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| May 1, 2008 |
| Cyprien Katsaris Pianist |
| Dates: |
May 1st 2008 at 7:30PM |
| Sponsor: |
Francis Romano |
| Auditorium: |
Yamaha Artist Services |
| Contact: |
(212)252-5336 (516) 379-7598 |
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YASI Piano Salon 689 Fifth Ave entrance on East 54th St |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
(212)339-9995 |
| Fax: |
(212) 339-9970 |
| e-mail: |
frankriss@verizon.net |
| Web: |
http://yamaha.com/yasi |
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Mr. Katsaris will announce his program.
It will include works by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert-Liszt/Godowsky, Strauss transcriptions and Latin American Music |
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| May 1, 2008 |
| The String Quartet: Haydn, Dvořák, Berkeley, & Beethoven |
| Dates: |
May 1, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble |
| Auditorium: |
Broadway Presbyterian Church |
| Contact: |
A. Robert Johnson |
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601 W. 114th Street at Broadway |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-580-9933 |
| e-mail: |
staff@nyphilomusica.org |
| Web: |
http://www.nyphilomusica.org |
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On May 1, 2008, New York Philomusica presents “The String Quartet,” a showcase of quartets from Joseph Haydn, Michael Berkeley, Antonin Dvořák, and Ludwig van Beethoven. The concert will take place at 8 pm, with a pre-concert lecture at 7:30. Location: Broadway Presbyterian Church, 114th Street and Broadway, New York, NY.
PROGRAM:
Joseph Haydn’s Quartet in g minor, Op. 74, No. 3 (1793); Antonin Dvořák’s Selections from Cypresses, B.152 (1887); Michael Berkeley’s Quartet No. 1 (1981); and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Quartet No. 5 in A, Op. 18, No. 5.
ARTISTS:
Naoko Tanaka, violin; Yonah Zur, violin; Junah Chung, viola; and Gerald Appleman, cello.
Tickets offered at a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of $25 ($10 for students)!
Call (212) 580-9933 or e-mail staff@nyphilomusica.org for information or reservations. |
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| May 1, 2008 |
| Virginia Symphony with Soloist Zuill Bailey |
| Dates: |
May 1 to 3 |
| Sponsor: |
Virginia Symphony Orchestra |
| Auditorium: |
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts |
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Sandler Center for the Performing Arts |
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Norfolk, VA United States |
| Phone: |
757-466-3060 |
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Cellist Zuill Bailey will perform the Dvorak Cello Concert in a return engagement with the Virginia Symphony,Joanne Faletta conducting. |
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| May 2, 2008 |
| Sara Buechner to perform at Metropolitan Museum in New York |
| Dates: |
2008-05-02 |
| Sponsor: |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Auditorium: |
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City |
| Contact: |
Carrie Feiner Concert Management |
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1000 Fifth Avenue |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
914-725-0200 |
| Fax: |
914-509-5720 |
| e-mail: |
FeinerEnt@aol.com |
| Web: |
http://www.sarabuechner.com |
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Don't miss this opportunity to hear Sara Davis Buechner in a performance of 1920 novelty pieces soon to be recorded by Koch International Classics Records.
"In the concert hall, there are still too few Sara Buechner's...what differentiates her from so many of her colleagues is the curiosity to explore and share with her listeners so much of the non-standard repertoire" Toronto Star, William Littler |
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| May 2, 2008 |
| Eckhardt-Gramatté Nat'l Music Competition (Voice) |
| Dates: |
May 2 to 4 |
| Sponsor: |
E-gre Music Competition Inc. |
| Auditorium: |
Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon University |
| Contact: |
Gordon Portman, Admin. Officer |
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QE II Music Bldg, Brandon Univ., 270 - 18th St. |
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Brandon, MB Canada |
| Phone: |
204-728-8212 |
| Fax: |
204-728-6839 |
| e-mail: |
eckhardt@brandonu.ca |
| Web: |
http://www.brandonu.ca/egre |
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31st annual competition, in memory of Canadian composer S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté. Promotes Canadian and contemporary music and emerging young performers. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents between ages 18 & 30 (35 for voice). 1st prize $5,000, 1 week residency at the Banff Centre, & nat'l tour (pays add'l ca. $5,000); 2nd prize $3,000; 3rd prize $2,000. For Voice Competition only: 1st prize winner also receives the COVC Jean A. Chalmers Award of $5,000. Rules, application form, & repertoire list available only on the website. Deadline Oct. 19/07. Eight semifinalists will be chosen from preliminary CDs to compete in public recitals on May 2 & 3; 3 finalists perform on May 4. |
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| May 2, 2008 |
| Tres Generaciones - International Contemporary Ensemble |
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For the past three years, the dynamic International Contemporary Ensemble has been working on Tres Generaciones, a unique project that brings together the work of three generations of extraordinary living Mexican composers. This festival, which will be launched at Americas Society on May 2nd, will feature music by nine established, and emerging composers living in Mexico and the U.S. in concerts, lectures, and public talks throughout New York City. Composers include Julio Estrada and Víctor Adán. |
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| May 3, 2008 |
| I Puritani at Seattle Opera |
| Dates: |
May 3 through 17 |
| Auditorium: |
Marion Oliver McCaw Hall |
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Seattle, WA United States |
| Phone: |
206.389.7676 |
| Web: |
http://www.seattleopera.org |
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A stirring tale of star-crossed lovers in 17th Century England. Four remarkable singers deliver one gorgeous Italian aria after another as they glide on a river of melody from rapture to madness and back again. |
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| May 3, 2008 |
| Melodia Women's Choir |
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Melodia Women's Choir, the 32-member ensemble now celebrating its fifth year, presents "Force Of Nature: Celebrating the Earth," music about the natural world. Works by Samuel Barber, Zoltan Kodaly, Ronald Perera, many others. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. |
