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Edmund Niemann in Special Performance

Classical Pianist Edmund Niemann

at Larchmont Woman's Club October 15

Classical pianist Edmund Niemann will present a musical analysis of one of music's oldest forms, the prelude, at the Larchmont Woman's Club on Friday, October 15.  Special attention will be focused on the nineteenth century when the prelude became an independent piece of music.  He will play works by Bach, Chopin, and Shostakovich as well as Scriabin, a 20th century master. In explaining its history, he will demonstrate how this miniature form can contain many other kinds of music, such as a nocturne or a polonaise.

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Mr. Niemann is a member of Steve Reich & Musicians, a Grammy award-winning group that tours worldwide. With fellow pianist Nurit Tilles, he formed a duo in 1987 called Double Edge, which also performs extensively abroad. To date, they have released three CDs.  Mr. Niemann teaches at Princeton University and is on the faculty of the Scarsdale Adult School. He has also taught at Sarah Lawrence College and Pace University. Each spring he directs a contemporary music festival at the Hoff Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale.

The public is invited at no charge to the performance, which will follow the Club's monthly meeting at the Larchmont Presbyterian Church, 60 Forest Park Avenue, at 1:30 pm. More information: 630-1873.

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