Performance and Discussion
A native of Philadelphia who was trained as a classical pianist, Caine developed a passion for jazz as a youth. He studied with Bernard Peiffer, a French jazz pianist. During his early years, Caine played professionally as a sideman with such jazz grea...
The Art of Variation: the Relationship between Structure and Freedom in Composition
This quarters Presidential Fellow in the Arts is famous for playing Bach, Beethoven and Wagner like a jazz standard. He brings klezmer, bassa nova, tango, Dixieland, street sounds, DJs, even drinking songs into the likes of Mahler and Mozart.In this le...
An Evening of Russian Music
A performance by the University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra. The Orchestra is comprised of Russian domras and balalaikas, accordions, bayans, woodwinds, and percussion. This program ranges from traditional folk songs and dances to well-known wo...
