Jade Simmons

The Passion of Romantic Music, The Mystique of the Paganini Legend The Magic of Variations

Jade’s multiple talents make her a true Renaissance woman of the millennium taking her in the direction of arts presenter as founder of the Impulse Artist Series, 2009 winner of Best Non-Profit Arts Series (Houston Press); writer, lecturer and creator of Emerge Already!, a careerbuilding platform for emerging artists including videos, blogs and books. Most recently, she has begun writing for the Huffington Post’s Arts section and 2011 ended with a performance at the White House.

Program:

Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42
Etude-Tableaux in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 6
Liszt: Grand Etude de Paganini in A Minor, S. 141, No. 6
(Theme & Variations)
Muczynski: Desperate Measures (“Paganini Variations”)
Fazel Say: Jazz Phantasy Paganini (“Paganini Jazz"), Op. 5b
Simmons/Reynolds: Electronic Improvisations on a Tune by Rachmaninoff

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