Chopin in the Salons: A Performance and Panel Discussion

Panelists: Ewelina Boczkowska (Musicology), Melanie Conroy (World Languages and Literatures), William McKeown (Art History)

Guest Artists: Cicilia Yudha (piano) and Misook Yun (soprano)
This panel and recital recreates and contextualizes the atmosphere of the Parisian salons of the 1830s and 1840s, where Frédéric Chopin’s music was often first heard and discussed. Through a combination of commentary and performance, the program examines Chopin’s position as a Polish émigré in Paris and his engagement with the artistic and intellectual circles that shaped his work. The musical selections--mazurkas, songs, and the Polonaise-Fantaisie--collectively portray both the intimate and public dimensions of Chopin’s music within their historical, social, and musical contexts

Full details:
Monday, February 23, 6:00-8:00pm
Scheidt Family Performing Art Center Room 1204
Free parking in the Central Parking Lot.
Link: https://www.memphis.edu/moch/events/#MUSIC

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