Thursday, April 8, 10:00 am | 1:00 pm
10:00 am - 11:30 am | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
FREE EVENT
In the Part 4 (Finale) of this presentation, Nicole highlights film music from modern movie favorites like “Harry Potter”, “The Piano”, “Jurassic Park”, “La La Land”, “The Greatest Showman” and “Oppenheimer”. Once again, the form, structure and magic behind these legendary soundtracks will be examined, along with a look at the composers behind the music; From John Williams to Lady Gaga. The presentations concludes with a glimpse into what the future might look like for the modern-day film composer/pianist and addresses the question on everyone’s mind: “How will AI affect the future of film composition?
Getting Here
Instructor
Nicole Pesce *
Pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger Nicole Pesce entertaining audiences with a unique blend of virtuosity, humor, and pizzazz. Nicole’s “Happy Birthday Variations” video has over six million views on YouTube, and Nicole was recognized by Arizona Foothills Magazine with their “Best of 2014” Award for Best Local Band/Musician. With a repertoire consisting of over 12,000 memorized songs, Nicole is often dubbed “the human iPod,” and is hailed as “one of the top ten musicians to hear in Phoenix,” by the Arizona Republic.
Nicole has performed for George Benson, Muhammad Ali, Ricky Martin, President George HW Bush, Waylon Jennings, Taylor Hicks, Janet Napolitano, Shaquille O’Neal, President Jimmy Carter, Chris Rock, Steve Nash, The Gypsy Kings, Glen Campbell, Margaret Cho and Brian Setzer. She’s appeared with American Idol contestant David Hernandez, The Moscow Ballet, Zowie Bowie, and the casts of Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein, and Mamma Mia!
www.nicolepesce.com
* returning Musicfest artist