PAMELA HOWLAND'S REMEMBERING FREDERIC: A Musical Conversation between Chopin and George Sand May 6, 2010

Premiered in Warsaw to herald the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth, “Remembering Frederic” examines the tortured relationship between the gifted Polish composer and the Frenchwoman George Sand, herself a gifted writer whose words form the basis for this musical journey in time. Pamela Howland, pianist and educator, conjures Sand talking to Chopin six years after his death as she finishes her autobiography. Chopin responds through Ms. Howland’s gifted hands in the music of his mazurkas, waltzes, preludes and, in his closing remarks, the Nocturne in E Minor.

Ms. Howland currently teaches at Wake Forest University and formerly at Salem College and UNCG. www.pamelahowland.com

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