Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Spring/Summer 2024
Music Appreciation
Pianist Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert Celebrated Italian pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro demonstrates her deep passion and enthusiasm for classical music in a format that combines live piano performances with stimulating conversation about the composers' lives, impact, and artistry. CRISTIANA PEGORARO is an Italian pianist and composer. Called “an artist of the highest caliber” by the New York Times, she has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House and other international venues and has recorded many CDs. She regularly conducts master classes across the United States (including at the Juilliard School), and in Italy, Portugal and the Middle East. She is the author of a series of children’s books based on Italian operas.
Music of Nature: Thursday, March 7 • 7:00pm-8:30pm • Scarsdale Middle School • Course 12404 • $30 This program, entitled Music of Nature , will be a musical and poetic journey from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons to Pegoraro’s original compositions and poems from her latest album, La Mia Umbria . The pieces celebrate the influence of the magic of nature and its sounds on the human connection to the universe’s harmony and balance. Piano’s Greatest Hits: Tuesday, April 30 • 6:30pm-8:00pm • Scarsdale Middle School • Course 12603 • $30 This program, entitled Piano's Greatest Hits, will feature the most famous classical pieces by the greatest composers including Mozart's Turkish March, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and Fur Elise, Chopin's Preludes, Schubert's Serenade, Brahms's Waltz, Schumann's Traumerei, Saint-Saens's The Swan, as well as Pegoraro’s original compositions and poems.
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