Sara Davis Buechner June 14 Concert at Aloha International Piano Festival

June 14, 2011 - PRLog -- On Tuesday, June 14, 2011, the Aloha International Piano Festival (AIPF) presents acclaimed pianist Sara Davis Buechner in concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Hawaii Convention Center. General admission tickets are $20. Student tickets are only $5. Tickets are available at the door.

In a message sent from the Osaka Kansai airport earlier this month, Sara Davis Buechner wrote: "My Aloha International Piano Festival recital on June 14 should be a lot of fun (hopefully!) and a challenge for myself as well. On the first half, I've paired two very experimental works for their time – the dramatic transition time of Classical to Romantic music in the period of 1790 - 1810. I'll be playing two Sonatas, the last Sonata of old Franz Haydn and the first Sonata of young Carl Maria von Weber. Both pieces give the pianist a hefty virtuoso workout, and the ending of that Weber Sonata is, well, if I may be so bold, just spectacular. The last movement is a Perpetuum Mobile rondo in which the audience gets to wonder if the pianist's right hand is going to fall off. Clearly this is what Weber intended, and I can imagine his wry smile as he put all those fast notes to paper."

"The second half is a tribute to Spanish dance, which is one of my great loves," continued Buechner. "I'll be playing the complete (ten) Gypsy Dances of Joaquin Turina, the great Spanish composer of the Twentieth Century. These short pieces have everything – song, dance, joy, sorrow, intrigue, abandon, smoldering sexuality even! Very attractive, colorful and melodious music. To end the evening with a proper dessert, I'll play three Gershwin songs in 1920s foxtrot style, arranged by myself. Somehow I've come to think of a recital as not properly ending if it doesn't include some Gershwin. And then a martini, hopefully."

Sara Davis Buechner – Full Concert Program

HAYDN: Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:52            
   Allegro
   Adagio
   Finale (Presto)

VON WEBER: Sonata in C major op. 24
   Allegro
   Adagio
   Menuetto (Allegro) - Trio (Poco ritenuto)
   Rondo (Perpetuum Mobile)

TURINA: Danzas Gitanas (Ten Gypsy Dances)            
   Book I, op. 55      
   Zambra – Danza de la Seduccion – Danza ritual – Generalife – Sacro-monte
   Book II, op. 84   
   Fiesta de las calderas – Circulos ritmicos – Invocación – Danza ritmica – Seguriya

GERSHWIN: Foxtrots, transcribed from player piano rolls and acoustic recordings
   Swanee
   Novelette in Fourths
   Do - Do - Do
   Kickin’ the Clouds Away

TICKET INFORMATION:

ARTIST: Sara Davis Buechner, piano
PROGRAM: Works by Haydn, von Weber, Turina and Gershwin
DATE: TONIGHT! 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2011
TICKETS: Adults $20, Students $5. Tickets are available at the door.
LOCATION: Hawaii Convention Center - 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu

To learn more about Sara Davis Buechner, visit: www.sarabuechner.com. To learn more about the Aloha International Piano Festival, visit www.alohapianofestival.com.

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This year, the Aloha International Piano Festival welcomes world-renowned concert pianists Jon Nakamatsu, Sara Davis Buechner, Lisa Nakamichi, Noriko Uenaka, Sean Botkin and Norman Krieger, as well as composer John Bayless. These acclaimed artists lead the sixth annual festival from June 11 to 18, 2011 at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu.
Founded in 2006 by pianist Lisa Nakamichi, the Aloha International Piano Festival (AIPF) is a non-profit organization committed to educating Hawaii’s children and teachers. AIPF addresses three main needs: the need for music teacher training, the need for low-cost music concerts and music education opportunities, and the need for high-caliber classes and lessons for piano students. AIPF strives to elevate the awareness of classical music in Hawaii while offering people of all ages the opportunity to experience music in a welcoming and educational setting. Visit www.alohapianofestival.com and connect with AIPF on Facebook.