Dame Myra Hess hess, dame myra, 18901965, English pianist, studied at the Royal Academy of Music.She made her London debut in 1907 and first appeared in the United http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0823593.html
Extractions: Reference Desk Encyclopedia Hess, Dame Myra Hess, Dame Myra, , English pianist, studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She made her London debut in 1907 and first appeared in the United States in 1922. Her playing was acclaimed for both virtuosity and poetic sensitivity. In 1939, and during World War II, Hess organized a series of lunch-time concerts in the National Gallery, London. In 1941 she was made Dame of the British Empire. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, AD AD AD ADS Business Cards Link to Fact Monster Add Fact Monster search ... Privacy
Screenonline: Myra Hess (1945) A Beethoven recital by dame myra hess, filmed by Humphrey Jennings. At thebeginning of the war, myra hess was already a pianist of international http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/724487/
Extractions: @import url(../../../css/bfi_global.css); Myra Hess (1945) Courtesy of Imperial War Museum Director Humphrey Jennings Production Company Crown Film Unit Sponsor Ministry Of Information Music Ludwig Van Beethoven Music Performance: Myra Hess Show full cast and credits Dame Myra Hess in a lunchtime concert at the National Gallery, playing the opening movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in F minor. Show full synopsis The apparent simplicity of this beautiful little piece comes from what was, by this stage of his career, Humphrey Jennings ' huge experience and skill in editing. For example, during the faster passages of Hess's vigorous performance, the shot length decreases precisely in time with the music, while the rate of cutting between long shots, medium shots and close ups of the pianist, her hands on the keyboard, and the audience at the edge of the stage increase. This apparently effortless cutting requires a deep understanding of the film viewing experience. At the beginning of the war, Myra Hess was already a pianist of international stature, specialising in the great German composers. She had performed in Austria and Germany and travelled widely before the war. When appearing on film, she is usually performing Mozart and Beethoven, for whom she had a special passion and flair and who, for the British during the war, strongly represented a sense of culture and freedom; pointedly allowing the British to publicly demonstrate that they did not have an anti-German racism, and to draw a cultural distinction between themselves and the Nazis.
Shepherd School Of Music - JAN DE CHAMBRIER Solo pianist dame myra hess Concert Series, Chicago Cultural Center, premiereconcert Erico Symphony Orchestra, Denver, Colorado http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~musi/facultybios/dechambrier.html
Extractions: Jump to: Home Alumni Home Alumni Mailing List Alumni Online Directory Applications Campus Maps Contact Information Courses Edythe Bates Old Grand Organ Ensembles at the Shepherd School Events Calendar Facilities Faculty Graduate Admissions and Programs Graduate Student Forms Media Contacts Music Library News and Events Preparatory Program Real Audio Music Rice Chorale Shepherd School Symphony Shepherd Society Staff Student Profiles Undergraduate Admissions and Programs Undergraduate Student Forms Academic Departments Musicology Opera Piano Strings Theory and Composition Vocal Wind, Brass and Percussion Faculty/Staff Information Faculty Quicklist Staff Quicklist Media Contacts JAN DE CHAMBRIER JAN DE CHAMBRIER , Artist Teacher of Opera Studies, received her bachelor´s and master´s degrees in piano performance from Northwestern University, where she was also the assistant to the director of opera. Appearing in the inaugural concert of the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series at the Chicago Cultural Center, she began an active free-lance career as a pianist and coach-accompanist, serving on the musical staffs of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater, Central City Opera, and Opera Colorado.
