Music: Sun Nov 6

 

The quest for musical meaning in spontaneous improvisational acts seems to underly Claude Debussy’s 24 Preludes for piano. The “prelude” evokes a tradition of improvised solo performances as a means of introducing something larger, more ordered, and more structured. Tellingly, Debussy reserves titles for his “Preludes”
until each piece’s conclusion: sense and meaning are distilled from the chaos of the creative act. Read on for programming details, and stay tuned for spoken introductions and a performance from CUUC’s own Creighton Cray!

 

Gathering Music: Adam Kent, piano

Bruyères from Préludes, Book II

La cathédrale engloutie from Préludes, Book I

Claude Debussy

 

Opening Music:

La Puerta del vino from Préludes, Book II

                        Debussy

 

Musical Meditation:
La fille aux cheveux de lin from Préludes, Book I

                        Debussy

 

Offertory: Creighton Cray and Adam Kent, duo-pianists

Sonata in D Major for Piano Duet, Op. 6

            Allegro

                        Ludwig van Beethoven

 

Postlude:

“Golliwogg’s Cakewalk”

                        Debussy