Enduring Masters
Dick Hyman, Jazz Pianist, Our Next Enduring Master, Performs in Concert, April 5, 8:15 -Free and Open to the Public
Dick Hyman, equally at home with jazz, bop, stride, swing, and ragtime, will be playing his vast repertoire of standards, and tapping his extensive knowledge of jazz compositions in a free concert for the Enduring Masters Series at Ithaca College on April 5, 2009. Born in New York in 1927, he lived through the jazz age and the Depression. A professional for nearly 60 years, with many solo piano recordings, duos and performances with larger groups, his discography is impressive. He has composed and arranged for numerous film soundtracks. (Dozens of Woody Allen films featured Hyman as pianist and composer.)
He is known as a master of many styles. As he puts it "when I was lucky enough to become a studio player, I was known for versatility." He has been known to replicate piano giants like Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Teddy Wilson, and Art Tatum. He has performed with, as house pianist at Birdland, Lester Young and Charlie Parker. He has lived life in the company of legends of jazz, swinging with Benny Goodman, Roy Elbridge and Zoot Sims.
He has been invited to perform at the White house by Clinton, Bush, and Carter. He has seven "Most Valuable Player Awards" from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. His versatility is evident by the diversity of the performers with whom he has recorded: Tony Bennet, Perry Como, La Vern Baker, Marvin Rainwater, and many more; and in his diverse musical skills: as nightclub player, a session man, musical director for television, soundtrack pianist for film (The Godfather, the Wiz, The Night They Raided Minsky's), conductor, arranger, and composer of scores for film ( Moonstruck, Billy Bathgate, Scott Joplin King of Ragtime), organist, and in 1968, on the Billboard top 40 for a single, "The Minotaur" from an album featuring him on Moog Synthesizer ...
Sydney Hodkinson Visiting Professor of Composition March 21- 24
Though he has taught at several American
and Canadian universities, he is perhaps
best known for his trend-setting work at the
Eastman School of Music. Joining the
Eastman faculty in 1973, he became the director
of the renowned Eastman Musica
Nova. Under Dr. Hodkinson's direction, this
ensemble performed and/or premiered numerous
20th-century compositions to great
acclaim. Upon his retirement from Eastman
in 1998, Sydney Hodkinson was appointed
to the composition faculty at Aspen.
The Verdehr Trio
Concert free and open to the public
Hockett Recital Hall
8:15 pm March 4th!
Pioneers of the Unusual Combination of Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Walter Verdehr, violin
Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet
Silvia Roederer, piano
"When the time comes, the Verdehr legacy will be vast-- decades of wonderful performances and, probably more lasting, the commission of hundreds of pieces for a violin, clarinet, and piano ensemble whose repertoire, until now, has been small." _ Washington Post
Daniel Binelli -- Tango! Festival
Coming soon- photos and video of the Tango Festival, and the January 30th concert with the world's foremost bandoneon performer, Daniel Binelli. The bandoneon is a free-reed instrument particularly popular in Argentina, and plays an essential role in the orquesta tipica, the tango orchestra.
Photos from the Chico Hamilton Concert
Photos of the special Concert celebration of the birthday of Jazz Great Chico Hamilton
Bolcom and Morris Video Available Online!
Pulitzer Prize winner, William Bolcom accompanies Joan Morris, mezzo soprano, on the Depression Era song "Brother Can You Spare a Dime"
New Chico Hamilton Performance Video
Chico Hamilton Solo at Ford Hall, Ithaca College
9.21.08
Billy Taylor Video Available
Video clips from Billy Taylor's visit are now available online!
Featured Gallery
Ithaca College is pleased to present the Enduring Masters, a concert series featuring musicians performing and reflecting on aging and their art.
The Enduring Masters series hosts some of today’s most prominent performers, composers, and educators, including Billy Taylor (age 86), Karel Husa (age 86), Joan Tower (age 69), George Tsontakis, and Steve Brown.
In addition to the Enduring Masters series, Ithaca College coordinates the "Voices for Creative Aging" program, which organizes outreach between Ithaca College student ensembles and aging communities as well as sponsoring concerts featuring elder community musicians and underrepresented music. Voices for Creative Aging will continue to sponsor programs until March 2009.
All concerts are free and open to the public and take place at the Ithaca College School of Music. For the Enduring Masters concerts, Ithaca College will work to provide special transportation to accommodate elderly community members. Please contact Susan Harris for additional information.