Calendar of Events

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Free. Emory Faculty Artist Affiliate recital.

Opera with a Twist

Dates:

Feb 9th 2010

Sponsor:

Chicago Opera Theater

Auditorium:

Faith & Whiskey

Contact:

Daniel Jackman

Faith & Whiskey, 1365 W Fullerton (Southport and Fullerton)

Chicago, IL United States

Phone:

312.704.8414

e-mail:

Web:

http:// tickets.chicagooperatheater.org/tickets/calendar/vie

Support COT’s Education Outreach AND enjoy a night of mingling with a three hour open bar featuring COT’s delicious signature drink the “Operatini” and appetizers at Lincoln Park’s Faith & Whiskey. The evening will include a short performance by two members of COT’s Young Artists Program. Win great prizes including a pair of Opera Underground Subscriptions to the 2010 Spring Festival Season! Tickets are $30 per person in advance and $40 at the door (includes a THREE HOUR open bar, appetizers and performance). Opera Underground is Chicago Opera Theater’s young professionals club that combines our two favorite things – socializing and opera! New to opera? COT makes opera contemporary and different – and Opera with a Twist is a great way to get you started. Chicago Opera Theater’s Opera Underground is open to any young professional aged 21 to 45.

Trio Solisti Lights up stage for Houston Friends of Chamber Music

Dates:

February 9, 2010

Sponsor:

Houston Friends of Chamber Music

Auditorium:

Stude Concert Hall - Alice Pratt Brown Building - Rice University

Contact:

Bonnie Moore

Rice Unveristy, 6100 Main Street

Houston, TX United States

Phone:

713-348-5400

Fax:

713-348-5400

e-mail:

friends@rice.edu

Web:

http://www.houstonfriendsofchambermusic.org

The Trio Solisti will don the HFCM's stage on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. The piano trio composed of violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pai Garlach and pianist Jon Klibonoff, has earned a national reputation for its passionate, committed and bold performances. This will definitely be the evening for mus8cal adventure with the Brahms Trio No.2, Rachmaninoff Trio No.1 and works by Turina and Piazzolla. The members of the group record both as an ensemble and individually. They have appeared on several national shows and been featured multiple times on NPR. Trio Solisti tours extensively in the US, Canada, Britian, Italy and France. The Washington Post says that it will be a "transcendent performance in every sense of the word."

Feb 10, 2010

Angela Hewitt, piano

Dates:

Wednesday, February 10, 8 pm

Auditorium:

Hill Auditorium

Ann Arbor, MI United States

Phone:

734.764.2538

Web:

http://www.laphil.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4065

“The Canadian pianist is one of the reliably mesmerizing musicians of the day. You sit entranced…it would have been more accurate to say I was floating just below the ceiling.” (The Sunday Times) Angela Hewitt is a phenomenal artist who has established herself at the highest level over the last few years, not least through her superb, award-winning recordings. Completed in 2005, her eleven-year project to record all the major keyboard works of Bach has been described as “one of the record glories of our age” (The Sunday Times) and has won her a huge following. She has been hailed as “the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time” (The Guardian) and “nothing less than the pianist who will define Bach performance on the piano for years to come” (Stereophile). Hewitt was named Gramophone Artist of the Year in 2006.

Masters of Persian Music

Dates:

February 10, 2010

Auditorium:

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA United States

Phone:

323-850-2000

Web:

LA Phil Presents Masters of Persian Music Wednesday, February 10, 8pm at Walt Disney Concert Hall Artists: Kayhan Kalhor Hossein Alizadeh Two key figures in Persian classical music – Kayhan Kalhor (spike fiddle) and Hossein Alizadeh (plucked lute) – headline this edition of Masters of Persian Music, which will entrance with evocative improvisations and highlight the next generation. For tickets and information, visit LAPhil.com.

Feb 11, 2010

Center for Contemporary Opera Presents Anaïs

Dates:

Feb. 11, 2010

Sponsor:

Center for Contemporary Opera

Auditorium:

the cell theatre

338 West 23rd Street

New York, NY United States

Web:

http://www.centerforcontemporaryopera.org

The Center for Contemporary Opera (CCO), a celebrated arts organization dedicated to the creation and performance of contemporary American opera, presents Susan Hurley’s Anaïs on February 11, 2010 at 8:00 PM at the cell theatre. Soprano Charlotte Cohn and baritone Daniel Neer star in this psychological drama about the deep confessions that surfaced during the last hours of Anaïs Nin’s life. CCO presents the work as an Atelier – a semi-staged reading accompanied by piano – preceded by a pre-curtain talk by Anaïs Nin biographer Barbara Kraft, whose original manuscript served as the inspiration for this opera. Anaïs Nin is best remembered as a diarist and the first prominent woman in modern Europe to write erotica. Her journals span several decades, and provide a deeply explorative insight into her personal life and relationships. In this opera, Anaïs Nin attempts to come to terms with her impending death in the presence of her lover and long-time companion Rupert Pole.

