August 16, 2011
Event: Faculty Tuesdays
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 7:30 p.m.
Description: Preludes and Fugues of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Program: Selections from Book I of J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier
Location: Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 18th St. & Euclid Ave.
Admission: Free and open to the public
Public Contact: music.colorado.edu or 303-492-8008
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Faculty Tuesdays Series Presents
Preludes and Fugues of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
The CU-Boulder Faculty Tuesday Series presents harpsichordist, Elizabeth Farr in a performance of J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I. On Tuesday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Grusin Music Hall, Farr will perform fourteen Preludes and Fugues from the collection, selected to highlight the significance of the 'affections of the keys' in The Well-Tempered Clavier, which has as one of its aims to creatively communicate the descriptive associations of each tonal center. This concert is free and open to the public. Call the CU Presents Box Office at (303) 492-8008 or visit music.colorado.edu/events/faculty-tuesdays/ for more information.
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Biography
Elizabeth Farr
Elizabeth Farr specializes in keyboard music of the  seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. She has performed solo recitals on the harpsichord, organ and pedal harpsichord to critical acclaim throughout the United States and Germany, in addition to performances as concerto soloist and basso-continuo player. As a recording artist for the Naxos label, Elizabeth Farr is a recognized interpreter of Baroque keyboard repertoire, garnering prestigious awards and numerous reviews worldwide. She received the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik for two recordings: Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre: Suites for Harpsichord, and JS Bach: Music for Lute-Harpsichord, the former also honored with the University of Colorado's Eaton Faculty Award. Her recording of Peter Philips' harpsichord works is the first to feature the Italian harpsichord built in 1658 by Jerome de Zentis. The Absolute Sound (USA) selected her recording of William Byrd: My Ladye Nevells Booke as Recording of the Issue in November 2007, followed shortly by the Supersonic prize from
Pizzicato music magazine (Luxembourg). Subsequent
recordings include Jean-Henri D'Anglebert: Suites for
Harpsichord, JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos, BWV
972-987, and Claude Balbastre: Pièces de Clavecin.
Elizabeth Farr holds degrees in harpsichord and organ performance from Stetson
University, The Juilliard School, and the University of Michigan, having studied with
Paul Jenkins, Vernon de Tar, and Edward Parmentier.
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Click here to download a high resolution photograph of Elizabeth Farr
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About the College of Music
Since its founding in 1920, the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music has earned a reputation not only for preparing students for successful careers in music, but also for providing them with an outstanding college education. The College of Music offers seven degree plans and over 23 fields of study, and its programs cover virtually all areas of music. The members of the College of Music's faculty are respected performers, composers, educators, and scholars who take a deep and lasting interest in the students of the College of Music. Internationally renowned artists such as Christopher Parkening, James Galway, and Wynton Marsalis perform and teach master classes on campus.
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College of Music Media Contact
Laima Haley
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
laima.haley@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-4247
Fax: (303) 492-1131
302 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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College of Music Public Contact
CU Presents Box Office
musictix@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-8008
Location: University Club,
972 Broadway, Boulder
Hours: M-F 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
302 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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