As soon as she could stretch high up over her head to reach the keys, Sarah Hagen began pulling music out of her family’s dusty, melodious, 1910 upright piano. In her childhood she devoured every score in sight, feasting on soulful gospel tunes, electric etudes that sizzled with electricity, and nocturnes that could make grown men weep into their tea. Out of this grew a passion for drawing notes off the page, throwing them up in the air, and watching in wonderment where they fell. This dreamy adventure has taken her Rachmaninoff-playing hands around the world to shows in a rustic mountain bar, fancypants big city concert halls and even a fountain. Twice.  The words “something to absolutely die for” have been spoken about both her fourth album (and also her mother’s chocolate cake).

Sarah’s inspiration comes from strange dreams after a midnight feast with friends, three words strung together in a novel, a ridiculous joke, baskets of poignant memories. With stirring authenticity and rawness to her playing, Sarah invites her audience on a journey into the secret corners of the human heart.

“Lovesick!” - a concert exploring romance and heartbreak in classical music. Through storytelling and music by Satie, Bach, Piazzolla and more, Sarah Hagen delves into the love stories (good and bad!) of some of her favourite composers.

Sample Program (exact selections are likely to vary somewhat)

Duetto  - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Romance  & Impromptu  - Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Selections from Partita No. 6 -  J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Mélancolie -  Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Piano pieces, Op. 5 -  Eugen d’Albert (1864-1932)
Oblivion  - Astor  Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Three Genuine Boneless Preludes for a Dog -  Erik Satie (1866-1925)
5 Piano Pieces, S 192 Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Ritual Fire Dance Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)