- Pianist James Nalley, September 24th performance at SPL
Friday September 24, 2010 at 6:30 PM in the Sedona Public Library, pianist James Nalley will present a piano recital with works by Takemitsu, Liszt, and Monteague entitled “Imagery in Music.”
On Saturday September 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Nalley will be presenting a workshop entitled: USING MUSIC to INSPIRE and CREATE; A Unique Music-Color Workshop with James Nalley.
Would you like to create works of art while using music to inspire you naturally? This two-hour workshop will guide you into the world of creation based on HOW you listen to music.
Pianist and Lecturer James Nalley will perform a variety of musical examples from New Age to Classical to Pop.
The step by step process will include:
– Information about the basic science of Synesthesia
– Learning how the brain works with color and music
– Using these skills on your own creations while listening
– Handouts will be provided
Simple arts supplies will be provided or feel free to bring your own!
Preregistration is suggested, with a cost of $40.00 per person. Please call James at 928 642-6002.
About James Nalley
Pianist James Nalley, praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer for his exciting pianism with powerful emotion, and has performed in almost every state in the continental U.S., as well as Canada and Europe. Upcoming international recital performances include Greece at the Gina Bachauer/Rhodes International Piano Festival, England, Ireland, Scotland, Taiwan, Singapore, Nicaragua, and multiple venues in Canada and Italy.
After his latest performance at the Reading Festival in England, International Piano Magazine called him one of the latest U.S. pianists to watch and that his recital was a sheer and dazzling delight! Since then, he has become a regular on the United Kingdom and Irish Music Festival performance rosters. During recent summers, he has been involved as an Artist in Residence at the Schlern International Music Festival and Academy in the Italian Alps and his performances have been received with great acclaim both in solo and chamber music collaborations.
An International Steinway Artist, James is the winner of many national and international competitions, and made his New York Debut in Carnegie Hall to great acclaim. He has performed for numerous radio broadcasts and PBS television performances, including the Bravo Channel Broadcasts in Canada, the BBC in England/Northern Ireland and was the pianist for Ellen Zwilich’s Peanuts Gallery Concerto which was broadcast on over 350 PBS television stations across the U.S..
He has also appeared as soloist with many of the worlds finest orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the San Francisco Symphony in Davies Symphony Hall.
A native of Philadelphia, James is a summa cum laude graduate of Temple University’s Esther Boyer College of Music and the Eastman School of Music where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. A popular master class clinician and adjudicator, he has presented in over 75 academic programs around the world and has been a juror of the International Young Artist Piano Competition in Washington D.C., and the International Artist Competition in South Korea.