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| May 4, 2008 |
| The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Lyric Opera Center |
| Dates: |
3 pm May 4, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
Downers Grove Concert Association |
| Auditorium: |
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church |
| Contact: |
George Bennett |
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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4501 Main Street |
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Downers Grove, IL United States |
| Phone: |
630-963-9093 |
| Fax: |
630 964-5432 |
| e-mail: |
BennettGeorge@Hotmail.com |
| Web: |
http://www.DGConcerts.org |
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Catch a Rising Star - an afternoon of Opera
The Ryan Opera Center established in 1974 as the professional artist–development program for Lyric Opera of Chicago has been recognized as one of the premier programs of its kind in the world. Our program will present four of the current singers. |
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| May 4, 2008 |
| Chamber Music in Art Spaces: Modern Masters |
| Dates: |
May 4 |
| Sponsor: |
Atlanta Chamber Players & Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia |
| Auditorium: |
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia |
| Contact: |
T. Martin-Hart |
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TULA Arts Center, 75 Bennett Street |
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Atlanta, GA United States |
| Phone: |
770-242-2227 |
| e-mail: |
tmhart99@comcast.net |
| Web: |
http://atlantachamberplayers.com |
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Atlanta Chamber Players, now in their 32nd season, are proud to inaugurate their "Chamber Music in Art Spaces" series on Sunday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia. The collaborative program entitled "Modern Masters" will showcase the best of contemporary chamber music featuring works by Debussy, Martinu and Schoenberg while surrounded by works of renowned visual artists. “We are eager to bring these great Modern Masters to the modern art galleries of MOCA GA," said Paula Peace, artistic director and pianist for ACP. "How exciting it will be to hear contemporary chamber music performed in MOCA's new TULA Arts Center location. The setting will be quite intimate, while surrounded by world-class works of art." Musicians include Paula Peace, piano, Brad Ritchie, cello, Christina Smith, flute, Laura Ardan, clarinet, Justin Bruns, violin, Catherine Lynn, viola and Elisabeth Remy Johnson, harp. For further information, call 770/242-2227 or visit www.atlantachamberplayers.com |
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| May 4, 2008 |
| Choral Art Society's All Night Vigil |
| Dates: |
May 4 |
| Sponsor: |
Choral Art Society |
| Auditorium: |
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Contact: |
207-828-0043 |
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307 Congress St |
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Portland, ME United States |
| Phone: |
207-828-0043 |
| Web: |
http://www.choralart.org |
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The Choral Art Society (CAS) singers will present Sergei Rachmaninoff's beautiful a cappella All-Night Vigil on Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located at 307 Congress Street in Portland. All advance tickets are $15, admission at the door will be $20.
All-Night Vigil is an a cappella choral composition written and originally premiered in 1915. It is one of Rachmaninoff’s most admired works, as well as one of his personal favorites. The piece is comprised of the settings of texts taken from the Russian Orthodox liturgical services, and is widely considered “the greatest musical achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church.” The cappella chorus is so richly textured that the blending of singers’ voices evokes the sound of an orchestra. |
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| May 4, 2008 |
| Music Institute of Chicago, Guest Artist Series presents: Sergei Babayan, piano |
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Currently Artist-in-Residence at The Cleveland Institute of Music, Armenian pianist Sergei Babayan is hailed as one of the modern masters of today's concert stage. Within a span of three years from his arrival in the U.S., he took first prize in four top international competitions, including the 1989 Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition. Babayan has performed throughout Europe, Russia, and Japan, and has appeared with many of the world’s distinguished orchestras and ensembles. Highly regarded for his thoughtful and provocative programs, Mr. Babayan’s recital will include Rameau’s Suite in a minor from "Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin.”
Program:
Rameau: Suite in A minor from Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata in G Major
Schubert: Sonata in A Major
$20 Adult/ $15 Senior/ $7 Student |
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| May 5, 2008 |
| PSO Podium Prelude Concert |
| Dates: |
May 5 |
| Sponsor: |
Portland Symphony Orchestra |
| Auditorium: |
Merrill Auditorium |
| Contact: |
PortTix |
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20 Myrtle Street |
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Portland, ME United States |
| Phone: |
207-842-0800 |
| e-mail: |
ptixbox@porttix.com |
| Web: |
http://www.porttix.com |
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra is presenting a special low-price, hour-long concert designed to introduce incoming Music Director Robert Moody to Portland and the southern Maine community. All seats for this Podium Prelude Concert are $25 and Maestro Moody has selected the monumental Symphony No. 1 by Gustav Mahler. The concert is on Monday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Merrill Auditorium and is a “prelude” to the PSO’s season finale the following night. |
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| May 5, 2008 |
| Cinco de Mayo Celebration! |
| Dates: |
May 5, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
North/South Consonance, Inc |
| Auditorium: |
Christ & St Stephen's Church |
| Contact: |
Max Lifchitz |
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120 West 69th St |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-663-7566 |
| e-mail: |
ns.concerts@att.net |
| Web: |
http://www.northsouthmusic.org |
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The North/South Chamber Orchestra performs music by composers from Mexico and the Caribbean. Guest artists include Colombian soprano Patricia Caicedo and US guitarist William Anderson.
