Pianist and Jazz at the Bechtler fan favorite Noel Friedline joins the Bechtler Ensemble, led by Tanja Bechtler, to merge the soulful notes of jazz with the Ensemble’s focus on classical music. This concert is inspired by the Bechtler’s exhibition Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler: Flora, which features the Swiss American duo’s multimedia project based on their discoveries about the previously unknown American artist Flora Mayo, who studied in Paris in the 1920s alongside the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, and with whom she had a romantic relationship. In homage to the jazz age in Paris, the Ensemble will perform the renowned “Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio,” a crossover composition by the French jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and occasional actor, Claude Bolling. Referencing the international community of musicians living in Paris in the 1920s and ‘30s, other highlights of the program include compositions by Astor Piazzolla, an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger, and by the trailblazing African-American composer William Grant Still.

REGISTRATION:
Concert tickets are $10 for members, $14 for nonmembers, and $5 for students (with proof of ID). FREE tickets for ages 10 and under. Firebird, Curator's Circle, and Director's Circle members receive complimentary admission. Advance registration is required to guarantee seating.

Doors open at 5:30 PM, and concerts begin at 6 PM. Cash bar available.

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