La Jolla Music Society: COUNTERPOINT – Conrad Tao & Caleb Teicher

• Conrad Tao, piano

Johann Sebastian Bach — Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria)
Conrad Tao — Selected works (improvisation with Caleb Teicher)
Arnold Schoenberg — Five Pieces Op. 23 (V. Walzer)
Ray Noble — Cherokee (arr. Bud Powell & Art Tatum)
Johannes Brahms — Intermezzo in E major Op. 116 No. 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331/300i (III. Allegretto "Alla Turca")
Conrad Tao / Caleb Teicher — More Forever (Swing 2)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (arr. for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel — Sonatine, M. 40 (II. Mouvement de Menuet)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria)

COUNTERPOINT is a collaboration between pianist and composer Conrad Tao and choreographer and dancer Caleb Teicher. The duo explores the dichotomy of their different perspectives and artistic practices, expanding their individual expressive capacity through a collective experience. Harmonic, rhythmic, and theatrical counterpoint between the artists seeks to map out constellations linking their disparate traditions, driving the imagination and opening the heart. The stylistically diverse music of COUNTERPOINT includes the Aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Art Tatum’s demented stride piano, Arnold Schoenberg’s ironic take on the Viennese waltz, a delicate miniature from Tao and Teicher’s More Forever, and threading it all together, a work that bridges traditions, approaches, and styles – Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Tao and Teicher’s earlier work, More Forever, is a Bessie Award-winning, New York Times critic’s pick which was lauded for “constantly extending the sonic aspects of dance.”

"Stillness, silhouettes, geometries: Everything combines to make [Caleb Teicher and Conrad Tao’s] ‘More Forever’ a new dance world of the imagination." – The New York Times

COVID-19 Protocols: Proof of vaccination or negative test with 24 hours of the performance is required. Please note that undated at-home tests will not be accepted. Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, is required to wear a mask at all times while indoors. Proof of negative test is recommended but not required for attendees under 12 years.

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About La Jolla Music Society

https://ljms.org/

About Conrad Tao, piano

https://www.conradtao.com/