W. Terrence Spiller - Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle Recital VIII

Schedule

Fri May 10 2024 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Location

Pavilion, Performing Arts Center | San Luis Obispo, CA

Pianist and music Professor Emeritus W. Terrence Spiller will give his final Beethoven sonata cycle recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, in the Pavilion of the Performing Arts Center.
The program will be bookended by two large sonatas: the massive Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7, and the joyously majestic “Waldstein” sonata, No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53. Between these titans will be two smaller works: the compact and joyous Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54, and the lyrical No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1.
Spiller’s first recital in the cycle was in 2016, and he’s performed one annually with the exception of 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2021 he gave a virtual performance of the fifth recital.
“Immersing myself in the Beethoven sonata cycle has been a joyous and moving process,” Spiller said. “My sense of wonder about the range and depth of Beethoven’s accomplishments still grows on a daily basis.”
Spiller stepped down from full-time teaching in the Music Department in March 2021, and fully retired from Cal Poly last spring.
Tickets are $20 for the public and $10 for students, and are sold at the Cal Poly Ticket Office between noon and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. To order by phone, call 805-SLO-4TIX (805-756-4849). Event parking is sponsored by the PAC.
The recital is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department. For more information, call the Music Department at 805-756-2406 or visit the department’s calendar website, music.calpoly.edu/calendar

Where is it happening?

Pavilion, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93410-2500, United States,San Luis Obispo, California

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Host or Publisher Music Department Cal Poly SLO

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