Willson performs ‘Viennese Connections’ Jan. 27
Kenn Willson (Performing Arts) will perform “Viennese Connections,†a multimedia showcase of the university’s Bösendorfer Imperial Grand Piano, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, in Bauman Auditorium. There is no admission charge.
The performance will be a tribute to Vienna-based composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Willson will perform Italian Hymn, arranged by Melody Bober and Willson, and an arrangement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Fourth Movement theme, arranged by Victor Labenske and Willson. The concert also will feature Sonata Op. 27 #2 (Moonlight) and Sonata Op. 31 #3.
Three of the four songs are based on themes and music written by Beethoven during the time he lived and worked in Vienna. A photo presentation will feature pictures taken at Heiligenstadt, northwest of Vienna, where Beethoven wrote his last will and testament to his brothers in 1802. Willson will speak about this transitional time in Beethoven’s life.
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