Illuminating Bolcom: William Bolcom Festival

Pulitzer-winning pianist and composer William Bolcom has an enormous body of work, inspired by everything from Broadway to the classic American songbook. At a recent press event, he even dropped Grandmaster Flash when pressed to cite additional influences. His interpretation of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience won three Grammys last year, and we’ll get a chance to hear it in its full majesty at Orchestra Hall on April 28 and 29. That concert is just part of a three-week stay by Bolcom in the Cities, organized by a consortium of local arts organizations to celebrate his work. Another event on April 21 at the Fitzgerald Theater will find the composer at the piano, performing his cabaret songs with local luminaries such as Christina Baldwin, Bradley Greenwald, and Janis Hardy. 612-812-1870; www.illuminatingbolcom.org