Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel
A Salute to American Composers

Friday, February 20, 2009
8:00 pm
Loeb Playhouse

After an enthusiastic response to his January 2008 program titled The Power and Passion of Beethoven, the distinguished pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns to Purdue for an encore performance. A conductor and soloist who has appeared with many of the world’s great orchestras, Siegel lends his artistry and experience to his Keyboard Conversations—informal, interactive, and entertaining events that feature Siegel’s lively commentary and engaging insights on each work that he performs. For this program, Siegel will present well-loved classics by beloved American composers, including a rarely heard solo version of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” Aaron Copland’s humorous “The Cat and the Mouse,” plus some lesser-known gems, including the Purdue premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s unpublished “Meditation on a Wedding.”

Program
Leonard Bernstein – Meditation on a Wedding (unpublished); Four Anniversaries

Aaron Copland – The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo Humoristique)

Scott Joplin – Wall Street Rag

George Gershwin – Sleepless Night (Prelude);
Rhapsody in Blue (solo piano version, arr. Gershwin)

Louis M. Gottschalk – The Union, op. 48

Preview

Tickets

  Single Pick 5 Series Group
General public $26 $22 * $20
Student/
child		 $16 $14 * $12
Senior citizen $26 $21 * $20

*See order form for Classics series pricing, which depends on the seating zone chosen for Joshua Bell.

  • Senior citizen: 62+, Purdue retiree
  • Student/child: Purdue/Ivy Tech Lafayette student, child <19
  • Pick 5: tickets for five or more separate shows
  • Series: four performances in
    Classics
  • Group: groups of 10 or more

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