Musical Moments: January 21, 2021

The University of Chicago Department of Music is thrilled to share "Musical Moments," a socially distanced concert series that audiences can enjoy from their own homes. Showcasing students and faculty from the Department's Performance Programs, these virtual concerts feature music from a variety of composers, traditions, and periods.

This week's program begins with a work for solo piano—performed by Piano Program Director Eugenia Jeong—based on George Gershwin's "Embraceable You." Second year College student Aatman Vakil then shares some Shakespeare in a song by British composer Gerald Finzi, and the East View Park Chamber Players, comprised of students and faculty, perform the dramatic finale to Franz Joseph Haydn's "Emperor" Quartet.

Program: https://humanities-web.s3.us-east-2.a...

Etude No. 4, "Embraceable You," from Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin
Earl Wild (1915-2010)
Eugenia Jeong, piano

Fear no more the heat o'the sun
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Aatman Vakil, voice

String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2, "Emperor" – IV. Finale. Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
East View Park Chamber Players
Chloe Lindeman and Denisse Morales, violins
Aaron Mowitz, viola
Walter Farber, cello