Saltwater Music Series – Past Concerts

Erkki Melartin — Lyric Pieces, Op. 18
Erkki Melartin — Piano Sonatina, Op. 84
Erkki Melartin — Five Songs, Op. 69
Erkki Melartin — Pienoiskuvia II ("Piano Miniatures II"), Op. 35
Erkki Melartin — Skuggspel ("Shadow Play"), Op. 104 ("VII. Farväl")
Erkki Melartin — Lastuja IV, Op. 48 ("I. Tuutulaulu")

Steven Luksan — Valparaiso (chamber opera; libretto by Judy Ramey)

Erkki Melartin — Spånor I (6 Piano Pieces), Op. 7
Erkki Melartin — Spånor II (6 Piano Pieces), Op. 9
Erkki Melartin — 9 Little Pieces, Op. 76
Erkki Melartin — Miniatures, Op. 23
Oskar Merikanto — Valse Lente, Op. 33
Jean Sibelius — 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 24 (No. 4: Valse)

Øistein Sommerfeldt — Om Kjærlighet, Op. 46 (for flute, soprano, & piano)
Øistein Sommerfeldt — Hildring i speil, Op. 48 (for soprano & piano)
Alf Hurum — Selected works
Anne-Marie Ørbeck — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works

Alf Hurum — Norrøn Suite, Op. 18
Agathe Backer Grøndahl — Norske Folkeviser og Folkedanse ("Norwegian Folksongs and Folkdances"), Op. 30 (selections)
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser — Piano Lyrics from the Hebrides (complete)

Baritone Darrell J. Jordan and pianist/composer Steven Luksan present an evening of English and American Art song from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

Steven Luksan – Ceremony
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Steven Luksan – Suite for flute and piano
Steven Luksan – Four Pieces
Steven Luksan – Sonata
Benjamin Godard – "Waltz" from Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116

An evening of music written by composers in their teenage years.

A wide variety of music – including spirituals, jazz, art song, and pieces for solo piano – celebrating the richness and diversity of musical expression in the USA.

Music written in the decades surrounding the war by composers from opposing sides of the conflict.

Steven Luksan – Sandburg Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – 4 Obstfelder Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – Baltic Fog Notes
Edvard Grieg – Haugtussa
T.D.A. Tellefsen – Selected works for solo piano
Johannes Haarklou – Selected works for solo piano
Edvard Grieg –Selected works for solo piano

LA-based Silver Edges Duo play music for flute by Muczynski, Luksan, Ginastera, and Cazares.

Liz Frazer and Steven Luksan perform French mélodies for piano and soprano by some of the under-represented masters of Romanticism: Reynaldo Hahn, Ernest Chausson, Gabriel Fauré, Amy Beach, and more.