I've posted before about my mom's and my connection to Polish music and the performing we've gotten to do in Poland--and I've even mentioned the revamp of our Polish-American program that we'll be performing, locally and on the other side of the pond, next season. A Chopin program--which is how we initially billed our show, even though it also contained Gershwin and Kern like Grandpa D listened to--is a pretty natural choice for any pianist + collaborator. But the seed of our deeply personal program was really planted when we started investigating our Polish roots around 2006. [more + VIDEO after the jump]
For our performances this fall and next spring, we're expanding the program further--keeping the Chopin that worked best, likewise the Gershwin and Kern, but also adding pieces that represent other parts of our family history. Polish composer Mieczysław Karłowicz is certainly more rarely-heard than Chopin, but was a more prolific composer for the voice and came a little bit later--he was more of Adolf & Paulina's era. We're also adding Debussy (French side of our family) and Joplin (Grandpa & Grandma D in the Roaring Twenties. No polka, though. It's called Songs Our Mothers Taught Us.
I could not be more excited for this program, and I ended up with a video I liked of one of the songs on it after a recent recital. Wanted to share--if you like it, come see this and more in our show!
Details on local performance dates forthcoming.
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