The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series for 2012-2013
Founded last year by members of South Congregational Church, Granby’s new classical music series is devoted to honoring the life and work of Bruce Porter, a Granby native, whose contributions as organist, choir director and music director at South Church included hosting classical music recitals at the church. The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series is dedicated to enriching our community by providing the opportunity for fine musicians to share their gifts with audiences in the Farmington Valley.
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The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series will begin its second concert season on Sunday, November 4, at 4:00 pm, at South Congregational Church, with a performance of masterworks for solo piano by Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt played by virtuoso pianist Luis de Moura Castro.
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Native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he received his formal education studying with a pupil of one of Liszt's students, Luiz de Moura Castro furthered his education at the Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest. Currently on the faculty of the Hartt School, University of Hartford, he also maintains an active teaching and concert schedule in Rio de Janiero and Barcelona where he is on the faculty of the Conservatori Superior del Liceu as a professor of graduate studies.
Over 200 of Mr. de Moura Castro’s alumni from Hartt hold positions as teachers in colleges, conservatories and universities worldwide or have a private teaching studio. Just this year one alumni won an international competition in harpsichord, another is recording the first book of the Bach Well-Tempered Clavier and Hartt doctoral student Miguel Campinho (who has performed for this series) who spent this past summer in Portugal recording piano works by Portuguese composers.
Luiz has over 45 CDs including 8 of works by Liszt, 8 of Villa-Lobos and another 6 of South American composers. In addition he has recorded the 5 Beethoven Concerti and the Opus Omnia of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera.
South Church is handicapped accessible and the concert is free, with donations accepted to support the series.
For more information call the church office at 860-653-7289.
