Celebrating Charles Ives at 150 – Joel Sachs, piano
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- Joel Sachs, piano
Charles Ives — Piano Sonata No. 1
Pianist Joel Sachs performs masterworks by Charles Ives, one of America's greatest composers and one of the greatest modernists of the early 20th century. His rarely heard Piano Sonata No. 1 will be preceded by "The Alcotts" and “Thoreau,” the third and fourth movements of his more famous second Sonata, "Concord, Mass., 1840-1860," a tribute to the literary giants of that little town. Taken together, these compositions offer an unforgettable view of Ives's unique vision of music that is both universal and deeply American.
About Joel Sachs, piano
Pianist Joel Sachs has been a multi-faceted member of the faculty of The Juilliard School since 1970. He is the professor of chamber music, new-music performance, and music history, the founder of the annual Focus Festival of post-traditional music, which began in 1986, and the founder and conductor of the New Juilliard Ensemble, the school's chamber orchestra for the newest music, which began in 1993, the same year that he became artistic director of Juilliard's concerts at the Museum of Modern Art.