Luciana Souza Trio

Dates:

Thursday, February 11, 8 pm

Auditorium:

Rackham Auditorium

Ann Arbor, MI United States

Phone:

734.764.2538

Web:

Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Luciana Souza grew up in a family of Bossa Nova innovators and is now one of jazz’s leading singers and interpreters. Her work as a performer transcends traditional boundaries around musical styles, offering solid roots in jazz, sophisticated lineage in world music, and an enlightened approach to classical repertoire and new music. “[Her] singing bridges with breathtaking finesse the not-so-wide gap between Brazilian pop and American jazz. Souza’s voice is low, soft, and as agile as an otter in water…” (Washington Post) “Souza phrases with the wisdom of an old soul. With a refined, fluid voice, she’s a master of rhythm and pitch and knows how to get ot the core of a melody — her interpretive sensibility projects clarity, emotional openness, and almost detached, self-knowledge.” (Downbeat Magazine)

Feb 12, 2010

Emory Annual Jazz Fest: John Clayton with Gary Motley

Dates:

Fri., Feb. 12, 2010, 8 p.m.

Auditorium:

Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

1700 N. Decatur Rd.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

Tickets: $15 Public; $10 Discount Category Members; Emory students free. Emory’s Annual Jazz Fest Concert features bassist John Clayton with Gary Motley. Seven-time Grammy nominated bassist/composer/conductor John Clayton's talents are consistently requested by the movers and shakers in the jazz industry, such as Quincy Jones and Tommy Lipuma. John Clayton served as the Artistic Director of Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1999 through 2001. In addition, he is Artistic Director for the Centrum Jazz Workshop in Port Townsend, Washington and was also appointed Artistic Director for the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival in 2006. In an effort to sum up John Clayton's unique expertise, "the man just does it all". He is equally comfortable in jazz and classical music, and hits the mark, whether it is as composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, in addition to his magnificence when he plays his bass.

Frederic Chopin/Robert Schumann Bicentennial Celebration Series: “Valentine's Day Love Songs”

Dates:

Fri., Feb. 12, 2010, 12 p.m.

Auditorium:

Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum

571 Kilgo Cir.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

LouisvilleChorus@LouisvilleChorus.org

Free. “Valentine’s Day Love Songs” by Schumann: Teresa Hopkin sings “Frauenliebe und Leben” and tenor Bradley Howard sings “Dichterliebe” with pianist Deborah Thoreson.

Louisville Chorus' Musique Romantique

Dates:

Feb 12, 2010

Auditorium:

The Jefferson Club

2900 PNC Plaza/500 West Jefferson 40202

Louisville, KY United States

Phone:

502-968-6300

e-mail:

Web:

http://LouisvilleChorus.org

• 16th Annual Fund Raising Valentine Dinner Show, Dancing & Silent Auction • 6 PM Cash Bar & Silent Auction opening • 6:45 PM Dinner • 8 PM Show of Beloved Love Songs

Mauricio Kagel: Film Music, Music Performance, Performance Film

Dates:

Feb 12 - 8:00 PM

Sponsor:

Georgia State University School of Music

Auditorium:

Kopleff Recital Hall

10 Peachtree Center Avenue

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-413-5901

e-mail:

arts@gsu.edu

Web:

Mauricio Kagel is most noted for his theatrical contributions to classical music performance. The evening will offer two of Kagel's short films, Unter Strom and Antithese, and performances of Kagel's Schattenklange for bass clarinet and Match for Two Cellos and Percussion. Match is a dialogue for two celli with a percussionist serving as the umpire. It is not only a match in sounds, but also in physical reactions, keeping the umpire busy! Performed by Bent Frequency -a professional, contemporary chamber music ensemble based in Atlanta- and in collaboration with Frequent Small Meals of Atlanta. A reception will precede the concert at 6:30pm in the School of Art & Design lobby of the Georgia State University campus. Co-sponsored by CENCIA and Georgia State University Alumni Association. Admission is free, but seating is limited so RSVPs are requested to arts@gsu.edu. Tickets will be issued on a first come-first served basis.

Student Concert Series

Dates:

Feb 12

Sponsor:

Georgia State University School of Music

Auditorium:

Kopleff Recital Hall

10 Peachtree Center Avenue

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-413-5901

e-mail:

Web:

A free, lunch-time concert featuring student performers from the School of Music.

Feb 13, 2010

Emory Annual Jazz Fest: Emory Big Band, Gary Motley, director

Dates:

Sat., Feb. 13, 2010, 8 p.m.

Auditorium:

Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

1700 N. Decatur Rd.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

http://www.tillescenter.org

Free. Gary Motley directs the Emory Big Band in a free performance as part of the Emory Annual Jazz Fest.

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour

Dates:

Saturday Feb. 13

Auditorium:

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

Contact:

Susanna Stickley

720 Northern Blvd.

Greenvale, NY United States

Phone:

516-299-3100

Web:

Featuring The Kenny Barron Trio, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, Russell Malone. Cost:$65, 45, 30.

