Sunday, June 25, 2pm, $10
Jeffrey Chappell will give a lecture-demonstration about French piano music, focusing on the works of Gabriel Fauré, his teacher Camille Saint-Saëns, and his student Maurice Ravel. Jeffrey will trace the through line of these three composers, the music that influenced them, and the ways in which their music influenced others worldwide. For tickets, contact jake@charmcitymusicschool.com
Jeffrey Chappell first gained national attention at the age of 24 by substituting for Claudio Arrau on four hours’ notice without rehearsal, performing the Brahms Second Concerto with the Baltimore Symphony to critical acclaim. He has appeared throughout the United States in recital and with major symphony orchestras such as those of Philadelphia, St. Louis, Houston, Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis. He has performed in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and has participated in major classical music festivals nationally and internationally. He has appeared at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, and Wolf Trap Park and is a recording artist on multiple labels.
Jeffrey Chappell is also the pianist in the contemporary jazz quartet, Otherworld, which won Global Music Awards for their two albums. He has performed as a pianist at the Stanford Jazz Festival and the Key West International Jazz Festival, and as a conductor at the East Coast Jazz Festival with the Goucher Jazz Ensemble and the Levine School of Music Jazz Ensemble. He recently retired as Director of Jazz Studies at Goucher College, where he was also the director of the Goucher Summer Arts Institute Jazz Camp for middle and high school students. His video course, “The Definitive Guide To Mastering Music Improvisation” can be found here: https://www.udemy.com/
