Sarah Cahill – Sunday, January 5 at 2 pm
Sarah Cahill, piano
James Cleghorn (1913–1987) may be best known as music librarian for 25 years at the San Francisco Public Library, where he built a tremendous collection of musical scores, recordings, and books about music. He was a vital part of San Francisco’s artistic scene, introducing his good friend Lou Harrison to his future teacher Henry Cowell. Cleghorn was less known as a composer. Besides writing volumes of songs and chamber music, he composed a dazzling range of piano music, including sets of variations, intricate fugues, neoclassical suites, modal experiments, and much more, all with a special focus on melodic invention. Many of these pieces have never been heard, and Sarah Cahill brings them to life in this celebration of composer James Cleghorn, with members of his family present.