Works by Rafael Adame, Carlos Chavez, Jose Lezcano, Max Lifchitz & Awilda Villarini.
Free admission! |
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| May 5, 2008 |
| Live Jazz at the Back Bay Grill |
| Dates: |
May 5 |
| Sponsor: |
Back Bay Grill |
| Contact: |
207-772-8833 |
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65 Portland Street |
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Portland, ME United States |
| Phone: |
207-772-8833 |
| Web: |
http://www.backbaygrill.com |
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Back Bay Grill hosts its last night of Spring Jazz Nights for the season, featuring popular native Maine musicians Tony Boffa, pianist Matt Fogg, and bassist Jim Lyden. The music starts at 6:30 and plays until 9pm.
An optional wine tasting of five select wines will also be available during the Jazz Nights for $20 per person. Representatives from wine distributors will be present during the Jazz Nights to talk about the wines and answer any questions.
Tony Boffa, a well-known area musician, will perform with Jazz pianist Matt Fogg, and Jim Lyden, the original bassist for The East River Consort. Fogg is known for infusing hip-hop, R & B and soul into his Jazz music. |
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| May 6, 2008 |
| CityMusic Cleveland presents "REVOLUTIONARY MUSIC" |
| Dates: |
May 6-11, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
CityMusic Cleveland |
| Auditorium: |
various |
| Contact: |
Beverly Simmons, Marketing Director |
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various venues throughout northeast Ohio |
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Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Elyria, Willoughby Hills, Westlake, OH United States |
| Phone: |
216-321-8273 |
| e-mail: |
info@citymusiccleveland.org |
| Web: |
http://www.citymusiccleveland.org |
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CityMusic Cleveland, the “top-notch” professional chamber orchestra that presents FREE concerts and art exhibits all over Northeast Ohio, presents “REVOLUTIONARY MUSIC,” in six concerts, May 6-11, 2008. The internationally celebrated violinist Jennifer Koh is featured in Ligeti’s Violin Concerto; the program also includes Vivaldi’s “Sinfonia in B minor" (‘Al Santo sepulcro’), “The Unanswered Question” by Charles Ives, and Beethoven’s Symphony #1. Hear CityMusic’s virtuoso musicians conducted by Music Director James Gaffigan -- also associate conductor of the San Francisco Symphony -- in a program that will open your ears, eyes, and heart. The accompanying art exhibit features watercolors by the Plein Art Painters of Cleveland. Hear for yourself how “the music leap[s] from the page” when CityMusic Cleveland plays. All CityMusic Cleveland programs are FREE and everyone is welcome; enjoy free childcare and intermission receptions at most of the venues. For more information: www.CityMusicCleveland.org. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
| Ariadne Unhinged: Music of Monteverdi, Haydn, and Schoenberg |
| Dates: |
May 7 - 11, 2008 |
| Auditorium: |
The Playhouse, Abrons Arts Center |
| Contact: |
Ticket Central |
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466 Grand Street |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-279-4200 |
| Web: |
http://www.gothamchamberopera.org |
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Staged by maverick director/choreographer Karole Armitage and featuring one singer, six musicians, and the Armitage Gone! Dance Company, ARIADNE UNHINGED has sets by internationally-renowned photographer Vera Lutter. Mezzo sopranos Emily Langford Johnson and Brenda Patterson will perform the role of Ariadne in alternating performances. Costume design is by Peter Speliopoulos and lighting design is by Clifton Taylor.
