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<author><name>Benjamin Nacar</name></author>
<updated>2026-02-25T13:44:13Z</updated>
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<title>March Itinerary in Brief</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/events/2026/march-itinerary" />
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<updated>2026-02-25T13:44:13Z</updated>
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<p>Instead of a full-length recital, I have several cameos planned at the
  Music Mansion... <i>assuming parking will be available!</i> This post
  will be updated if anything is canceled - the storm may be over, but
  the snowbanks remain.</p>

<ul>
  <li><s><b>Sunday, March 1st, 2 p.m.</b></s><b>[CANCELED]</b><s> - Chaminade Club musicale: I'll be accompanying soprano Cathy Bledsoe in songs by Alessandro Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, and Samuel Barber</s></li>
  <li><b>Sunday, March 8th, 2 p.m.</b> - 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 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMBWGw7B5V8" target="_blank">"The Legend of Icy Hollow"</a> by yours truly</li>
  <li><b>Sunday, March 29th, 2 p.m.</b> - Chaminade Club All-American musicale: I'll be performing at least one of my own compositions, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4zJl-lXGWY" target="_blank">"Burning of the Gaspee"</a> - possibly more</li>
</ul>

<p><a href="/events/2026/march-itinerary">Read More</a></p>
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<entry>
<title>November Recitals - Among Giants</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/events/2025/november-recitals" />
<id>https://www.bennacar.com/events/2025/november-recitals</id>
<updated>2025-10-18T01:09:15Z</updated>
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<h2>From the Fifth Symphony to Jurassic Park<br/>Benjamin Nacar, piano</h2>

<p>featuring music by Ludwig van Beethoven,
  Fr&#233;d&#233;ric Chopin, Franz Schubert,
  Arthur Sullivan, Friedrich Gulda,
  and John Williams</p>
<p>
  including arrangements by
  Franz Liszt and Benjamin Nacar
</p>

<ul>
  <li><b>Thursday, November 20th, 7pm</b></li>
  <li><b>Friday, November 21th, 7pm</b> - livestream available</li>
</ul>

<p>The Music Mansion<br/>88 Meeting St., Providence, RI</p>
<p>Free admission</p>
<p><a href="/events/2025/november-recitals">Read More</a></p>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Paul Revere: the music video</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/news/2025/paul-revere-piano" />
<id>https://www.bennacar.com/news/2025/paul-revere-piano</id>
<updated>2025-04-19T20:11:34Z</updated>
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<p>
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 <a href='/news/2025/paul-revere'>the orchestral premiere of my tone poem <i>Paul Revere</i></a> earlier this month, the <a href='//youtube.com/watch?v=9JsaHf6i0DY' target='_blank'>solo piano version</a> - accompanied by animation, cartography, and a little live re-enactment footage - is now available on YouTube!
</p>
<p><a href="/news/2025/paul-revere-piano">Read More</a></p>
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<title>Horizon Ensemble in Boston to premiere "Paul Revere" by Ben Nacar</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/news/2025/paul-revere" />
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<updated>2025-03-20T11:55:15Z</updated>
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<p>
We are just a month away from the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's celebrated Midnight Ride - and the beginning of the American War for Independence - and you know what this occasion calls for: a new work for orchestra! My symphonic poem "Paul Revere" will be premiered in a couple weeks by the Boston-based Horizon Ensemble, under the baton of Julian Gau. The work draws on several different accounts of "that famous day and year" for inspiration, including Revere's own testimony and Longfellow's well-known poem.
</p>
<p>
The concert will be on <b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/horizon-ensemble-massachusetts-voices-tickets-1276553809809" target="_blank">Sunday, April 6th at 3pm, at the Church of the Covenant in Back Bay, Boston, MA</a></b>. Also on the program...
</p>
<p><a href="/news/2025/paul-revere">Read More</a></p>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bach, Mozart, Franck</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/events/2025/bach-mozart-franck-with-sophie-zhang" />
<id>https://www.bennacar.com/events/2025/bach-mozart-franck-with-sophie-zhang</id>
<updated>2025-03-02T19:48:32Z</updated>
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<h2>a recital featuring<br/>Sophie Zhang, violin<br/>and Benjamin Nacar, piano</h2>

