Salisbury Symphony Orchestra

Featuring Ernest Barretta, Piano
Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 7:30 p.m.
Holloway Hall Auditorium

Repertoire
Piano Concerto No. 2 in c, Op. 18 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Les Preludes - Franz Liszt
And other pieces by George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington

Recognized, at a young age, as a pianist “in command of his instrument and the music at every intricate turn ... his technical expertise, stage presence and sensitivity to the music are truly inspiring in so youthful a pianist” (McKeesport Daily News), American pianist Ernest Barretta continues to enjoy success as both soloist and chamber musician. He has performed extensively throughout the United States and abroad, as soloist with the St. Petersburg Symphony in St. Petersburg, Russia; the National Gallery Orchestra of Washington, D.C.; and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. This is his second appearance with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Barretta additionally devotes a great deal of his time to teaching; the rewarding task of working with emerging talent is an important part of his life as a musician. He is currently on the piano faculty of the Juilliard School of Music, pre-college division, having served previously on the piano faculties of The Peabody Conservatory and Towson University. He also enjoys working as conductor and composer, and is music director of the several ensembles that make up the music program at St. Joseph, Fullerton, in Baltimore, MD.