Ariadne has just been abandoned by her lover and savior Theseus on the island of Naxos, where she alternates between near-madness and madness. In Ariadne Unhinged, Gotham’s new version of the classic story, three musical works from different centuries intertwine to reflect Ariadne’s emotional and psychological states: Monteverdi’s Lamento d’Arianna, Haydn’s solo cantata Arianna a Naxos, and Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire. Internationally renowned artist Vera Lutter provides the stunning visual backdrop for this daring exploration. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
| Ariadne Unhinged |
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Ariadne has just been abandoned by her lover and savior, Theseus, on the island of Naxos, where she alternates between near-madness and madness. In ARIADNE UNHINGED, Gotham’s new version of the classic story, three musical works from different centuries intertwine to reflect Ariadne’s emotional and psychological states: Monteverdi’s Lamento d’Arianna, Haydn’s solo cantata Arianna a Naxos, and Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire. In another first, internationally renowned photographer Vera Lutter provides the stunning visual backdrop for this daring exploration. This production was conceived by Artistic Director Neal Goren for the Gotham Chamber Opera as a continuation of the company’s ongoing series of operas based on the myth of Ariadne. The first installment in this series was the US stage premiere of Handel’s Arianna in Creta, performed in February 2005; audiences can look forward to a Gotham production of Strauss’s original 1912 version of Ariadne auf Naxos in a future season, among other Ariadne offerings. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
| The Latin Legacy - CONTINUUM® |
| Dates: |
May 7 |
| Sponsor: |
Americas Society |
| Auditorium: |
Americas Society |
| Contact: |
culture@americas-society.org |
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680 Park Avenue @ E 68th Street |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-277-8359 x2 |
| Fax: |
212-249-5868 |
| e-mail: |
culture@americas-society.org |
| Web: |
http://www.as-coa.org |
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Award-winning Continuum® returns to Americas Society with another illuminating thematic program. The Latin Legacy introduces a younger generation of exciting Latin American-born composers now making their mark in the U.S., featuring a Continuum-commissioned work by Mexican-born Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez. Continuum®, directed by Cheryl Seltzer and Joel Sachs, is one of New York City's leading New Music ensembles and a frequent guest at Music of the Americas. Now in its forty-second season, Continuum® is noted for its musical discoveries from around the world. The ensemble travels widely, and has recently appeared in Indonesia, Central Asia, and Mongolia. Continuum® has recorded for Musical Heritage Society, Nonesuch, CRI, Cambria/Troppe Note, TNC Recordings, and Capstone, and for nationwide radio, and has made films for CBS-TV and the educational network. Naxos International has re-released eight Continuum® portrait recordings of U.S. masters. |
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| May 8, 2008 |
| Osmo Vänskä Farewell Concert in Lahti, Finland |
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Osmo Vänskä, Music Director of the Minnesota Orchestra will say farewell to his Finnish orchestra-the Lahti Symphony after 20 some years. This concert will be streamed live on May 8 and is available on-demand until May 29, 2008. Kroumata percussion ensemble is the featured soloist and the program includes Masson's ORA (world première performance)and Bruckner Symphony No. 9 |
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| May 9, 2008 |
| PORTOpera's annual Dinner, Dance & Auction |
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PORTopera’s annual Dinner/Dance & Auction will be held on Friday, May 9th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Marriott. This year the event will celebrate and support PORTopera’s 2008 mainstage production of Gounod’s ever-popular Roméo et Juliette. A sumptuous northern Italian dinner will be served, and the Bob Charest Band, terrifically well-received last year, will once again perform for dinner and dancing.
Auctioneer John Locke will again try to break all previous records for bids on donated auction items that are so popular with the PORTopera crowd; among the items this year will be walk-on roles in the opera, a cruise for two, a gourmet dinner for ten, a trip for two to the Metropolitan Opera, a commissioned portrait, and cooking lessons in a gourmet chef’s own kitchen.
Tickets are $125 per person, and can be obtained by calling the PORTopera office at (207) 879-7678. |
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| May 10, 2008 |
| "The Gift" |
| Dates: |
May 10 to 10 |
| Sponsor: |
Roxbury Library Association |
| Auditorium: |
Delaware Cty. Historical Association |
| Contact: |
Dian 607-326-7901 |
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Christian Church at Fitch's Bridge Cty Rt. 10, |
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Delhi, NY United States |
| Phone: |
607-746-3849 |
| e-mail: |
dcha@delhi.net |
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Through grant received from The New York State Council on The Arts, administrated by the Roxbury Library Association, Delaware Cty., Cellist, Stephanie Lynn Zito/ASCAP, will perform her own solo unaccompanied cello compositions at 3:00 pm and wear gloves performing one selection. She is a native New Yorker who studied music at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She holds a Masters degree in Music Education from Columbia University Teachers College. |
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| May 10, 2008 |
| Spring Romance |
| Dates: |
May 10 2008 @ 7:30 pm |
| Sponsor: |
Queens Symphony Orchestra |
| Auditorium: |
Queensborough Performing Arts Center |
| Contact: |
Rosaura Zuniga for tickets and info |
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222-05 56th Ave. @ Springfield Blvd. |
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Bayside, Queens, NY United States |
| Phone: |
718-326-4455 |
| Fax: |
718-326-4499 |
| e-mail: |
qso@queenssymphony.org |
| Web: |
http://www.queenssymphony.org |
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QSO closes their 07-08 season with "Spring Romance" conducted by Music Director Constantine Kitsopoulos. Featuring a world premiere by Russell Anixter, "An excerpt from Steppenwolf", Piano Concerto No.2 by Chopin, performed by child prodigy pianist Ji-Yong, and the unforgettable "Pastoral" Symphony No.6 by Beethoven. There will also be a pre-concert lecture featuring the guest artist and composer at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are $25 Adult orchestra, $20 Adult balcony,$18.50 Students/Seniors, $10 Kids 12& under, group discounts (10 or more) 20% off, lecture $5. |
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| May 13, 2008 |
| Flautarra - Stephen Reck, guitar and David Cuthbert, flute |
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Featuring music by Bach, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and Gilbert Biberian |
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| May 14, 2008 |
| Sylvan Winds |
| Dates: |
May 14, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
Sylvan Winds |
| Auditorium: |
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall |
| Contact: |
Svjetlana Kabalin |
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154 West 57th Street |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-222-3569 |
| Fax: |
212-222-3569 |
| e-mail: |
sylvanwinds@att.net |
| Web: |
http://www.carnegiehall.org |
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The Sylvan Winds are returning to Weill Recital Hall, 154 West 57th Street on Wednesday evening, May 14, 2008 at 8:00 pm to close the season in style with distinguished pianist Claude Frank.
