Music of Rachmaninoff, Gershwin & American Hymns
David Troy Francis is an exciting, authoritative performer described by the Los
Angeles Times as consistently absorbing, whether in lyrical repose or compulsive
fury. Mr. Francis has recorded eight cds ranging from his unique arrangements
of American Hymns to the world premiere recording of Pulitzer Prize winning
composer Ned Rorem’s technically formidable Eight Etudes for Piano.
Mr. Francis has served as the recording pianist for film including Pursuit of
Happyness, Fame and Elegy. (www.barbarianrecords.com)
He is the executive producer and composer of the smash musical BARK! and has
composed for both television and film. (www.barkthemusical.com)
Mr. Francis is the artistic director of the Asheville non-profit The Modern
American Music Project which has mounted the acclaimed opera Dead Man
Walking and the Pulitzer Prize Winning work The Passion of the Little Match Girl
within the last 14 months. (www.tmamp.org)
If You Go: Concert Pianist David Troy Francis, with special guest star, Broadway performer Mark Morales in concert. Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at Stuart Auditorium, 91 N. Lakeshore Drive – Lake Junaluska, NC 28745.
Tickets: $17.50, available at: http://www.lakejunaluska.com/concert-tickets; in person at Lake Junaluska Bethea Welcome Center, 9am-5pm.
Presented by Lake Junaluska Associates