Picasso and Music

Da Camera of Houston presents Picasso and Music on November 14 & 15, 2016.

On the occasion of Menil Collection‘s drawing exhibition, Picasso The Line, pianist and Da Camera artistic director Sarah Rothenberg presents a program inspired by the work of Pablo Picasso.

Picasso’s genius is notable for its virtuosic diversity of styles and his work in multiple artistic media. His creativity extended also to theater and dance in collaborations with such composers as Igor Stravinsky, Manuel De Falla and Erik Satie.

These landmark ballets produced by Diaghilev’s legendary Ballet russes, with sets and costumes by Picasso, become the springboard for Sarah Rothenberg’s exploration of parallel paths in music and art at the beginning of the 20th century.

Pianist Sarah Rothenberg’s many activities as performer, writer and public speaker illuminate connections between visual art and music. She has been a frequent guest speaker and performer at The Guggenheim; The Jewish Museum in New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Menil Collection on subjects ranging from Impressionist drawing, Paul Klee, and Malevich to Kurt Schwitters, Joseph Beuys and Mark Rothko.

Da Camera’s recording, Rothko Chapel: Feldman, Satie and Cage, has received international acclaim as a “terrific concept album” and was named one of the top ten classical CD’s of 2015 by the Chicago Tribune.

Program:
Satie: Parade, arranged for piano four hands
De Falla: Seven Canciones Populaires for mezzo soprano and piano
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne for violin and piano
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, arranged for two pianos

Featuring:
Sofia Selowsky, mezzo-soprano
Boson Mo, violin
Sarah Rothenberg, piano
Timothy Hester, piano
Marilyn Nonken, piano