Concert Program:
Samuel Barber Summer Music, Op. 31
W.A. Mozart Piano Quintet in Eb Major, K. 452
Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25 arr. for wind quintet & piano by Samuel Baron
Tickets for the concert are $30 & 25 for adults, $15 for students and seniors
A post-concert fund-raising reception will follow the concert in the Jacobs Room. Tickets for the concert and reception are $250, $150, and $100.
For further information and reservations, call 212-222-3569 or email sylvanwinds@att.net |
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| May 15, 2008 |
| Sara Davis Buechner to perform Concerto with Edmonton Symphony |
| Dates: |
2008-05-15 |
| Sponsor: |
Edmonton Symphony |
| Auditorium: |
Francis Winspear Centre for Music |
| Contact: |
Carrie Feiner Concert Management |
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9720 102 Avenue |
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Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Phone: |
914-725-0200 |
| Fax: |
914-472-4273 |
| e-mail: |
FeinerEnt@aol.com |
| Web: |
http://www.sarabuechner.com |
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Distinguished pianist Sara Davis Buechner is BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND performing the Mozart Concert Rondo in D major, K382 and Dohnanyi Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25 with the Edmonton Symphony.
"Buechner's performance.....with it's soft contours and liquid, legato phrasing....had a beauty that might have taken even Mozart's breath away" Joe Banno, The Washington Post. "There can be no doubt of her understanding and knowledge of Mozart's music and his very complex personality. He would have been very appreciative" Montreal Gazette DON'T MISS THIS OUTSTANDING PIANIST - SARA DAVIS BUECHNER. A PIANIST NOT TO MISS!!! |
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| May 16, 2008 |
| Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra |
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Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Vladimir Spivakov – Conductor
Olga Kern – Piano
“First rate string players honed by Vladimir Spivakov to a rare fineness of ensemble. What the violinist has achieved with this group is remarkable.” - The New York Times
Maestro Artist Management Inc. is proud to announce a highly-anticipated performance by one of the world’s most acclaimed chamber orchestras, Moscow Virtuosi, led by internationally-renowned violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the orchestra. The pianist for this performance is bold, yet elegant Olga Kern —the 2001 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, about whom the Los Angeles Times said, “…playing this pure and unaffected comes only from the most evolved and selfless musicians.” |
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| May 16, 2008 |
| The Refuge (Christopher Theofanidis) |
| Dates: |
May 16 |
| Sponsor: |
Houston Grand Opera |
| Auditorium: |
Miller Outdoor Theater |
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100 Concert Drive |
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Houston, TX United States |
| Phone: |
713-284-8351 |
| Web: |
http://www.houstongrandopera.org |
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Don't miss the world premiere of an exciting new work, which tells stories from Houston's African, Central American, Indian, Mexican, Pakistani, Soviet-era Jewish and Vietnamese immigrant communities...Featuring performers from those communities with the Studio Artists, Orchestra, Chorus and Children's Chorus of Houston Grand Opera, conducted by Patrick Summers. |
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| May 17, 2008 |
| The Refuge (Christopher Theofanidis) |
| Dates: |
May 17 |
| Sponsor: |
Houston Grand Opera |
| Auditorium: |
Miller Outdoor Theater |
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100 Concert Drive |
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Houston, TX United States |
| Phone: |
713-284-8351 |
| Web: |
http://www.houstongrandopera.org |
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Don't miss the reprise of The Refuge, an exciting new work, which tells stories from Houston's African, Central American, Indian, Mexican, Pakistani, Soviet-era Jewish and Vietnamese immigrant communities...Featuring performers from those communities with the Studio Artists, Orchestra, Chorus and Children's Chorus of Houston Grand Opera, conducted by Patrick Summers. |
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| May 17, 2008 |
| Mitsuko Uchida Leads Chamber Music Tours |
| Dates: |
May 17 |
| Sponsor: |
Borletti Buiton Trust |
| Auditorium: |
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall |
| Contact: |
Joshua Marcum |
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57th Street & 7th Avenue |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-247-7800 |
| e-mail: |
jmarcum@cohndutcher.com |
| Web: |
http://www.bbtrust.com |
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Internationally renowned pianist, Mitsuko Uchida, a founding trustee of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) will tour with young musicians Martin Fröst (clarinet), Soovin Kim (violin), Christian Poltéra (cello), and Llŷr Williams (piano), who received awards from the trust. The tour will begin in Kalamazoo, MI on May 13th. Their second performance will take place on May 15th in Philadelphia, PA. The tour will culminate with a performance at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall on May 17, 2008. The program for each performance will include Liszt’s La Lugubre Gondola, Bartók’s Contrasts and Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps. |
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| May 17, 2008 |
| America's Dream Chamber Artists on Danbury Concert Association |
| Dates: |
May 17, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
Danbury Concert Association |
| Auditorium: |
Ives Concert Hall at Western Connecticut State University |
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Danbury, CT United States |
| Web: |
http://www.danbury.org/concert/adca.htm |
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This program will feature eight of ADCA’s "superb, young musicians". One of America’s newest and most exciting chamber music societies, they’ll put their talent and energy to work in a performance to please audiences young and old. If you know any aspiring, young musicians, invite them to this concert! The program will include: Arnold Bax's Elegiac Trio for Flute, Viola, and Harp; Ludwig van Beethoven's Trio in B-flat major for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 11; Albert Roussel's Sérénade for Flute, String Trio, and Harp, Op. 25; and Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 |
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| May 17, 2008 |
| Jensen Competition Finals |
| Dates: |
Saturday May 17 |
| Sponsor: |
Jensen Foundation |
| Auditorium: |
Engleman Hall, Baruch College |
| Contact: |
Christopher Davis |
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25th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
9174949102 |
| e-mail: |
cjdnyc@gmail.com |
| Web: |
http://www.jensenfoundation.org |
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The 2008 Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation Annual Voice Competition [www.jensenfoundation.org] takes place May 12-17 at Engleman Recital Hall at Baruch College in New York City. The final round, open and free to the public, begins at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 17, and the community is encouraged to attend.
