The East Hartford Commission on Culture & Fine Arts presents pianist Paul Bisaccia and “Classic Christmas - Jazz Christmas”, on Saturday, December 7 at 2:15 in the afternoon at First Church, 837 Main Street, as part of the Town’s Holiday Fest. The performance is free; we ask that you bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank.
The concert will feature jazz and classical styles in a concert of both the familiar and the seldom heard. The concert runs the gamut from classics and pop standards to jazz and even boogie-woogie. Many of the classics here are seldom played on the piano, such as Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular Nutcracker Suite. Franz Liszt’s gorgeous Christmas Tree Suite is rarely played, but it is a masterpiece well worth rediscovering. There are also two versions of Jingle Bells – one a short homage to Ella Fitzgerald and the other played as a pop standard. To round out the program will be music of Chopin.
Paul will be performing with his hands projected on a widescreen so the audience gets a close-up view of his hands as he performs.