Shen Yun

Dates:

Feb 13 to 21

Sponsor:

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)

Auditorium:

Radio City Music Hall

Contact:

Estelle Lin

1260 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave.) New York City, NY 10020

New York City, NY United States

Phone:

800-818-2393

e-mail:

nyc-events@ntdtv.com

Web:

http://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/ny

The show that’s leaving millions in awe! It’s traditional Chinese culture as it was meant to be—a brilliant blend of beauty, energy, and grace. Dozens of dancers in dazzling costumes move in seamless, flowing patterns. Thunderous drums shake the stage, while spectacular backdrops take you to another world. Touring over 100 cities and touching hearts of millions, Shen Yun is coming back to Radio City Musical Hall with an all new 2010 production. Experience a sense of beauty and enchantment like no other in this world.

University Choral Ensembles

Dates:

Feb 13 - 7:30 PM

Sponsor:

Georgia State University School of Music

Auditorium:

Druid Hills Baptist Church

1085 Ponce de Leon NE

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-413-5901

e-mail:

Web:

University Singers, Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus Jeffery Wall and Patrick Freer, conductors "Love & Pizen: Songs of Love and Disdain In Many Derivations." Featuring works by Kirke Mechem, Samuel Barber, Maurice Ravel, John Rutter, Stephen Hatfield, James Gordon, Kathleen Allan and James Mulholland.

Feb 14, 2010

“Chinese Valentine’s Day New Year’s Celebration,” Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Family Series

Dates:

Sun., Feb. 14, 2010, 4 p.m.

Auditorium:

Reception Hall, Michael C. Carlos Museum

571 Kilgo Cir.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

http://www.amoreopera.org

Tickets: $4 (Museum Family-level and above members receive 4 free tickets). Bright Sheng’s “Three Chinese Love Songs” and performances on traditional Chinese instruments celebrate both holidays. Chamber Music concerts at the Carlos Museum are sponsored in part by a grant from the Christian Human Foundation.

Amore Opera honors Amato Opera!

Dates:

January 22 to February 14

Sponsor:

Amato Opera

Auditorium:

Baruch Performing Arts Center

Contact:

Melissa Gerstein, press@amoreopera.org

55 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY United States

Phone:

646-369-5247

e-mail:

press@amoreopera.org

Web:

The newly formed Amore Opera Company will honor Anthony Amato, cofounder of the Artistic Director of the historic Amato Opera Company, at a special Gala Concert on February 14, 2:30 p.m. at the Baruch Performing Arts Center (Engelman Recital Hall) located at 55 Lexington Avenue. The program will feature the Amore Opera Singers, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra and will highlight a variety of well-known opera duets, trios and ensembles, including a preview selection from their upcoming March production of Lehar’s The Merry Widow. Tickets are $60.00 and tax deductible and will include a reception following the concert. Tickets are accessible by visiting the Amore Opera website at http://www.amoreopera.org/tickets or by calling 1-866-811-4111.

Boulder Philharmonic Concert - Valentine Espagnole

Dates:

Feb 14

Auditorium:

Macky Auditorium

CU Campus, University Ave & 17th St.

Boulder, CO United States

Phone:

303-444-7328

e-mail:

info@boulderphil.org

Web:

http://www.boulderphil.org

Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra with Michael Butterman, conductor and Jennifer Frautschi, violin Rimsky-Korsakov–Capriccio espagnol Lalo–Symphonie espagnole Ravel–Rhapsodie espagnole Ravel–Boléro

Love, Lust & Light – A Valentine’s Day Concert

Dates:

Feb. 14, 2010

Sponsor:

Distinguished Concerts International New York

Auditorium:

Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall

Contact:

Sara Sarakanti

881 Seventh Ave.

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-707-8566 x309

e-mail:

Sara@DCINY.org

Web:

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_14

Distinguished Concerts International New York Presents: 2:00 pm Vance George, Conductor Laureate Orff: Carmina Burana Penelope Shumate, Soprano Dillon McCartney, Tenor Stephen Swanson, Baritone Nancy Menk, Guest Conductor Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna "...the Soprano, Penelope Shumate, was magnificent with her brilliant lyric voice caressing her music and soaring effortlessly to the high D in the arioso, Dulcissime." --The Daily Mail/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers (2008) “Dillon McCartney is a singer whose voice and artistry harken back to a time gone by.” – The New York Times Tickets: $20 - $100 On Sale Now! Call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800, or visit www.carnegiehall.org. For more information on group sales or other special offers, please contact us at 212-707-8566 x307 or BoxOffice@DCINY.org. www.DCINY.org

Schubert Piano Trios

Dates:

Sunday, February 14, 4 pm

Auditorium:

Rackham Auditorium

Ann Arbor, MI United States

Phone:

734.764.2538

Web:

A true Valentine’s Day love-fest, when two members of the Emerson String Quartet, cellist David Finckel and violinist Philip Setzer, join forces with pianist Wu Han for an all-too-rare performance of Schubert’s piano trios. Schubert, who died in 1828 at the untimely age of 31,wrote the two piano trios around the same time that Beethoven was working on his final series of quartets.

