Great Neck Library is having a special Sunday musical performance French Impressionism in Music, Art & Literature: lecture and Flute Recital.
It will be held at the Main Library Community Room at 159 Bayview Ave. in Great Neck on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.
Caryn Block will present a live performance and discuss the flute composers of the Impressionist period, their lasting contributions, and 20th-century contemporary works for solo flute influenced by this school.
Through viewing art prints and listening to live flute performances of such works as Debussy’s “Syrinx” based on the myth of Pan, Honegger’s “Danse de la Chèvre,” Jacque Ibert’s “Pièce,” and two works by Caryn Block, “Dream,” based on a Greek myth as depicted in a poem by Edith Wharton, and “Garden Music,” based on paintings by Robert Zakanitch, along with short impressionist works for the piano, a portrait of impressionism in art and music will be painted for the audience.
Block is an accomplished Flutist, conductor, and music director of the critically acclaimed Encore Chamber Players. Her award-winning music has been performed both regionally and nationally.
Registration is required. Great Neck cardholders and residents have priority for seating. Sign up online, in person, or via phone. Non-residents are welcome as walk-ins, as space allows. For more information, please contact Great Neck Library at (516) 466-8055 or email adultprogramming@greatnecklibrary.org.
