A Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program / Sarasota Music Archive Special Event.

Two talks will be presented by SCFP artistic director Max Tan and composer mentor-in-residence Marc Migó, featuring performances by SCFP musicians previewing festival concert programs!

11:00 AM: How Recordings Redefined Music: From Brahms to Today

Speaker: Max Tan

Since their invention, recordings fossilize performances that were once ephemeral phenomena, holding performers accountable to high standards of fidelity to a composer’s intentions. This talk bridges the gap between performers today and composers from the era before recordings existed, specifically focusing on recordings of performances and interviews by colleagues, peers, and students from Brahms’ social circle. The implications of these recordings relate to a preview performance of Brahms’ clarinet quintet, which will be performed on Saturday, October 5.

Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Sam Boutris, clarinet; Max Tan, Christina Nam, violins; Luther Warren, viola;

Rainer Crosett, cello

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12:00 PM

Music Behind Bars: 100 years of struggle for the validation of the Catalan symphonic repertoire

Speaker: Marc Migó Cortes

This talk will provide an answer for why, despite its obvious value, Catalan symphonic music is not sufficiently known within Catalan borders or abroad. Because the Catalan national identity was formed at around the beginning of the 20th century, this presentation will explore, from a sociocultural viewpoint, the symphonic repertoire written by Catalan composers from 1920 to 2020. Musical examples will accompany this discussion.

Myroslav Skoryk: Melody in A minor for violin and piano

Gabrielle Chou, piano; Max Tan, violin

Marc Migó Cortes: Three Romances for violin and piano

TianYi Li, piano; Lukas Stepp, violin