Piano Recital
Piano Recital of the G.I. Gurdjieff/de Hartmann Music
December 5, 2024, 5-6 pm, Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Program
Cecilia Ignatieff
Kurd Melody from Isfahan
Atarnakh, Kurd Song
Persian Song
Moorish Dance (Dervish)
Untitled (Volume II, No. 37)
Night Procession
Hymns from a Great Temple
- Hymn of the Cherubim
- Essene Hymn
- No. 8
Charles Ketcham
Meditation
Ancient Greek Melody
Sayyid Dance
The Initiation of the Priestess
The Bokharian Dervish
About the Pianists
Cecilia Ignatieff
Cecilia Ignatieff has appeared in many roles as a pianist: soloist, collaborative pianist for vocalists and instrumentalists, and recording artist.
Over many years she has taught privately and at the Seneca College (Toronto) Suzuki School of Music, and also at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto). She was a lecturer in Piano Literature and Performance at York University (Toronto). Cecilia has given numerous public recitals of Gurdjieff/de Hartmann music (Cleveland, London Ontario, Toronto, Ottawa) and has introduced some of Thomas de Hartmann’s own compositions in recital.
Charles Ketcham
Charles Ketcham has conducted many of the major orchestras in the United States, including the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, and the Indianapolis Symphony. He has held the position of Resident conductor with the Utah Symphony and the San Diego Symphony.
He has conducted orchestras in a number of European countries including the London Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Russian National Orchestra. He has recorded for RCA Red Label, Pro Arte and Varèse Sarabande.
Mr. Ketcham led the team to prepare and edit the Four Volume set of Music for the Piano by G.I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann. He, with the other editors, recorded the entire edition for the German label, Wergo Schallplatten.
He has performed concerts of Gurdjieff’s music in the United States, Canada and Europe as well as in South America. During the Pandemic, Mr. Ketcham broadcast eight programs of the Gurdjieff/de Hartmann music via YouTube.
