Calendar of Events

Web:

http://www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/Jonas

Private lessons are the cornerstone of music education. Brookline Music School welcomes students ages 4 years to adult, with the belief that the right match of student and teacher is vital to a student’s progress, pleasure of learning and enjoyment of music. After an initial consultation, the student is assigned to a faculty member whose teaching style most closely complements the student’s learning style and personality. New students are asked to complete a registration form and contact the office to schedule lessons. Instruction available for: Accordion, Baritone/Euphonium, Banjo, Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Composition, Creative Movement, Drum Set, Flute, French Horn, Guitar & Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Harp, Harpsichord, Marimba, Music Technology, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Recorder, Saxophone, Theory, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Viola, Violin and Voice.

World Premiere Musical: Leap of Faith

Dates:

Sept 11 - Oct 24

Auditorium:

Ahmanson Theatre

Los Angeles, CA United States

Web:

$49 Tickets for the World Premiere Musical: Leap of Faith September 11 – October 24, 2010 The Ahmanson Theatre “Are you ready for a miracle?" You’ll be dancing in the aisles when con man Jonas Nightingale brings his gospel-charged tent revival to rain-starved Kansas. Four-time Tony Award-nominee Raúl Esparza and Golden Globe Award-nominee Brooke Shields will star in this world premiere Broadway-bound new musical. Are you ready for a special offer? See the new musical Leap of Faith with Raúl Esparza and Brooke Shields for just $49 (Reg. $80 - $95). Offer applies to Rear Orchestra and Mezzanine locations for ALL PERFORMANCES September 11 - 21! Visit www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/Jonas to purchase tickets or call 213-972-4400 and mention code JONAS.

Sep 12, 2010

Harpsichordist Elaine Comparone in Recital

Dates:

Sept 12

Auditorium:

St. Mark's Church In-the-Bowery

Corner of Second Avenue & 10th Street (East Village)

New York City, NY United States

Phone:

212-280-1086

e-mail:

joanryanmusic@bellsouth.net

Web:

http://www.harpsichord.org

The Queen's Chamber Band opens its New York season this year with a recital by the group's founder, harpsichordist Elaine Comparone, at St. Mark's Church In-the-Bowery. Ms. Comparone plays solo works of Giles Farnaby (Fantasia, Pawles Wharfe, La Spagnoletta), Girolamo Frescobaldi (Capriccio sopra la Spagnoletta, Partite 14 sopra l'Aria della Romanesca), and Johann Sebastian Bach (Partita 1 in B-Flat Major). After a brief intermission, she will play several pieces on both harpsichord and piano, demonstrating & explaining how the music gains or loses in each rendition & inviting audience members to express their impressions and preferences. These pieces include J.S. Bach's Preludes in F Major & F minor and Fugue in F minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol. II, and two Sonatas (TBA) by Domenico Scarlatti. Admission is $25.

Harpsichordist/Pianist Elaine Comparone in NYC Recital

Dates:

Sep 12

Auditorium:

St. Mark's Church In-the-Bowery

Corner of 2nd Avenue & 10th Street (East Village)

New York City, NY United States

Phone:

212-280-1086

e-mail:

joanryanmusic@bellsouth.net

Web:

http://www.harpsichord.org

Harpsichordist Elaine Comparone plays solo works of Giles Farnaby (Fantasia, Pawles Wharfe, La Spagnoletta), Girolamo Frescobaldi (Capriccio sopra la Spagnoletta, Partite 14 sopra l'Aria della Romanesca), and Johann Sebastian Bach (Partita 1 in B-Flat Major). Following these pieces and a brief intermission, Ms. Comparone will play several pieces on both harpsichord and piano demonstrating and explaining how the music gains or loses in each rendition and inviting audience members to express their impressions and preferences. These pieces include J.S. Bach's Preludes in F Major & F minor and Fugue in F minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol. II, as well as Two Sonatas (TAB) by Domenico Scarlatti.

