Lara Downes, pianist: Calendar

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Petaluma Historic Museum

Concert repertoire:

Aaron Copland:        Four Piano Blues
Florence Price:         Fantasie Negre
Samuel Barber:        Excursions, Op. 20
                                 - Un Poco Allegro
                                            - In Slow Blues Tempo
                                            - Allegretto
                                            - Allegro Molto
Dana Suesse:         American Nocturne
George Gershwin:  Rhapsody in Blue

For tickets, please contact the Cinnebar Theater:   http://www.cinnabartheater.org/1011/smf/lara.downes.htm

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

As host and co-curator of the Mondavi Center's Studio Classics Series, Lara welcomes pianist Christopher O'Riley for a performance of his "Out of My Hands" program.

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

As host and co-curator of the Mondavi Center's Studio Classics Series, Lara welcomes pianist Christopher O'Riley for a performance of his "Out of My Hands" program.

Monday, November 29th, 2010

University of Washington

Lara travels to Seattle for a concert on UW's World Series and a week long education residency in Seattle Public Schools, funded with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces program.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

University of Washington

Lara travels to Seattle for a concert on UW's World Series and a week long education residency in Seattle Public Schools, funded with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces program.

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

University of Washington

Lara travels to Seattle for a concert on UW's World Series and a week long education residency in Seattle Public Schools, funded with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces program.

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

UW World Series, President's Piano Series

Program:

Samuel Barber:        Excursions
Aaron Copland:        Four Piano Blues
Roy Harris:               American Ballads
Florence Price:         Fantasie Negre
George Gershwin:   Rhapsody in Blue

Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts AMERICAN MASTERPIECES program.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

University of Washington

Lara travels to Seattle for a concert on UW's World Series and a week long education residency in Seattle Public Schools, funded with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces program

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts: Family Concert

Drawing on the classic tales Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, pianist Lara Downes creates a stunning celebration of childhood mystery and enchantment, including music by Leonard Bernstein, Erich Korngold, Benny Golson, and David Del Tredici.

To purchase tickets online: http://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/evenue/ev69/se/Main.d2w/report?linkID=ucdavis

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

As Founder and Artistic Director of the Mondavi Center's Young Artists Competition, Lara welcomes some of the brightest young musicians from all over the state of California to perform for a panel of internationally acclaimed musician judges.

For more information: http://www.mondaviarts.org/youngartists/

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

As Founder and Artistic Director of the Mondavi Center's Young Artists Competition, Lara welcomes some of the brightest young musicians from all over the state of California to perform for a panel of internationally acclaimed musician judges.

For more information: http://www.mondaviarts.org/youngartists/

Saturday, January 29th, 2011

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

As host and co-currator of the Mondavi Center's Studio Classics Series, Lara welcomes pianist Simone Dinnerstein and singer songwriter Tift Merrit for a performance of the program "Night."

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

As host and co-currator of the Mondavi Center's Studio Classics Series, Lara welcomes pianist Simone Dinnerstein and singer songwriter Tift Merrit for a performance of their program "Night."

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Chamber Music Society of Little Rock

Program:

Samuel Barber:       Excursions
Aaron Copland:       Four Piano Blues
Roy Harris:             American Ballads
Florence Price:       Fantasie Negre
George Gershwin:  Rhapsody in Blue

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Chamber Music Society of Little Rock

Details TBA

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

As Founder and Artistic Director of the Mondavi Center's Young Artists Competition, Lara welcomes some of the brightest young musicians from all over the state of California to perform for a panel of internationally acclaimed musician judges.

For more information: http://www.mondaviarts.org/youngartists/

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Mondavi Center Artist in Residence Lara Downes again hosts a special concert featuring the winners of the sixth annual Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition. The competition will be held in January 2011 and is juried by a panel of internationally renowned musicians. Lara is the Founder and Artistic Director of the competition.

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Mondavi Center Artist in Residence Lara Downes performs the world premiere of LONG TIME COMING, a full length multimedia performance work that tells the story of 20^th century American music, its impact on the collective consciousness and its interrelationship with the progression of civil rights and social justice. Seamlessly fusing live music for solo piano and small ensemble, spoken word and projected images of contemporary American life, Long Time Coming provides a multi-sensory lens into historic struggles and triumphs lived out against a backdrop of hope, community responsibility and liberation.

Long Time Coming features a new commission from noted African American composer David Sanford, drawing inspiration from multiple musical genres to synthesize the diverse racial and cultural traditions that define contemporary American music – classical, jazz, R&B/funk and hip hop.

PROGRAM

Solo piano

• Duke Ellington:            New World A Comin'
• Florence Price:             Fantasie Negre
• Margaret Bonds:          Troubled Waters
• Mary Lou Williams:       Music for Peace

Piano and jazz ensemble

• David Sanford             LONG TIME COMING           

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Mondavi Center Artist in Residence Lara Downes performs LONG TIME COMING, a full length multimedia performance work that tells the story of 20^th century American music, its impact on the collective consciousness and its interrelationship with the progression of civil rights and social justice. Seamlessly fusing live music for solo piano and small ensemble, spoken word and projected images of contemporary American life, Long Time Coming provides a multi-sensory lens into historic struggles and triumphs lived out against a backdrop of hope, community responsibility and liberation.

Long Time Coming features a new commission from noted African American composer David Sanford, drawing inspiration from multiple musical genres to synthesize the diverse racial and cultural traditions that define contemporary American music – classical, jazz, R&B/funk and hip hop.

PROGRAM

Solo piano

• Duke Ellington:            New World A Comin'
• Florence Price:             Fantasie Negre
• Margaret Bonds:          Troubled Waters
• Mary Lou Williams:       Music for Peace

Piano and jazz ensemble

• David Sanford             LONG TIME COMING  

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Montreal Chamber Music Festival

Date subject to change

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Rancho la Puerta

Artist in Residence.  Date subject to change,