The University at Albany Department
of Music is pleased to present Focus on Frank Glazer: A Mini-Festival from
Frank Glazer is frequently referred to as an
American treasure and an elder statesman of the piano. His incredible career was shaped by studying
piano with Artur Schnabel in
Widely known for the uncommon breadth of his
repertoire, Glazer is at home in every style of music from that of Bach to
compositions of the contemporary scene which he champions with great skill and
conviction. He has concertized in over
twenty-four countries; written, narrated and performed on his own television
shows for NBC stations; and recorded more than 50 recordings. He has performed thirty world premieres,
including Lukas Foss’s ‘Round a
Glazer is the founding member of the Eastman
Quartet, the Cantilena Chamber Players and the New England Piano Quartette as
well as co-founder of the Saco River Festival Association and the Portland
Chamber Music Society. For fifteen
years, he was a member of the Artist Faculty at Eastman School of Music.
The festival will kick off with a free
lecture by Duncan Cumming on Tuesday, September 25. The UAlbany
faculty member will talk about his former teacher’s rich and varied life and,
along with
UAlbany students, he will perform some of Glazer's compositions. On Wednesday, September 26, Glazer himself
will give a free lecture entitled "A Philosophy of Artistic Performance." The mini-festival will culminate with a
concert of music for four hands performed by Glazer and Cumming and featuring
works by Mozart, Schubert, Fauré and Dvořák. Tickets for the concert are $8 for the
general public and $4 for students and may be purchased through the Performing
Arts Center Box Office.
For further information
on the mini-festival, contact the Box Office at (518) 442-3997 or visit the
Performing Arts Center website at www.albany.edu/pac.
