Bach to Blues
Featuring works by Bach, Ravel, and Gershwin, this program explores the shared spirit of improvisation and counterpoint across Baroque and jazz traditions. Bach’s Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Keyboard exemplifies the sophisticated, expressive polyphony that defines his music—a quality echoed in Ravel’s Violin Sonata, where contrapuntal textures emerge through a vibrant, jazz-inflected harmonic language. Both works strike a compelling balance between structural integrity and spontaneous expression, and always with a spirited dose of joie de vivre that finds its best example in the songs of George Gershwin.
