Music in Mind: Four Strings Around the World- A Global Tableau of Solo Violin Repertoire

Music in Mind: Four Strings Around the World- A Global Tableau of Solo Violin Repertoire

Sunday, February 5, 2017 . 3PM
Irina Muresanu
Irina Muresanu
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Violin Irina Muresanu

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Estimated Length: 
2 hours with an intermission

Experience a fantastic journey around the globe through a violin recital with a theatrical twist.  Four Strings around the World for solo violin features works inspired by the composers’ own ethnic heritage and expresses a variety of musical cultures and performance techniques.  Featured are Bach’s Chaconne and Paganini’s Caprice No. 24, as well as two new works commissioned especially for this program by Indian composer Shirish Korde and Native American composer Jerod “Impichchaachaaha’” Tate. 

Presented in collaboration with ethnomusicology Professor Lawrence Witzleben. 

PROGRAM: 

  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne
  • Paganini: Caprice No. 24
  • Shirish Korde and Jerod “Impichchaachaaha” Tate: New works

Irina Muresanu is the recipient of The Tretter Distinguished Faculty Fellowship in Violin.