Napa Valley Chamber Music Festival - Music Illuminated: An Evening of Music, Film and Comedy

Music Illuminated: An Evening of Music, Film and Comedy with the Canellakis-Brown Duo

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

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