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Barnhill and Gurga, each improvising in concerts

Two wonderful young classical pianists whom I am privileged to know gave performances yesterday combining improvisation and classical music, perhaps simultaneously. Eric Barnhill participated in a recital at the International Dalcroze Institute in Boston. From an email he sent to friends and colleagues:
I’m here at the Dalcroze Summer Institute in Boston and the institute [...]

Just Musicking, No Score

Ah, spring break. After eight weeks of classes in this spring semester, my DePauw students–and I–are exhausted.
In the midst of exhausting outselves, though, we’ve done some interesting things. The members of my “Improvised Chamber Music” class put on a performance Tuesday evening. They chose 9:30 PM as a starting time, as [...]