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| OCTOBER 2007 |
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3
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Dear Students, Faculty, and Friends,
Here at Longy, the new semester is off to a magnificent start. Our halls are bustling with students and faculty; pianos, violins, and operatic voices drift through the windows open to this exceptionally warm September. Our concert schedule is robust, and we have just concluded a wonderful series of sellout SeptemberFEST performances to inaugurate the 2007-2008 Boston concert season and the new academic year.
There are so many events to tell you about that I will not attempt to highlight any one in particular. But I encourage you to read the articles below and look for all the information available at www.longy.edu/events.
I look forward to seeing many of you here at Longy soon.
Sincerely,
Karen Zorn
President
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| CARL FLESCH SYMPOSIUM |
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 The Carl Flesch Symposium:
His Teaching and Influence
On Sunday, October 14, and Monday, October 15, 2007, the Longy School of Music String Department will present the Carl Flesch Symposium, a series of events exploring the teaching and lasting influence on violin playing of Carl Flesch (1873-1944).
On October 14 from 1pm to 6:15pm, Eric Rosenblith and Roman Totenberg, Longy string faculty and distinguished pupils of Carl Flesch, will give master classes and talks on Flesch's teaching. At 6:15pm, a reception will provide an opportunity for participants to meet Professors Rosenblith and Totenberg and special guest Ida Haendel.
On October 15th at 7pm, classical music critic Richard Dyer will host a unique evening of reminiscences with Haendel, Rosenblith and Totenberg, and will be followed by an informal performance by Ms. Haendel.
All symposium events will be held in Pickman Hall, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA and are free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Longy at 617.876.0956
or visit www.longy.edu/events.
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PACIFICIA QUARTET RETURNS TO LONGY
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 Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 8pm
"One of the finest and most energetic quartets of the
younger generation." Gramophone
Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and daring repertory choices, the Pacifica Quartet returns to the Longy School of Music for four 2007-2008 Visiting Artist of Chamber Music events.
MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
LIGETI: String Quartet No. 1 'Métamorphoses nocturnes'
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59/3 (' Rasumovsky')
Admission: $25 general admission; $15 students/seniors; free advance tickets available to Longy students, faculty, and staff with ID at the reception desk.
Tickets: Advance tickets may be purchased online with a credit card at MKTix.com or in person by cash or check at Longy's reception desk, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Event-day tickets may be purchased at the box office 45 minutes prior to the start of the concert, cash sales only.
Please note, Pickman Hall is fully accessible to physically challenged patrons.
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LONGY ANNOUNCES GUEST CONDUCTORS
FOR 2007-2008
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Two leading figures in the conducting world will lead the Longy Chamber Orchestra in 2007-2008.
Federico Cortese, current music director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and the New England String Ensemble, will preside over the October 5 and November 16 concerts, in programs featuring the works of Beethoven, Martin, and Rossini (October 5), and Mendelssohn and Mozart (November 16). He will also conduct the Opera at Longy production on April 25 and 26.
Cortese served as Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under Seiji Ozawa, from 1998-2002, and has led the Atlanta, Dallas, BBC Scottish, and Sydney symphonies, and the Oslo Philharmonic. Opera engagements have included the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Spoleto Festival in Italy and the United States, Boston Lyric Opera, Saint Louis Opera, Finnish National Opera, Opera Australia, and Washington Opera.
On March 9, Longy will welcome back Anne Manson, former music director of the Kansas City Symphony, who last led the Longy Chamber Orchestra in 2004. Manson's program with the orchestra (repertoire to be announced) will be held in Harvard University's Sanders Theatre. All other orchestra concerts will be in Longy's Pickman Hall.
Manson began her formal musical training in the Preparatory division of the Longy School, where she studied piano with Christine Astley and viola with Elizabeth Titus. In addition to her time as music director at the Kansas City Symphony from 1999-2003, she has also appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Houston, Indianapolis, Honolulu, Utah, and New Jersey symphonies, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. In 1994, she made history by becoming the first woman to conduct at the Salzburg Festival, leading an acclaimed performance of "Boris Godunov" with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
 Longy also welcomes back the eminent wind ensemble specialist Frank Battisti, who will lead performances by the Longy Chamber Winds on October 26 (works by Krommer, Raff, Brahms, and Dvořák) and April 4 (program to be announced). Battisti is the conductor emeritus of the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, which he founded, and is regarded as one of the leading forces in the wind ensemble world, actively commissioning new works and frequently guest conducting professional and collegiate ensembles.
For up to date information on these and other concerts at Longy, visit www.longy.edu.
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As always, we welcome your suggestions, story ideas, and feedback. Simply e-mail us at enews@longy.edu.
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