FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2010
CONTACT: Marge Dwyer, Manager of Media Relations
27 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
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marge.dwyer@longy.edu
Open House, ‘Instrument Petting Zoo’ and Family Series Concert Sunday, Feb. 7, Among Highlights of Longy’s Winter Lineup
Cambridge, MA – If you or your children are thinking of taking a music lesson or want to learn about the instruments that make up an orchestra, mark your calendar for Sunday, Feb. 7. That’s when Longy’s Community Programs division will hold a free Open House and “Instrument Petting Zoo” – a hands-on opportunity to get acquainted with musical instruments – from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 2 p.m. Longy will hold its popular Family Series concert, “Introduction to the Orchestra.”
See below for details on these and other concerts and events scheduled this winter at Longy. From a Jan. 25 performance by the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet, the launch of a new Alumni Voices concert series on Jan. 30, and a Longy Conservatory Orchestra concert the evening of Feb. 7, there are plenty of musical offerings at Longy to keep you warm at heart during the New England winter. All concerts take place at Longy’s Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge (Harvard Square) unless otherwise noted. Many are free. For a complete schedule, more details and updates, see Longy’s online concert calendar.
JANUARY & FEBRUARY SPECIAL EVENTS
Monday, Jan. 25, 8pm
The Pacifica Quartet
Visiting Artists in Chamber Music and 2009 Grammy Winners
Simin Ganatra, violin
Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin
Masumi Per Rostad, viola
Brandon Vamos, cello
Beethoven: Op. 18, No. 6
Jennifer Higdon: Voices
Beethoven: Op. 130 with Grosse Fugue
Tickets: $35 General Admission / $25 Students and Seniors
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Saturday, Jan. 30, 8pm
Alumni Voices
Longy Conservatory alums and guests perform a range of works from the Renaissance through the 21st century
Sara Bielanski, MM '02, mezzo-soprano
William Merrill, piano
Karen Burciaga, Early Music MM '04
Daniel Meyers, Early Music MM '06
Matthew Wright, Early Music MM '05
Josh Schreiber Shalem, Conservatory student (Early Music)
Mark Broschinsky, GPD '05, trombone
Aaron Butler, MM '06, and Dalcroze Certificate '07, piano
Eva Kendrick, MM '06, soprano
Noell Dorsey, Conservatory student, soprano
E. Reed Ferenbaugh, harp
Rachel Arnold, MM '08, cello
James Delorey, percussion
Works include Debussy, Joplin, Schoenberg, Brahms, Ravel, Rabe, Jacoby (a world premiere) and more
Admission: Free
Friday, Jan. 29, 3-6pm
Sheri Greenawald
Public Master Class
Director of the San Francisco Opera Center
Artistic Director of the Merola Opera Program
The public is invited to observe Ms. Greenawald work with Longy students
Admission: Free
Community Programs Open House, ‘Instrument Petting Zoo,’
Family Series Concert Set for Sunday, Feb. 7
Come to Longy’s Community Program Open House on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 11am until 2pm in Longy’s Zabriskie House, 27 Garden St., Cambridge (Harvard Square). The Open House will include a wonderful opportunity for hands-on exploration of instrument families at an "Instrument Petting Zoo,” music and movement demonstrations and mini-lessons. Inquire about taking private lessons, joining an ensemble or enrolling in group classes. The Open House and Instrument Petting Zoo are free and open to the public. The Open House will be followed at 2pm by our Family Series Concert featuring the Longy Youth Chamber Orchestra, conducted by George Ogata, and 2009 Junior Division Concerto Competition Winner Sophie Applbaum. The concert will highlight talented soloists from Longy's Young Performers program. Mr. Ogata introduces all the instruments and engages audience member of all ages as he talks about the wonderful world of the orchestra.
