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Piccolo Spoleto Young Artists Series

The Piccolo Spoleto Young Artists Series features emerging artists in the area. These advanced ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students perform concerts ranging from classical and jazz ensembles to voice recitals and a new steel band. The events take place at 12 noon in our newly renovated Recital Hall in the Simons Center for the Arts. 

Schedule of Concerts

See schedule below.
  • Monday, May 26 • My Romance

    Concert of Romantic composers featuring movements from Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 and the Dvořák String Quintet No. 3, the “American” and rarely performed songs of Rachmaninoff in their original language. 

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  • Tuesday, May 27 • Back to the Future

    This concert of the music of 20th Century composers emphasizes Sergei Prokofiev’s music with the Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 and a movement from his Sonata in C Major, Op. 119 for Cello and Piano. Music of Ernst Bloch and songs of Charles Ives are performed on this concert as well. 

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  • Wednesday, May 28 • I’ll Take Romance

    What’s more romantic than the intimate Lieder of Franz Schubert and the chansons of Gabriel Fauré? They’re featured on this concert as is a movement from Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 and Navarra, Op. 33 for two violins by Pablo de Sarasate. Certainly, a highlight will be selections of Die Schwanegesang, the Lieder thought to be among Franz Schubert’s last compositions. 

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  • Thursday, May 29 • Great American Songbook

    This ever-popular concert features the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s top jazz combo’s renditions of great jazz standards. 

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  • Friday, May 30 • Music of the Romantics

    Brahms and Chopin…can it get much better than that?!? Those in attendance will hear some of Brahms’ most memorable lieder and a movement from his Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 for cello. Frédéric Chopin’s Sonata No.3, Op. 58 in B minor is featured in its entirety. 

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  • Monday, June 2 • Mostly Mozart

    Our title for this concert of music from the Classical period will include, not only compositions by Mozart but also Beethoven, Haydn and Boccherini. A movement Beethoven’s String Trio in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1 is prominent here as is a movement from Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major. Two arias from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro will be on display as well. 

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  • Tuesday, June 3 • Go For Baroque

    This concert leans heavily on the compositions of J.S. Bach but also includes Vivaldi and Handel, among others. Jean-Marie Leclair’s Sonata for Two Violins in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 5 (arranged for flute & violin) and a movement of Vivaldi’s Concerto in D Minor for Cello and Piano are featured here as are suites, preludes & fugues for violin and for cello, by the great master, Johann Sebastian Bach. 

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  • Wednesday, June 4 • Isn’t It Romantic

    This is an eclectic concert of music by many composers of the 19th Century. A highlight will certainly be the performance of the first half of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe. Saint-Saëns’ Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 for cello and selections of Granados’ music for piano, including. His Danzas Españolas, will be pleasurable as well. 

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  • Thursday, June 5 • To Infinity and Beyond

    This performance focuses on composers whose lives stretched into the 20th Century and those who are current, 21st Century, composers. The beautiful songs of Aaron Copland, Amy Beach and Tom Cipullo are featured as are the piano compositions of Olivier Messiaen and Sergei Prokofiev. Of particular interest will be Dmitri Shostakovich’s Five Pieces for Two Violins & Piano. 

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  • Friday, June 6 • Steel Band, Caribbean Style!

    The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Steel Band plays the music of Trinidad including both the Calypso and Soca styles.  With works by Lord Kitchner, Liam Teague and many more Trinidadian artists and songs by popular artists like John Lennon and Van Morrison, this concert is sure to be a rare treat! 

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