Chappy Music Fest Wraps Up With a Pair of Pianists

<p> The Chappaquiddick Summer Music Festival concludes on Thursday, August 13, with a performance by the Split Second Piano Duo, comprising Marc Peloquin and Roberto Hidalgo. </p> <p> Split Second, described by the New York Times as &ldquo;gifted [and] musically curious,&rdquo; has been offering works for four hands at one piano and two pianos for over a decade. The program will include works by Bach, Brahms, Virgil Thomson, Frederic Rzewski and David Del Tredici. </p>

The Chappaquiddick Summer Music Festival concludes on Thursday, August 13, with a performance by the Split Second Piano Duo, comprising Marc Peloquin and Roberto Hidalgo.

Split Second, described by the New York Times as “gifted [and] musically curious,” has been offering works for four hands at one piano and two pianos for over a decade. The program will include works by Bach, Brahms, Virgil Thomson, Frederic Rzewski and David Del Tredici.

Recent engagements include a featured performance at the 2006 Latin American Culture Week in New York City, a program of Bach and Mozart Concertos at Christ and St. Stephen’s Church in New York, and a performances at Merkin Concert Hall, Bellas Artes in Mexico City.

Their recording of Mexican and American works was recently released on the Urtext label.

The concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Chappaquiddick Community Center. A reception follows the concert and everyone is invited to attend.

Tickets are $20, or $18 for seniors, available at the door or in advance by calling 508-627-5514. A free shuttle runs from the Chappy ferry to the Community Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. and returns after the concert.

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