Dracula Rising: Ghosts of Hollywood Past

Presented by Ensemble for These Times

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Music by immigrant Hollywood composers of the 40s, including:
--"Deux Pieces" for cello and piano and "Cabaret" for soprano and piano by Oscar nominee Alexandre Tansman ("Paris Underground");
--"Tanzlied" arr for cello and piano (from "Die Tote Stadt") by Erich Korngold ("Robinhood," "Seahawk,")
--"Homage to Paderewski" and Film Study #1: Charles by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (over 150 films, including"And Then There Were None"):
--"Invitation" (arr. from the film"Invitation" by Oscar winner Bronislaw Kaper ("Lili" and Mutiny on the Bounty");
--Op. 68 #1 for piano by Ernst Toch and Mazurka by Artur Malawski;
--Songs from famous movies by Kaper and Henryk Wars;
--Selected arrangements from Polaski's "Ninth Gate" and Bram Stoker's "Dracula" by Wojciech Kilar;
==Plus, in case you missed E4TT's SRO "Film Noir Project" last spring, in homage to these composers: "Duo" by Lennie Moore and "Elegy for David Raksin" by E4TT's own David Garner.

Also:Friday, Oct. 18, 12 p.m., Cafe Europa (Berkeley), FREE, JCCEB, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
Thursday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., Paderewski Festival, Cass Winery, Paso Robles (selections).

Musicians: Nanette McGuinness, soprano, Anne Lerner-Wright, cello, and guest pianist Karen Rosenak.

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Program Items

Tansman Deux Pieces for cello and piano
Korngold Tanzlied from Die Tote Stadt
Bronislaw Kaper "Invitation" for solo piano and songs from movies for soprano and piano
Henryck Vars Songs from movies
Wojciech Kilar Selections from "Ninth Gate" and Bram Stoker's "Dracula"

Performers

Nanette McGuiness Soprano
Anne Lerner-Wright Cello
Karen Rosenak Piano (guest)

Berkeley Piano Club

Berkeley Piano Club

2724 Haste Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States