The Music Department kicks off a new afternoon concert series Thursday, Oct. 4 at 4:30 p.m. with acclaimed pianist and conductor Max Lifchitz in the recital hall of the Taylor Music Center.
The “Drop by Emerson” concert series features hour-long performances two Thursdays of each term, at 4:30 p.m in the Fred L. Emerson Foundation Auditorium. All events are free and open to the public.
Lifchitz, founder and director of North/South Recordings, will perform a selection of recent works by American women composers. The works have been described as “romantic, lyrical, impressionistic and passionate.”
On Nov. 1, Union College Orchestra concerto soloist and former Union practicum teacher Young Kim, piano, returns for a performance with Parnas Duo, violin and cello. The classical concert includes Beethoven’s Trio, Op. 70, No. 2.
For more information on the series, contact Hilary Tann, the John Howard Payne Professor of Music at (518) 388-6566 or tannh@union.edu.