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The Color of Nostalgia

This program presents music composed in the last quarter of 20th century, and inspired by nature, history, people, and myths.

PHILIP HOUGHTON Kinkachoo, I love You
PHILIP HOUGHTON God of the Northern Forest
DUSAN BOGDANOVIC Mysterious habitats
GERALD GARCIA Etudes Esquisses
GERALD GARCIA No. 24: Miles Anges (Hommage à Astor Piazzolla)
GERALD GARCIA No. 25: Astoria (Hommage à Astor Piazzolla)
RADAMES GNATTALI Petite Suite
ROBERT BEASER Shenandoah

Petar Kodzas comes from musical family. His grandfather was sent to Brussels to study textile technology and without knowledge of his family switched to music. Petar was guided toward a career in mechanical engineering until he discovered a 19th century parlor guitar in his grandfather’s closet. It was love at first sight.

Before graduating from the University of Belgrade, he had toured and recorded as a lutenist with an early music ensemble, played over 100 shows at the professional musical theatre, sat in jazz sessions, and performed throughout the former Yugoslavia as a musical ambassador for the international organization Jeunesses Musicales.

Following his studies in Europe, Kodzas moved to the United States. After school, competitions, concerts, more school, competitions and concerts, he settled in New York State.  From 1997 to 2017 he served as a Senior Instructor in Guitar for the Eastman Community Music School.

Since 2017, Petar has been performing mostly on his laptop keyboard in his administrative role as an Associate Dean and Director of the Eastman Community Music School.

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