Sep 14, 2010

Jacques Lacombe Takes Podium as NJSO’s New Music Director in Gala Opening Night Concert

Dates:

Sept 14

Auditorium:

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

1 Center Street

Newark, NJ United States

Phone:

1-800-255-3476

Web:

http://www.njsymphony.org

A new era for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra begins on September 14, when Jacques Lacombe takes the podium for a Gala Opening Night Celebration—his inaugural concert as the Orchestra’s 13th Music Director. To mark the occasion, special guests Joshua Bell and Jeanine De Bique join Lacombe for a program highlighting the new music director’s love of music from the orchestral to opera and ballet.The concert, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, begins at 7 p.m.

Sep 16, 2010

Guerilla Opera presents Heart of a Dog, by Rudolf Rojahn

Dates:

Sept. 16 - 26, 2010

Sponsor:

The Boston Conservatory

Auditorium:

The Zack Box Theater

Contact:

Aliana de la Guardia

8 The Fenway

Boston, MA United States

Phone:

617-912-9222

Fax:

617-912-9222

e-mail:

alidelaguardia@guerillaopera.com

Web:

http://guerillaopera.com

Adapted from Mikhail Bulgakov’s novella of the same title, Rojahn’s dark comedy tells the story of a scientist whose experiments of implanting human glands into the body of a dog proves overly successful. But the grandeur of the scientific achievement is overshadowed by the misery of living with the half-dog/half-woman whose varied appetites and manipulations prove disastrous for all. Guerilla Opera opens their fourth season with a new production of Heart of a Dog, an original work by composer and Artistic Director Rudolf Rojahn, directed by Copeland Woodruff (two-time winner of the National Opera Association Best Opera Production Competition), running September 16-September 26 at The Boston Conservatory’s Zack Box Theater, 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA. Tickets for all performances are $15 general admission, $10 seniors and free for students with valid IDs; tickets can be purchased starting September 1st from The Boston Conservatory box office at 617-912-9222 or online at www.bostonconservatory.edu/tickets.

Sep 17, 2010

A Little Night Music

Dates:

Sept 17-19,2010

Sponsor:

St.Petersburg Opera Co.

Auditorium:

Palladium Theater

Contact:

Nancy Preis

Palladium Theater, 253 Fifth Ave. N.

St. Petersburg,, IA United States

Phone:

727-823-2040

e-mail:

marketing@stpeteopera.org

Web:

http://www.stpeteopera.org

St. Petersburg Opera Co. presents Sondheim's masterful A Little Night Music, with Buffy Baggott as Desiree Armfeldt, Kenneth Derby as Fredrik Egerman, Regina Torres as Madame Armfeldt, and Matthew Dingels as Henrik Egerman. Michelle Seipel plays Anne Egerman and Kara Cornell is Petra. Fully staged, directed by A.J.Wester. Featuring the original 23 piece orchestration and the St. Petersburg Opera Orchestra conducted by Maestro Mark Sforzini.

Atlanta/Nuremberg: Sister Cities in Concert

Dates:

Sep 17, 2010

Sponsor:

Georgia State University School of Music

Auditorium:

Rialto Center of the Arts

Contact:

Helene Erenberg

80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Atlanta, GA United States

Phone:

(4040) 413-5901

e-mail:

music@gsu.edu

Web:

http://www.music.gsu.edu

Featuring Bent Frequency This concert of Nurnberg and Atlanta-based composers will include works by Vivienne Olive and Dieter Buwen (Nurnberg) and Tim Jansa, Nick Demos and Robert Thompson (GSU, Atlanta). Sponsored by the Center for Collaborative and International Arts (CENCIA), which brings together creative writers, visual arts, composers, musicians, actors and playwrights, filmmakers and scholars engaged in arts-related research at Georgia State.

