MUSIC FORUM SERIES
Music Forum concerts take place at 12:20 p.m. on Fridays in the CCBC Essex Arts and Humanities Hall, Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted. FREE FOR ALL
January 30 ilyAIMY
For more than two decades, Baltimore’s ilyAIMY (i love you And I Miss You) has played everywhere—bait shops to biker weeks to clothing-optional resorts—in every one of the lower forty-eight states. Similarly adventurous songwriters, the band features multiple lead singers, innovative acoustic guitar, and even beatboxing. Rapid-fire lyricism is softened with cello and lush harmonies for “a welcome jolt in folk” as likely to rock out as break into barbershop. This recital celebrates America’s two hundred and fiftieth birthday through a program that bridges two musical worlds close to Dr. Harron’s heart. Anchoring the afternoon is Aaron Copland’s iconic “Appalachian Spring,” whose luminous melodies capture the pioneering spirit and pastoral beauty of the American landscape. Alongside this cornerstone of American music, she will perform works from her native February 6 Liana Harron, piano Georgia, weaving together the folk traditions and rich harmonies of the Caucasus with the open frontiers of the American West. This program is both a tribute to America’s semiquincentennial and a personal journey connecting the music of her two homes. Even those who have never entered a classic Italian opera house are likely to have some familiarity with its iconic look and feel—its dark auditorium and red seats (now familiar to us from cinema architecture), the remarkable distance between its floor and ceiling. This architectural firm has been described as one of the most stable ever designed for musical performance, so successful that it was reproduced thousands of times in the 1800s alone and exists on five continents. What is it about this building design that gives it such appeal and staying power? This question will be tackled by Laura Vasilyeva, a researcher of nineteenth-century Italian opera who has extensively studied the spaces where such performances are staged. February 13 Laura Vasilyeva, musicology
Photo courtesy of David Rybczynski
February 27 Improvisation workshop
Creating and performing music spontaneously might sound daunting, but it’s incredibly rewarding! It’s about thinking fast and collaborating with whatever happens in the moment to build something new. This workshop will address some of the introductory basics of musical improv for the CCBC community.
March 6 David Rybczynski, jazz quartet
Dave Rybczynski (’90) is a freelance saxophonist and woodwind doubler who performs with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Young Victorian Theatre Company in Baltimore, Several Species: The Pink Floyd Experience, and musical theater pit orchestras, including a recent five-week run of “Guys and Dolls” at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. After earning an associate degree in music at CCBC Essex, he completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music at Towson University. He then spent two years touring internationally with the Glenn Miller Orchestra before establishing himself in the mid-Atlantic region as a freelancer in orchestras and improvisational music groups.
February 20 Faculty recital
The professional musicians of the CCBC music faculty will present a diverse program of selections from classical to jazz, in solo and ensemble.
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