Interpreting a piece of writing through music without going through the medium of the theater is a tricky thing to do: How do you get across what the book said to you? And maybe it’s even trickier if you try to express it with 10 pianos. Then again, maybe not. At the New World Center on May 13, pianist and entrepreneur Mia Vassilev and nine of her fellow Miami Piano … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 12-14
Music: Like her or hate her, writer Ayn Rand has had a large influence on a certain segment of American politics and culture. This Saturday, Rand’s most famous novelistic creation, John Galt, is the musical subject of a new piece for 10 pianos and two percussionists by the American composer Peter J. Learn. The piece was created at the behest of Circle founder Mia Vassilev, who … [Read more...]