Sep 18, 2010

Ghent Festival of Flanders

Dates:

Sep 18 to Oct 10 2010

Contact:

info@festival.be

several venues

Ghent, Belgium

Phone:

+32 9 243 94 94

Fax:

+32 9 243 94 94

e-mail:

info@festival.be

Web:

http://www.gentfestival.be

One of Europe’s major classical music festivals, the Flanders Festival brings 550 concerts to the area. Ghent Festival of Flanders is already busy preparing for its—wait for it—53rd edition in 2010. The festival’s success is in great part due to its unique mix of diversity and creativity. Each year, over 180 concerts (classical and world music) are presented by more than 1400 (inter)national artists. Superb performances, splendid locations and fresh concepts, like “OdeGand”, “Festival Avanti!”, “Festival Made!” and “uFo!” usually attract a 40.000-strong audience.

Grigorios Zamparas, pianist

Dates:

Saturday, Sept. 18 @ 7:30 pm

Sponsor:

Piedmont College

Auditorium:

Center for Worship and Music

Contact:

Dr. C. Wallace Hinson

165 Central Ave.

Demorest, GA United States

Phone:

706-778-3000

Fax:

706-778-3000

e-mail:

whinson@piedmont.edu

Web:

http://www.piedmont.edu/index.php?id=ACADEMICS/DEPT/MUSIC/sc

Piano recital commemorating the 200th anniversaries of Robert Schumann and Frederic Chopin. Program includes Schumann's Symphonic Etudes and all 24 Chopin Preludes. Grigorios Zamparas is a frequent guest at numerous festivals worldwide, having performed several times at the prestigious Newport Music Festival, the Artist Series of Sarasota, the Salon of the Arts (Sofia, Bulgaria), and the Mainly Mozart Festival among others. He has been a frequent guest artist at the Portoheli International Summer Festival in Portoheli, Greece, where he has performed more than 200 works. His latest recording of Rubenstein Concerti is available on Centaur Records.

Sara Davis Buechner performs Concerto with Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra

Dates:

Sept 18

Sponsor:

Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra

Auditorium:

Ardry Auditorium, NAU Campus

Contact:

Carrie Feiner Concert Management

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ United States

Phone:

928-774-5107

e-mail:

FeinerEnt@gmail.com

Web:

http://www.sarabuechner.com

Sara Davis Buechner performs Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. "Recording of the month: " I have never heard a more effective or stylish treatment of Rhapsody in Blue than this one performed by Sara Davis Buechner" Sterophile, review of Gershwin Piano Music DON"T MISS SARA DAVIS BUECHNER!!

Season Opener with Gabriel Prokofiev and Phillip Bush

Dates:

Sept 18

Sponsor:

Present Music

Auditorium:

Turner Hall Ballroom

Contact:

Laura Russart

1032 N. 4th St.

Milwaukee, WI United States

Phone:

414-271-0711

e-mail:

laura@presentmusic.org

Web:

http://www.presentmusic.org

Present Music launches its 2010-11 season with London-based composer, dj and producer, Gabriel Prokofiev on September 18 at Turner Hall Ballroom. This is the first Milwaukee appearance by Prokofiev, founder of the Nonclassical record label and the grandson of the great Sergei Prokofiev. The PM ensemble will perform his acclaimed composition, Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra. Prokofiev will end the concert with a remix of the music performed earlier in the evening. The other portion of this concert will feature Phillip Bush, PM keyboardist/pianist who is retiring from PM after 15 seasons. He will perform the five-movement, 22-minute György Ligeti piano concerto for his farewell performance.

Trey McIntyre Project

Dates:

8:00 p.m. Sat, Sep 18

Sponsor:

Roswitha and Ken Schaffer

Auditorium:

Folly Theater

Contact:

Tim Ackerman

12th and Central Sts

Kansas City, MO United States

Phone:

816-415-5923

e-mail:

ackermant@hjseries.org

Web:

http://www.hjseries.org

The 46th Harriman-Jewell Series season opens with the sensational, young dance company, Trey McIntyre Project, at 8 p.m. Saturday, September 18, in the Folly Theater (12th and Central Sts.) in downtown Kansas City. The dancers will perform three works by company's namesake and artistic director, Trey McIntyre: Arrantza, Pork Songs, and Wild Sweet Love. The performance will mark the company's Kansas City debut.

