Event

Anthony de Mare

Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim for the Piano

With this landmark commissioning and concert project, Anthony de Mare has invited 36 of the world's foremost composers to create a solo piece based on a Sondheim song of their choosing. Liaison's concentrates on Sondheim's power and complexity as a composer, independent of lyrics.

ANTHONY de MARE is a world-renowned performer whose virtuosic performances of contemporary music have earned him superlative critical acclaim.

PROGRAM

A Little Night Fughetta (2010), William Bolcom
(after "Anyone Can Whistle" & "Send in the Clowns")

Every Day A Little Death (2008/2010), Ricky Ian Gordon
(A Little Night Music)

Love is in the Air (2010), David Shire
(A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)

Being Alive (2011), Gabriel Kahane
(Company)
The Demon Barber(2010), Kenji Bunch
(A Fantasia on "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd")

Sorry/Grateful (2011), Derek Bermel
(Company)

Very Put Together (2012), Mason Bates
(after "Putting it Together" - Sunday in the Park with George)

No One Is Alone (2010), Fred Hersch
(Into the Woods)

The Ladies Who Lunch (2010),David Rakowski
(Company)

Finishing the Hat (2010) Steve Reich
(Sunday in the Park with George)

The Worst [Empanadas] in London (2011) Ricardo Lorenz (after "The Worst Pies in London" & "A Little Priest" - Sweeney Todd)

Pretty Women (2011), Mark Anthony Turnage
(Sweeney Todd)

I Think About You (2010), Paul Moravec
(after "Losing My Mind" -- Follies)

I'm Excited. No You're Not. (2010), Jake Heggie
(after "A Weekend in the Country" A Little Night Music)