A Life in Music

Evening Music | May 6, 2010

George Perle has spent most of his long and fruitful life in music, not only as a reknowned author and music theorist but also as a highly esteemed (and performed) composer. We'll celebrate this American musical icon's 91rst birthday a performance of his Piano Concerto No. 1; Michael Boriskin takes the keyboard with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra under Gerard Schwarz.

We'll also offer up something completely different: David Monroe leads the Early Music Consort of London in music by Guillaume Dufay as we enjoy 3 songs from the 15th-century Court of Burgundy, while the Chatham Baroque bring us a sonata from Baroque English composer Henry Purcell.

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