Presented by The Brooklyn Music Teachers' Guild, Inc.
Express Yourself Through Music Gala Benefit
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
8 PM
Weill Recital Hall
This performance celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani composer and educator, Jevdet Hajiyev. The concert includes works by Hajiyev, and features young pianists from around the world performing Alexander Peskanov’s Spring Concerto and Azery Rhapsody. The Brooklyn Music Teachers’ Guild is a program dedicated to music education and autism.
Performers
Bogdan Petrenko, Baritone
Jelena Makarova, Melanie Richardson, Kenny Ji, Roopa Ranganath, Kseniya Yanchuk, Ashley Ondoua Konga, Julia Meyerding, and Makayla Duyen Vu, Piano
Elvin Hoxha Ganiev and Esther Muradov, Violin
Sabrina Ozden, Soprano
BMTG Chamber Ensemble
Miriam Burns, Conductor
Guest Artist: Jeffrey Werbock, Azerbaijani Tar and Kamancha