Sep 20, 2010

Adult Ensembles at Brookline Music School

Dates:

Sept. 20-Jan.14

Auditorium:

Brookline Music School

25 Kennard Road

Brookline, MA United States

Phone:

617 277-4593

Fax:

617 277-4593

e-mail:

Web:

ADULT CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Have you ever wanted to play in a band? Keep music in your life by joining an adult ensemble. Bring friends or meet new ones! Groups are organized during the first two weeks of each term and meet weekly in a relaxed, friendly environment. Open to all instrumentalists, intermediate to advanced. Flexible rehearsal schedules and multiple performance opportunities. 8-weeks, 60 minutes $220 per term New sections being added. Please call for availability. ADULT JAZZ ENSEMBLES Dust off those instruments and bring some jazz into your life! Ensembles meet weekly. Open to all instrumentalists. Multiple performance opportunities available. 15-weeks, 60 minutes $415 per term New sections being added. Please call for availability.

Dance Classes at Brookline Music School

Dates:

Sept. 20 to Jan. 15

Auditorium:

Brookline Music School

25 Kennard Road

Brookline, MA United States

Phone:

617-277-4593

Fax:

617-277-4593

e-mail:

Web:

All classes and cost $330 per term. CREATIVE DANCE 3-5 years 3-4 years: Thursdays at 2:00pm 4-5 years: Wednesdays at 4:00pm 4-5 years: Saturdays at 10:30am SIBLING DANCE 3-7 years 3-7 years: Saturdays at 9:30am PRE-BALLET 4-7 years 4-6 years: Tuesdays at 2:45pm 4-6 years: Thursdays at 3:00pm 5-7 years: Saturdays at 11:30am BALLET 6-8 years Mondays at 4:00pm Tuesdays at 3:45pm MAKING DANCES FOR BOYS 6-8 years 5-6 years: Mondays at 2:45pm 6-8 years: Wednesdays at 2:45pm DANCE ENSEMBLE FOR BOYS 8-10 Years Wednesdays at 5:30pm DANCE ENSEMBLE 8-10 years Tuesdays at 5:00pm

Early Childhood Music & Movement Classes at Brookline Music School

Dates:

Sept. 20 to Jan. 14

Auditorium:

Brookline Music School

25 Kennard Road

Brookline, MA United States

Phone:

617-277-4593

Fax:

617-277-4593

e-mail:

Web:

MUSIC & MOVEMENT 6 months - 29 months Encouraged by an attending parent or adult, babies and toddlers are playfully engaged with songs, chants and games that connect music to their everyday world. Classes focus on stimulating a child’s social, emotional and physical development in an informal atmosphere. 15-weeks, 50 minutes Cost: $330 per term Babies 6-12 mo.: Tuesdays at 9:30am Older Babies 8-12 mo.: Mondays at 9:30am Toddlers 13-19 mo.: Tuesdays at 10:30am Toddlers 13-19 mo.: Thursdays at 10:00am Almost/New 2s 20-23 mo.: Thursdays at 11:00am New 2s 23-29 mo.: Fridays at 9:30am MUSIC & MOVEMENT / STAY & PLAY 30 - 36 months The 40-minute structured play group is an optional addition that follows the 50-minute Music and Movement class. 15-weeks, 90 minutes $380 per term Older 2s/New 3s 30-36 mo.: Mondays at 10:30am Older 2s/New 3s 30-36 mo.: Fridays at 10:30am

Ensembles at Brookline Music School

Dates:

Sept. 20-Jan. 14

Auditorium:

Brookline Music School

25 Kennard Road

Brookline, MA United States

Phone:

617 277-4593

Fax:

617 277-4593

e-mail:

Web:

JAZZ/ROCK/FUNK ENSEMBLES 8-18 years These small, flexible and popular ensembles are open to players of all ages and instruments. Work on improvisation skills in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoy multiple performance opportunities. Non-improvising groups are also available. 15-weeks, 60 minutes $415 per term New sections being added. Please call for availability. CHAMBER ENSEMBLES 8-18 years Chamber music groups are open to all instrumentalists at all levels. Guided by a coach, groups work on listening, balance and sight reading. Multiple performance opportunities. 15-weeks, 60 minutes $415 per term New sections being added. Please call for availability. FLUTE CHOIR 8-18 years Play original flute choir music and transcriptions on flutes of all sizes from piccolo to bass. For 8 years and older with good music reading ability. Multiple in-house and public performance opportunities. 8-weeks, 60 minutes Cost: $220 per term New sections being added. Please call for availability.

