Tuesdays @ Monk Space PRESENTS
Gloria Cheng – The Intrepid Harpsichord
Grammy winning pianist Gloria Cheng brings her custom-made blue and red harpsichord to Monk Space for a concert featuring music that is both adventurous and eclectic. Includes the music of West Coast composers Lou Harrison, Sally Mosher, Veronika Krausas, Carolyn Yarnell, and Karen Tanaka, plus harpsichord mainstays Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Louis Couperin, and György Ligeti.
Program
Lou Harrison: Six Sonatas for Cembalo
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichordSally Mosher: Out of the Silence
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichordVeronika Krausas: L’Ombre du luth
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichordCarolyn Yarnell: Prelude
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichordElizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Prelude in A minor
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichordKaren Tanaka: Jardin des Herbes
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichordLouis Couperin: Suite in C major
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichordGyörgy Ligeti: Hungarian Rock
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichordJ.S. Bach: Chaconne in D minor, from Violin Partita BWV 1004, transcr. Brahms
Gloria Cheng, piano, harpsichord
Grammy winning pianist Gloria Cheng brings her custom-made blue and red harpsichord to Monk Space for a concert featuring music that is both adventurous and eclectic. Includes the music of West Coast composers Lou Harrison, Sally Mosher, Veronika Krausas, Carolyn Yarnell, and Karen Tanaka, plus harpsichord mainstays Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Louis Couperin, and György Ligeti.