Charles Ives, America's premiere modernist composer, is due a unique tribute next month.
On Thursday, March 6, the newly minted Charles Ives Studio will open in the gallery of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Per Aleba & Co, you'll want to visit this replica of Ives' Redding House Studio. Ives worked here in Connecticut for the last 40 years of his life, composing major works such Three Places in New England, Fourth Symphony, Second Orchestral Set, Fourth Violin Sonata and about 40 other songs.
In 2012, the composer's grandson, Charles Ives Tyler, donated the studio's entire contents to the Academy.
President of the Academy, Henry N. Cobb, says, "In recreating the Ives studio and preserving its contents in situ, our goal is to make this important documentary record permanently available to scholars and an interested public."
The replica goes up on March 6 at the Audubon Terrace in New York City and runs until Saturday, April 12. After a break, it resumes its stint from Thursday, May 22 to Sunday, June 15.
Admission, yes, is totally free.
As a reflection--Ives' studio has been threatened by demolition for years--here is his Fourth Violin Sonata performed by two of our favorites, Hilary Hahn and Valentina Lisitsa.
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