Prokofieff: old world and new Society
(August 2008)
The Bard Music Festival offered a close examination of Prokofieff’s life and career (“Sergey Prokofiev and His World”), which have only recently been borne to light in 2003 after the historical archives left behind after his death were opened in Russia. While best remembered for a few popular scores, much of Prokofieff’s repertoire remains unfamiliar and little programmed. The festival presented a wide range of not only the composer’s works but those of his teachers, contemporaries and successors, including Stravinsky, Poulenc, Milhaud, Rachmaninoff and Vernon Duke. Audiences also enjoyed lectures, film, and theater from Prokofieff’s era. Concert performances included Two Poems and Symphony No.1 in D major, Op.25.In further celebration of the great composer, the Yale School of Music recently announced the establishment of the Prokofiev Society of America. The society’s mission will be to encourage and support the study and performance of Prokofieff’s works while emphasizing on the composer’s American ties. Though a citizen of the Soviet Union, Prokofieff resided in the US for several years, toured across the country many times, and premiered many of his works. The society will work to foster collaboration between performers and musicologists by facilitating cooperation with the Prokofieff archives in Europe and will encourage audience appreciation and awareness through special performances and festivals.
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