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November Night!
Special thanks to our unwavering founding patron
Rand Resources, LLC.
Nadia Shpachenko
Daniel Piknham "Stillness. Studio Version" 36" x 30" oil on canvas
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Rand Resources, LLC.
Acclaimed contemporary pianist and multiple-Grammy nominee Nadia
Shpachenko-Gottesman returns to CU with the Piano Sonata #6 of Yuri
Ishchenko, a key figure of contemporary Ukrainian music. Plus a curious
gem by Tchaikovsky contemporary Antonin Arensky: his own transcription
of his cantata, The Fountain of Bakhchisaray.
Guitarist and composer Donovan Butez will play a selection of
his own works, joined by fellow guitarist Bryan Fasola,
violinst Mann-Wen Lo, and Shaul Kofler on cello.
Our
wonderful cellist Evgeny Tonkha and the brilliant pianist Alex
Slobodyanik get together for Romances of Schubert and Rachmaninoff, and
guitarist Omar Torrez joins Evgeny in an arrangement of Schubert's
Arpegione Sonata.
Virtuoso clarinetist James Hodges and pianist Hee Jung Ju will
play an arrangement of Sarasate's ever-popular Carmen Fantasy, based on
themes from the Bizet opera.
Nadia Shpachenko
CLASSICAL UNDERGROUND SHOWCASE:
It is a distinct pleasure to showcase a long time close friend,
stalwart Classical Undergrounder, and very influential contemporary
representational California school painter Daniel W. Pinkham, a.k.a "The
Big Pink".
Dan's aesthetic influence and reach have few equals. A
determined pioneer of the California plein-air revival in the 70s-80s,
he was a star student of an important Ukrainian painter who resided in
California after WWII, Sergei Bongart. The deep connection to the Kiev
school of painting -- where I was born and where my Dad spent the most
significant portion of his career -- was among many things that created
a very special connection between Dan and my Dad and me. That, and of
course his famous/infamous storytelling!
The
painterly beliefs that Dan inherited from Sergei and deftly developed
are specific and effective. Sophisticated color harmonization and
balancing that comes out of a narrow tonal range replacing more common
tonal contrasting, all coupled with simplified, efficient and primal
shaping of main color masses. This core approach that stands apart from often seen artificial gimmicking, results in Dan's unmistakable and
authentically personal style of painting.
To achieve
this goal, Dan practices the very heart and soul of the plein-air
process. He rapidly captures the essence of what he is looking for on
location, choosing and extracting what is of most importance to him --
all the tonal, coloristic and compositional qualities that lie firmly
outside of photo-technological capabilities. He then brings those
visual notations of his in-the-moment sensory-cognitive process to the
studio, where they are examined, and the ones presenting the greatest
opportunities and aesthetic interest are further developed in larger
sizes.
In our showcase, we are presenting examples
of Dan's field studies, as well as a comparison of how one of them is
developed into a final work of singular artistic importance.
Go, Dan, go!
As always - bring your spirits, food and drink for you and your friends to enjoy.
We are most grateful to our supportive friends at
for graciously providing us with their incomparable instrument
We are grateful for a continuous support of our founding patronRAND RESOURCES, LLC.
in ART we trust!
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20795 Main St. Carson, Ca 90745
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
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