Artis Wodehouse will present a series of three concerts during the 2010–11 season featuring her 1902 Mustel Art Harmonium and other rare vintage and antique keyboard instruments from her collection at the Ann Goodman Recital Hall, Kaufman Center in New York City.
November 6: Bartók, selections from Mikrokosmos Books III, IV, and V on two vintage 1950s Yamaha reed pump organs and three vintage 1960s–70s Schoenhut toy pianos; Sigfried Karg-Elert, 12 Impressions, op. 102, performed on 1902 Mustel Art Harmonium.
February 5: works by American composers Charles Zeuner, Anthony Heinrich, Arthur Clifton, and Stephen Foster on an 1840s Tomkinson square piano, with soprano Ami Brabson and baritone George Spitzer; Alexandre Guilmant, Fourth Sonata for 1902 Mustel Art Harmonium; and a commissioned work by Steven Best for a 1925 Bilhorn folding reed pump organ.
June 4: works by Arthur Bird on a 1918 Mason & Hamlin style 86K reed pump organ; Louis Vierne, Book I Pieces in Free Style on Wodehouse’s 1902 Mustel Art Harmonium; and a commissioned work by Leonardo Ciampa for the Mustel Art Harmonium.
For information: 212/501-3330;
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October 25, 2010
THE DIAPASON