International Piano Archives At Maryland, UM Libraries Carlson studied with both Carl Friedberg and dame myra hess. As a pianist,she toured throughout the world, from Iceland to Norway to Korea to England, http://www.lib.umd.edu/PAL/IPAM/IPAMcarlson.html
Extractions: Performing Arts Library International Piano Archives at Maryland The Collection Jane Carlson was born in Hartford, Connecticut where she discovered a love for the piano at an early age. She took up formal piano lessons, which continued through her high school years and, upon graduation, was granted a regional scholarship to the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Virginia. Following her studies there, she moved on to the Juilliard School in New York. Carlson studied with both Carl Friedberg and Dame Myra Hess. She then joined the faculty of the Preparatory Division of the Juilliard School. At various times, Carlson also taught at The University of California-Berkeley and at Dartmouth College. As a pianist, she toured throughout the world, from Iceland to Norway to Korea to England, performing both contemporary and standard works. She was particularly identified with the music of Paul Hindemith, performing his "Ludus Tonalis" on many occasions, and earning the esteem of the composer for her interpretation. SERIES DESCRIPTION SERIES I - PERFORMANCE FILES Scrapbooks Chronological File SERIES II - CORRESPONDENCE Letters to Jane Carlson Letters from Jane Carlson SERIES III - SUBJECT FILES Scrapbooks SERIES IV - PHOTOGRAPHS Photo Albums Publicity Photographs Studio Portraits Miscellaneous Photographs Slides Negatives SERIES V - AUDIO/VISUAL Reel to Reel Tapes Cassette Tapes Video Tapes SERIES VI - MISCELLANEOUS Carlson's Students Shenandoah Conservatory Carl Friedberg Myra Hess Miscellaneous Concert Programs
Dame Myra Hess Concerts The photos were taken at a recent concert featuring a young pianist from New England The International Music Foundation presents dame myra hess Memorial http://www.access312.com/us/chicago/damehess/damehess.html
Extractions: Above is the largest Tiffany glass dome in the US. It's in the Chicago Cultural Center on Randolph Street in the Loop. Every Wednesday at 12:15 P.M. beneath this dome, LaSalle bank sponsors the International Music Foundation's Dame Myra Hess Concerts. The concerts last 45 minutes and are open to the public. The photos were taken at a recent concert featuring a young pianist from New England. The following information is from the concert's web site: The International Music Foundation presents Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at the Cultural Center each Wednesday at noon, as well as monthly Young People's Concerts. Founded and directed by Al Booth, the International Music Foundation creates performance opportunities for talented young artists and builds future audiences. Over the past seventeen years the Hess concerts have helped launch some of today's brightest stars, including sopranos June Anderson and Barbara Hendricks, violinist Nigel Kennedy, cellist Nathaniel Rosen, and pianist Barry Douglas. Young People's Concerts often serve as school children's introduction to classical music, and concerts by young people's ensembles, such as the City Youth Strings provide valuable performance opportunities for youth. Link to information on the Dame Myra Hess Concerts
Judges - San Antonio International Piano Competition Former pianist of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Professor at University His Chicago debut recital on the dame myra hess Memorial Concerts Series at http://www.saipc.org/piano_competition/judges.htm
Extractions: PIANO COMPETITION Coordinator of All Judges Moreland Kortkamp Roller Former pianist of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Professor at University of Houston School of Music, Moreland Roller completed a six-year scholarship at the Juilliard Graduate School under Josef and Rosina Lhevinne. She toured in North Africa and Europe with the first concert group to be sent overseas by the USO during World War II. She then toured for Columbia Artists Management in 48 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, Europe and New Zealand. Ms. Roller performed for four seasons with the Philharmonic Piano Quartet and made solo appearances with Sir John Barbirolli, Andre Kostelanetz and her husband, A. Clyde Roller. Preliminary Judges Timothy Woolsey, Dr. Andrea Sokol-Albert, and Kiyoshi Tamagawa Timothy Woolsey In an increasingly active career, pianist Timothy Woolsey has given over 100 performances and master classes including solo recitals at the Phillips Collection and National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), a lecture-recital on the 18th-century fortepiano at the Texas Music Teachers Association Convention, and a lecture-recital on Alexander Scriabin at
