ML20. RELIGIOUS THEMES IN PIANO MUSIC

The first session will focus on compositions based on hymns and chorales in musical settings by master composers. The program will include such hymns as: Adoro te Devote, A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Now Thank We All Our God, and Brother James Air. The second session will include representative pieces having religious titles and imagery with references to art and literature. Included in the program will be compositions by Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Olivier Messiaen, Michael Glinka, and Johann Kuhnau.