Each year, Brandeis University celebrates the life, legacy, and music of composer, educator, and founder of the Brandeis School of Creative Arts Irving Fine, known for his remarkable gift for lyricism, whose masterfully crafted scores inevitably "sing." Aaron Copland wrote that his music "wins us over through its keenly conceived sonorities and its fully realized expressive content," praising it for "elegance, style, finish and a convincing continuity." Virgil Thomson cited an "unusual melodic grace."

Martin Boykan taught at Brandeis University from 1957 until his retirement in 2009, after which he served as the Irving G. Fine Professor of Music, emeritus.

Mary and pianist Keith Kirchoff will appear on the program, performing Boykan’s Voyages (1992) and Sea Gardens (1993).

Admission: FREE! but advance registration required here