«I’ve composed a great deal of music in different musical genres and tried to adhere to the very same principles and standards I applied to my so-called “serious” works.» American composer Jerome N. Margolis, who donated his unpublished music scores and archival recordings of his works to the ICAMus Special Collections, shares his wide-ranging vision of music.
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On display at The ICAMus Studio in Ann Arbor: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Overture to a Fairy Tale, NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini, V-Disc No. 607B, 78rpm recording, 1945. A new gift received from exhibitions curator, archivist, and lecturer, Bill Doggett, a valued member of the ICAMus Board of Advisors.
A gallery of photos from Luca Bragalini's very successful lecture, The Duke of Jazz and His Symphonic Visions in Prato, Italy, on Sunday, February 23, 2020. For MetJazz 2020, sponsored by Camerata Strumentale “Città di Prato” in collaboration with ICAMus. Photos © Augusto Biagini, Courtesy of Camerata Strumentale “Città di Prato.”
Celebriamo Black History Month con ICAMus. In un video, l’invito personale di Luca Bragalini a partecipare alla sua conferenza sulle composizioni sinfoniche di Duke Ellington, domenica 23 febbraio 2020 alle ore 11 a Prato, nella Sala delle Colonne della Scuola di Musica “G. Verdi”.
Luca Bragalini compie un viaggio tra le partiture sinfoniche di Duke Ellington, con riferimenti alla cultura religiosa, alla storia dell'arte e alla storia sociale afroamericana che ampliano gli orizzonti oltre la musica. Duke Ellington: le visioni sinfoniche di un Duca del jazz. Scuola di Musica “G. Verdi”, Sala delle Colonne, Via Santa Trinita 2, Prato; domenica 23 febbraio 2020, ore 11; ingresso libero. A cura della Camerata Strumentale "Città di Prato" in collaborazione con ICAMus, nell’ambito di MetJazz 2020.
A gallery of photos from the European première of Kol Nidre by Jerome N. Margolis on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2020, in the beautiful venue of the Italian Cultural Institute, Budapest, Hungary; Davide Casali, clarinet; Pierpaolo Levi, piano. The performance was a collaboration with ICAMus and with the composer. Dr. Margolis donated this unpublished score to the ICAMus Archive, as part of a major donation of his works.
Kol Nidre, for clarinet and piano (2019) by Jerome N. Margolis is performed by Davide Casali and Pierpaolo Levi. The European première of Kol Nidre, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020 is a collaboration with ICAMus and with the composer. Dr. Margolis donated this unpublished score to the ICAMus Archive, as part of a major donation of his works. At the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest, Bródy Sándor u. 8, Budapest, Hungary; Monday, January 27, 2020 at 6:30 pm.
Photos from the première performance of That Their Memory Be Blessed. For the Victims: The Tree of Life Temple, Pittsburgh, PA, for string orchestra by Jerome N. Margolis (composed: 2018). The Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta was conducted by Davide Casali, as part of the Festival Viktor Ullmann. Sala Montefiore, Old Ghetto, Venice, Italy, January 12, 2020. The performance of this unpublished work was a collaboration of Davide Casali and the Festival Viktor Ullmann with ICAMus and with the composer.
That Their Memory Be Blessed. For the Victims: The Tree of Life Temple, Pittsburgh, PA, for string orchestra (composed: October 30, 2018) premiered by the Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta conducted by Davide Casali. Sala Montefiore, Old Ghetto, Venice, Italy. Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 6:30 pm; free admission.