Judging the Jensen Competition finals this year are Eugene Kohn; Neal Goren, Artistic Director and Conductor of Gotham Chamber Opera; and Gianna Rolandi, Director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center. The Jensen Competition carries a first prize of $15,000 plus an engagement with Opera Carolina within three years.
Engleman Recital Hall is located at Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue at East 25th Street in New York City. The Hall entrance is located on 25th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues. |
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| May 18, 2008 |
| Cathedral Choral Society presents "Elijah" |
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A lush, grand work from the most temperate of romantic composers, Mendelssohn’s oratorio tells the intensely dramatic story of the fiery and courageous Old Testament prophet Elijah through scenes from his life. This season’s production features Grammy award winning baritone Nmon Ford as Elijah. Tkts: $20-$80, (202) 537 5527 or www.cathedralchoralsociety.org. The pre-concert discussion at 2:30 pm is free and open to the public. The discussion will focus on the importance of the prophet Elijah to the three Abrahamic faiths. |
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| May 18, 2008 |
| Sara Davis Buechner to perform Saint Saens Piano Concerto in Boston |
| Dates: |
2008-05-18 |
| Sponsor: |
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston |
| Auditorium: |
Sanders Theatre at Harvard University |
| Contact: |
Carrie Feiner Concert Management |
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45 Quincy Street, |
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Cambridge, MA United States |
| Phone: |
914-725-0200 |
| Fax: |
914-509-5720 |
| e-mail: |
FeinerEnt@aol.com |
| Web: |
http://www.sarabuechner.com |
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The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra proudly presents Distinguished pianist Sara Davis Buechner in a performance of Saint Saens Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor with Kevin Rhodes conducting. " The audience was wholly captivated by Sara Buechner's performance, which combined an unbelievable technical virtuosity, musical sensibility and personal dynamism" Kobe (Japan) Shimbun |
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| May 18, 2008 |
| New York Viola Society Presents "Mixed Doubles" II |
| Dates: |
May 18 |
| Sponsor: |
New York Viola Society |
| Auditorium: |
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church |
| Contact: |
Joan Ryan |
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152 West 66th Street (w. of Broadway) |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-592-7785 |
| e-mail: |
joanryanmusic@bellsouth.net |
| Web: |
http://www.nyvs.org |
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Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Violist Sheila Browne & cellist Cheng-Hou Lee perform works by Lutoslawski,Beethoven,Rebecca Clarke,Walter Piston,Dan Coleman. Violist Kathryn Lockwood &
percussionist Yousif Sheronick perform works by Inessa Zaretzky, Glen Velez, John Patitucci, Zhao Jiping, David Krakauer,Enzo Rao. $15; seniors $10, students $5. |
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| May 19, 2008 |
| KENT TRITLE CONDUCTS MUSICA SACRA AT THE ROSE THEATER |
| Dates: |
May 19, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
Musica Sacra |
| Auditorium: |
Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center |
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Broadway & 60th Street |
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New York, NY United States |
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Music Director Kent Tritle leads Musica Sacra Chorus & Instrumental Ensemble in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana and World Premiere of Cantata for Revival by Alessandro Cadario
With Leslie Fagan, soprano; Anna Jablonski, mezzo-soprano; Mukund Marathe, tenor; Elem Eley, baritone. Tickets $20-$80 available: Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, B'way & 60th St. (ground floor), thru Centercharge 212-721-6500 or OnLine at www.MusicaSacraNY.com
Carmina Burana composed by Carl Orff in 1935. Bawdy love songs and anguished meditations on mortality with two pianos and a huge battery of percussion.
