PIANO FIREWORKS
A Celebration of American Piano Music
June 23, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
150 S. Front St., Smithfield, NC
Free Admission!
The Town of Smithfield and Clayton Piano Festival present this special 4th of July celebration of American piano music from virtuoso pianist and director of Clayton Piano Festival, Jonathan Levin. Jonathan will take audiences through an eclectic mix of music from familiar classics like Rhapsody in Blue, to seldom heard masterworks, and even original compositions and arrangements by Levin himself. Bring a lawn chair and hang out before, enjoying the new Neuse River Amphitheater and a meal from your favorite food truck. Admission is free.
Program Information
George Gershwin/ Arr. Earl Wild
Embraceable You
George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm
Samuel Barber
Excursions
I. Un poco allegro
IV. Allegro molto
Margaret Bonds
Spiritual Suite
III. Troubled Water
Aaron Copland/Arr. Leonard Bernstein
El Salon Mexico
George T. Walker
Sonata No. 2
I. Theme and Ten Variations
II. Presto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegretto tranquillo
Jonathan Levin
Ava Fantasy (includes “You Are. Love,” “Bill,” and “Angel Eyes”)
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (Solo Version)
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