Sunrise Over The Mountain

For Your Consideration in the 58th!   NEW AGE

O Mio Babbino Caro ("Oh My Beloved Father" by Puccini)
This beautiful aria is from the opera Gianni Schicchi by Puccini. The music and lyrics are of love and longing.

O Mio Babbino Caro

Tre Voci - NEC faculty member Kim Kashkashian, Marina Piccinini, and Sivan Magen - perform Bach: Trio Sonata for 2 Flutes and Basso Continuo in G major. Recorded live in Jordan Hall, Boston, November 16, 2015.

Bach: Trio Sonata for 2 Flutes and Basso Continuo in G major Adagio e piano

Tchaikovsky II

Suite No. 1 For The Orchestra in D Minor Op.43 - Intermezzo

Schubert's immortal "Serenade" was written in 1826. it is so familiar that it needs no analysis, nor is one necessary from any point of view. It is simply a lovely melody from first note to last, written upon the inspiration of the moment, and yet characterized by absolute perfection of finish and a grace and beauty of which one never tires. It was originally composed as an alto solo and male chorus and was subsequently rearranged for female voices only. The circumstances of its composition as told by Schubert's biographer, Von Hellborn, are of more than ordinary interest. Von Hellborn says:

"One Sunday, during the summer of 1826, Schubert with several friends was returning from Potzleinsdorf to the city, and on strolling along through Wahring, he saw his friend Tieze sitting at a table in the garden of the 'Zum Biersack.' The whole party determined on a halt in their journey. Tieze had a book lying open before him, and Schubert soon began to turn over the leaves. Suddenly he stopped, and pointing to a poem, exclaimed, 'such a delicious melody has just come into my head, if I but had a sheet of music paper with me.' Herr Doppler drew a few music lines on the back of a bill of fare, and in the midst of a genuine Sunday hubbub, with fiddlers, skittle players, and waiters running about in different directions with orders, Schubert wrote that lovely song."

Serenade - Schubert

Johannes Brahms:
Two Intermezzi from Klavierstucke Op. 119, in b minor and e minor

Johannes Brahms

Chopin Polonaise Op. 44 In f# minor

Award winning pianist Jonathan Reddix began playing the piano at 6 years old and has proceeded to compete and win prizes in numerous competitions around the country including the Texas Music Teachers Association’s Achievement Auditions (2008), Texas State Solo and Ensemble Competition at UT Austin (2009), the Pike’s Peak Music Educators Association’s Sonatina competition in Colorado Springs (2011), the Pueblo Keyboard Arts Festival (2011), and the Colorado Yamaha Piano competition (2011 & 2012). His Teachers include Dale Backus, Dr. April Brahinsky, and Dr. Michael Baron, as well as world-renowned pianist Dr. Steven Mayer with whom Jonathan currently studies. Jonathan has also participated in master classes with internationally acclaimed pianists such as Jon Nakamatsu, William Wolfram, Alexander Kobrin, and Victor Rosenbaum, among others.

Jonathan is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in piano performance at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music where he has received awards for outstanding piano recital in both 2014 and 2015. Summer Festivals include the Advanced Piano program at the University of Illinois’ Summer Youth Music festival, where he received their outstanding achievement award, as well as the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City.


Chopin Polonaise Op. 44 In f# minor

Jonathan Taylor Reddix