Experience French perspectives in percussion, with John Dawson. This performance highlights a selection of trends, styles, and approaches found in French music of the last 50 years. The program features three guitar works by French composer Roland Dyens reimagined on the marimba and Philippe Manoury’s Solo de vibraphone, from his monumental percussion work, Les Livres des Claviers, or Book of Keyboards.
You're invited to experience Live from Hochstein with percussionist John Dawson on Wednesday, November 18th at 12:10pm, in person at the Hochstein Performance Hall (50 N. Plymouth Avenue, downtown Rochester) or by listening to the live broadcast on WXXI Classical (with an encore broadcast at 10pm).
John Dawson is a percussionist and educator currently based out of Rochester, New York. As an accomplished solo and chamber performer, John has performed in competitions and recitals in North America, Europe, and Asia. In 2022, John was one of few U.S. competitors at the 7th World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Germany. John performed with other members of the Eastman Percussion Ensemble at the 2023 IPEA Competition in Shanghai, China.
Other recent accolades and notable performances include 1st prize at the 2023 Great Plains International Marimba Competition, a Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition honorable mention in 2022, and a concerto performance with the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra.
John is a member of Blacktop percussion, a percussion quartet currently based in Rochester, New York that aims to breathe new life into percussion chamber music by pursuing new commissions. As a multifaceted educator, John currently holds positions that include adjunct faculty at Nazareth University, private percussion/drum set lesson instructor at The Hochstein School, and teaching assistant at the Eastman School of Music.
Live from Hochstein with host Mona Seghatoleslami is a series of midday concerts by some of the finest artists in our area broadcast live from The Hochstein Performance Hall. Each of these free concerts runs from 12:10-12:50 p.m., giving downtown business people, teachers, families, students, and friends an opportunity to enjoy classical music by outstanding musicians, including soloists, duos, and vocal and chamber ensembles. You can also hear an encore broadcast of Live from Hochstein later the same day at 10 p.m. on WXXI Classical.
