Every second Sunday of the month; free and open to the public!
A MUSICAL FEAST CONCERT SERIES presents concert pianist
AARON KURZ
SUNDAY, JULY 12th at 5:00 P.M. in the Nave!
Aaron Kurtz is enjoying a burgeoning career, performing across three continents in recent years. Performance venues include Carnegie Hall, Salle Cortot, and the Palace of Peace and Harmony in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan; he also made an Asian tour last year. He has soloed with several orchestras, including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Shanxi Shuozilun Symphony (China), and City of Cambridge City Orchestra (England). And he has won prizes in many competitions, such as the New York, Los Angeles, World Piano Teachers Association and Virginia Waring International Piano Competitions. His performances have received strong reviews: “We’ll remember … the musical journeys of a nuanced Aaron Kurz” (Le Soir, Belgium).
Aaron is currently a student of Anton Nel at the University of Texas at Ausin, where he is pursuing a DMA. He holds recent degrees from San Francisco Conservatory of Music (studying with Jon Nakamatsu and Jeremy Denk) and Yale (studying with Boris Berman). Beyond concertizing, he spent two years working for the Van Cliburn Foundation’s “Cliburn in the Classroom” program, which teaches classical music principles to children in underprivileged school districts. He feels strongly about inspiring a love of classical music in the next generation of musicians, and providing accessible musical experiences for audiences of all ages.
Selections for this Sunday’s concert include the Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Mendelssohn’s Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, Op. 35, No. 1, Ballade (Opus 6) by Amy Beach, and two Rachmaninoff preludes.
From the artist: “This program features some of the most emotional and poignant music of the Classical and Romantic eras. After beginning with the charm and wit of early Beethoven, we move through early- and mid-Romanticism with Mendelssohn and Beach, before finishing with the emotional high-Romanticism of Rachmaninoff. The Beach, in particular, is an absolutely beautiful work that I’m so excited to share — many people have never heard it, and I can’t wait to show more people this gorgeous music!”
The concert is free; if you are able to contribute, donations for our musician will be gratefully accepted at the door ($10 suggested). All is on one level and easily accessible for those coping with mobility challenges. Plenty of free parking is available on site at 1420 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock (78664).
Want a sample? Please enjoy https://youtu.be/2w8eGaHKwCY
For questions, please contact Music Director Sara Burden-McClure via sara@saintrichards.org.
COMING UP — August 9, 5 pm – Final Bossa – jazz interpretations of video game tunes!