Join virtuoso pianist Michael Sheppard as he presents his program "No One is Alone" at An die Musik Live!

PROGRAM:
· Leopold Godowsky - Contrapuntal Paraphrase on Carl Maria von Weber’s “Aufforderung zum Tanz” (“Invitation to the Dance”), Op. 65
· Frédéric Chopin - Barcarolle, Op. 60
· Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 23, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
· Regina Harris Baiocchi - Azuretta (“Little Girl Blue”) (2000)
· Stephen Sondheim/arr. Fred Hersch (b. 1955) - “No One Is Alone” from Into the Woods
· Robert Schumann - Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6

Already known as a pianist of dazzling virtuosity and penetrating musicianship, Michael Sheppard is also spreading his wings as a composer, arranger and transcriber. Trained by the legendary Leon Fleisher and the scholarly but passionate Ann Schein at the Peabody Conservatory, Michael was selected by the American Pianists Association as a Classical Fellow. This designation led to the recording of his Harmonia Mundi CD of 2007 and in 2014 another recording will be released by Azica, a Cleveland-based label distributed worldwide by Naxos Records.

As an interpreter of great acclaim of operatic transcriptions and musical theater scores, Michael Sheppard today stands at a crossroads, spending large amounts of time writing as well as performing and teaching. He has worked closely with fellow composers John Corigliano, Christopher Theofanidis, Michael Hersch, Robert Sirota and with the late Nicholas Maw, demonstrating a deep love of new music. His catalogue of works, numbering in the dozens, is about to be published and marketed by a new entrepreneurial music publishing company beginning in the fall of 2012.

Michael Sheppard is a native of Philadelphia and resides in Baltimore where he often enjoys performing chamber music with Baltimore Symphony Principal cellist Dariusz Skorazewski and Hong Kong Philharmonic Concertmaster Igor Yuzefovich in the Monument Trio. He is also a teacher at the Baltimore School for the Arts.

Limited in-person seats: $20 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will be revealed 15 minutes before the show and will remain active through Feb. 17

Donations welcome!