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Pianists Michael Banwarth and Donald Lee III

January 7, 2024, 7:00 pm

The Ryan Opera Center pianists are featured in this all-instrumental program with works from JS Bach, Florence Price, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and Frédéric Chopin.

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Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 870, by Johann Sebastian Bach

Sonata in E Minor, Mvts. 2-3. by Florence Price

Toccata, by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Donald Lee III, piano

Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op 35, by Frédéric Chopin
Michael Banwarth, piano

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Meet the Host

Colin Ure was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied music, majoring in voice, at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Later he sang professionally throughout the UK and farther afield. In 1992, he became an artists’ manager, working for several British agencies for which he advised, developed, and structured the careers of young singers worldwide. In 2005 he was appointed as dramaturg for the Houston Grand Opera, where he lectured, wrote articles, and prepared supertitle translations. Colin now lives in Chicago, working as a freelance dramaturg. For the Chicago Humanities Festival, he has interviewed Renée Fleming, Jessye Norman, Ana María Martínez, Jimmy López, and Nilo Cruz. For Lyric Opera of Chicago, he has given pre-performance lectures, written and recorded podcast, and prepared supertitle translations.

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