Group Instrument Classes at Brookline Music School

Dates:

Sept. 20-Jan. 14

Auditorium:

Brookline Music School

25 Kennard Road

Brookline, MA United States

Phone:

617 277-4593

Fax:

617 277-4593

e-mail:

Web:

MUSIC FOR LITTLE MOZARTS 4-6 years 15-weeks, 50 minutes $375 per term 4-5 years: Tuesdays at 3:00pm 5-6 years: Thursdays at 3:00pm BEGINNING PIANO 7-8 years 15-weeks, 50 minutes $375 per term 7-8 years: Tuesdays at 4:00pm GROUP VOICE 7-12 years 10-weeks, 60 minutes $280 per term New sections being added. Please call for availability. SONGWRITING 13 years and up 5-weeks, 60 minutes $130 per term Qualifications: The ability to accompany yourself on piano or guitar is essential. New sections being added. Please call for availability.

Music Technology, Composition, Theory & Ear Training Classes

Dates:

Sept. 20-Jan. 14

Auditorium:

Brookline Music School

25 Kennard Road

Brookline, MA United States

Phone:

617 277-4593

Fax:

617 277-4593

e-mail:

Web:

GARAGE BAND 6 Years & Up 14-weeks, 60 minutes $385 per term Private or group classes available. New sections being added. Please call for availability. JAZZ THEORY IN A NUTSHELL 8-18 Years 4-weeks, 90 minutes $165 per term New sections being added. Please call for availability. MUSIC THEORY/COMPOSITION/EAR TRAINING 8 Years & Up 15-weeks, 50 minutes $350 Private and group classes available. New sections being added. Brookline Music School is proud to be at the forefront of music technology, housing a state-of-the-art technology studio, outfitted with six iMacs equipped with GarageBand recording software, Sibelius notation software and the music theory skill drill program Auralia. In-depth music technology, literacy and ear training study is available for all ages and levels, in addition to open lab hours.

Suzuki Groups at Brookline Music School

Dates:

Sept. 20-Jan. 14

Auditorium:

Brookline Music School

25 Kennard Road

Brookline, MA United States

Phone:

617 277-4593

Fax:

617 277-4593

e-mail:

Web:

info@chambermusicsociety.org

SUZUKI FLUTE GROUPS 4 years and up Parent participation is required for this 8-week, 45 minute class, taken in addition to private lessons. 8-weeks, 45 minutes/biweekly Cost: $150 per term. Open to non-BMS students for $185 per term. New sections being added. Please call for availability. SUZUKI VIOLIN GROUPS 4 years and up Parent participation is required for this 8-week, 45 minute class, taken in addition to private lessons. Groups are for Pre-Twinklers through Book One. Classes serve to reinforce concepts taught in lessons, fostering a sense of community among peers and providing an opportunity to learn performance techniques in a supportive environment. 8-weeks, 45 minutes/biweekly Cost: $150 per term. When: Saturdays at 12:00pm Class Dates: 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18, 1/8, (1/22 makeup date if needed) Open to non-BMS students for $185 per term.

