The Rice Brothers, Johnny and Chris, share the glorious music of the piano and cello, in solos, duets, and ensembles with wonderful musicians from around the world who play other magnificent instruments. Classical music is featured, as well as Gospel music, jazz, ragtime, Boogie Woogie, and much more. You are also welcomed to a discussion of the role of music in creating community, health, education and inspiration.
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Frédéric Chopin, who is our “other” famous great-great-great-great grandteacher, was of course from Poland. As was our great-great-great-great grandmother (on our father’s side), Ida Weisman Rice, who came to the United States around the year 1910, when she was about the age we Rice Brothers are now. [...]
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Franz Joseph Haydn is three generations back, on our “teacherly tree,” from Franz Liszt, making “Papa Joe” our great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandteacher. So far, he’s better known for writing “The Haydn C,” which is what many people call his Cello Concerto in C, than he is for being part [...]
Sometimes there’s a smile or a nod first, but we most often play music for people … a bit of piano, a bit of cello … before we talk with them. For us, this is like first handing someone a rose, to honor the beautiful music which lives in them (whether or not that “beautiful [...]
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