America:
Music of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

February 12, 2005

The program will feature American works that reflect the rich diversity that defines our culture. Composers include George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, David Rakowski, David Del Tredici, and others.

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Three Preludes

Henry Cowell (1897 - 1965)
The Banshee

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Piano Sonata

Intermission

David Del Tredici (1937- )
Ballad in Yellow

David Rakowski (1958 - )
Etude #25: Fists of Fury

Mario Davidovsky (1934 - )
Synchronisms #6 for Piano
and Electronic Sounds

Jacob Ter Veldhuis (1951 - )
The Body of Your Dreams
for Piano and Boombox

Frederic Rzewski (1937 - )
Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues

Adam Marks

Originally from California, 26-year-old pianist Adam Marks is an emerging soloist and chamber musician. He began his piano studies at the age of four, but has explored countless areas of interest including theatre, science, and the medical professions. After earning a B.A. from Brandeis University, Adam continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music in the Masters Program. His teachers include Anthony DeMare, Donn-Alexandre Feder, Evan Hirsch, Sally Pinkas, and Lois Banke. Currently, Adam is a candidate for the Ph.D. in Piano Performance at New York University where he is also on faculty. Adam has performed in master classes with such renowned artists as Ursula Oppens, Bruce Brubaker, Sara Davis Buechner, Marc Ponthus, and Aleck Karis.

In the fall of 2003, Adam made his Carnegie Hall debut in both Zankel and Weill Halls, performing the music of Aaron Copland under the baton and tutelage of Michael Tilson Thomas. Other recent performances include concerts as both orchestra member and soloist with the New World Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and the Manhattan School of Music Orchestra. His appearances have taken him throughout New England, New York, Colorado, Florida, and Italy. This season, Adam will return to Boston to play Rhapsody in Blue with the Brandeis / Wellesley Symphony Orchestra. He will also perform with the New World Symphony and Percussion Consort and appear with Connie Beckley at the Here Theatre in New York.