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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Pianist Aron Kallay and Soprano Martha Herr Friday, October 5, 2012 Program:Gann: Every Something Is an Echo of Nothing, New Aunts, Fugitive Objects, and the world premiere of Scenario for voice and soundfileFlaherty: Barstow BagatelleIvanova: Mbira or In Cage with AdamsSchankler: Alien Warp EtudeSchneider: LamentShepard: All the Pretty Colors of the RainbowAron Kallay concentrates on the piano as a MIDI instrument, widely expanding the keyboard’s potentials in especially the area of microtonality. An award-winning solo and chamber musician, he has performed throughout the United States, as well as in the Czech Republic and Ukraine. His performances have been heard internationally on the radio shows Music From Carnegie Mellon and The Global Village. He has also been broadcast live over the internet from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and the California Institute of the Arts. Kallay is a champion of contemporary composers, microtonal music, and music that combines electronics with acoustic instruments. As such, he is dedicated to expanding the repertoire by commissioning new works that challenge the idea of what it means to be a pianist in the 21st century.Matha Herr has performed throughout Brazil, the United States and Europe as a soloist and as a member of contemporary Brazilian ensembles such as Rio Cello Ensemble, Masters Singers of Sao Paulo, and the New Horizon Group. She is Professor of Singing at the Art Institute of Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) and has acted as regent of the State Choir of St. Paul's Choir and English Culture in the same city. Devoted to contemporary music, she has premiered more than 70 works, including John Cage’s Europera V in 1991. Her recordings include a CD of songs by Virgil Thomson and Europera V, various Brazilian music recordings and studio recordings by more than a dozen radio and television networks in Brazil and Europe. Location: Blum Music building - Blum Hall Sponsor: Music Program Contact: Kyle Gann. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7251 If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/news/events/