A familiar duo to MITV audiences, Michael and Nick collaborate once again in this Music Illuminated presentation, featuring two new works by Michael, two short films by Nick, and the cello sonata of Rachmaninoff, a deeply expressive work that explores the depths of the cello’s range.
Nick Canellakis (b. 1984)
My New Cello (2023), film and original score
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Romance for cello and piano, op. 36
Nicholas Canellakis (b. 1984)
Romance à GF (2023) 4′
Video Prelude
Michael Stephen Brown (b. 1987)
Breakup Etude for the Right Hand Alone (2020), for piano and actor
Michael Stephen Brown (b.1987)
Spinning Song (2024)
Cannellakis and Brown
Self Portrait (2013), silent film plus live cello-piano score
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Andante from Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 19
Video Prelude
George Gershwin (1898-1937) (arr. Canellakis)
Three Preludes
Don Ellis (1934-1978) (arr. Canellakis)
Bulgarian Bulge