FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2009
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From Baritone Thomas Meglioranza to Family Series Fun,
Fall Brings Something for Everyone at Longy School of Music
Cambridge, MA – From baritone Thomas Meglioranza’s performance on Oct. 24, the Longy Conservatory Orchestra’s program Oct. 23, to musical fun at the Family Series, “BlueNote Grill,” Oct. 25, there’s something for all age groups at Longy School of Music in the coming weeks.
Here is a sampling of the many upcoming performances and programs at Longy. Unless otherwise noted, all performances are in Longy’s Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge (Harvard Square). Many have free admission. For program details, ticket information, directions and other performance listings, see the Concert Calendar on www.longy.edu.
Thomas Meglioranza, baritone, to Launch Longy's Unique Voices Series Oct. 24, 8pm
Hailed as “one of America’s finest young baritones” by The New Yorker magazine, Thomas Meglioranza, Visiting Artist in Voice at Longy School of Music, will perform World War I era songs Saturday, Oct. 24, 8pm in Longy’s Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge (Harvard Square). The concert is part of Longy's Unique Voices Concert Series, generously funded by Jane and Neil Pappalardo. Accompanied by pianist Reiko Uchida, works will include Cohan, Weill, Sieczynski, Poulenc, Debussy, Ives, Bond and more. A 2005 Naumburg Award winner, Meglioranza is one of the prominent vocalists of his generation. Tickets: $35 General Admission / $25 Students and Seniors | 617.876.0956, x1500 | www.longy.edu
Longy Conservatory Orchestra Features BSO Cellist in Oct. 23 Concert
Join us Friday, Oct. 23, at 8pm when the Longy Conservatory Orchestra performs with Mihail Jojatu, cellist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Longy’s premier Conservatory orchestra will be conducted by Julian Pellicano. The program will be held at Longy’s Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge (Harvard Square). Works will include Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished," and Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor. Admission: Free but tickets required. Contact tickets@longy.edu | 617.876.0956, x1500 | www.longy.edu
Longy to Dish Up Musical Fun at Family Series Sunday, Oct. 25, 2pm
There’s a composer in the kitchen and the joint is jumpin! Longy School of Music will dish up family musical fun at its first Family Series concert of the season, “BlueNote Grill,” Sunday, Oct. 25, 2pm, in Longy’s Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge (Harvard Square). Bring the family to see composer and flutist Nikola Radan, Honors A Cappella Singers, and Adriana Ausch's Kids Dalcroze Music & Movement Ensemble. Join Chef Nikola and his singing waitstaff for a full-course, fun-filled musical feast. Kids will discover music’s secret ingredients and sing for their supper. Tickets: $10 General Admission / $5 Students and Seniors | 617.876.0956, x1500 | www.longy.edu
Longy’s Modern American Music Concert Oct. 25 to Feature ‘Meltdown Incentive’
Longy School of Music’s Modern American Music (MAM) Series will feature “The Meltdown Incentive” and “Electric Geometry” in its concert Sunday, Oct. 25, 7pm at Longy’s Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge (Harvard Square). Bridging the gaps between classical music and jazz, concert music and theater, the Meltdown Incentive explores the complex relationship between text, sound and music in entertaining and thought-provoking new ways. Their personality and sense of humor makes their performances fresh and exciting experiences for all types of audiences. Performers include Sara Bielanski, voice, Todd Brunel, clarinet, Tanya Maggi, viola, Ed Broms, bass, and Delvyn Case, piano. Two piano improvisations, “Electric Geometry,” feature Marc Rossi and Ben Schwendener, pianists/composers. The works realize a unique musical language based on George Russell’s Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. Admission: Free but tickets required. tickets@longy.edu | 617.876.0956, x1500 | www.longy.edu
OTHER UPCOMING CONCERTS AND EVENTS
Saturday, Oct. 17, 8pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Brian Moll, piano
Mara Bonde, soprano
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
A recital of French, German and American art songs including
Works by Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, de Falla, Ravel, Hahn, Ives, Bonds,
Foster and Laitman
Admission: Free
Sunday, Oct. 18, 7pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Lyubov Shlain, piano
with guest artists Veda Kogan and Maxim Lubarsky
Program of Spanish Music for Piano Duo
Works by Chabrier, Albeniz, Infante and de Falla
Admission: Free
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 8pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Delvyn Case, composer
Admission: Free
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7pm
Pianist, Author and Chopin Scholar Roberto Poli
Author of the forthcoming book The Secret Life of Musical Notation: defying interpretive traditions (Amadeus Press), Poli’s talk and demonstration will shed new light on the music of Chopin and other 18th and 19th century composers. Program is sponsored by Longy’s Bakalar Library.
Longy’s N1 Recital Room, 33 Garden Street, Cambridge
Admission: Free
Sunday, Nov. 8, 12:30-5pm
Longy’s Woodwind and Brass Department presents
BrassFest 2009
Join us for a day full of all things brass!
Featuring Longy faculty members with special guests Terry Everson and the Fenway Quintet
12:30-6:30pm Vendor displays, including Conn-Selmer Instruments, Shires
Instruments and GR mouthpieces
1-2:30pm Terry Everson Master Class
2:30-4pm Master class audition/performance preparation for all ages
Longy faculty and Conservatory students play selections for
the MMEA Eastern District audition requirements
(Woodwind and brass players are welcome to attend.)
5pm Fenway Quintet and Terry Everson Concert in Pickman Hall
Perichoresis by Delvyn Case
Brass Sextet in e-flat minor, op. 30 by Oskar Bohme
Sinfonia from Partita No. 2 BWV 826 by J S Bach/arr. S. Aston
Selections from Kinderzirkus, op 79 by Jan Koetsier
Admission: Free
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 8pm
Longy’s Composition Department presents
Longitude
This premiere new music ensemble is dedicated to 20th and 21st century chamber music
Works by Wolpe, Tower, Zahab, Gubaidulina, Musgrave and more
Paul Brust and David Russell, directors
Friday, Nov. 13, 8pm
Longy Chamber Orchestra
Julian Pellicano, conductor
Britten: Simple Symphony
Beethoven: Overture to Coriolan
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4
Admission: Free but tickets required.
Contact tickets@longy.edu
Sunday, Nov. 15, 8pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Wayman Chin, piano
Masumi Per Rostad, viola
Shostakovich: Viola Sonata
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
Mendelssohn: Sonata in C minor
Admission: Free
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 8pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Eiko Ishizuka, piano
Admission: Free
Sunday, Nov. 22, 7pm
Faulty Artist Recital
Sophia Sogland, violin
Admission: Free
Thursday, Dec. 3, 8pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Karyl Ryczek, soprano
Lynn Torgove, mezzo-soprano
A joint recital of songs, duets and other musical gems. Join them for what promises to be a rich evening of vocal blending.
Admission: Free
Friday, Dec. 4, 8pm
Unique Voices Concert Series
Kudisan Kai, vocalist, & Friends
Kudisan Kai is a vocalist of great scope and dimension. Classically trained, she has appeared with Diana Ross, Bette Midler and Joe Cocker. She recently appeared with Sting on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A group of exceptional colleagues joins her for a program of vocal music from the classics to jazz. This series is generously funded by Jane and Neil Pappalardo.
Tickets: $35 General Admission / $25 Students and Seniors
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Saturday, Dec. 5, 8pm
Longy’s Modern American Music (MAM) Series
The Dave Bryant Septet
Tribute to John Heiss on his 70th Birthday.
Dave Bryant, keyboards
Tom Hall, tenor saxophone
Neil Leonard, alto sax and electronics
Curt Newton and Eric Rosenthal, drums
Jeff Song, cello
John Voigt, bass
Heiss: Whimsies for Flute and Piano
Vanessa Breault Mulvey, flute
Heiss: Epigrams for Flute and Percussion
Julian Pellicano, percussion
Admission: Free
Friday, Dec. 11, 8pm
Longy’s Opera Department presents
Opera Gala
Donna Roll, director
Admission: Free
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2pm
Family Series 2: Winter Wonderland: The Velveteen Rabbit and other Tales
Celebrate the holiday season with this special program that weaves together classic stories and music including The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams paired with Beethoven's Romance in F featuring Adrienne Bassett, violin; Twas the Night before Christmas accompanied by Hickory Strings: Geoff Brown, mandolin and Mark Whittaker, banjo; and the story of the Hanukkah candles with music performed by Longy's Sephardic Ensemble.
Tickets: $10 General Admission / $5 Students and Seniors
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Sunday, Dec. 13, 7:30pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Naoko Sugiyama, piano
Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année: Italie
Admission: Free
Monday, Dec. 21, 7:30pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Mostly Martinu: A Concert to Commemorate the 50th year of the Composer's Death
Erik Entwistle, piano
Daria Titova, cello
Cristi Catt, soprano
Daniela Tosic, mezzo soprano
Vocal and chamber works by Czech composers Bohuslav Martinu, his pupil Vitezslava Kapralova, and her father Vaclav Kapral
Admission: Free
Note: Program is subject to change. Please visit www.longy.edu for program details, updates and ticket information.
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