Pianist Leanne Rees performs “Spanish Sounds” at Center for the Arts at Kayenta anniversary
By Jan Broberg
The Center for the Arts at Kayenta is honored to have Leanne Rees perform Spanish-themed music for its one-year anniversary celebration Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. A full reception follows her performance.
This celebratory concert at Kayenta features classical music in the Spanish tradition with pieces ranging from Claude Debussy’s “Habanera” to Alberto Ginestera’s “Milonga” and Isaac Albeniz’s “Malaguena.” Rees is also performing her own new work, “Porto Alegra,” a piece that is inspired by the joy of new relationships. The program will feature a montage of visuals that influenced this vibrant music.
Rees is the daughter of Lorraine Boccardo, the influential woman for whom the Center for the Arts at Kayenta black box theater was named. Rees is a classically trained pianist, composer, and performer who has traveled the globe bringing female composers and new works to wider audiences.
A trailblazer in the development of works by female composers, Rees researched, commissioned, and performed works of women throughout the U.S. and Europe. Rees composed music for the theatrical production of Shirley Jackson’s “Haunting of Hill House” as well as a two-piano arrangement of “Love Songs” by Cole Porter and Jerome Kern. Her piano composition, “Funky Tango,” was presented in concert by The Capital Composers Alliance in DC.
Rees’s recordings include “Music by American Women Composers” on Bravura Recordings and “Women Composers and the Men in Their Lives,” which made it to the final ballot for a Grammy Award. Among the more noteworthy of her countless performances are Rees’ performance with the National Symphony for the opening of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in DC; in the Dumbarton Concert Series; at the Embassies of Germany and India; the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center; Kennedy Center; and to an enthusiastic full house at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Cost is $40, or $35 if purchased on or before Oct. 15, and includes refreshments. Information and tickets are available online.
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