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January 17, 2019
This performance took its inspiration from the George Peabody Library’s unrivaled collection of 'fore-edge paintings'-- books with secret works of art hidden in the pages. Baltimore’s own Bergamot Quartet revealed hidden musical messages and explored the meaning behind them, and the audience was given the opportunity to write down a secret of their own.
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October 4, 2018
This program brought the energetic Trio Jinx to the Library to explore map-making as musical inspiration. Featuring Ledah Finck, Louna Dekker-Vargas, and Yoshi Horiguchi.
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August 1, 2018This collaborative performance dove into Baltimore's music history through the extensive archives of the George Peabody Library & Arthur Friedheim Library, revealing many rarely or never before heard works. Featured composers: Ronald Roxbury, Jean Eichelberger Ivey, Vivian Adelberg Rudow, W Spencer Huffman. Performers: Yesse Kim, piano; Teresa Ferrara, soprano; Andrea Copland, oboe; Sam Bessen, horn.
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November 15, 2017This performance explored the connection between music and text, featuring a program entirely inspired by specific works of poetry and literature. Including 15 world premieres of works for solo horn through the Fifteen Minutes of Fame commissioning project, and the premiere of Joshua Armenta's "Typewritten symbols," for horn & piano. Performers: Caleb Bradley, oboe; Sam Bessen, horn; Yesse Kim, piano.
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September 28, 2017This collaborative recital took a chronological journey through the industrial revolution to explore how advancements in technology not only built the Library, but also built new and improved musical instruments. Performers: Teresa Ferrara, Soprano; Min Joo Yi, piano; Sam Bessen, horn.
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