Family Series Concert Tickets: $10 General Admission / $5 Students and Seniors
Sunday, Feb. 7, 7pm
Longy Conservatory Orchestra
Julian Pellicano, conductor
Michael Wayne, clarinet
Mr. Wayne is a member of the Longy faculty and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Handel: Overture to Agrippina
Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet
Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Ravel: Ma Mère L’Oye
Admission: Free but tickets required
Friday, Feb. 26, 8pm
Alumni Voices
Longy Conservatory alums and guests will perform a range of works from the Renaissance through the 21st century
Shadi Ebrahimi, UD '04, MM '06, soprano
Yoko Kida, MM '05, GPD '06, piano
David McGrory, Artist Diploma '06, piano
Jordan Jacobson, MM '07, trombone
Daniel Padgett, MM '09, piano
Gabriel Solomon, GPD '05, MM '06, violin
Richey Tally, GPD '05, bass
Cory Pessaturo, accordion
Works include Wolf, Schumann, Chopin, Hindemith and more
Admission: Free
Saturday, Feb. 27
Opera: Hypermusic Prologue
Hector Parra of the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique in Paris
Hypermusic Prologue is a unique project for intercommunication between science, music and art. The opera libretto was written by the prestigious theoretical physicist Lisa Randall of Harvard who is a member of Longy's Board of Visitors. The work has been described as "one of the great achievements of European contemporary music in this century." More details to come!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sunday, Jan. 17, 7:30pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Naoko Sugiyama, piano
Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année: Italie
Admission: Free
Sunday, Jan. 24, 6pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Ben Schwendener, piano
with Eric Lane
"non-specific games"
Industrial folk music for keyboards, winds, electronics and percussion
Admission: Free
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 8pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord
In the Library at Midnight: The Young Bach
Works by J.S. Bach, Johann Kasper Kerll, Dietrich Buxtehude and Johann Jakob Froberger
Admission: Free
Sunday, Jan. 31, 7pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Robert Merfeld, piano
Celebrating Schubert's Birthday
Esther Ning Yau, piano
Ariana Falk, cello
Frank Kelley, tenor
Works to include Grand Rondeau for piano four-hands, "Arpeggione" Sonata, Songs to be sung by the water, B-flat Piano Sonata Op. Post
Admission: Free
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 8pm
Longy's Composition Department presents
"Listening in"
Admission: Free
Saturday, Feb. 6, 7pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Peter Evans, composer
"Fugues & Cadenzas, Perpetual Canons and Song"
Admission: Free
Friday, Feb. 19, 8pm
Longy's Opera Department presents
Opera Scenes
Donna Roll, director
Admission: Free
Saturday, Feb. 20, 8pm
Longy's Modern American Music Department presents
MAM Series
Admission: Free
Sunday, Feb. 21, 3pm
Faculty Artist Recital
The Hirsch-Pinkas Duo
Sally Pinkas, piano
Evan Hirsch, piano
Bilder aus Osten (Pictures from the East), Op. 66, by Robert Schumann, for piano four-hands, and other works for one and two pianos
Admission: Free
Sunday, Feb. 21, 8pm
Longy's Opera Department presents
Opera Scenes
Donna Roll, director
Admission: Free
Thursday, Feb. 25, 8pm
Longy's Composition Department presents
Longitude
Longy’s premiere new music ensemble is dedicated to 20th and 21st century chamber works and is under the artistic direction of Longy faculty members Paul Brust and David Russell.
Admission: Free
Sunday, Feb. 28, 7pm
Faculty Artist Recital
Linda Cutting, piano
"Tango Nuevo"
An exciting performance of Tango music and dance featuring music of Astor Piazzolla, Kurt Weill and John McDonald's "Three Cruel Tangos" for originally for soprano and orchestra recomposed for chamber ensemble for this concert.
Cristi Catt, soprano
Linda Cutting, piano
Lucia Lin, Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist
Owen Young, Boston Symphony Orchestra cellist
John McDonald, Tufts University composer and pianist
Dancers from the Tango Society of Boston.
Admission: Free
Monday, March 1, 12:30pm
"Tango Workshop"
The public is invited to observe this one-hour tango lesson taught by Argentinian dancers Herman Brizuela and Maria Ivarra in Longy’s Pickman Hall.
Admission: Free
Note: Program is subject to change. Please visit www.longy.edu for program details, updates and ticket information.
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