Ravel’s Groove: Sound in Motion

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Kessa Mefford full profile / Solo piano / 1 musician

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We tend to consider Ravel an “impressionist” composer, as much of his music is trying to paint a picture through sound. But on this recital I will show off his other side -- as a choreographer and lover of social dance forms. From the drama and intimacy of his Valses Nobles et Sentimentales to the majestic nostalgia of his Pavane pour une infante défunte, we will experience Ravel’s “groove” and discover the deeper feelings of human connection that dance can provide.

Every single dance form that he wrote for solo piano will be featured on this program:

Menuet antique (1895)
Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899)
Menuet in C-sharp minor (1904)
Mouvement de Menuet from Sonatine (1905)
Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn (1909)
Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911)
À la maniére de Borodine (Valse) (1912)
Forlane, Rigaudon, and Menuet from Le tombeau de Couperin (1914-1917)

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