Accent Online: Winter 2002: Page 19 renowned pianist dame myra hess put aside her international career for more No one could have predicted that the 25th Anniversary dame myra hess http://www.yamaha.com/publications/accent/Accent102/19.htm
Extractions: 25th Anniversary of Dame Myra Hess Concerts No one could have predicted that the 25th Anniversary Dame Myra Hess Concert, sponsored by Yamaha and the Chicago-based International Music Foundation in Chicago last October, would also take place under the pall of war. Chicago Tribune reviewer John von Rhein Sextet in G major, Op. 36 by the Vermeer Quartet with guest violinist Rami Solomonow and cellist Christopher Costanza of the Chicago String Quartet. The concert was also broadcast live on WFMT-FM 98.7. Chicago Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg presented Yamaha Corporation of America Senior Vice President Terry Lewis Maggie Daley , chairman of the Chicago Cultural Center Foundation, was among the speakers who greeted the noontime concertgoers, as was Norman Bobins , CEO of LaSalle Bank, which has sponsored the free concerts since 1999. Al Booth Lois Weisberg Chicago Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, and Terry Lewis The Taubman Institute Celebrates 25 Years "
Yamaha Corporation Of America - Angela Jia Kim pianist Angela Jia Kim has delighted audiences around the world in recital, Chicagos WMFTFM (dame myra hess Concert Series), New Yorks WNYC, http://www.yamaha.com/Artists/ArtistDetail/0,6841,CNTID%3D29313%26CTID%3D,00.htm
Extractions: CheckForMacAndIE('/yamahavgn/CDA/Styles/artists/style_artist_piano1.css'); Yamaha Gear Yamaha Drum Wear Yamaha MusicSoft Yamaha Ringtones ... Music Education Angela Jia Kim Home Bio Instruments Described as a superb colorist with playing that is "full of life and fantasy, pianist Angela Jia Kim has delighted audiences around the world in recital, orchestral, and chamber music performances. Maria Curcio, the eminent protge of Artur Schnabel, described Angela as a real virtuoso of the instrument [with] astonishing artistry at the keyboard. She went on to predict that Ms. Kim would represent her country on the world stage as one of the great musicians of our time. Biography: Described as a superb colorist with playing that is "full of life and fantasy, pianist Angela Jia Kim has delighted audiences around the world in recital, orchestral, and chamber music performances. Maria Curcio, the eminent protge of Artur Schnabel, described Angela as a real virtuoso of the instrument [with] astonishing artistry at the keyboard. She went on to predict that Ms. Kim would represent her country on the world stage as one of the great musicians of our time. A native of Ames, Iowa, Ms. Kim was honored with the award for Best Interpretation of French Music by the French Piano Institute in Paris, which led to performances of the music of Debussy, Ravel, and Poulenc at Salle Cortot in Paris and at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. She has also been recognized for her interpretations of Mozart by winning the grand prize at the Mozart Festival Competition in Illinois. As a result of her prize-winning performance in the Dbut Young Concert Artist Competition, Ms. Kim gave a recital that was broadcast across Canada as part of the CBC Radio program, Music from Montreal. In addition, she has been the recipient of awards and grants from the New York and Iowa Arts Councils.
Myra Hess myra hess (February 25, 1890 November 25, 1965) was a British pianist. For these concerts, she was created dame in 1941. hess was best known in http://www.amica.org/amica_Organization/amica-Hall-of-Fame_Members/Hess.htm
Extractions: Myra Hess (February 25, 1890 - November 25, 1965) was a British pianist. Born in London, Hess studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Tobias Matthay. Her debut came in 1907 when she played Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Thomas Beecham conducting. She went on to tour through Britain and North America. She gained even greater fame during World War II when, with all concert halls closed, she organised a series of lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery, playing in many herself. For these concerts, she was created Dame in 1941. Hess was best known in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann, but had a wide repertoire ranging from Domenico Scarlatti to contemporary works - she gave the premiere of both the Piano Sonata and Piano Concerto by Howard Ferguson. She also played a good amount of chamber music, and performed in a piano duo with her cousin Irene Scharrer. She made a well known arrangement for piano of the chorale prelude from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata No. 147 ( Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben ) under the title "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring".