Cantata For Revival is uniquely scored for 7 cellos, piano, percussion, mixed double choir, a trio of soloists and 8 tuned crystal glasses. |
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| May 19, 2008 |
| Solos & Ensembles |
| Dates: |
May 12 to May 19 |
| Sponsor: |
North/South Consonance, Inc |
| Auditorium: |
Christ & St Stephen's Church |
| Contact: |
Max Lifchitz |
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120 West 69th St |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-663-7566 |
| e-mail: |
ns.concerts@att.net |
| Web: |
http://www.northsouthmusic.org |
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Violinist Renee Jolles, harpist Susan Jolles and pianist Max Lifchitz present a chamber music program featuring works by Elizabeth Bell, Victoria Bond, Kenneth Froelich, Max Lifchitz & Carlos Salzedo. |
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| May 20, 2008 |
| Peter & the Wolf |
| Dates: |
May 20, 2008 @ 10 am & 11:30 am |
| Sponsor: |
Queens Symphony Orchestra |
| Auditorium: |
Kupferberg Performing Arts Center at Queens College |
| Contact: |
Kate Oberjat, Education Coordinator |
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65-30 Kissena Blvd. |
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Queens, NY United States |
| Phone: |
718-326-4455 |
| Fax: |
718-326-4499 |
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education@queenssymphony.org |
| Web: |
http://www.queenssymphony.org |
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QSO and Music Director Constantine Kitsopoulos will take students grades K-8 on a musical adventure performing "Peter & the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev. This classic children's work, written in 1936, is spoken by narrator and accompanied by orchestra. Each character in the story is described by it's own instrument and musical theme, which makes learning about the instruments and their "personalities" a joy. School classes may attend by downloading a registration form from the QSO website, or parents may bring their children individually for $5. |
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| May 21, 2008 |
| New York Festival of Song Gala Celebration |
| Dates: |
Wednesday, May 21 |
| Auditorium: |
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall |
| Contact: |
NYFOS: 646-230-8380 |
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Zankel Hall and the Rainbow Room |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
646-230-8380 |
| e-mail: |
helene@helenedavispr.com |
| Web: |
http://nyfos.org |
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Emmy and Tony-winner Tyne Daly joins the cast of “Here To Stay,” a Gala evening featuring performances by Susan Graham, Judy Kaye, Anna Christy, John Musto, Bruce Adler and Vince Giordano, in celebration of New York Festival of Song’s (NYFOS) 20th Anniversary season, on Wednesday, May 21. The concert takes places at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall at 7:00pm, and is followed by a dinner and additional musical surprises at the Rainbow Room at 9:00pm. |
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| May 21, 2008 |
| Elliot Carter's "What Next" |
| Dates: |
May 21, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Tanglewood Music Center |
| Auditorium: |
The Roy and Niuta Titus Theatre 1 |
| Contact: |
Kathleen Drohan |
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11 W 53rd St |
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Manhattan, NY United States |
| e-mail: |
kdrohan@bso.org |
| Web: |
http://www.moma.org/press |
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The Museum of Modern Art celebrates the one-hundredth birthday of Elliott Carter, widely considered America's greatest living composer, with the world premiere of a filmed performance of Carter’s one-act opera What Next? by the Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center under the direction of Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director James Levine. Following the screening, Mr. Carter will be joined by Mr. Levine and director/designer Doug Fitch for an informal discussion about the work, moderated by Richard Dyer, former chief music critic of The Boston Globe. |
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| May 22, 2008 |
| New York Scandia Symphony |
| Dates: |
May 22 |
| Auditorium: |
Trinity Church |
| Contact: |
Joan Ryan, 256-543-4187 |
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Trinity Church, Broadway & Wall Street |
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New York, NY United States |
| Phone: |
212-602-0747 |
| e-mail: |
joanryanmusic@bellsouth.net |
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Music Director Dorrit Matson leads the strings of the New York Scandia Symphony in world premiere of Frank Foerster's Suite of Scandinavian Folk Melodies for Viola and String Orchestra, US premieres of Rued Langgaard's Unnoticed Morning Stars from Symphony No. 14 (The Morning) and Johan Helmich Roman's Violin Concerto in D minor, plus Sibelius's Rondo for Viola and Strings. Violist Frank Foerster & violinist Mayuki Fukuhara are soloists. |
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| May 22, 2008 |
| America's Dream Chamber Artists with Mark O'Connor |
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The dynamic musicians of America’s Dream Chamber Artists take a refreshing and inspiring approach to chamber music performance, replacing concert hall formality with unusual interaction with the audience, in a program featuring the New York Premiere of Mark O’Connor’s The Fallen for Solo Flute and Strings as well as his Piano Trio No. 2 "Strange Rims", along with Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello and Barber’s String Quartet, Op.11 rounding out the evening. |
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| May 23, 2008 |
| Symphony Concert |
| Dates: |
May 23, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
Nova Vista Symphony Orchestra |
| Auditorium: |
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts |
| Contact: |
408-624-1492 |
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500 Castro Street |
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Mountain View, CA United States |
| Phone: |
408-624-1492 |
| e-mail: |
novavista@juno.com |
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Rhythm of Russia is the title of the Nova Vista Symphony’s May 23 concert, the final offering of its 42nd season. Tschaikovsky's well-known first piano concerto will be performed by Dr. Chih-Long Hu, winner of numerous piano competitions. Borodin's tone poem "In the Steppes of Central Asia" will open the concert. The major orchestral work will be Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. The orchestra is under the direction of Ann Krinitsky, Musical Director.