Sep 21, 2010

Meet the Music Family Concert—Tough Turkey in the Big City

Dates:

November 21, 2010

Sponsor:

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Auditorium:

Merkin Concert Hall

New York, NY United States

Phone:

(212) 875-5788

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/eventDetail/45/eventID=75

What happens when a turkey from the farm tries to make it in the big city? Enjoy the comic blunders of Tom Turkey starring renowned jazz and classical bass trombone virtuoso Dave Taylor as the Turkey! Artists: Bruce Adolphe, Resident Lecturer and Director of Family Programs; Louis Hanzlik, trumpet; Kristin Lee, violin; David Cossin, percussion; Alan R. Kay, clarinets/basset horns; David Taylor, bass trombone

Opening Night

Dates:

September 21, 2010

Sponsor:

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Auditorium:

Alice Tully Hall

New York, NY United States

Phone:

(212) 875-5788

e-mail:

info@chambermusicsociety.org

Web:

http:///www.chambermusicsociety.org/eventDetail/45/eventID=7

The young master of the violin Gil Shaham is joined by fellow virtuoso Adele Anthony and a host of CMS musicians for a festive concert featuring beloved gems of the chamber music repertoire. Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, together with Shaham, inaugurate the season with Haydn’s rambunctious, daredevil “Gypsy Trio.” Program: Haydn Piano Trio in G major, Hob. XV:25 "Gypsy Trio" Erno Dohnanyi Serenade in C major for String Trio, Op. 10 Johannes Brahms String Sextet in G major, Op. 36 Artists: David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano; Adele Anthony, Gil Shaham, violin; Paul Neubauer, Richard O'Neill, viola; Sophie Shao, cello

Sep 22, 2010

Charles Lloyd Quartet tour dates

Dates:

September 22 to January 30

Sponsor:

ECM

United States

Web:

http://www.ecmrecords.com/

- September 22 and 23: Yoshi’s, Oakland, CA - September 24: Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA - September 25: Nate Holden Center Perf Arts, Los Angeles, CA - September 30: Dakota, Minneapolis, MN - October 2: Quebec City Jazz Festival, Quebec City, PQ - January 19: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH - January 21 and 22: Regattabar, Boston, MA - January 23: Flynn Center, Burlington, VT - January 26: U Mass, Amherst, MA - January 28: Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, CT - January 29: JALC – Rose Hall, New York, NY - January 30: Allbright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY

Sep 23, 2010

Avalon String Quartet presents

Dates:

Sep 10

Sponsor:

Avalon String Quartet

Auditorium:

Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall of the Joy Faith Knapp Music Center at Merit School of Music

Contact:

Eric Eatherly

38 S. Peoria Street

Chicago, IL United States

Phone:

1-800-838-3006

Web:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com

Avalon String Quartet, one of the country’s leading chamber music ensembles, presents the fall engagement of its 2010-2011 Chicago Concert Series, titled "Opening Night at the Opera," where it will be joined by special guest artist Roger Chase (viola). The Avalon’s 2010-2011 Chicago Concert Series explores different intersections of the string quartet and the human voice, and each of the three concerts in the series examines this relationship from a different perspective.

Sep 24, 2010

Robert Levin Plays Mozart

Dates:

Friday, September 24, 2010

Sponsor:

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Auditorium:

Herbst Theatre

Contact:

City Box Office

Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Avenue)

San Francisco, CA United States

Phone:

(415) 392-4400

Fax:

(415) 392-4400

e-mail:

Web:

info@lexingtonsymphony.org

MOZART: Incidental Music from Thamos, King of Egypt MOZART: Concerto for Fortepiano No. 20 in D minor MOZART: Fragments of newly found works for Fortepiano and Orchestra MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, "Jupiter"

Sep 25, 2010

Lexington Symphony Presents Beethoven's Fifth

Dates:

September 25

Auditorium:

Cary Hall

1605 Massachusetts Ave

Lexington, MA United States

Phone:

781-523-9009

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.lexingtonsymphony.org

Lexington Symphony's season begins on Saturday, September 25 at 8pm with Beethoven's iconic Fifth Symphony, Prokofiev's Sinfonietta and Haydn's Symphony No. 104 “London.” This wonderful opportunity to hear Beethoven's great symphonic masterpiece performed live also includes Haydn's Symphony No. 104, the last symphony of his career, and the last of the twelve London symphonies, which were an immediate success for Haydn and are favorites to this day. Sponsored by Brookline Bank. The Lexington Symphony is a group of dedicated musicians who share a passion for their music and for exacting standards of performance. With an emphasis on accessibility within the community, the symphony offers programming to reach all ages. Music Director Jonathan McPhee is one of New England’s leading musical figures and conducts orchestras throughout the United States and abroad.

