton.
These half-hour lunchtime recitals feature performances by Westminster Conservatory faculty members. Free admission.
The Evergreen Forum
The Evergreen Forum is a volunteer organization under the auspices of the Princeton Senior Resource Center. All course fees go to PSRC for administrative costs, class materials and classroom space.
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AMERICAN MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES
8 Weeks Course March 10 - April 28, 2010 -
01:30PM - 03:30PM
This course focus on American music from its earliest years through the present day.
Included will be many listening examples by not just the well-known figures of American music such as Aaron Copland, Charles Ives and Leonard Bernstein for example, but by the lesser known figures as well.
Following the first introductory week, each class will focus on works composed during a specific time period, with the final class being totally devoted to music of the 21st century.
A large variety of music will be presented during each class as well as a listening list.
An open mind, with a desire to hear a large variety of repertoire, is all that is required. There are no prerequisites, weekly assignments or required reading. Of course, you will be given enough resources to further explore on your own if you so desire.
Tentative course syllabus
Week one: introduction and overview
Week two: the early days through 1920
including works of Amy Beach, William Billings, John Alden Carpenter,, George Whitefield Chadwick, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Edward MacDowell and Horatio Parker
Week three: 1921 through 1940
including works of George Antheil, Samuel Barber, Henry Cowell, Ruth Crawford Seeger, George Gershwin, Howard Hanson, Carl Ruggles and Roger Sessions
Week four: 1941 through 1960 (part one)
including works of Leonard Bernstein, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Paul Creston, David Diamond, Lou Harrison and Alan Hovhaness<
Week five: 1941 through 1960 (part two) including works of Peter Mennin, Leo Ornstein, Harry Partch, Vincent Persichetti, Walter Piston, Quincy Porter, William Grant Still and Virgil Thomson
Week six: 1961-1980
including works by Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, George Crumb, Norman Dello Joio, Philip Glass and Frederic Rzewski
Week seven: 1981-2000 including works of William Bolcom, Henry Brant, Aaron Jay Kernis, Libby Larson, Arnold Rosner, Christopher Rouse, Joseph Schwantner, George Walker and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Week eight: the 21st century
including works of John Adams, Gloria Coates, Carson Cooman, Derek Bermel, Michael Daugherty, Eric Ewazen, Nancy Galbraith, Jennifer Higdon, Robert Moran and Paul Moravec
Presented series of lectures: "The Voices Behind The Walls" in spring and early summer of 2009
for: Dorothea House in Princeton, Meadow Lakes Retirement Community at East Windsor, NJ. Monroe Village Retirement Community at Monroe Township, NJ. in spring and early summer of 2009
The Voices Behind The Walls: Caterina Assandra, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Sulpitia Cesis, Isabella Leonarda, and Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana, are only a few names of nuns that lived and composed music all their life behind the walls of the Italian Cloisters during the Baroque Period. Often in defiance of orders from their male superiors they wrote high quality music that is becoming better known in recent years. This is thanks to a number of excellent recordings as well as to a heightened awareness of women's contributions to musical life through the centuries.
Dr. Marvin Rosen teaches piano and Music History at Westminster Conservatory in Princeton and is also host of the popular ASCAP award winning radio program “Classical Discoveries” heard on WPRB, 103.3FM in Princeton.
As a big supporter of women composers, he will be talking about one of his favorite subject – music of the Italian nuns of the Baroque, their lives, works and obstacles that they encountered. Also included will be audio samples of their incredible and glorious music.
A list of resources will be provided for those that wish to explore this subject further.
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM (concert starts at 8:00)
Concert & Pot Luck Dinner
will present
Marvin Rosen in a Piano Recital titled:
21st Century Piano Miniatures
from around the World
Marvin will be performing and discussing recent works from
many countries including for example: Australia, Belgium, Estonia,
Iceland, New Zealand, Slovakia, United States and Ukraine.
Included will be selections composed especially for the performer..
Program includes music by: Betty Beath, Sylvia Bodorova,
Boudewijn Buckinx, Carson P. Cooman, Rene Eespere,
Gareth Farr, Peter Machajdik, Haflidi Hallgrimsson, Jaan Raats,
Valentin Silvestrov, Frank James Staneck, Karen Tanaka,
Ananda Sukarlan and more
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