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beware the ides of march!

MARCH 1st @ 8 PM, 2nd @ 8 PM & 3rd @ 4 PM, 2024

First Church Miami

"Beware the Ides of March" will present the world premiere of "Macabrifesto," by Kirk Whipple. Alternately wicked and humorous, serious and whimsical, haunting and dramatic, "Macabrifesto" is a wild ride! Scored for 2 pianos / 8 hands, chorus, double bass and 2 percussionists, the texts were taken from seven classic poems and one original by Whipple: I. The Night is Darkening Round Me - Emily Brontë II. Jabberwocky - Lewis Carroll III. A Ballade of Suicide - G. K. Chesterton IV. The Three Witches (from Macbeth) - William Shakespeare V. A Poison Tree - William Blake VI. Because I could not stop for Death - Emily Dickinson VII. Intersection - Kirk Whipple VIII. The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe
At the heart of this project is The United Nations Piano Quartet, four pianists performing on two concert grand pianos! Also on the program will be The UNPQ's internationally acclaimed rendition of "Bolero" - in celebration of Maurice Ravel's birthday in March. The performance will be communicated for the hearing impaired by American sign language interpreters.
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The pianists and their nations of origin:
Frédéric Chauvel - FRANCE Mark Sole-Lerís - ENGLAND Marilyn Morales - CUBA Kirk Whipple - USA
Featured in "Macabrifesto" will be original art works by California graphic artist Evan Johnsen. Please visit his website:
artstation.com/evanjohnsen

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