World premiere of “Air” by Steven Christopher Sacco, at PREformances, Oct. 24

This article was originally published on Composers.com in October 2019.

PREformances hosted by soprano Allison Charney, is a series at Merkin Hall where celebrated classical musicians preview their upcoming performances on the world’s most prestigious stages. Acclaimed opera singer Allison Charney guides the audience through a behind-the-scenes glimpse at these top-level artists’ practices and performances.  On Oct. 24, the program includes the premiere of Steven Christopher Sacco‘s AIR, with guest artists Eriko Sato, violin, and David Oei, piano.  Additional works on this program include music by Amy Beach, Lili Boulanger, Florence Price, Alfred Schnittke and Richard Strauss.

Allison Charney, soprano
With Craig Ketter, piano

Guest Artists

Eriko Sato, violin
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
Donna Weng Friedman, piano
David Oei, piano
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