The Fall semester is nearly upon us! Coming up September 8th is the not-to-be-missed premiere of the Foundation’s 2013 Composer Commission with Albert Guinovart, but this is only the beginning of a year of great programming.

Please join us on October 27th for a lecture-recital with pianist Joseph Smith. Mr. Smith is known for bringing neglected works to light. He regularly performs, writes, and lectures. He has edited eleven piano anthologies, recorded ten albums, and written for numerous publications. His show “Joseph Smith’s Piano Bench” aired for two years, as a monthly feature of NPR’s Performance Today. The New York Times has called his playing “eloquent,” and author Stuart Issacoff calls him “a walking encyclopedia of the piano” in his book, The Natural History of the Piano.

For this lecture, Mr. Smith will be performing piano works of Latin-America and exploring the links between Western classical and vernacular Latin-American traditions, such as tango and milonga.

As an apertif, please enjoy this video of Mr. Smith performing Chopin’s Nocturne in E flat, Op. 9, No. 2 (“with too many authentic ornaments”), and this excerpt from a previous lecture-recital, featuring “Te quiero tanto,” which he will be performing on the upcoming program.

The lecture will take place on October 27, 2014 at CCNY, 11 am. The event is free to attend. No reservation required.

City College of New York
Shephard Hall
Room 95
160 Convent Ave
New York, NY 10031