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Margaret Irwin-Brandon,
Harpsichordist
Thursday, January 7, 7 – 8 p.m.
Caliente Barocco:
A Harpsichord Tasting
Harpsichordist
Margaret Irwin-Brandon
will play selections from Johann
Sebastian Bach’s
“Italian Concerto”
as well as suites and sonatas by
Scarlatti, Handel, and Rameau. The
program portrays the breadth and
excitement of keyboard composition at
the culmination of the 18
th
century era.
She will perform on her extraordinary
Flemish-style harpsichord by Argentine
builder Leopoldo Perez Robledo, and
decorated by Karina Kouhetek in
Chinoiserie, a favorite of French taste
of the time.
Ms. Irwin-Brandon is a specialist in
early keyboard instruments. Her
performances of Johann Sebastian
Bach’s
Well-Tempered Clavier
in debut
concerts in New York’s Weill Recital
Hall at Carnegie Hall were received
with critical acclaim.
This concert is made possible by a generous
gift from Shari Stewart.
Lenore Raphael, Jazz Pianist
Wednesday, January 13, 7 – 8 p.m.
When
Lenore Raphael
brings her jazz
magic to the Library, she never fails
to get the crowd swinging! Now, she
returns with another sparkling evening
of music. Crafted from influences
ranging from Oscar Peterson and
Bud Powell to Bill Evans, her sound is
unique and recognizable.
Jazz critic John Gilbert has called
her “simply one of the best pianists
working in the jazz mainstream today.”
With seven critically acclaimed CDs on
the Swingin’ Fox music label and two
Grammy
TM
nominations to her credit,
she now has her own radio show called
“Lenore Raphael’s JazzSpot” on the
internet radio station PureJazzRadio.
This concert is made possible by a generous
gift from Jay Bartush.
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Presented by the Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation