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SUMMARY:L’Amour Toujours and A World Premiere + Gala Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Concert Tickets + Gala Dinner Reservation\nSunday\, June 8\nConcert: 4pm – 6pm\nDinner: 6:30pm – 8:30pm \nYou are invited to our grand season finale\, which includes premium concert seating and a reserved seat at the Gala Dinner for $250.00. \nIt’s all about love: A new work for clarinet trio by composer Seth Grosshandler that celebrates young love\, courtship and the serendipity of meeting one’s intended receives its inaugural performance. Signature love arias from favorite operas and Broadway sung by Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson. Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock (“My sweetheart dwells so far from me\, I long hotly to be with her over there”) is a tour de force meshing clarinet and soprano. Resolved to retire\, in 1891 Brahms encountered the clarinet playing of Richard Mühlfeld and was inspired by a fresh muse to compose once again. A scholar and close friend of Brahms praised the Clarinet Trio\, writing that “It is as though the instruments were in love with each other.” An all-star ensemble that shares the stage with artistic director Yehuda Hanani includes clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein (“…treats his instrument as his personal voice\, dazzling in its spectrum of colors\, agility and range” –Washington Post) returning to CEWM after several seasons. So concludes Season 33 of Close Encounters With Music – bookended by the immortal Brahms\, by inspiration and friendship. \nMax Levinson\, piano; Alexander Fiterstein\, clarinet; Danielle Talamantes\, soprano; Kerry Wilkerson\, baritone; Yehuda Hanani\, cello \nImmediately following the concert\, our Gala dinner at the Stockbridge Club\, 6 Main Street\, Stockbridge\, Massachusetts\, celebrates another successful season of our adventures in chamber music. \nClick the button below to pay via Paypal or email caitlin@cewm.org for information. \n\n \n\n\n\n\nEnter Ticket Holder Names
URL:https://cewm.org/event/lamour-toujours-and-gala-dinner/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:home-page,Season 2024 2025
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SUMMARY:L’Amour Toujours and A World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:It’s all about love: A new work for clarinet trio by composer Seth Grosshandler that celebrates young love\, courtship and serendipity of meeting one’s intended receives its inaugural performance. Signature love arias from favorite operas and Broadway sung by Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson. Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock (“My sweetheart dwells so far from me\, I long hotly to be with her over there) is a tour de force meshing clarinet and soprano. Resolved to retire\, in 1891\, Brahms encountered the clarinet playing of Richard Mühlfeld and was inspired by a fresh muse to compose once again. A scholar and close friend of Brahms praised the Clarinet Trio\, writing.that “It is as though the instruments were in love with each other.” An all-star ensemble that shares the stage with artistic director\, Yehuda Hanani\, includes clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein (“…treats his instrument as his personal voice\, dazzling in its spectrum of colors\, agility and range” –Washington Post) returning to CEWM after several seasons. So concludes Season 33 of Close Encounters With Music – bookended by the immortal Brahms\, by inspiration and friendship. \nMax Levinson\, piano; Alexander Fiterstein\, clarinet; Danielle Talamantes\, soprano; Kerry Wilkerson\, baritone; Yehuda Hanani\, cello
URL:https://cewm.org/event/lamour-toujour-and-a-world-premiere/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:home-page,Season 2024 2025
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SUMMARY:A Tale of Two Salons—Winnaretta Singer and Marcel Proust
DESCRIPTION:The daughter of sewing machine industrialist Isaac Merritt Singer\, Winnaretta Singer\, Princess de Polignac\, was a force of nature\, hosting everyone from Leion Bakst to Jean Cocteau and Jean Giraudoux to Prokofiev\, Madame Jean Lanvin\, Siegfried Wagner\, Arthur Rubenstein\, Arnold Schoenberg\, and Edith Wharton in her Paris salon. more importantly\, she was responsible for developing a new genre: “Great music for a small space by up-and-coming composers” in the words of Sylvia Kahan\, her biographer\, who will join for the four-hand piano “Bagatelle” by Winaretta’s husband\, Edmond de Polignac. Works either commissioned by her\, dedicated to her\, or that were performed in her mansion on Rue Henri-Martin\, will be featured in our on-stage “salon”: Ravel’s Pavane pour un enfant défunte\, Stravinsky’s Piano Sonata 1924\, the sizzling César Franck Piano Quintet and songs by Fauré\, Polenc and Reynaldo Hahn. She also befriended Marcel Proust and his lover Hahn\, who reciprocated with an evening at their Pairs salon\, inspiring a chapter in Swann’s Way.  A rich tapestry in search of time\, place and personages. \nAlexander Shtarkman\, piano; Sylvia Kahan\, piano; William Ferguson\, tenor; Grace Park\, violin; Xiao-Dong Wang\, violin; Helena Baillie\, viola; Yehuda Hanani\, cello \nJoin us for an Afterglow Reception on the Mahaiwe stage following the concert! You are invited to meet the artists and enjoy bites and beverages by Authentic Eats by Oleg.
URL:https://cewm.org/event/a-tale-of-two-salons-winnaretta-singer-and-marcel-proust/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:home-page,Season 2024 2025
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SUMMARY:Annual Luncheon Musicale Benefit
DESCRIPTION:Lift your spirit at our Annual Luncheon Musicale Benefit! Enjoy the American Songbook\, chansons\, gospel\, oratorio\, and spirituals and celebrate 25-years of CEWM’s Commissioning Program. This program has supported the creation of and premiered 24 new works by 19 composers. \nFeatured artists: Zoe-Elizabeth McCray\, soprano\, and Renana Gutman\, piano. \nThe scintillating atmosphere of the 19th century Salon helped promote artists\, painters and musicians as the intelligentsia gathered to exchange ideas\, enhanced by gaiety and ambience. Savor a superb lunch and support Close Encounters With Music. La vie est belle! \nRSVP by April 21. \nTickets: $175/pp \nPurchase Tickets Here via PayPal. \nChecks are payable to:\nClose Encounters With Music\nPO Box 34\nGreat Barrington\, MA 01230
URL:https://cewm.org/event/annual-luncheon-musicale-benefit-4/
LOCATION:the Lenox Club\, 111 Yokun Ave\, Lenox\, MA\, 01240\, United States
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SUMMARY:Classical Roots\, Latin Soul—The Dalí String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Alongside Beethoven’s Quartet No. 1 Op. 18 and Mendelssohn’s Op. 80 Quartet\, this program is infused with striking Latin repertoire: Sonia Morales-Matos’ Divertimento Caribeño No. 3 (dance suites of Caribbean merengue sandwiched around a Cuban bolero) and Astor Pizzolla’s Tango Ballet\, a work that paints pictures through rhythms and melodies. The Dalí Quartet is Chamber Music of America’s 2024 Ensemble of the Year and the 2019 recipient of the Atlanta Symphony’s esteemed Aspire Award for accomplished African American and Latino Musicians\, among other awards. Beethoven’s first of his 16 string quartets contains thematic scaffolding and inspirations from Mozart and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 6 in F minor was written in homage to his sister Fanny\, shortly after her death and just before his. \n“… beautifully prepared program…the Latin American program alternately glimmered and blazed.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer \nDalí String Quartet:  Ari Isaacman-Beck\, violin; Carlos Rubio\, violin; Adriana Linares\, viola; Jesus Morales\, cello \nJoin us for an Afterglow Reception on the Mahaiwe stage following the concert! You are invited to meet the artists and enjoy bites and beverages by Authentic Eats by Oleg.
URL:https://cewm.org/event/classical-roots-latin-soul-the-dali-string-quartet/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:home-page,Season 2024 2025
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SUMMARY:“Rite of Spring”—Rachmaninoff/Stravinsky
DESCRIPTION:Two monumental works\, two Russian ex-pats of the same aristocratic background – and two divergent extremes. One a master of nostalgia and a formidable pianist\, follows in the footsteps of Chopin. The other\, a trailblazer\, scandalizer and collaborator of Picasso delights in breaking old molds – though harking back to traditional Russian folk material – and ushers in a new age in music\, conceptually aligned with Cubism. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring shocked tout-Paris and sparked riots (scenes from the film Coco Chanel will be shown). Rachmaninoff’s Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano was written after a course of hypnotherapy for “composers block\,” out of which emerged a work of virtuosity and grandeur\, with his characteristic flourishes and a Russian Belle Époque sensibility. “Terrifyingly difficult” for the piano\, it is a virtual piano concerto – not to downplay the soulful melodic role of the cello. \nMichael Chertock\, piano; Yehuda Hanani\, cello; Enes Pektas\, baritone \nJoin us for an Afterglow Reception on the Mahaiwe stage following the concert! You are invited to meet the artists and enjoy bites and beverages by Authentic Eats by Oleg.
URL:https://cewm.org/event/rite-of-spring-rachmaninoff-stravinsky/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:home-page,Season 2024 2025
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SUMMARY:6 Unaccompanied Bach Suites for Cello with Colin Carr & Yehuda Hanani
DESCRIPTION:THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT. \nTwo leading Bach interpreters embark on a journey while traversing his Six Suites\, the apogee of the cello repertoire. Filled with mystery and beauty\, blasted through with rapture\, every note is a bold statement. Music that first flowed from the composer’s quill in the early 1700’s\, it belongs to no specific time or place. At the same time as it floats in the heavenly spheres\, it provides plenty of earthly pleasures – courtly music\, riffs\, Celtic jigs\, the merriment of a tavern musician\, and glimpses of modern minimalism. The title “Unaccompanied” is a bit of a misnomer: a single cellist takes on numerous voices\, making the music drama for three or four characters played by the actor! If angels danced\, this is the music that would no doubt accompany them on their gramophone. \nColin Carr\, cello; Yehuda Hanani\, cello \n\n“…Colin Carr—supreme technique and ebullience” –Boston Musical Intelligencer \n“In this era of the cello\, Hanani is among the best. His Bach was absorbing\,  \nimaginative\, beautiful in all respects.” –San Francisco Examiner
URL:https://cewm.org/event/6-unaccompanied-bach-suites-for-cello-with-colin-carr-yehuda-hanani/
LOCATION:Saint James Place\, 352 Main Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:home-page,Season 2024 2025
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SUMMARY:Vivace Chamber Orchestra: Tchaikovsky\, Grieg\, Boccherini\, Barber
DESCRIPTION:Composed by Tchaikovsky to counter a bout of insomnia and melancholy\, Serenade for Strings immediately cheered him up\, and he reported “feeling well\, invigorated and content” – as gratified listeners have over the years. Few composers have possessed the ability to reflect emotions within their music as well as Tchaikovsky\, and the Serenade channels solemnity and joy (an homage to Mozart\, a memorable joy) into one perfect package. Barber’s iconic Adagio\, “full of pathos and cathartic passion\, rarely leaves a dry eye” (it was played at the funerals of Albert Einstein and Princess Grace of Monaco…). Holberg Suite (subtitled “suite in the olden style” – 1884)\, one of Grieg’s most beloved works\, offers chorale-like harmonies\, joyous and lilting rhythms\, and hints of a rural fiddle player. Boccherini’s Baroque-era Cello Concerto\, rewritten in a Romantic vein\, is a virtuosic delight. The Vivace Chamber Orchestra is comprised of fourteen top-tier soloists who gather for periodic tours. \nVivace Chamber Orchestra; Yehuda Hanani\, cello \nJoin us for an Afterglow Reception on the Mahaiwe stage following the concert! You are invited to meet the artists and enjoy bites and beverages by Authentic Eats by Oleg.
URL:https://cewm.org/event/vivace-chamber-orchestra-tchaikovsky-grieg-boccherini-barber/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:home-page,Season 2024 2025
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SUMMARY:Drama and Melodrama—The Schumanns
DESCRIPTION:The ever-fascinating and intimate triangle – Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms – will be brought to new light with seldom-heard works that highlight the musical cross-references and spiritual bond that united them. Predating accompaniment to silent film by decades\, Robert’s melodrama\, Schön Hedwig is a forerunner to soap-opera sentimentality with a happy ending. His Piano Quartet in E-flat Major (premiered with Clara as pianist)\, marries Romantic lyricism with baroque counterpoint and sonic flamboyance in one of the masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire. Also featured are Clara Schumann’s piano concerto composed with a daring slow movement\, a love duet between the piano and a single cello\, as well as her Three Romances for Violin and Piano. Brahms’ greatest set of piano variations Op. 9\, written after Schumann was committed to an asylum\, spells out the name CLARA in its theme\, in a work tender\, boisterous and touched with heartfelt brilliance. \nAdam Golka\, piano; Itamar Zorman\, violin; Helena Baillie\, viola; Yehuda Hanani\, cello; Michael Wise\, narrator \nJoin us for an Afterglow Reception on the Mahaiwe stage following the concert! You are invited to meet the artists and enjoy bites and beverages by Authentic Eats by Oleg.
URL:https://cewm.org/event/drama-and-melodrama-the-schumanns/
LOCATION:Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center\, 14 Castle Street\, Great Barrington\, MA\, 01230\, United States
CATEGORIES:home-page,Season 2024 2025
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