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11/30/2015

30 November 2015. European and American Horizons of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Leaves of Grass and the Shakespeare Sonnets. Essays from the ICAMus Events - Florence, June 2015. A new volume, edited by Aloma Bardi.

Publication of a new volume assembling original essays from the events devoted to Florence-born American Jewish composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) presented in Florence by ICAMus in June 2015: a session of papers and live performance at the “Intersections/Intersezioni” Conference (5 June 2015) and a conference-concert at the Lyceum Club Internazionale di Firenze (8 June 2015). Essays by Daniela Tortora, Aloma Bardi, and John Champagne; edited by Aloma Bardi. Click on red title to find out publication details.
10/30/2015

30 October 2015. The contents of the ICAMus Session on Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco at the "Intersections/Intersezioni" Conference 2015 are published on the ICAMus Website.

The revised contents (papers, recital program and texts, photos of presentations and of live performance) of the ICAMus session on Florence-born American composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) at the “Intersections/Intersezioni” Conference (Florence, June 5th, 2015) are available for download (PDF) on the ICAMus Website. Please click on red title to find out more details.
10/10/2015

10 October 2015: A "Porgy and Bess" Discography by Gershwin scholar Aloma Bardi is published on the ICAMus Website, to honor the 80th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of the opera.

George and Ira Gershwin's "folk-opera" Porgy and Bess premiered at the Alvin Theatre, Broadway, on October 10th, 1935. Click on red title to learn more.
10/03/2015

3 October 2015: ICAMus launches a collaboration with exhibitions curator, archivist, and lecturer Bill Doggett. A film commemorating the Negro Spiritual, and the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.

A collaboration with exhibitions curator, archivist, and lecturer Bill Doggett, commemorating: The 150th anniversary of The End of The Civil War and the Death of President Lincoln; The Negro Spiritual and The Underground Railroad. The film features: Historical background and documents; Negro Spirituals, their arrangements/editions/publications, and their performances by classically trained performers, soprano Barbara Hendricks, The Moses Hogan Chorale and baritone Will Liverman; The Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's assassination, the settings of Negro Spirituals Oh Freedom and Deep River by contemporary composer Shawn E. Okpebholo's. Click on red title to find out more details.
06/08/2015

8 June 2015. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Leaves of Grass and Shakespeare Sonnets: A Conference and a Recital in Florence.

ICAMus, in an international collaboration with Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The University of Florence, and Lyceum Club Internazionale, presents Firenze e altri orizzonti / Florence and Further Horizons, a conference and a musical program focused on Florence-born American composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and his unpublished Leaves of Grass Song Cycle and Shakespeare Sonnets. A Conference and a Recital take place in Florence on June 8th, 2015, 4:00pm-8:00pm, at the Lyceum, Via degli Alfani 48. Click on red title to find out program details.
06/05/2015

5 June 2015. “Intersections/Intersezioni” Conference, Florence. An ICAMus session of papers and live music performance.

The ICAMus Session focuses on Florence-Born US Composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) and his unpublished settings of Whitman & Shakespeare poetry. The Session includes live performance of rare, unpublished songs. Participants: Aloma Bardi, Salvatore Champagne, Howard Lubin, John Champagne; special guests: Mila De Santis, Eleonora Negri. Click on red title to find out program details.

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30 November 2015. European and American Horizons of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Leaves of Grass and the Shakespeare Sonnets. Essays from the ICAMus Events - Florence, June 2015. A new volume, edited by Aloma Bardi.

30 October 2015. The contents of the ICAMus Session on Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco at the "Intersections/Intersezioni" Conference 2015 are published on the ICAMus Website.

10 October 2015: A "Porgy and Bess" Discography by Gershwin scholar Aloma Bardi is published on the ICAMus Website, to honor the 80th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of the opera.

3 October 2015: ICAMus launches a collaboration with exhibitions curator, archivist, and lecturer Bill Doggett. A film commemorating the Negro Spiritual, and the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.

8 June 2015. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Leaves of Grass and Shakespeare Sonnets: A Conference and a Recital in Florence.

5 June 2015. “Intersections/Intersezioni” Conference, Florence. An ICAMus session of papers and live music performance.

HIGHLIGHTS

Discovering the Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Ives: A Lecture-Recital with Aloma Bardi and Beniamino Iozzelli.

Aloma Bardi appointed Curator of the American Music Center/Centro di Documentazione sulla Musica Americana in Prato, Italy.

Great Success for Beniamino Iozzelli’s Concert in Prato, Italy: A Gallery of Photographic Memories.

A new program with pianist Beniamino Iozzelli, introducing George Crumb into the international piano repertoire of Chopin and Skrjabin.

A new exhibition at the American Music Center Prato, honoring the Rhapsody in Blue Centennial, curated by Prof. Paolo Somigli.

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Aloma Bardi, Graduate Course "American Musical Romanticism", University of Florence.

Concert "Walt Whitman and American Art Song", Florence.

Journée d’étude sur Charles Ives, École Normale Supérieure, Paris.