MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC ANNOUNCES
THE MANNES BEETHOVEN INSTITUTE 2014

Beethoven and Beyond: Stephen Hartke

Thomas Sauer, Director
June 1 - June 7, 2014

HaeSun Paik

Mannes College The New School for Music announces the fourteenth annual Mannes Beethoven Institute, which will explore Beethoven's sonatas and chamber music as well as the solo and chamber works of the American composer Stephen Hartke (b. 1952) in a week of intensive study. The program will run June 1 - June 7, 2014.

Participating faculty includes pianists Alan Feinberg, Yuri Kim, HaeSun Paik, and Thomas Sauer; violinists Serena Canin, Ara Gregorian and Mark Steinberg; cellist Michael Kannen; tenor Nils Neubert; and musicologist Scott Burnham.

Faculty concerts will take place in the Mannes Concert Hall on Monday, June 2, and Friday, June 6 at 8:00 PM. Admission is $20; tickets are available in advance at www.newschool.edu/mannes/beethoven-institute and at the door on the evening of the performances. Students of the Institute will perform on Saturday, June 7 beginning at 1:00 p.m. Admission to the student performances is free.

The Beethoven Institute will be held at Mannes College The New School for Music at 150 West 85th Street (between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues) in NYC. For more information, call 212-580-0210, Ext. 4879, e-mail [email protected] or visit the website at
www.newschool.edu/mannes/beethoven-institute

FOR LISTINGS:
Monday, June 2 at 8:00 PM
Program: Beethoven: Variations Op. 35 and Op. 44. Stephen Hartke: Piano Sonata (1998) and Sonata-Variations for violin and piano (1984).
Artists: Alan Feinberg, Michael Kannen, HaeSun Paik, Thomas Sauer, and Mark Steinberg.

Friday, June 6 at 8:00 PM
Program: Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 2/2, Violin Sonata, Op. 12/3, and selected Folk-Song Arrangements. Stephen Hartke: The King of the Sun (1988).
Artists: Serena Canin, Alan Feinberg, Ara Gregorian, Michael Kannen, Yuri Kim, Nils Neubert, Thomas Sauer.

Mannes College The New School for Music develops the next generation of classical musician/citizens by combining the music conservatory traditions with the cutting-edge advantage of being part of The New School, the nation's foremost progressive university. Founded in 1916, the Mannes formula for quality education has capitalized on its world-class faculty, location in the heart of the global arts capital, small class size, and a living tradition of rigor and depth that develops strong technique and great artistry. The Mannes ethos forms the basis of a vibrant community, whether you are a degree or diploma student in the College or Extension divisions, or a young person studying in Mannes Prep. In this second decade of the 21st century, when demands on artists are greater and more complex than ever, Mannes is committed to providing a wide range of exciting learning and knowledge building in partnership with its sister divisions of The New School, including one of the world's great design schools, Parsons The New School for Design; the liberal arts at Eugene Lang College; public policy, business, and civic engagement in The New Shool for Public Engagement; and cross disciplinary arts learning at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and The New School for Drama. For more information on Mannes and The New School visit www.newschool.edu/mannes.

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Christina Lee

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