University Symphony Orchestra

Dates:

Feb 14 - 3:00 PM

Sponsor:

Georgia State University School of Music

Auditorium:

Rialto Center for the Arts

80 Forsyth Street NW

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-413-5901

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.carnegiehall.org

Michael Palmer, conductor Special Guests: Christina Smith, principal flute, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; William Pu, violin, associate concertmaster, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra A concert in celebration of Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year's Day, featuring Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Flute Concerto in D Minor; Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture; Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto, an orchestral adaptation of an ancient Chinese legend; and Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.

Feb 16, 2010

ENSEMBLE RARO | FROM ROMANIA | ZANKEL HALL DEBUT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Dates:

February 16, 2010

Sponsor:

THE SoNoRo ASSOCIATION AND THE ROMANIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE

Auditorium:

Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

57th Street and Seventh Avenue

New York, NY United States

Web:

The Ensemble Raro, resident ensemble of Bucharest’s SoNoRo Festival, will make its Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall debut on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. The complete program is as follows: Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47 George Enescu: Sept chansons de Clèment Marot (Roxana Constantinescu, mezzo-soprano; Diana Ketler, piano) Peteris Vasks: Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello Tickets for the February 16 concert at $15 to $40 are available online at www.carnegiehall.org; by telephone at Carnegie Charge, (212) 247-7800, or by visiting the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.

MIC Faculty Series: Matthew Hagle, piano

Dates:

Feb 16

Sponsor:

Music Institute of Chicago

Auditorium:

Nichols Concert Hall

Contact:

Samuel Nordlund

1490 Chicago Avenue

Evanston, IL United States

Phone:

847.905.1500 ext.106

Fax:

847.905.1500 ext.106

e-mail:

snordlund@musicinst.org

Web:

http://musicinst.org

MIC Artist Faculty, Matthew Hagle, performs piano masterpieces by Debussy, Messiaen, Faure, and Ravel, along with Alkan's "Le Festin d'Esope" and Takemitu's "Les Yeux Clos II." Tickets for this 7pm concert are $20/adult, $15/senior, and $7/student.

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Dates:

Feb 16 - 7:30 PM

Sponsor:

Georgia State University School of Music

Auditorium:

Rialto Center for the Arts

80 Forsyth Street NW

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-413-5901

e-mail:

Web:

Robert J. Ambrose, conductor Featuring Bird's Marche Miniature, Wagner's Trauersinfonie, Vaughan Williams' Scherzo, Pärt's Fratres and Kurka's Good Soldier Schweik Suite.

Feb 17, 2010

Béla Fleck: The Africa Project

Dates:

Wednesday, February 17, 8 pm

Auditorium:

Hill Auditorium

Ann Arbor, MI United States

Phone:

734.764.2538

Web:

In his most ambitious project to date, renowned musician Béla Fleck explores the origins of the banjo. During his travels to Africa, Fleck discovered that while the banjo is traditionally considered an American instrument, its origins lie far from her shores. Throw Down Your Heart, the award-winning film, documented Fleck’s travels and explorations of music in Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali. With the Africa Project, Fleck brings to the stage his collaborations with some of Africa’s most talented musicians.

Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Prior, director

Dates:

Wed., Feb. 17, 2010, 8 p.m.

Auditorium:

Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

1700 N. Decatur Rd.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

http://www.nyphilomusica.org

Free. As featured on Atlanta’s local news, the 90-member youth orchestra is comprised of exceptionally talented young musicians from more than 40 high schools in the metro Atlanta area.

Feb 18, 2010

Consummate Artistry: Works of Beethoven, Mozart & D’Indy

Dates:

February 18, 2010

Sponsor:

New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble

Auditorium:

Broadway Presbyterian Church

Contact:

212-580-9933 or staff@nyphilomusica.org

601 West 114th Street at Broadway

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-580-9933

e-mail:

staff@nyphilomusica.org

Web:

New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble’s next concert will take place on Thursday, February 18, at 8:00 p.m. at the Broadway Presbyterian Church, Broadway at 114th Street, in Manhattan. The program will feature: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata in e minor, K. 304 for violin & piano; Vincent d’Indy’s Trio in B-flat (1887) for violin, ’cello & piano; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat, Op. 97, “Archduke.” Artists: Christopher Oldfather, piano; Naoko Tanaka, violin; Gerald Appleman, ’cello. Artistic Director A. Robert Johnson will host a free Meet-the-Artists interview preceding the concert at 7:30 p.m. A reception for audience and musicians will follow the performance.

Georgia State University Jazz Band

Dates:

Feb 18 - 7:30 PM

Sponsor:

Georgia State University School of Music

Auditorium:

Kopleff Recital Hall

10 Peachtree Center Avenue

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-413-5901

e-mail:

Web:

Special Guests: Bepi D'Amato, clarinet Marco Renzi, conductor Mr. Renzi and Mr. D'Amato's appearances are made possible by arrangement with MidAmerica Productions, Inc., of New York City and its' General Director, Peter Tiboris. $15 general admission, $5 students with ID. Cash and check only; tickets available at the door one hour prior to concert time.

