Due to unforeseen circumstances with the artist, this recital is postponed and will be rescheduled to a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Free, general admission
Repertoire
Bach: Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911
Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Scherzo: Allegro
Finale: Allegro assai
INTERMISSION
Messiaen: The Blue Rock Thrush (Le Merle bleu from Catalogue d’oiseaux)
William Bolcom: The Poltergeist—Rag Fantasy
Graceful Ghost Rag
Seabiscuits Rag
Artists
Pianist Brian Connelly teaches solo piano performance and chamber music at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, in the BM, MM, PCMA, AD, and DMA programs. His former piano students include active soloists, chamber-ensemble founders and players, avant-garde music performers, university educators, conductors, and composers, and many hold piano positions with major orchestras.
A beloved teacher and coach, Connelly is recognized for his humor, high standards, and energetic style of teaching. His students praise his ability to improve technique and to develop vivid stylistic expression in a wide range of historical and modern repertoires.
Connelly was born in Detroit, Michigan. He studied at the University of Michigan, where his teachers included famed Bartok protégé Gyorgy Sandor and American virtuoso Theodore Lettvin. A renowned interpreter of historical and modern repertoires, Connelly has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and Europe.
