Sitka Music Festival

Sitka Music Festival
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
UAA Fine Arts Building
3700 Alumni Drive
907-747-6774

The Sitka Music Festival is excited to return to the Anchorage Museum for lunch concerts as part of Alaska Airlines Autumn Classics. Enjoy a captivating performance by Zuill Bailey, Maria Asteriadou and Kurt Nikkanen. Zuill Bailey is a Grammy Award-winning cellist renowned for his emotive performances and extensive repertoire. Kurt Nikkanen is a violinist celebrated for his virtuosic technique and dynamic interpretations. Maria Asteriadou is a pianist known for her exceptional artistry. Included with admission.

7:00 PM  9:00 PMAutumn Classics: Anchorage Subscription Concert 5 - Awadagin Pratt In Recital

Program:

Glassworks, 1.“Opening”  -  Philip Glass   (b. 1937)

Second livre de pieces de clavecin, Ordre sixieme  - François Couperin (1668 - 1733)    

Castillo Interior (arr. for Awadagin Pratt)   -  PÄ“teris Vasks (b. 1946)

Three Character Studies: I. Nocturne for Left Hand Alone   -  Fred Hersch   (b. 1955)  

Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4   - Sergei Rachmaninoff    (1873 - 1943)

Nocturne in B Major, Opus 62, No. 1  - Frédéric Chopin  (1810 – 1849)  

“Intermezzo” from The Nutcracker  - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), arr. M. Pletnev  

Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178  - Franz Liszt (1811 – 1866)

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