Feb 19, 2010

“Songs of America:” Thomas Hampson, baritone, Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series

Dates:

Fri., Feb. 19, 2010, 8 p.m.

Auditorium:

Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

1700 N. Decatur Rd.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

http://www.skylightopera.com

Tickets: $50; Discount Category Members $37; Emory students $20. The concert star and leading man of opera Thomas Hampson, baritone, uses the power of hymns, folksongs, spirituals, cowboy and war songs from the 1700s through today to tell the American story of creativity in this national tour for the Library of Congress. Hampson is one of today’s leading interpreters of the music of Gustav Mahler and the lied repertoire. His musical versatility has allowed him to be equally successful in opera, operetta, oratorio and musical theater. Hampson has been awarded several honorary doctorates, honorary membership in the Royal Academy of Music, the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and the Austrian Honorary Medal (Ehrenkreuz) for Science and Art.

Sing-a-Long Wizard of Oz

Dates:

February 19-20, 2010

Sponsor:

Skylight Opera Theatre

Auditorium:

Broadway Theatre Center

Contact:

Heidi Boyd

158 N. Broadway

Milwaukee, WI United States

Phone:

414-291-7800

Fax:

414-291-7800

e-mail:

heidib@skylightopera.com

Web:

Milwaukee's Skylight Opera Theatre is proud to announce its upcoming presentation of Sing-a-Long Wizard of Oz! This limited engagement event will take place February 19-20, 2010, at the Skylight's Broadway Theatre Center in the Historic Third Ward. The Sing-a-Long Wizard of Oz will feature a pre-show Costume Contest. Patrons are invited to dress as their favorite character from the movie to participate! Prizes will be awarded to the audience favorites. Then the Skylight's Associate Artistic Director Ray Jivoff will lead the crowd in an energizing "vocal warm-up" to get you ready to sing along with the 70th Anniversary edition of the classic Warner Brothers movie. This is an event that is sure to please adults and children alike - and will promise to be a memorable way to enjoy one of the world's favorite movie musicals! Tickets are $25 and are available at the Broadway Theatre Center Box Office (414) 291-7800, or online at www.skylightopera.com. Group discounts available.

Threefifty Duo kick off new Brooklyn Music Series

Dates:

Feb 19

Sponsor:

Music at First

Auditorium:

First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn

Contact:

Wil Smith

124 Henry st.

Brooklyn, NY United States

Phone:

646-320-0606

e-mail:

peter@petermcdowell.com

Web:

http://www.petermcdowell.com

A performance by New York City-based Threefifty Duo (Brett Parnell, guitar and Geremy Schulick, guitar) will kick off the inaugural season of Music at First, a new music series to be held at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn from February through May of 2010. There is a $10 suggested donation which will be collected at the door. There will be no advance reservations or ticket sales. For more information, please contact musicatfirst@gmail.com. Threefifty Duo has been described as a "classical guitar duo with a rock edge," as musicians Brett Parnell and Geremy Schulick seamlessly weave their contemporary rock sensibilities into the rich fabric of classical guitar. After years of writing and performing together and with a second album under Threefifty's belt, the duo’s stylistic tendencies have expanded beyond their initial categorization, with genre blurred by an intensely personal sound.

Feb 20, 2010

“Sounds of Sunda,” Gamelan Consortium Concert

Dates:

Sat., Feb. 20, 2010, 7 p.m.

Auditorium:

Performing Arts Studio

1804 N. Decatur Rd.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

Free. The Emory Javanese Gamelan Ensemble performs the music of West Java, Indonesia, including instrumental and vocal music with the gamelan (gong-chime ensemble), narrative singing, folk and popular songs. The ensemble will perform on both West and Central Javanese gamelan. Nyai Mandala Sari is Emory’s West Javanese gamelan, or gamelan degung, one of several gong-chime traditions from Java. Made by Asep Ahum in 2006 in Bandung, West Java, she arrived at Emory in February 2007, generously donated by Tony Lydgate from Kauai, Hawaii. Nyai Mandala Sari was named in March 2008 by two renowned artists from Bandung, Nano Suratno and Rita Tila, in a ritual ceremony officiated by Joyce Flueckiger (Professor of Religion). In 2007, the Emory Javanese Gamelan Ensemble was constituted as a part of the World Music Program in Emory’s Music Department. This is the third concert in the annual Sounds of Sunda series.

Guest Artists - Meehan/Perkins Percussion Duo

Dates:

Feb 20 - 7:30 PM

Sponsor:

Georgia State University School of Music

Auditorium:

Kopleff Recital Hall

10 Peachtree Center Avenue

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-413-5901

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.tillescenter.org

Todd Meehan and Doug Perkins, percussion Founded in 2006, the Meehan/ Perkins Duo has emerged as a driving force in new music through their compelling performances of new works for percussion. Hailed as "superb young percussionists" by the New Yorker, the duo believes in cultivating relationships with living composers through commissions and collaborations that expand the percussion genre. This concert will feature Paul Lansky's Travel Diary, John Fitz Rogers' Once Removed, David Lang's Table of Contents, Nathan Davis' Diving Bell and Suzanne Farrin's This Mind Made War.

Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra

Dates:

Saturday Feb. 20

Auditorium:

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

Contact:

Susanna Stickley

720 Northern Blvd.

Greenvale, NY United States

Phone:

516-299-3100

Web:

Alexei Kornienko(music director)and Alexei Nabioulin (piano) performing an all Tchaikovsky program: Suite No. 4 (Mozartiana), Piano Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 1 (Winter Dreams). Cost:$80, 65, 40.

Piano Quartet

Dates:

2/20/2010

Sponsor:

Colorado Music Festival

Auditorium:

Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts

Contact:

303-449-1397

200 E Baseline Rd.

Lafayette, CO United States

e-mail:

cmf@coloradomusicfest.org

Web:

http://www.coloradomusicfest.org

Schubert: Fantasia for Piano, Four Hands in f minor, D940 Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, Op. 49 Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, Op. 25 Performed by Alexandra Osborne, Violin; Shannon Farrell Williams, Viola; Ryan Murphy, Cello; Vivienne Spy, Piano; Fernanda Nieto, Guest Pianist for Schubert. Tickets are $12 for Adults, $5 for Students/Seniors Concert Starts at 7:30 PM

Princess Katie & Racer Steve LIVE!

Dates:

Feb 20

Sponsor:

The Sinas Dramis Law Firm

Auditorium:

Wharton Center: Pasant Theatre

Contact:

Bob Hoffman

Bogue St. & Wilson Rd.

East Lansing, MI United States

Phone:

517-432-2000

e-mail:

hoffma95@msu.edu

Web:

http://www.whartoncenter.com

A feisty princess with a penchant for rockin’ out? A racecar driver who lives for a blazing guitar solo between laps? Princess Katie & Racer Steve bring their tremendously popular kiddie rock concerts straight for the Kingdom out on the road, giving the kids (and their adoring adults) the chance to experience their high-energy, ultra-entertaining and seriously unique live show! Sterling musicianship, punctuated with plenty of laughter and audience participation, make this show as much of an event as it is a concert.

Stravinsky "Firebird" Suite 1919

Dates:

Feb 20, 2010

Auditorium:

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

222 East Harris Street

Savannah, GA United States

Phone:

912.525.5050

e-mail:

info@thesavphilharmonic.org

Web:

http://www.thesavphilharmonic.org

The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra presents Borodin’s “Polovtsian Dances”. Many will recognise one of the beautiful themes as the popular song ‘Stranger in Paradise’. As exciting as the Borodin is, the climax of this concert will be the music of fellow Russian composer Stravinsky. Nothing can follow his magical masterpiece “The Firebird” Suite: one of the most dramatic and mystical pieces of the orchestral repertoire. Artistic Director Peter Shannon promises one of the highlights of the season! Tickets are $35 For General Admission, $100 limited Reserved Seating.

Feb 21, 2010

Frederic Chopin/Robert Schumann Bicentennial Celebration Series: Bertrand Giraud, piano

Dates:

Sun., Feb. 21, 2010, 4 p.m.

Auditorium:

Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

1700 N. Decatur Rd.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

cmf@coloradomusicfest.org

Tickets: $20; Discount Category Members $15; all students free. Pianist Bertrand Giraud from Paris plays Chopin’s complete “Preludes” and Schumann’s “Piano Quartet” with members of the Vega String Quartet. The Vega String Quartet's 2009-2010 residency at Emory is made possible in part by a generous grant from the Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Foundation.

Piano Quartet

Dates:

2/21/2010

Sponsor:

Colorado Music Festival

Auditorium:

Chautauqua Community House

Contact:

303-449-1397

900 Baseline Road

Boulder, CO United States

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.coloradomusicfest.org

St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244)

Dates:

February 21th at 4pm

Sponsor:

Cathedral Choral Society

Auditorium:

Washington National Catherdal

Contact:

Lawerence Reppert

Massachusetts and Wisconsin Aves. NW

Washington, DC United States

Phone:

202-537-5527

Fax:

202-537-5527

e-mail:

lreppert@cathedral.org

Web:

http://www.cathedralchoralsociety.org

“A majestic cathedral of music...” - Leonard Bernstein Profoundly religious yet intimate in its expression of human feeling, the St. Matthew Passion tells of the days leading to the Crucifixion as the music arcs from the exultant to the tragic, sweeping the listener into the drama. Where else could you hear Bach’s two great Passions in one very special season?

Swedish Radio Choir

Dates:

Sunday, February 21, 4 pm

Auditorium:

Hill Auditorium

Ann Arbor, MI United States

Phone:

734.764.2538

Web:

http://www.whartoncenter.com

Comprised of 32 professional singers, the Swedish Radio Choir returns after a stunning Verdi Requiem with the Swedish Radio Orchestra in 2001. Recognized as one of the world’s leading a cappella choirs performing the full spectrum of choral repertoire, the group began some 80 years and has served under the leadership of the famed choral conductor Eric Ericson and Tõnu Kaljuste, among others. This tour is led by conductor Ragnar Bohlin, a Stockholm native who also serves as choral director for the San Francisco Symphony.

