Special Appearance at Gaspee Days Concert September 12th
Independence Day may have been a couple months ago, but that doesn't mean the Semiquincentennial celebrations are over yet!
On Saturday Sept. 12th (rain date Sunday Sept. 13th), 3pm-6pm in Pawtuxet Park (on Narragansett Parkway in Warwick, RI), there's going to be a special, free-admission Gaspee Days concert commemorating the oft-forgotten anniversary of the Continental Congress formally adopting the name "United States of America" as the country's new name. Yes, the term had already been tossed around in print, most famously in the Declaration of Independence, but it wasn't until Sept. 9th, 1776 that Congress made it official...
Call for Participation: Independence Day Internet Chorus
Thanks to all who sang, and happy July 4th!
March Itinerary in Brief
Instead of a full-length recital, I have several cameos planned at the Music Mansion... assuming parking will be available! This post will be updated if anything is canceled - the storm may be over, but the snowbanks remain.
Sunday, March 1st, 2 p.m.[CANCELED]- Chaminade Club musicale: I'll be accompanying soprano Cathy Bledsoe in songs by Alessandro Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, and Samuel Barber- Sunday, March 8th, 2 p.m. - Chopin Club musicale: I'll be accompanying flautists Ellen Rakatansky, Gina Seraichyk, and Anne Diamond in "Flute Cocktail" by Harry Simeone, and Ellen will join me in "The Legend of Icy Hollow" by yours truly
- Sunday, March 29th, 2 p.m. - Chaminade Club All-American musicale: I'll be performing at least one of my own compositions, "Burning of the Gaspee" - possibly more
November Recitals - Among Giants
From the Fifth Symphony to Jurassic Park
Benjamin Nacar, piano
featuring music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Schubert, Arthur Sullivan, Friedrich Gulda, and John Williams
including arrangements by Franz Liszt and Benjamin Nacar
- Thursday, November 20th, 7pm
- Friday, November 21th, 7pm - livestream available
The Music Mansion
88 Meeting St., Providence, RI
Free admission
Paul Revere: the music video
Today (April 19th, 2025) marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the beginning of the American War for Independence, following Paul Revere's Ride the previous night. Fresh on the heels of the orchestral premiere of my tone poem Paul Revere earlier this month, the solo piano version - accompanied by animation, cartography, and a little live re-enactment footage - is now available on YouTube!