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Holzer to Debut Music by Four Artists in Sept. 23 Piano Recital

Dr. Linda Holzer, university professor of music, will present a piano recital, 鈥淓ars Wide Open,鈥� Friday, Sept. 23, at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The recital will feature the Arkansas premieres of piano solos by Arkansas composer Florence Price, American composer Gwyneth Walker, Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, and Syrian-American composer Kareem Roustom. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The concert will open with the Arkansas premiere of 鈥淩iddle Variations鈥� by Walker, followed by the premieres of Bagatelle I and Bagatelle II by Silvestrov and 鈥淎leppo Songs,鈥� 鈥淗ow Beautiful the Light of the Rising Son,鈥� and 鈥淎ntiochian Hymn鈥� by Roustom. Holzer was inspired to perform pieces by a Ukrainian and Syrian composer after watching a PBS interview of Syrian artists who were offering their support for the people of Ukraine. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what eventually led me to find Roustom鈥檚 piano piece 鈥楢leppo Songs,鈥欌�� Holzer said. 鈥淭hese contemporary pieces are expressive and intriguing, and I predict listeners will be very moved by this music.鈥� Holzer, who is an expert in the history and music of Arkansas composer Florence Price, will also give the Arkansas premiere of her powerful piano solo, Fantasie N猫gre No. 4 in B Minor. 鈥淚鈥檓 also looking forward to sharing masterpieces by Bach, Granados, Debussy, Satie, and Chopin,鈥� Holzer said. 鈥淭his program offers listeners a combination of fresh new works and familiar piano favorites.鈥� The recital will also include 鈥淪arabande鈥� by Claude Debussy, Gnossienne No. 4 by Erik Satie, 鈥淚talian Concerto, BWV 971,鈥� by J.S. Bach, 鈥淎ndaluza鈥� by Enrique Granados, and Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55 #1 and Ballade in F Major, Op. 38 by Fr茅d茅ric Chopin.