Pianist Elliot Wilcox performs Copland's Four Piano Blues.

Elliot Wilcox: Copland's 'Four Piano Blues'

Pianist Elliot Wilcox is on the music faculty at Century College in White Bear Lake. From a Thursday Musical performance in early February, he performs Aaron Copland's 'Four Piano Blues.' Each of the four pieces is dedicated to a different friend. Written over the course of 22 years (1926-48), the four movements are concise and soulful.

Steve Staruch can be heard on Classical Minnesota Public Radio from 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays, including hosting Music with Minnesotans, Regional Spotlight and Friday Favorites. Prior to joining the staff of MPR in 2004, Steve presented a variety of radio programs on WCAL in Northfield, Minn., where he created an immensely popular call-in program, and on WXXI in Rochester, N.Y. Outside radio, Steve also enjoys work as a freelance tenor and violist. Steve and his wife, Naomi, enjoy traveling, gardening and hosting dinner parties.


Steve Staruch

Pianist Elliot Wilcox is on the music faculty at Century College in White Bear Lake. From a Thursday Musical performance in early February, he performs Aaron Copland's 'Four Piano Blues.'


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