Friday, June 7, 2024 at 6:00pm we collaborated with Reservoir Studios in presenting Portrait of An Artist and invited Mikael Darmanie to share a piece of repertoire that he has lived with and revisited throughout his diverse career. For this event, Mikael Darmanie could not decide on just one piece. Instead he chose two very different works separated by a century, a continent, an ocean and a cultural aesthetic; the Schubert Op. 90 #3 Impromptu in Gb Major and the Duke Ellington Black and Tan Fantasy. Bring your ears and your curiosity as Darmanie and pianist/interviewer Nnenna Ogwo explore these very different sonic terrains, how they found such solid purchase in Darmanie's musical spirit, and how each return to the work revealed another layer of his creative self. This event is made possible by a generous Creative Arts Engagement grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
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