Extractions: Symphonic Etudes , Op. 13 (1852) Beth Levin [December 2003.] I open the score. At a swift glance I notice the graceful slurs and dynamic markings, a hidden trill in the tenor voice, the music laid out in a thick texture, symphonic in scope. I note: Andante, 52 to the quarter, C-sharp minor, Common time (4/4). Even as a visual work of art, the theme to the Symphonic Etudes is as perfect in form as a Japanese print. Thema The opening chords seem to carry the weight of worldly sadness. A descending arpeggio in C-sharp minor supported by chords succeeds in resisting forward motion, giving the theme its somber beauty. These opening notes will form the basis for much of the material to follow. The second half of the phrase opens up to A major for a brief taste of joy before returning to the minor mode. The melody continues in poignant expression often above the chords I and V, the simplest and clearest suggestion of a musical key. Beneath a fermata (or hold) lies the V chord which closes the theme as it connects us to Variation I. The direction
Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide To Classical Music dame myra hess (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Malcolm Sargent myra hessmade surprisingly few commercial recordings for a pianist of her http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=947
Cantata BWV 147 - Recordings - Part 4 dame myra hess Vol. 1 dame myra hess A Cameo Great pianist myra hess.Concluding Chorale (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged for piano by myra http://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV147-4.htm
Extractions: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Recordings - Part 4 Recordings of Individual Movements: Performers F-J F A B C D ... Z F-1 Hans Fagius Plays Organ Favorites Chorale (Mvt. 10) Jesu bleibet meine Freude from Cantata BWV 147 Organ Hans Fagius BIS Time: F-2 I Sing of a Maiden Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring from Cantata BWV 147 Organ - Stephen Farr Herald Time: F-3 Organ in Splendor and Majesty Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring from Cantata BWV 147 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Organ James Farvos Intersound Time: F-4 Reverie
Nimbus Records, Grand Piano, NI 8807, Debussy - Booklet Note Marguerite Long wrote that he was an incomparable pianist How could one forget his For her great service to her art, she was made dame myra hess. http://www.wyastone.co.uk/nrl/gpiano/8807c.html
Extractions: Eugene d'Albert, George Copeland, Percy Grainger, Myra Hess, Robert Lortat, Paquita Madriguera, Ignaz Jan Paderewski, Artur Rubinstein, Elie Robert Schmitz Claude Debussy, one of the seminal figures in twentieth-century music, composed the most original body of piano music after Liszt. In the six generations of the Debussy family preceding his birth, there appears to have been no trace of musical ability. The Paris Conservatoire accepted him at the age of ten. Although brilliantly endowed musically, he revolted against the rigid system that was inflicted upon him. Under the celebrated Marmontel, his piano professor, Debussy's pianistic gifts ripened. However, his parents were unhappy that he never captured a first prize in piano playing at the Conservatoire. Their hopes that he would eventually earn a living as a professional virtuoso vanished. In harmony class Claude was impatient with the stringent rules by which he had to abide. He called César Franck a "modulating machine". When someone asked, "What rules do you follow?" the bright but insolent youngster replied, "mon plasir." Later in life he was to use his caustic wit and glib pen as an idiosyncratic music critic.
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On The Media SARA FISHKO Since September 11th I ve found myself thinking about dame myra hess.myra hess was a British pianist who became world famous as the organizer http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_102701_glue.html
Extractions: BOB GARFIELD: In a place as large and as diverse as America, there's no single program that can qualify as a universally shared cultural experience. Certainly not this one. So in our time of crisis, common threads that unite us are not all that easy to find. On the Media's Sara Fishko looks back to an earlier era for inspiration.
A Sentimental Concerto dame myra hess is soloist, I added. She raised her eyes, excited. Are you sure?She s my favorite pianist. Of course, I m sure. You ll go? http://www.stonespoint.com/es_excerpt7.html
Extractions: I had heard her play the piece often (without an orchestra) on the campus of the University of Chicago when we were students. The daughter of a wealthy family, she was only eighteen and I was twenty-three, a veteran fresh from the war in the South Pacific, living off a meager stipend under the GI Bill.