<p><b>Wednesday, March 19th, 7pm</b><br/>The Music Mansion<br/>
   88 Meeting St., Providence, RI<br/>Free admission</p>
<p><a href="/events/2025/bach-mozart-franck-with-sophie-zhang">Read More</a></p>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Piano Party at International House of RI</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/events/2024/ihouse-party" />
<id>https://www.bennacar.com/events/2024/ihouse-party</id>
<updated>2024-10-15T11:48:04Z</updated>
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<p>
On <b>Saturday, October 19th at 2pm</b>, International House of Rhode Island is hosting a most unusual fundraising event: <a href='//ihouseri.org/a-piano-celebration'>a birthday party for their 100-year-old upright piano</a>, with me at the keyboard!
</p>
<p>
Rather than a piano recital, this will be a sing-along party with some solos...</p>
</p>
<p><a href="/events/2024/ihouse-party">Read More</a></p>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Zoom Lecture-Recital: The Evolution of the Cadenza</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/events/2024/cadenzas" />
<id>https://www.bennacar.com/events/2024/cadenzas</id>
<updated>2024-08-27T12:16:45Z</updated>
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<h2>
in collaboration with the <a href="//lifelonglearningcollaborative.org">Lifelong Learning Collaborative</a>
</h2>

<p>Thursday, September 12th, 4-5pm US Eastern time<br/>Free and open to the public - <a href="//lifelonglearningcollaborative.org/free-webinars">audience registration required</a></p>
<p><a href="/events/2024/cadenzas">Read More</a></p>
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<title>Announcing the world premiere of the Rhode Island Independence March</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/news/2024/riim" />
<id>https://www.bennacar.com/news/2024/riim</id>
<updated>2024-04-23T11:36:33Z</updated>
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<p><i>This post will be updated as more information becomes available</i></p>

<p>Did you know that the State of Rhode Island declared independence from
Great Britain on May 4th, 1776, jumping the gun by exactly two months?
Well, partly in celebration of that event, but also in celebration of Rhode Island's
historical reputation as a haven for freethinkers, heretics, misfits,
and scoundrels, I have composed a "Rhode Island Independence March" - which
is about to be performed by two different bands!</p>

<p>The world premiere will be given by the Wakefield Concert Band, conducted
  by Steve Toro,
  on <b>Monday, April 29th at 7pm</b> at South Kingstown High School in
  Wakefield, RI
  as part of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1868371726925194" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">their regular spring concert</a>. Tickets are $10.
</p>

<p>
  If South Kingstown is too far away for some of you (by Rhode Island standards!)...</p>

<p><a href="/news/2024/riim">Read More</a></p>
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<entry>
<title>Recital with Aaron Gruen - An Afternoon of Passions</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/events/2024/aaron-and-ben" />
<id>https://www.bennacar.com/events/2024/aaron-and-ben</id>
<updated>2024-04-09T11:39:30Z</updated>
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<h2>Aaron Gruen, cello<br/>Benjamin Nacar, piano</h2>

<p>Featuring works by Ludwig van Beethoven,
  Gabriel Faur&eacute;, Astor Piazzolla,
  and Richard Strauss
</p>

<p><b>Sunday, April 21st, 2pm</b><br/>The Music Mansion<br/>
   88 Meeting St., Providence, RI<br/>Free admission</p>
<p><a href="/events/2024/aaron-and-ben">Read More</a></p>
]]></content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Spring 2024 Bach Recital</title>
<link href="https://www.bennacar.com/events/2024/april-bach-recital" />
<id>https://www.bennacar.com/events/2024/april-bach-recital</id>
<updated>2024-03-07T14:11:53Z</updated>
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<h2>Benjamin Nacar, piano</h2>

<p>Featuring the following works by Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto,
  selections from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Orchestral Suite no. 3</p>

<ul>
  <li><b>Thursday, April 4th, 7pm</b></li>
  <li><b>Friday, April 5th, 7pm</b> - livestream available</li>
</ul>

<p>The Music Mansion<br/>88 Meeting St., Providence, RI</p>
<p>Free admission</p>
<p><a href="/events/2024/april-bach-recital">Read More</a></p>
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