Over the course of 30 years, Marie Alatalo has performed a vast array of solo piano, concerto, vocal, and chamber music programs. Please take some time to look through some of her past programs, a small sampling of her versatility and breadth as pianist and musician.
Millikin University
November 4, 2006
Illinois State Music Teachers Association Annual Conference
Susan Osborn and Marie Alatalo, duo-pianists
| Program | |
| Hallelujah Junction | John Adams |
| Le Grand Tango | Piazzolla |
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Chicago
November 5, 2006
L’aquarelle Piano Quartet
| Program | |
| Dark Rosaleen (Rhapsody on a Theme by James Joyce) | Lee Hoiby |
Selfhelp Home, Chicago
September 17, 2006
L’aquarelle Piano Quartet
| Program | |
| Quartet in Eb Major, WoO 36, Nr. 1 | Beethoven |
| Dark Rosaleen (Rhapsody on a Theme by James Joyce) | Lee Hoiby |
| Quartet in c minor, Op. 15 | Faure |
People’s Music School, Chicago
July 13, 2006
L’aquarelle Piano Quartet
| Program | |
| Quartet in Eb Major, WoO 36, Nr. 1 | Beethoven |
| Dark Rosaleen (Rhapsody on a Theme by James Joyce) | Lee Hoiby |
| Quartet in c minor, Op. 15 | Faure |
Kitty Moon, Chicago
July 9, 2006
L’aquarelle Piano Quartet
| Program | |
| Quartet in Eb Major, WoO 36, Nr. 1 | Beethoven |
| Dark Rosaleen (Rhapsody on a Theme by James Joyce) | Lee Hoiby |
| Quartet in c minor, Op. 15 | Faure |
PianoForte
May 21, 2006
| Program | |
| Variations on a Theme of Paganini for Two Pianos with Susan Osborn |
Lutoslawski |
Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University
February 5, 2006
| Program | |
| Variations on a Theme of Paganini for Two Pianos with Susan Osborn |
Lutoslawski |
Mostly Music at NEIU
April 25, 2004
Marie Alatalo, piano
Julia Bentley, soprano
| Program | |
| Anniversaries | Bernstein |
| Three Songs | Ives |
| Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues | Rzewski |
| A Little Suite for Christmas | Crumb |
| Scène d’opéra from “12 New Etudes” | Bolcom |
| Waltz for Debby | Evans |
Music Institute of Chicago
Summer Piano Series
August 3, 2003
Marie Alatalo, piano
| Program | |
| Sonata No. 24 in D major | Haydn |
| Phantasiestücke, Op. 12 | Schumann |
| Two Folk Song Settings | Grainger |
| Nocturne in Bb minor, Op. 9, No. 1 | Chopin |
| Berceuse, Op. 57 | Chopin |
| Grande Valse in Ab major, Op. 42 | Chopin |
Music Institute of Chicago
May 28, 2003
| Program | |
| Five Pieces for Piano | Crumb |
| Marie Alatalo, piano | |
| Eleven Echoes of Autumn | Crumb |
Marie Alatalo, piano; Desiree Ruhstrat, violin;
Caroline Pittman, flute; Christie Vohs, clarinet
Music Institute of Chicago
presents From Sea to Shining Sea
January 29, 2003
Marie Alatalo, piano
| Program | |
| Four Anniversaries | Bernstein |
| Scène d’opéra | Bolcom |
| Five Pieces for Piano | Crumb |
Cliff Dwellers Club of Chicago
April 20, 2002
Marie Alatalo, piano
| Program | |
| Chromatische Fantasie and Fuge in D minor, BWV 903 | Bach |
| Five Pieces for Piano | Crumb |
| Three Song Transcriptions | Liszt |
| Du Bist die Ruh | Schubert |
| Widmung | Schumann |
| Erlkönig | Schubert |
Music Institute of Chicago
September 9, 2001
Marie Alatalo, piano
| Program | |
| Variations in F minor | Haydn |
| Three Intermezzi Op. 117 | Brahms |
| Five Pieces for Piano | Crumb |
| Nocturne in Db Major, Op.9, No. 2 | Scriabin |
| Two Preludes | Rachmaninoff |
| Mephisto Waltz No. 1 | Liszt |
AKA Rachael Productions
Bridesmaids–A series of female monologues interspersed with music performed by Marie Alatalo.
| Rage Over a Lost Penny | Beethoven |
Batavia Classics
Marie Alatalo, piano
David Taylor, violin (assistant concertmaster, Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
| Program | |
| Sonate in F major, Op. 24 (Spring) | Beethoven |
| Daisies | Rachmaninoff–Heifetz |
| Ao pé da fogueira (Preludia XV) | Vale–Heifetz |
| Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Foster–Heifetz |
| Spanish Dance, Op. 22, No. 3 | Sarasate |
| Sonata in A major | Franck |
An Afternoon at the Opera
Marie Alatalo, piano
Rose Guccione, soprano
Kenneth Donovan, tenor
Ronald Watkins, baritone
Tom Brown, commentator
| Program | ||
| Tosca | Tosca and Cavaradossi Duet From Act 1 | Puccini |
| Carmen | “Habanera” | Bizet |
| Werther | “Pourquoi me réveiller?” | Massenet |
| Faust | “Avant de quitter ces lieux” | Gounod |
| Otello | “Ave Maria” | Verdi |
| Les Pêcheurs de perles | “Au fond du temmple saint” | Bizet |
| La Bohéme | Scene from Act III | Puccini |