7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00)
$20 Adults, $15 Basic Members/Seniors/Students with ID, Free for Gold and Patron Members.
Advance tickets available until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, January 22. Tickets will also be available at the door, subject to availability, beginning at 7:00 pm on January 24. Registration is now open.
1in2 is a violin/piano duet that was born out of a great variety of contrasting musical styles and approaches. Blanca Cecilia González (violin) and Jesse Elder (piano) have found a wealth of musical inspiration in their process of marrying elements of classical music with jazz, Latin, original compositions, various popular music styles, and free improvisation. Their live show is a perpetual work in progress, constantly evolving as they make new discoveries.
January 24 Program:
Spain
Chick Corea, arranged by 1in2
Across the Universe
The Beatles, arranged by 1in2
Romanian Folk Dance
Jocul cu bâta, stick dance
Béla Bártok, arranged by 1in2
Rêverie
Claude Debussy, arranged by 1in2
Dexterity
Charlie Parker, arranged by 1in2
Sonata No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014
J.S. Bach
II. Allegro
III. Andante
Cecil & Cecilia
Jesse Elder
Creature Ventures
Jesse Elder
Creepy Crawler
Faye Safari
Grooves in a Boot
Romancer
Bobble Head
Moth in the Wind
Griswold
Uno Man
Exit to Yonder
Artist Biographies:
Jesse Elder is a New York City based pianist, composer, and arranger. He is the pianist and Music Director for Postmodern Jukebox, with whom he has toured extensively throughout Europe, the US, and Canada. Jesse is a 4-time ASCAP award winning composer. He has released 4 albums of original music, as well as many music videos, all available on his YouTube channel.
Jesse has performed and/or recorded with Angelo Moore of Fishbone, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Haley Reinhart, Murray Hill, Tony Middleton, Blanca Cecilia González, Tyshawn Sorey, Nasheet Waits, Casey Abrams, Ad Rock, Becca Stevens, the Candy Shop Boys, and many others. He has received many commissions as a composer and arranger.
Jesse studied at Interlochen Arts Academy, Oberlin Conservatory and New School University. He currently studies with world-renowned musician and artist developer Vera Tisheff.
Colombian violinist Blanca Cecilia González has been making music for over 25 years. An avid and active collaborator and diversified player, her projects range from traditional classical to jazz, contemporary, rock, folk, and world music. Blanca has won several competitions and awards, and has performed as a soloist with the Ambler Symphony, Queens College Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra Society, Jeunes Virtuoses de New York, amongst others. Blanca holds a B.M. from the Aaron Copland School of Music where she focused her violin studies—for nearly a decade—with the violinist and pedagogue Arik Braude. She completed her M.M. in violin performance at the Juilliard School studying with Lewis Kaplan, exploring contemporary music under the direction of Joel Sachs, and orchestral performance under the baton of Alan Gilbert, amongst others. Blanca's newest musical exploration and collaboration with renowned guitarist Nilko Andreas Guarin is taking her back to her home continent, childhood, and roots.
Joined by her husband, pianist Jesse Elder, Blanca founded the duo 1in2 and ElderChild Inc. with the purpose of exploring musical styles while creating their own sounds, blurring the lines of genres. Their projects have taken them across the country as a duo and within mixed ensembles collaborating with vocalists, dancers, acrobats, and visual artists.