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03/09/2022

Upcoming ICAMus performance of Samuel Barber songs in Florence, May 2022. The composer was born on this day in 1910.

A selection of Samuel Barber songs will be performed in Florence, Italy, on May 16, 2022, in an ICAMus program presented in collaboration with Lyceum Club Internazionale di Firenze. Emergence Music (Nadine Benjamin, soprano - Nicole Panizza, piano). The program Poets and Composers from the United States and the American Art Song is directed by Aloma Bardi and Nicole Panizza.
03/05/2022

Highlights from recent special gifts to the ICAMus Collections. Samuel Barber’s Souvenirs, in a new CD by Duo Keira (piano duo, Michela Chiara Borghese & Sabrina De Carlo).

Showcasing special gifts to the ICAMus Collections. Samuel Barber’s Souvenirs, Op. 28 H-119, in a new recording by Duo Keira (piano duo, Michela Chiara Borghese & Sabrina De Carlo). Barber | Borodin | Debussy | Ravel. Aulicus Classics ALC 0057, 2021; liner notes by Pierre Brévignon; inscribed by the performers to ICAMus.
03/03/2022

Program of the ICAMus Events in Florence, May 16-18, 2022. The American Art Song: Poets and Composers from the United States; Aloma Bardi and Nicole Panizza, Directors.

The ICAMus project, The American Art Song: Poets and Composers from the United States, directed by Aloma Bardi & Nicole Panizza, includes three events in Florence, May 2022: Concert by Emergence Music (Nadine Benjamin, soprano - Nicole Panizza, piano) with presentations by Aloma Bardi & Nicole Panizza, with a special reflection by Nadine Benjamin (Lyceum Club Internazionale, May 16); Emergence CD Celebration, with music, poetry, & art (Dischi Fenice, May 17); Doctoral Seminar by Dr. Nicole Panizza (University of Florence, May 18). Click on red title to discover the program!
02/20/2022

Video Lecture “Poets and Composers from the United States and American Art Song: America is a Poem” by Aloma Bardi has been published today on the ICAMus channels with all the accompanying in-depth resources.

The May 17, 2021 video presentation by Aloma Bardi is now published on the ICAMus YouTube channel; the complete Essay, and the accompanying resources – PowerPoint presentation, Music tracks with direct interactive links, Song texts and translations, Comments by the duo Emergence Music, Bibliography – are accessible on the ICAMus website, In-Depth section.
02/07/2022

ICAMus Webinars with Luca Bragalini and the University of Michigan, January 27 and February 1, 2022. A gallery of memories.

The two ICAMus webinars on Duke Ellington’s Three Black Kings and Jewish Blues in 20^th-Century Classical Music were an unforgettable success. Here we share a gallery of memories.
02/05/2022

A wonderful celebration for the 20th anniversary of ICAMus! Both events – the 2 documentary videos & the 2 webinars – remain accessible (link provided).

What a celebration it was for the 20^th anniversary of ICAMus! Both events – the 2 documentary videos & the 2 webinars – remain accessible: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a Black King of the Bible in Duke Ellington's Symphonic Triptych “Three Black Kings” - Jan 27, 2022; Jewish Blues in 20th-Century Classical Music - Feb 1, 2022. Presenter Luca Bragalini, with a panel of specialists discussing each video.
02/02/2022

After the great success of the two ICAMus webinars by Luca Bragalini with the University of Michigan, both events remain accessible on YouTube and Facebook.

Great success for the two ICAMus webinars by Luca Bragalini with the University of Michigan. Both events – the 2 documentary videos & the 2 webinars – remain accessible: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a Black King of the Bible in Duke Ellington's Symphonic Triptych “Three Black Kings” (Jan 27, 2022), and Jewish Blues in 20th-Century Classical Music (Feb 1, 2022).
01/26/2022

A Panel of Specialists Discusses Luca Bragalini's Webinar on Jewish Blues in 20th-Century Classical Music on Feb 1, 2022.

The second ICAMus documentary video by Luca Bragalini on Jewish Blues in 20^th-Century Classical Music is discussed by specialists in the field during the February 1^st, 2022 webinar for the University of Michigan. A collaboration of ICAMus with the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, the Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies, MES-Dept. of Middle East Studies, the Enoch Seminar, and the Music Conservatory of Milan, Italy. Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 3:00-5:00 PM EST. Honoring Martin Luther King Day 2022 and International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022.
01/25/2022

ICAMus is 20 years old today! Celebrating the Center’s anniversary.

ICAMus was established 20 years ago on this day (January 25, 2002). We are proud of the numerous accomplishments, of the initiatives and projects over the years. As we look ahead, we take a moment to rejoice in the memories we have created.
01/21/2022

A Panel of Specialists To Discuss Luca Bragalini's Webinar on Ellington's "Three Black Kings."

A new video by Luca Bragalini on Duke Ellington's symphonic jazz ballet score Three Black Kings is discussed by scholars of the diverse fields explored in the presentation. A collaboration of ICAMus with Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies, and the University of Michigan (Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, and MES-Dept. of Middle East Studies). Thursday, January 27th, 2022, at 3:00-5:00 PM EST (New York Time). Honoring Martin Luther King Day 2022.

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Upcoming ICAMus performance of Samuel Barber songs in Florence, May 2022. The composer was born on this day in 1910.

Highlights from recent special gifts to the ICAMus Collections. Samuel Barber’s Souvenirs, in a new CD by Duo Keira (piano duo, Michela Chiara Borghese & Sabrina De Carlo).

Program of the ICAMus Events in Florence, May 16-18, 2022. The American Art Song: Poets and Composers from the United States; Aloma Bardi and Nicole Panizza, Directors.

Video Lecture “Poets and Composers from the United States and American Art Song: America is a Poem” by Aloma Bardi has been published today on the ICAMus channels with all the accompanying in-depth resources.

ICAMus Webinars with Luca Bragalini and the University of Michigan, January 27 and February 1, 2022. A gallery of memories.

A wonderful celebration for the 20th anniversary of ICAMus! Both events – the 2 documentary videos & the 2 webinars – remain accessible (link provided).

After the great success of the two ICAMus webinars by Luca Bragalini with the University of Michigan, both events remain accessible on YouTube and Facebook.

A Panel of Specialists Discusses Luca Bragalini's Webinar on Jewish Blues in 20th-Century Classical Music on Feb 1, 2022.

ICAMus is 20 years old today! Celebrating the Center’s anniversary.

A Panel of Specialists To Discuss Luca Bragalini's Webinar on Ellington's "Three Black Kings."

HIGHLIGHTS

Discovering the Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Ives: A Lecture-Recital with Aloma Bardi and Beniamino Iozzelli.

Aloma Bardi appointed Curator of the American Music Center/Centro di Documentazione sulla Musica Americana in Prato, Italy.

Great Success for Beniamino Iozzelli’s Concert in Prato, Italy: A Gallery of Photographic Memories.

A new program with pianist Beniamino Iozzelli, introducing George Crumb into the international piano repertoire of Chopin and Skrjabin.

A new exhibition at the American Music Center Prato, honoring the Rhapsody in Blue Centennial, curated by Prof. Paolo Somigli.

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Aloma Bardi, Graduate Course "American Musical Romanticism", University of Florence.

Concert "Walt Whitman and American Art Song", Florence.

Journée d’étude sur Charles Ives, École Normale Supérieure, Paris.