Event Details: Duo-pianists Anderson & Roe

Santa Fe Concert Association brings duo piano stars to Santa Fe Anderson & Roe: Revolutionizing classical music and vowing to free the world from sleep-inducing concerts!

Craig Smith will present a behind the scenes look at the music and performers one hour prior to the performance at 6:30pm on the Lensic stage.

Anderson and Roe will perform the following:
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b
Stravinsky: Part I, The Rite of Spring
Villa-Lobos (arr. Anderson & Roe): "Aria" from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Piazzolla (arr. Anderson & Roe): Libertango
Schubert (arr. Anderson & Roe): "Der Erlkönig"
Rachmaninoff (arr. Anderson & Roe): "Vocalise," Op. 34, No. 14
Radiohead (arr. Anderson & Roe): "Paranoid Android"
Arne (arr. Anderson & Roe): "The Glitt'ring Sun" from The Morning
Bizet (arr. Anderson & Roe): "Carmen" Fantasy for Two Pianos

Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are perhaps the most thrilling young duo performing today, offering adrenalized classical concerts that are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century. Described as "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers transposed from the dance floor to the keyboard" (The Southampton Press) and "the intense synchronization of genius" (ThirdCoast Digest), Greg and Liz bring their joyous camaraderie and refined artistry to the concert stage, dazzling audiences around the world as a four-hand and two-piano team.
The program will include arrangements created by Greg and Elizabeth to highlight their virtuosic and stylish playing.

Since meeting freshman year at The Juilliard School, they have created a unique hybrid of stunning playing and dramatic interaction with one another. The electrifying and charismatic duo’s latest album, When Words Fade, just rose to Number 6 on the Classical Billboards Charts!

Greg and Liz believe strongly in the communicative potential of music, and they aim to make classical piano music a relevant and powerful force in society. Their performances, compositions, websites, videos, recordings, and writings all serve this mission, bringing joy to people around the world. As the Northwest Reverb recently stated, "[Anderson & Roe] swept the audience into a cheering mass of humanity, making a strong case that playing piano is the most fun thing that two people could ever do together."

Greg and Liz’s mission is three fold: (1) To make classical music a relevant and powerful force in society; (2) To connect with others; to engage, provoke, illuminate; to serve as a conduit for the composer's voice; to express our inner lives; to share the joy and fulfillment that only music can elicit; and (3) To free the world from the constraints of sleep-inducing concerts. It appears they are well on their way to success.

Ticket Prices: $20, $36, $48, $72 / Student discounts available