ICAMus announces its events in Florence, June 2015, focused on Leaves of Grass and Shakespeare Sonnets, unpublished art songs by Florence-born American composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). A Conference and a Recital on 06-08-2015.
A New Year's Eve Tribute to Cole Porter in Prato, Italy. You're the Top, four orchestral suites arranged by composer-pianist Alessandro Lucchetti and conducted by pianist-conductor Antonio Ballista. A fascinating program presented by the Camerata Strumentale «Città di Prato» to welcome the New Year. Icamus participates with a Program Note by Aloma Bardi.
A night of Cole Porter in Prato, Italy, on December 31st. Seventeen songs from different musicals arranged in four instrumental suites-fantasies by Alessandro Lucchetti, in a challenging fresh look at the melodies, harmonies and rhythms of this masterful composer-lyricist songwriter.
The ICAMus Studio in Ann Arbor features the Organization's latest additions to the Collection and the new donations received, among which: Scores and Scrapbook of Italian American composer Alberto Bimboni; and scores, libretti, notes, and illustrative material of contemporary opera composer Solomon Epstein. The Studio makes it possible to get acquainted with the Organization's current projects, and to explore the Archive of ICAMus events and programs.
The ICAMus Website Links Page is now listing also Facebook Pages of Organizations and Institutions specializing in American Music or specific aspects of it.
An ICAMus YouTube Channel has been created. Illustrated with signature logo and cover art, connected to the Organization's Website, Facebook page and Google+, the ICAMus Channel is now ready to begin sharing the Organization's recordings and videos.
The International Center for American Music has established a continuing collaboration project with its longtime partner Prescott Studio, a Florence-based Company providing surtitles for the sung or spoken text of the live Performing Arts, across languages. ICAMus welcomes this opportunity to expand its own scope, and aims at creating a center of excellence with Prescott.
Release Celebration of the CD: Samuel Barber, Souvenirs & Recollections. Early and Late Piano Music, pianists Giampaolo Nuti and Daniela De Santis, Stradivarius, 2013. An evening of CD presentation, live performance, musicological comments, projections and CD signing. Scuola Comunale di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi”, Via Santa Trinità 2, Prato, Italy; Wednesday 12 February 2014, 9:00pm.
A scholarly article by flutist, researcher and teacher Viola Shaula Valerio explores the production of flute music in Colonial America and the first original pieces for this instrument in Early American Music, focusing on compositions by Stephen C. Foster and Anthony Ph. Heinrich.
Preview of Samuel Barber Complete Thematic Catalogue - Sibelius SCORCH files featured in In Depth.
