Moraine Valley Community CollegeFine and Performing Arts Center Staff Fine and Performing Arts Center presentsManaging Director . . . . . . . . . . . . ..janey Sarther

Interim Technical Director .,, ....Gary AmbrozBox Office Manager .. ....Beth MillerSecretary ........„, ....... ..... ....Flo CesarioBox Office Crew . ....Gertrude Coulter, Christie Drozd, Roberto Plano, Classical pianist

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Board ofTrustees

Sandra S Wagner, Chairman March 23,2007Patricia E. Roach, Vice Chairman

joseph P. Murphy Secret,79 Dorothy Menker TheaterPatrick D. Kennedy

Maureen Ryan Fine and Performing Arts CenterSusan MurphyMary Nolan

Jerry Thor, Student TrusteeDr. Vernon 0. Crawley, College President

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Keyboard Sonatas.. .Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) 1lit)'

Sonata in G minor, K. 8 lilli'/14!, . / ,Sonata in C minor, K. 303

Sonata in F minor, K. 239

Sonata in B minor, K. 197

Sonata in G major, K. 427

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Ballade No. 2 in B minor .. .Franz Liszt (1811-1886)   - 't : 1.

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Credits

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Upcoming Events

Preservation Hall Jazz BandD I

L T Tuesday, April 24,7:30 p.m.

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Program Notes

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) known as a composer, teacher andperformer, was the sixth of ten children. His father Alessandro

, 16 Scarlatti wasa composer and opera singer. Domenico is considered

·-1 a virtuoso keyboard player of his time. His career was securedi Life Is A Dream46 ' through an appointment of music educator of King John V's

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1  4'*·Acedemic Theater production- -daughter Maria Barbara. He created many of his keyboard sonatas

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& - ·;.Johnand Angeljne Oremus Theater (numbering over 500) for her. When she married Spanish Crown

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spent the remainder of his life. Characteristics of his sonata

compositions include hand crossing, rapid reiteration of notes,arpeggio figurations extending the full length of the keyboard, and

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, 51':ipatterns requiring use of the thumb.

S; Jazz Ensemble-Spring Concert

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events or other performances, visit morainevalley.edu/fpac.

Franz Liszt (181 1-1886) had a very successful career as a virtuoso Robert Schumann (1810-1856) was a composer, pianist and musicpianist, composer, conductor, author and teacher. His first concert critic. His music is representative of the Romantic style, with a focuswas in Vienna at the age of 1 1. He studied with his father, an official to break from the classical form and structure. Character piecesat the Esterhazy court, then with Czerny and composition lessons make up the majority of his piano compositions. Carnaval: scenesfrom Salieri. After many years as a performer, Liszt desired to be a mignonnes sur quatre notes (Carnival: miniature scenes on four,priest but with the passing of his father and his own health issues he notes) is a programmatic cycle of 21 short character pieces, most 01focused his career as a performer and piano teacher. In 1831, Liszt them dance like with thematic variations. Rhythm is a focus dwitnessed his first concert of Paganini. Influenced by Paganini's skills Schumann works as he employs cross-rhythms and syncopationgon the violin, Liszt was resolute to achieve comparable technique Pedaling is extremely important. Schumann had two habits thaton the piano and was later considered "Paganini of the piano". plagued his life: his infatuation with women through which it tisLiszt's slender fingers were unusually long, and he could play pas- believed he contratted syphilis and excessive drinking. He marriedsages in tenths with no difficulty. His significant contributions to the Clara Wieck in 1840 despite her father's resistance to the unign.development of music are through his piano playing, piano Clara was one of the leading pianists in the 19th century. She wasarrangements, compositions and transcripts of major works by other the first woman to have a successful international career as acomposers. concert pianist. Her success was a struggle for SchumBnn.

Deterioration of his spirit and health sent him to a private mentalinstitution where he remained for the last two years of his life.

Program notes taken from "The Development of Western Music"by K. Marie Stolba