The American Festival of Microtonal Music Presents Joshua Pierce in Concert on March 25 at New York's Church of St. Luke in the Fields The American Festival of Microtonal Music, under the direction of Johnny Reinhard, will present internationally renowned pianist Joshua Pierce in concert on March 25th - 8 PM at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St. at Grove St. in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. This concert will feature AFMM pianist Joshua Pierce performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata quasi una Fantasia (Moonlight) No. 2 in C# minor tuned in Kirnberger III (practical just intonation). Similarly tuned will be Mr. Pierce's performances of Johannes Brahms' Sonata No. 1 in F minor for Clarinet and Piano, joined by clarinetist Gilad Harel, and Johann Philipp Kirnberger's Sonata No. 3 in G minor for piano solo. AFMM Director Johnny Reinhard will pay tribute to the late Tui St. George Tucker with a performance of her quartertonal Second Sonata - 'The Hypertonic' for alto recorder. Harpsichordist Rebecca Pechefsky will join Mr. Reinhard, now as bassoonist, for Georg Philipp Telemann's Sonata in F minor in 1/6th comma meantone. Joshua Pierce will also join Ms. Pechefsky for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach's double-harpsichord Sonata in F major. General admission for the March 25 concert is $15, $10 for seniors and students (with ID) at the door. For tickets or more information, please contact AFMM at 212-517-3550. For more information about this concert and the tuning systems that will be used, -please visit http://www.afmm.org Grammy nominated pianist Joshua Pierce has performed in prestigious music centers throughout the world as a soloist and with an extraordinary array of orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Moscow State Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded nearly 200 works including numerous world premieres as a soloist and with orchestra for EMI Classics, Carlton Classics, Helicon, Koch International Classics, MMC, Phoenix, Pro Arts, Sony Classics, Vox and other labels. His landmark series of recordings of John Cage's music on the Wergo label has earned him tremendous acclaim worldwide. His 25-year collaboration with the pianist Dorothy Jonas, as part of the two-piano team, Pierce & Jonas, has resulted in numerous acclaimed recordings and performances, including a command performance with the Royal Philharmonic for England's Royal Family. For more information, visit http://www.jamesarts.com/pierce/index2.html. The American Festival of Microtonal Music has been presenting concerts using all tuning systems since 1981. In 1996, Festival Director Johnny Reinhard brought his realization of Charles Ives' Universe Symphony to Alice Tully Hall with Joshua Pierce as pianist. They have performed together throughout Russia, Europe and the United States since 1983, presenting a wide variety of composers including many important works by John Cage, Harry Partch, Phillip Corner, Charles Ives and Ivan Wyschnegradsky. For more information about AFMM, -please visit them online at http://www.afmm.org Jeffrey James Arts Consulting E-mail: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.jamesarts.com