International concert pianist, educator, and a music critic, Roman Markowicz returns to present his favorite repertoire of Bach and Beethoven. He will also present a lecture on music by Fryderyk Chopin.
Also in Program a piece by NY composer Jay Anthony Gach: " From the Land of TV"
TBA • March 19, 8PM
Torp
Theatre, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain
directions
Soloist: Roman Markowicz
Concert
Program:
- Beethoven: Piano concerto No2. in B flat major, op. 19
- Bach : Brandemburg Concerto no. 5
- Jay Anthony
Gach: "From the land of TV"
- Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Tickets: $15 (regular), $10 (seniors), $5
(students)
(tickets on sale before the concert of by calling (860) 612-4371
Polish
born Roman Markowicz began his musical education in Warsaw studying
piano with Jan Wobazil and later at the Frederic Chopin Academy of Music
with Prof. Maria Wilkomirska. In 1968 political circumstances forced Mr.
Markowicz and his family to leave Poland and resettle in the United
States. He continued his studies as scholarship student of solo and
chamber music repertory at the Manhattan school of Music with Arthur
Balsam. Upon graduation with honors, he received the Harold Bauer Award.
He later studied at the Julliard school with Ania Dofrman and for many
years he remained there as a stuff pianist.
As
a soloist and chamber musician Mr. Markowkicz performed throughout the
United States, a number of European countries, and in Brasil. Today, Mr.
Markowicz, in addition to performing, works as a music educator and as a
music critic for “Nowy Dziennik” (Polish Daily News). His CD of
Beethoven’s “Diabelli” Variations is available on the “Musika”
Label
• The music of JAY ANTHONY GACH (b. 1955) has been performed, recorded and broadcast throughout the USA, Canada, Europe and Russia, by ensembles including the St. Paul Chamber Orch./Enrique Diemecke, Brooklyn Philharmonic/Lukas Foss, American Composers Orchestra/Paul Dunkel, National Italian Youth Orchestra/Vinko Globokar, City of London Sinfonia, Haydn Chamber Orchestra of London, Gregg Smith Singers, the Steve Martland Band, the Britten Sinfonia and by solo artists including pianist Ronan Magill, clarinettist Richard Stoltzman, and the soprano and tenor duo Grace Hart & Enzo Citarelli. As of this writing he has received awards and citations in over twenty five national and international competitions.
As Composer/Conductor/Pianist has written and performed original music and arrangements for the commercial media (including childrens’ musicals “The Selfish Giant”; films “Legends from Bodmin Moor”; advertisements British Rail “Mind the Doors”; animation “The Hurlers”) and educational music media.