Last Friday May 15, 2020 at 8pm EST Tania Stavreva performed a beautiful live stream concert from her living room in New York, titled after the name of one of her original compositions “A Gift Of Light”, presented by Corona Concert Series. Although the live opportunity is over, thanks to technology, you can still watch the concert via the link below: https://www.facebook.com/coronaconcertseries/videos/2746010078843636/.
The online show is free however donations to support the artist during COVID19 are welcome at anytime on Tania’s GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/corona-concert-series-presents-tania-stavreva.
Corona Concert Series is an online performance venue which features live concerts on Facebook. Founded by members of Sowebo Community Church in Baltimore, Corona Concert Series creates opportunities for artists to perform and support living expenses while fostering connection despite COVID19 cancellations.
Below is the program Tania performed in this concert:
- Tania Stavreva:– Rhythmic Movement (2012)– Left Hand Path (2016)– Bulgarian Prelude (Tribute to Ginastera) 2016
- Erik Satie(1866-1925): Gnossienne No. 4 (1891)
- Steve Holtje (b. 1961): 3 Gymnopedies (2018):– Gymnopedie No. 1 (for Erik Satie)- Gymnopedie No. 2 (For Bill Evans)– Gymnopedie No. 3 (for Karen Leslie Nicholls)
- Charles Coleman(b.1968): Effluence (2018)
- Tania Stavreva – The Bright Side of the Moon (2018)
- Federico Mompou(1893-1987) – Secreto from Impresiones Intimas(1911-1914)
- Tania Stavreva:- Resonating Crystals (2017)– A Gift of Light (2019)
There is also an encore at the end where Tania performed Steve Holtje’s Gymnopedie No. 5 written specifically for Tania. Even if you do not have a Facebook account, you can still see this FB live video recording since it is set to public on Corona Concert Series’ FB page: Facebook.com/CoronaConcertSeries
Here is also the video link to Tania’s 1st live streamed performance (her Live Stream Debut) featured on the Grammy Award winning producer Kabir Shegal’s Quarantine Concert Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8O412GuBKM It is another must see concert featuring Tania, this time wearing pajamas on a Sunday night at 10pm at her home on April 5, 2020 with a different program. The host is also asking the artist different questions in between her performances so make sure to see this too while it is still up.
Below are words from Tania Stavreva about the program:
“I am very grateful to Corona Concert Series for their idea to so kindly and generously, with full enthusiasm and encouragement, to promote my work and invite me to be on their concert series in order to help an artist like me during this difficult time. I have decided to include in this 40min solo piano program, pieces that are not focused so much on showy and intense pianistic virtuosity of the standard or modern piano repertoire but on pieces that are more atmospheric, sensual and emotional, mixing well known (Satie, Mompou) composers with new music (Holtje, Coleman) living composers. So, in this program after “Bulgarian Prelude” some of my long term fans will see a different side of me :) This particular program is accessible, inspiring and engaging, each piece to me has light, inspiration and passion for life – something so many of us need today during the challenging times we are going through with covid19. While to me Satie’s GnossienneNo. 4 is a bit more mysterious and Mompou’s “Secreto” a bit wondering and melancholic, those contracts and emotions really blend with the idea of searching for the positive and each composer masterfully bring us through a journey of musical moods and colors that inspire. In my interpretation, this is what I am aiming for: putting together a program that brings positive energy and light. The word “corona” in Bulgarian (Bulgaria is where I am from ) means a crown. It is actually a beautiful word – royal and impressive. I hope by charging myself with love and light, through the beautiful music Satie, Mompou, Coleman and Holtje wrote, to be able to give a gift of light to you to take home and share with others. May you all be safe, protected, secure, healthy and strong! ” – Tania Stavreva
To stay in touch with Tania about her upcoming streaming live concerts and any other events, make sure to sign up on her mailing list via her official website and follow her social media: https://www.TaniaStavreva.com.
Donate anytime on Tania’s GoFundMe “A Gift Of Light” fundraiser page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/corona-concert-series-presents-tania-stavreva.
Her 14 track album is the winner of 19 international music awards. The Billboard Classical Top 10 album is described as “World-class!” by Classicalite news, “Edgy, knockout” by The Huffington Post and “Unique” by AXS and others. It was produced by legend Ron Saint Germain and guest artist on track 14 is Will Calhoun from Living Colour. The album is available as a digital download and/or CD at www.TaniaStavreva.com/Shop.
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