Musical-instruments: Keyboard: Piano: Pianists: H So Musical hess, dame myra (18901965). A tribute to British pianist; includes a briefbiography outlining her career in Europe and America with Real Audio sound files http://www.somusical.com/musical-instruments/keyboard/piano/pianists/h/
Ann Schein: Schumann Her teachers included Mieczyslaw Münz, dame myra hess and Artur Rubinstein. In the 1960 s the American pianist Ann Schein had a big success with http://www.ivoryclassics.com/annscheinsch.html
Extractions: Since her professional debut in 1957 at the age of seventeen, when she performed the formidable Third Concerto by Rachmaninov, Ann Schein, has concertized all over the world. Her teachers included Mieczyslaw Münz, Dame Myra Hess and Artur Rubinstein. She is currently on the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. This all-Schumann disc is her debut recording on Ivory Classics. Closely associated with these Schumann masterpieces for over forty years, Ann Schein interprets these works with a rare understanding and authority. "In the 1960's the American pianist Ann Schein had a big success with Rachmaninov's Third Concerto. Davidsbundlertanze and Humoresque have been part of Schein's repertoire since the early days of her career- indeed she played the former at her Carnegie Hall debut in 1962. Schumann's popular Arabesque is performed fluently, the coda beautifully contemplative. Recorded at Spencerville Church in Maryland, the sound is resonant and full." International Piano Quarterly Summer 2001 "Wonderful playing continuing the tradition of two of her teacher's, Rubinstein and Hess. Technically impeccable, grounded in the Russian tradition - interpretatively simple and direct a la Artur, warm enveloping tone included. I strongly urge you to purchase this disc; you will see that in this modern age, the Romantic School of piano playing lives on."
Piano Pedagogy Forum As soloist and collaborative pianist, he has performed at the and PrestonBradley Hall on the dame myra hess Memorial Concert Series heard on National http://www.music.sc.edu/ea/keyboard/PPF/4.1/4.1.PPFobserv.html
Extractions: v. 4, no. 1/January 1, 2001 As Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano in the Department of Music at Ohio State University at Lima, Michael Benson is pursuing a dual career as teacher and performer. As soloist and collaborative pianist, he has performed at the Smithsonian Institution during the International Schubert Symposium , Steinway Hall as a winner in The Pinault Biennial International Piano Competition , and Preston Bradley Hall on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series heard on National Public Radio affiliate WFMT 98.7 FM in Chicago. He has presented lectures, adjudicated and performed for national and state conventions of Music Teachers National Association and contributed articles to Texas Music Teacher American Music Teacher and Clavier . He has taught on the faculties of Carl Sandburg College, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Oakland University as well as pre-college piano camps in Texas, Wisconsin and Ohio. Mr. Benson holds degrees in piano performance from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and The University of Texas at Austin.
Classical Pianist Resumé Jeffrey Chappell, Classical and Jazz pianist, Performer, Composer, Merkin Hallin New York (debut recital) and dame myra hess Series in Chicago. http://www.jeffreychappell.com/resume.htm
Extractions: PERFORMING EXPERIENCE Appearances with the orchestras of Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Houston, Indianapolis, Denver, Oakland, Albuquerque, and Key West, and engagements with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Wolf Trap Park. Solo recitals throughout the United States including Merkin Hall in New York (debut recital) and Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago. Collaborative performances at Marlboro Music Festival, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Recital Hall, and Spoleto Festival. Guest conductor, Key West Symphony Orchestra. Many nationwide radio broadcasts. Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, Associate in Applied Music, 1977 to 2001; Director of Jazz Studies, 2001 to present. Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD, 1991-1994. Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 1985-1988. Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD, Graduate Assistant, 1975-1976. Students have been accepted to Peabody Conservatory of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, University of Michigan, University of Maryland, Hartt School of Music, Columbia University, Brigham Young University, Boston University, and Catholic University of America. Levine School of Music, Washington, D.C., 1982-1984, 1991 to present; Co-Chairman of Jazz Department, 1999 to present. Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD, 1980-1984. Peabody Preparatory Department, Baltimore, MD, 1974-1982. Home studio, 1971 to present.
