Joaquin Rodrigo Live

Dena K. Jones, UTEP

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Notification letter of acceptance: October 30, 2006. Part of the historic Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, Illinois, the live concert will be recorded for a future radio broadcast. The date is still to be determined.

Abstract

This recital showcases the social influences and compositional style of the Spanish composer, Joaquín Rodrigo, through a chronological performance of select works for his primary instrument, the piano. Blind from the age of three, Rodrigo had a unique approach to the instrument, as well as an interesting “view” for incorporating Spanish nationalism into his pieces.