Pianist Matthew McCright To Play East Coast Premieres of Works by Six Minnesota Composers at NYC’S Merkin Hall.

Dates:

Saturday, September 25th

Auditorium:

Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center

Contact:

Peter McDowell

129 West 68th Street

New York, NY United States

Phone:

773 484 8811

e-mail:

peter@petermcdowell.com

Web:

http://www.matthewmccright.org/

Dispelling the notion that sophisticated art music doesn’t come from middle America, “Piano Innovation,” pianist Matthew McCright’s upcoming concert consists of new music by six compelling Minnesota composers. This special performance will take place on Saturday, September 25th, 2010, 8:00pm at Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street in Manhattan. General admission tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.kaufman-center.org or by calling 212.501.3303. $15 student tickets are available at the door only.

Robert Levin Plays Mozart

Dates:

Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 8 p.m.

Sponsor:

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Auditorium:

First Congregational Church

Contact:

City Box Office

2345 Channing Way

Berkeley, CA United States

Phone:

(415) 392-4400

Fax:

(415) 392-4400

e-mail:

Web:

Symphonic Jazz Orchestra in Concert

Dates:

Sept 25

Sponsor:

Symphonic Jazz Orchestra

Auditorium:

Royce Hall - UCLA

Contact:

Susan Gordon

Royce Drive off of Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA United States

Phone:

310-876-8130

e-mail:

susan@sjomusic.org

Web:

http://www.sjomusic.org

SYMPHONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT SPECIAL GUESTS LUCIANA SOUZA AND RAUL MIDÓN Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8 PM at UCLA’s Royce Hall Concert also Features World Premiere of “Elements,” a SJO Commissioned Piece from Composer/Conductor Charles Floyd The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO), the only ensemble of its kind in the country dedicated to the unique American genre of symphonic jazz will perform in concert on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Conducted by Mitch Glickman, in an eclectic night of jazz, Brazilian, funk, classical and world premieres, the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra will perform with special guests Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist and Brazilian native Luciana Souza and vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Raul Midón.

Sep 26, 2010

Robert Levin Plays Mozart

Dates:

Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Sponsor:

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Auditorium:

First Congregational Church

Contact:

City Box Office

2345 Channing Way

Berkeley, CA United States

Phone:

(415) 392-4400

Fax:

(415) 392-4400

e-mail:

Web:

http://www.sarabuechner.com

Sep 27, 2010

Sara Davis Buechner performs in Eleanor Roosevelt series at Brandeis University

Dates:

Sept 27

Sponsor:

Brandeis University

Auditorium:

Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb library

Contact:

Carrie Feiner Concert Management

415 South Street

Waltham, MA United States

Phone:

781-736-3045

e-mail:

FeinerEnt@gmail.com

Web:

The Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture series proudly presents Distinguished pianist SARA DAVIS BUECHNER. Sara is honored to be the 2010 performer/lecturer. "Buechner's performance had a beauty that might have taken even Mozart's breath away" Washington Post Date: Piano Performance: Monday, September 27 Lecture: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 SARA BUECHNER IS A PIANIST NOT TO BE MISSED!

Sep 28, 2010

Robert Levin Plays Mozart

Dates:

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Sponsor:

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Auditorium:

The Center for Performing Arts

Contact:

City Box Office

555 Middlefield Road

Atherton, CA United States

Phone:

(415) 392-4400

Fax:

(415) 392-4400

e-mail:

Web:

dchallinor@philharmonia.org

Sep 29, 2010

Robert Levin Plays Mozart

Dates:

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Sponsor:

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Auditorium:

Hofmann Theatre, Lesher Center for the Arts

Contact:

City Box Office

1601 Civic Drive

Walnut Creek, CA United States

Phone:

(925) 943-7469

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