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The Reflection in Music series, led by artistic director Bruce Wolosoff, returns with its new season opener Time Remembered. Taking its title from Bill Evans’ enigmatic composition of the same name and placing it at the center of the evening, the concert explores the classical side of the musical world that shaped Evans and the music that he in turn inspired.
The program features Bach, Ravel, Debussy, Poulenc, and Dutilleux alongside Stravinsky, Ligeti, and a world premiere by Reflections’ artistic director Bruce Wolosoff. Performed by a stellar cast of musicians, the evening moves through memory, introspection, and music’s singular power to suspend time.
Wolosoff is joined by clarinetist Narek Arutyunian, violinist Christina Nam, cellist Michael Nicolas, and flutist Catherine Winters Boyack.
“It’s not the things you do at Christmas time but the Christmas things you do all year through.”
– The Secret of Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald
April Varner, a supreme vocalist, bebop technician, and contemporary storyteller invites audiences to a beautiful evening of holiday songs and homages to Ella Fitzgerald. Praised by DownBeat as an artist with “impressive range,” and by The New York City Jazz Record as “masterful in improvisational scat and the art of vocalese, Varner dazzles, connects, and deeply resonates with audiences across generations.
Varner is joined by Konrad Paszkudzki on piano, an artist who is recognized for his interpretations of classic American Jazz and the Great American Songbook and hailed as a “rising-star pianist” by JazzTimes. In the words of Wynton Marsalis, “he has a pearly touch, a sense of history, a sense of drama, a love of the blues, and an elegance which is borne of high minded dedication"
Grab a drink at our cash bar, a small bite to eat from the concession stand, and settle in for a cozy evening of music that warms our hearts and lights up our souls.