Masterpiece Concert No. 6
Join us for another splendid chamber music concert at the Masterpiece Concert No. 6 on Sunday May 19th at 4pm in the Lakeway Activity Center.
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Ludwig van Beethoven (German, 1770 – 1827) – Piano Trio Op 11
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Philippe Gaubert (French, 1879 – 1941) – Piece Romantique (for Violin, Cello and Piano)
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Anton Arensky (Russian, 1861 – 1905) – Piano Trio #1 in D minor, Op 32
Piano: Rick Rowley
Violin: Sari Pearce
Cello: Andrew Pearce
About Rick Rowley
Rick Rowley, pianist, leads a diverse musical life. He gives concerts with many of the world’s finest instrumentalists and singers and his solo, concerto and collaborative performances have taken him throughout the United States, to Europe and Latin America.
Mr. Rowley has made several recordings of solo piano repertoire, chamber music and art songs. His second CD with flutist, Marianne Gedigian, was one of the first recordings issued on the UT Longhorn label. He has recorded piano music of Chopin, Liszt, Granados, Mompou and American composers David Guion, Richard Cummings, Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber. His recordings with soprano Cheryl Parrish and Mela Dailey also feature music of American composers. He appeared with Charles Villarrubia in a video of works for tuba and piano by Sulek and Marcello, which has gained over ten thousand views on social media.
Me. Rowley is on the faculty of the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas. He coaches singers and works with collaborative pianists, has taught classes in German, French and American art song, singing and acting for musical theater and a history of musical theater on Broadway. He has appeared three times as soloist with the UTSO, performed concerti of Mozart and Beethoven with student ensembles and conductors and performed the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 this February with the LAB Orchestra. He is heard frequently on broadcasts of live performances from the BSOM and his solo piano performances have earned him the Austin Critics’ Table award for Instrumentalist of the Year and 10 Best Performances of Music and Dance by the Austin Chronicle.
For several years, Mr. Rowley was involved in theater and has been part of over 50 productions as actor, director and musical director. He has acted in plays ranging from Shakespeare and Marivaux to first productions of contemporary playwrights. In addition to performing and teaching for FAVA in France, he directed Mozart’s two one-act operas, “Bastien and Bastienne” and “Der Schauspieldeirektor”, for their program in Salzburg. He has appeared with the Austin Symphony as a actor in two “Beyond the Score” presentations and an evening dedicated to the music of Silvestre Revueltas, as well as concerto soloist with the MacDowell Piano Concerto No. 2. He played the role of Frosch in a production of “Die Fledermaus” at the Butler Opera Center and continues to be a frequent speaker in concerts involving the spoken word.
