Red Wine, Rossini, and Rampal

401 High St.,Natchez MS 39120

06 October, 2022

Description

This event celebrates the centennial birthday of the great 20th century flute virtuoso Jean-Pierre Rampal. Featuring enchanting works by Gioachino Rossini, Albert Roussel, and Francis Poulenc, this multimedia recital illuminates Rampal’s legacy and the music performed. Mississippi-based artists Danilo Mezzadri (flute), Susan Ruggiero (voice), and Brian Murphy (piano), share the stage with the internationally acclaimed Italian flutist Fabio Angelo Colajanni. This collaboration brings to Natchez, Mississippi the U.S. leg of a recital tour that began in Rome, Italy. Please join us for an evening of Rampal-inspired flutistic beauty and festivity. About Jean Pierre Rampal Jean-Pierre Rampal was an internationally renowned flutist, with a superb sense of musicality, delightful tone, dazzling technique, and a charming personality. Rampal performed concerts around the globe for over fifty years and recorded over four hundred albums. He became the first flutist to achieve household name recognition – a status previously only reserved for the best pianists and violinists of the time. Rampal expanded the flute repertoire by reviving music from the Baroque and Classical periods, championing chamber music, premiering new works, and performing crossover music. Artists include: Fabio Angelo Colajanni and Danilo Mezzadri, flutes | Susan Ruggiero, voice | Brian Murphy, piano Cash bar is available