Dr. Hu has received many honors internationally. Locally, he won second prize at the most recent International Russian Music Piano Competition in San Jose. |
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| May 23, 2008 |
| West Bay Opera presents "The Flying Dutchman" |
| Dates: |
May 23 - June 1 |
| Auditorium: |
Lucie Stern Theater |
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1305 Middlefield Road |
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Palo Alto, CA United States |
| Phone: |
(650) 424-9999 |
| Web: |
http://www.WBOpera.org |
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West Bay Opera closes its 2008-09 season with a new, fully staged production of Richard Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) performed with a live orchestra. Der fliegende Holländer is the last of Wagner’s Italianate operas and his first major success. It tells the story of love and redemption in true Wagner style.
Conductor: José Luis Moscovich
Director: David F. Otswald
WHEN: May 23 – 25*, and May 30 - June 1, 2008
TIME: Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm; Sundays @ 2pm
WHERE: Lucie Stern Theater (1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto)
TICKETS: $40-$50 general; $15-$20 student; senior and group discounts available
BOX OFFICE: (650) 424-9999 and www.acteva.com, www.artsopolis.com |
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| May 25, 2008 |
| The Little Mermaid (Die kleine Meerjungfrau) |
| Dates: |
May 25, 2008 |
| Sponsor: |
Braunlager Maikonzerte Festival |
| Auditorium: |
Kirche Zur Himmelpforte |
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Kirche Zur Himmelpforte |
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Hohegei, MS Germany |
| Phone: |
617-381-4975 |
| e-mail: |
info@liornavok.com |
| Web: |
http://www.liornavok.com |
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The Little Mermaid - a 35-minute long work for actor, two pianos, flute, clarinet, percussion and string quintet (following the Carnival of Animals instrumentation) will receive its second performance in Germany. |
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| May 26, 2008 |
| Sara Davis Buechner to perform with McGill Chamber Orchestra |
| Dates: |
2008-05-26 |
| Sponsor: |
McGill Chamber Orchestra |
| Auditorium: |
Pollack Hall - McGill University |
| Contact: |
Carrie Feiner concert management |
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McGill University |
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Montreal, QC Canada |
| Phone: |
914-725-0200 |
| Fax: |
914-509-5720 |
| e-mail: |
FeinerEnt@aol.com |
| Web: |
http://www.sarabuechner.com |
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Sara Davis Buechner performs with Canadian MD Boris Brott and the McGill Chamber Orchestra.
"Sara is truly one of the great pianists of our time" Boris Brott, Music Director McGill Chamber Orchestra
"WOW - Buechner is amazing.....I had one of those transcendent experiences, like the ones that get you to start loving music so much. For the first time I forgot about my work and was swept away by the music. For any soloist to get an executive director to stop thinking about ticket sales, donors and Board members during a concert is really amazing!" Virginia Wright, Santa Cruz County Symphony Executive Director
DON'T MISS THIS FANTASTIC, POWERFUL, AND WONDERFUL PIANIST - SARA DAVIS BUECHNER! |
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| May 27, 2008 |
| Antara Ensemble at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, NYC |
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The Antara Ensemble, led by founder/conductor flutist Harold Jones, performs the aria “Schlummert ein” from J. S. Bach’s Cantata No. 82, Ich habe genug (baritone Thomas Buckner); Adagietto from Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1; Grieg’s Holberg Suite, Op. 40; world premiere of Ray Leslee’s Andante for Strings. Mr. Jones is soloist & Virginia Davidson is guest conductor in Ginastera’s Impresiones de la Puna for Flute and String Orchestra & William Foster McDaniel’s Variations on the Negro Spiritual “Were You There” for Flute and String Orchestra. Tickets $25; seniors,students $20.
PHOTOS AVAILABLE |
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| May 30, 2008 |
| Festival SYNTHESE 2008 |
| Dates: |
May 30 to June 8 |
| Auditorium: |
Théâtre Jacques Coeur, Maison de la Culture de Bourges, Médiathèque, Galerie l'Autre Rive |
| Contact: |
festival-synthese@orange.fr |
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Bourges, France |
| e-mail: |
festival-synthese@orange.fr |
| Web: |
http://www.imeb.net |
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38th Bourges International Festival of Electroacoustic Music and Creation “Synthèse 2008”, from May 30 to June 8
30 concerts and shows, 5 video and experimental cinema projections, and will present 6 conferences (streaming Internet) and 2 exhibitions
The program of “Synthèse 2008”, as it has been the case for 38 years of Festival programming, follows the progress of the music trends that have spread all around the world. But in 2008, an important theme of the festival – “Between Revolts and Revolutions” – is about the sixties, about the inescapable changes, the new aesthetic ways music avant-garde of the time opened. Thus, some emblematic works of France, USA, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Poland, Scandinavia, created in the sixties, constitutive of the history of electroacoustic music, will be confronted with the works of 08. |
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