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Listen to an excerpt from the "Sounds Fresh" concert 

(from the 'Quattro variazioni' movement of Stravinsky's Concerto for Two Solo Pianos, 1935)

 

Biography

Hailed for playing that is “first rate” and “fascinating,” in The New York Times, pianist Marc Peloquin is recognized for his highly imaginative and insightful music making, earning the admiration of musicians, critics and audiences alike. The Washington Post declared that his performance of Frederic Rzewski’s Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues was “spectacular” and further that “his transcription of Mahler’s Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen was lucid, sensitive and flexible of rhythm.” Marc Peloquin’s inventive programs break the boundaries of the recital format, highlighting music from different periods and representing diverse styles, creatively connected by imagery and themes. These programs, with titles including Water Music:H20, Americana and From Italy: The Art of the Transription, showcase works by Schumann, Ives, Debussy, Rzewski and Del Tredici as well as his own piano transcriptions of works by such composers as Mahler, Rorem, Puccini and Faure. He has appeared in a wide range of venues from New York’s Merkin Concert Hall and Museum of Modern Art, to the Palacio de Belles Artes in Mexico City and the American Academy in Rome.  Other performances include appearances at the Darmstadt International Festival, the John Cage “Rolywholyover” Festival at the Guggenheim Museum and the Cultural Center of Roubaix, France. Marc Peloquin’s 2005 - 06 projects included an appearance on the North River Music series in New York City, a concert and master class at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as a concert with cellist Madeleine Shapiro as part of a ModernWorks event.  A refined and sensitive chamber musician, Mr. Peloquin collaborates with soprano Lynne Vardaman, violinists Theresa Salomon and Conrad Harris, and with pianist Roberto Hidalgo as the piano ensemble Split Second. Upcoming for the 2006 – 07 and 2007 – 08 seasons is a collaboration with the esteemed composer/pianist David Del Tredici who stated: “Mr. Peloquin is a rare pianist. Passion and intelligence fuse in an exhilarating fashion.” In honor of Mr. Del Tredici’s 70th birthday, the two artists have conceived of a celebration of  Del Tredici's piano works, featuring recent works and a piece commissioned by Mr. Peloquin for the collaboration, paired with earlier landmark works including  the four-hand Scherzo from 1960. A native of Rhode Island and a resident of New York City, Marc Peloquin received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music, with additional studies at Boston University, the New England Conservatory and Tanglewood. He is a visiting lecturer at the New School University in Manhattan. Marc Peloquin's recording "Chords at Night" of the piano works of Otto Luening, was recently released.  Tim Page writes that Mr. Peloquin's recording "comes as a welcome and illuminating surprise" and that Mr. Peloquin is "a splendid and authoritative guide" to Luening's piano music.

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