WILCO

Dates:

Feb 21

Auditorium:

Wharton Center: Cobb Great Hall

Contact:

Bob Hoffman

Bogue St. & Wilson Rd.

East Lansing, MI United States

Phone:

517-432-2000

e-mail:

hoffma95@msu.edu

Web:

One of America's most trailblazing bands, WILCO has won critical acclaim since its 1994 debut by mixing rock, country, and experimental influences on classic albums like ”Summerteeth,” "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and "Sky Blue Sky". Known as an incredible concert experience, WILCO’s release of "Kicking Television: Live in Chicago,"was called one of twenty greatest live albums ever by Q magazine. This year was a busy year for WILCO with the release of the film “Ashes of American Flags,” which captures the energy, poignancy and musicality of WILCO during the bands 2008 tour. WILCO also released their 10th album, “Wilco (the album),” this year to critical and commercial success. WILCO last played MSU in 2006 as the Grand reopening event for the MSU Concert Auditorium. Don't miss this concert with special guest Califone. Califone recently released their 6th album "All My Friends Are Funeral Singers" the long-awaited follow-up to 2006’s acclaimed "Roots and Crowns."

Feb 22, 2010

Degas Quartet with Grigorios Zamparas, pianist

Dates:

Feb. 22

Sponsor:

University of Tampa Music Dept.

Auditorium:

Plant Hall Grand Salon

Contact:

Dr. Jeffrey L. Traster, Chair

401 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Tampa, FL United States

Phone:

813-253-6212

Fax:

813-253-6212

e-mail:

rwam@rwam.cnc.net

Web:

http://www.degasquartet.com; www.ut.edu/detail.aspx?event=1&

The Degas String Quartet join Greek pianist Grigorios Zamparas for a free concert at 7:30pm including Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat and Tchaikovsky's Quartet No. 1 in D. One of America's finest performing ensembles, the Degas Quartet is celebrated by audiences and critics alike for vibrant performances of classical and contemporary repertoire. The Degas Quartet has performed in many of the world's finest halls, including Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, Atlanta's Spivey Hall, and the Library of Congress. Grigorios Zamparas is a frequent guest at numerous festivals worldwide, having performed several times at the prestigious Newport Music Festival, the Artist Series of Sarasota, the Salon of the Arts (Sofia, Bulgaria), and the Mainly Mozart Festival among others.

Feb 23, 2010

Degas Quartet with pianist Grigorios Zamparas

Dates:

Feb. 23

Sponsor:

Encore Chamber Series

Auditorium:

The Palladium at St. Petersburg College

Contact:

Mark Sforzini, Artistic Director

253 Fifth Avenue North

St. Petersburg, FL United States

Phone:

727-822-3590

e-mail:

rwam@rwam.cnc.net

Web:

http://www.spcollege.edu/palladium/events/#

The Degas String Quartet plays Haydn, Puccini and Schumann's Piano Quintet with Grigorios Zamparas. Admission to the 7:30pm concert is $20. One of America's finest performing ensembles, the Degas Quartet is celebrated by audiences and critics alike for vibrant performances of classical and contemporary repertoire. The Degas Quartet has performed in many of the world's finest halls, including Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, Atlanta's Spivey Hall, and the Library of Congress. Grigorios Zamparas is a frequent guest at numerous festivals worldwide, having performed several times at the prestigious Newport Music Festival, the Artist Series of Sarasota, the Salon of the Arts (Sofia, Bulgaria), and the Mainly Mozart Festival among others.

Feb 24, 2010

Celebrate Youth!

Dates:

February 24th, 2010

Sponsor:

Cathedral Choral Society

Auditorium:

Washington National Cathedral

Contact:

Lawerence Reppert

Massachusetts and Wisconsin Aves. NW Washington, DC 20016-5098

Washington, DC United States

Phone:

202-537-5527

Fax:

202-537-5527

e-mail:

lreppert@cathedral.org

Web:

http://www.cathedralchoralsociety.org

Fifth Annual Combined High School Choir Festival Reilly Lewis has a mission: getting young people to hear, play, sing and love great music. So for the past four years the Choral Society has gathered students from schools throughout the DC area for a day of enthusiastic music-making, leading to a grand choral concert, led by Festival Director Benjamin Hutto. It’s free and open to the public. Don’t miss this exhilarating event which this year features the DC Youth Orchestra.

Music by Neighborhood Composers

Dates:

Feb 24

Sponsor:

What a Neighborhood!

Auditorium:

Columbia Faculty House

Contact:

Vita Wallace

64 Morningside Drive

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-666-0928

e-mail:

Web:

Free concert of chamber music by Morningside Heights and Weat Harlem residents.

Music by Neighborhood Composers

Dates:

2/24/10

Sponsor:

What a Neighborhood!!

