Danish Trombonist Lecture and Performance
When:
Saturday, Nov 23, 2024 1:00p -
2:00p
Saturday, Nov 23, 2024 1:00p -
2:00p
Where:
Scandinavian Cultural Center & Library
206 Waltham St
West Newton, MA 02465
Admission:
$15
Hosted by:
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Music, Rainy Day Ideas
Event website:
https://scandicenter.org/event/danish-trombone-lecture-with-performance/
Join Kevin A. Virgilio for an interesting lecture about Danish trombonists and a performance.
Danish composers made significant contributions to solo trombone repertoire in the early 20th century, and their works remain a staple in trombone recitals worldwide. This presentation explores three key aspects: the rise of the trombone in European Renaissance music and its integration into Danish culture; the stylistic features of two important solo trombone pieces and their connection to other Danish works; and the non-musical factors that helped popularize these pieces in the international trombone community.
Saturday, Nov. 23rd | 1pm | $15; Free for Members!
About Kevin A. Virgilio
Hailed by the New York Music Daily as a “carefree” and “soulful” player, Kevin A. Virgilio is a Boston-based trombonist and educator whose performances run the gamut of contemporary and classical styles. An active freelance musician, Dr. Virgilio recently appeared with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the New York Festival Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, the Bergen Symphony Orchestra, and the Westchester Oratorio Society. Dr. Virgilio appears regularly in local musical theater productions, including West-Side Story, In the Heights, A Christmas Carol, An American in Paris, Disney’s Frozen, and the Music Man. He is currently on faculty at Groton Hill Music Center, Needham Music in Needham, Massachusetts, and Brookline Public Schools, and has held faculty positions at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Luzerne Music Center in Lake Luzerne, New York, and with the Handel and Haydn Society.
