Piano Break: Sarah Cahill
Free
Mary D. Watkins — Summer Days
Aida Shirazi — Albumblatt
George Lewis — Endless Shout
Regina Harris Baiocchi — Piano Poems
Sarah Cahill, piano
Regina Harris Baiocchi – Piano Poems (world premiere)
Aida Shirazi – Albumblatt
Mary Watkins – Summer Days
George Lewis – Endless Shout
Reena Esmail – Rang de Basant
Sarah Cahill, called a “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times, performs a recital featuring the world premiere of Regina Harris Baiocchi’s Piano Poems, inspired by poetry by Gwendolyn Brooks and Richard Wright; along with George Lewis’ Endless Shout, Mary Watkins’ Summer Days, and Aida Shirazi’s Albumblatt. The Ross McKee Foundation presents Sarah Cahill via YouTube livestream, and is free for viewers. The Piano Break concert series supports Bay Area pianists who have lost performance opportunities due to COVID-19 on Fridays at 5pm Pacific.
The broadcast will take place at 5pm Eastern / 2pm Pacific.