Music by Bay Area composers Giancarlo Aquilanti and Kamyar Mohajer to be performed by Ives Quartet

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Posted: 4/29/15 at 10:20am

 

PRESS RELEASE April 7, 2015 For Immediate Release Press Contact: Gail Wein: [phone]  [e-mail] Music by Bay Area composers Giancarlo Aquilanti and   Kamyar Mohajer to be performed  by Ives Quartet May 9 recital at Campbell Hall on Stanford University campus is free and open to the public On Saturday, May 9 at 7:30 pm, works by Bay Area composers Giancarlo Aquilanti and Kamyar Mohajer will be performed by the Ives Quartet, soprano Buffy Baggott and pianist Laura Dahl. The performance is at Campbell Recital Hall on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, CA. The recital is free and tickets are not required. More information is on Stanford's website.   Ives Quartet Mohajer's music combines the influences of his Persian homeland with a unique approach to harmony, counterpoint and poly-tonality in his compositions. The result is music that is melodic, unusual and completely accessible.  Listen to Mohajer's String Quartet at this link.      Mohajer's works will be presented alongside the music of his composition teacher and mentor, Giancarlo Aquilanti. A prolific composer and award-winning educator, Aquilanti is currently director of the Music Theory Program at Stanford University. Listen to Aquilanti's String Quartet at this link.    The Ives Quartet  has established a reputation for passion, precision, and provocative programming, winning accolades for playing that shows both super-refinement and visceral, rock-and-roll intensity. Composer Giancarlo Aquilanti   Composer Giancarlo Aquilanti draws profound inspiration from the Italian operatic tradition, as well as his American education, revealing a unique and exotic combination of popular melodies of his native region, jazz rhythms and classical traditions. A prolific composer, Aquilanti has written for orchestra, chorus, band and chamber ensemble. He has been commissioned by the Philharmonic Symphony of the Marche, Stanford Chamber Chorale, Woodwind Quintet of Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley, among others.       Composer Kamyar Mohajer   Mohajer's music combines the influences of his Persian homeland with a unique approach to harmony, counterpoint and poly-tonality. He has studied composition and orchestration with the celebrated Iranian-American composer Behzad Ranjbaran, as well as with award-winning west coast composer Giancarlo Aquilanti, whose works are heard on this program.   Mohajer's compositions include Symphony No. 1, Bliss for orchestra (2014), Reminiscence for Concert Band, half a dozen solo piano works, and many chamber works including a string trio commissioned by Ensemble Epomeo.     Read more about Kamyar Mohajer and his music in the interview at this link.    May 9, 2015 - 7:30 PM  Music of Giancarlo Aquilanti and Kamyar Mohajer    performed by Ives Quartet Laura Dahl, piano Buffy Baggott, mezzo-soprano    Campbell Recital Hall Stanford University 471 Lagunita Drive Stanford, CA 94305  This concert is free and open to the public.   Program: Kamyar Mohajer: String Quartet  Kamyar Mohajer: 5 Songs (based on poetry of Hafez) for Piano and Voice  Giancarlo Aquilanti: Piano Trio  Giancarlo Aquilanti: String Quartet no. 3    # # #