Auditorium:

Columbia Faculty House

Contact:

Vita Wallace

64 Morningside Drive

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-666-0928

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.mishnockbarn.com

Free concert of chamber music by Morningside Heights and West Harlem residents.

Feb 25, 2010

Jesse Liam's CD Release Celebration

Dates:

February 25, 2010

Auditorium:

Mishnock Barn

Contact:

Jack Gauthier

200 Mishnock Rd

West Greenwich, RI United States

Phone:

401-397-3505

Web:

"Father From a Man" ; Is a labor of love for Father and Son. Every young singer needs support, someone that they can trust as they literally find their voice. For 19 year-old Jesse Liam of Smithfield, Rhode Island., finding that voice has been a family affair. Jesse's 10-track debut "Father From A Man", produced by dad Jack Gauthier, represents the culmination of a three-year journey spent finding that voice, blending it with his father's rich harmonies and applying them to a wonderful new CD. With blues legend Duke Robillard guesting on two tracks and some of New England's best musicians and songwriters providing the backdrop, This is no synth-pop bubble-gum throwaway. Jesse's big, clear voice soars over a diverse set of songs that are both unique and memorable. The project was a labor of love for father and son, recorded over several sessions at Jack's Lakewest Recording in West Greenwich, RI.

Feb 26, 2010

Emory Wind Ensemble, Scott Stewart, director

Dates:

Fri., Feb. 26, 2010, 8 p.m.

Auditorium:

Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

1700 N. Decatur Rd.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

mail@musicofthespheres.org

Free. The Emory Wind Ensemble is a select ensemble dedicated to the study and performance of literature for wind bands. It sponsors an active commissioning program, hosts guest artists, and tours nationally or internationally.

Music of the Spheres Society in "Sound Travels Through Vienna"

Dates:

Feb 26

Sponsor:

Music of the Spheres Society

Auditorium:

Christ & St. Stephen's Church

Contact:

Stephen Collins

120 West 69th Street

New York, NY United States

Phone:

(212) 877-4402

e-mail:

Sonata No. 2 for violin solo (1948) - Ernst Krenek Caprice Viennois (1910) - Fritz Kreisler Four Pieces for violin and piano (1910) - Anton Webern Sonata for clarinet and piano in f minor, Op. 120 (1894) - Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke No. 1, D 946 (1828) - Franz Schubert Sonata in A Major for piano and violin, K305 (1778) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violinist Stephanie Chase is joined by clarinetist Jon Manasse and pianist William Wolfram. Through much of its history, Vienna has served as a music capitol and home to many of classical music's most influential and innovative composers. This concert is a journey through the music of six composers with pivotal ties to this city, starting in the mid-20th century and ending in the 1770's. Admission at door: $30, $15 senior/student requested, cash or check only. Pre-concert talk at 7:30 pm by Styra Avins, included in admission: '"I drink my wine where Beethoven drank his!:' Johannes Brahms in Vienna"

Feb 27, 2010

Atlanta Sacred Chorale: “Masterworks,” Eric Nelson, director

Dates:

Sat., Feb. 27, 2010, 8 p.m.

Auditorium:

Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

1700 N. Decatur Rd.

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

404-727-5050

Web:

http://www.tillescenter.org

Tickets: $20; Discount Category Members $15; Emory students free. Eric Nelson directs Atlanta Sacred Chorale and chamber orchestra in “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.” A work by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins premiering in 2000, “The Armed Man” boldly examines war and peace, incorporating texts from the Bible, the Islamic call to prayer, the Ordinary of the Mass, Rudyard Kipling, Alfred Lord Tennyson and a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing.

Marc Shaiman

Dates:

Saturday Feb. 27

Auditorium:

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

Contact:

Susanna Stickley

720 Northern Blvd.

Greenvale, NY United States

Phone:

516-299-3100

Web:

With the Tony and Grammy under his belt for composing the stage and screen mega-hit Hairspray, Marc Shaiman is getting back to where he started - cabaret - it will be fabulous and funny! Cost:$40/30

Feb 28, 2010

Inspired Neighbors

Dates:

Feb 28

Sponsor:

What a Neighborhood!

Auditorium:

St Mary's Episcopal Church

Contact:

Vita Wallace

526 West 126 Street

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-666-0928

e-mail:

Web:

Premiere of violin and piano duo by Aleksandra Vrebalov and love songs by other West Harlem residents.

Inspired Neighbors

Dates:

2/28/10

Sponsor:

What a Neighborhood!!

Auditorium:

Ascension Catholic Church

Contact:

Vita Wallace

221 West 107 Street

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-666-0928

e-mail:

Web:

Premiere of Violin and Piano duo by Aleksandra Vrebalov plus love songs by other West Harlem residents.

Inspired Neighbors

Dates:

2/28/10

Sponsor:

What a Neighborhood!!

Auditorium:

St Mary's Episcopal Church

Contact:

Vita Wallace

526 West 126 Street

New York, NY United States

Phone:

212-666-0928

e-mail:

Web: