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C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival Announces
The Pierrot Consort: Friday, July 18 – The Pierrot Consort & Special Guest Artist Lawrence Dutton, violist of the Emerson String Quartet The Bach/Mendelssohn Connection - a chamber music evening celebrating the musical connection between two famous composers. The Pierrot Consort (Susan Deaver, flute; Dale Stuckenbruck, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Maureen Hynes, cello; Heawon Kim, piano) will be joined by Special Guest Artist Lawrence Dutton, violist of the Emerson String Quartet. Performance will include J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Mendelssohn Octet in E flat Major for Strings. 8 p.m., Hillwood Recital Hall, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Blvd. (Route 25A), Brookville. General admission $20; seniors and students $10. For further information or advance ticket sales call the Festival Office at (516) 299-2103. Friday, July 25 – The Pierrot Consort & Special Guest Artist Timothy Eddy, cellist of the Orion String Quartet Summer Reflections - An exciting chamber music evening featuring The Pierrot Consort (Susan Deaver, flute; Dale Stuckenbruck, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Maureen Hynes, cello; Heawon Kim, piano) and special guest artist Timothy Eddy, cellist of the Orion String Quartet. Performance will include Brahms String Sextet No. 1 in B flat Major, Astor Piazzolla and American composer Ned Rorem, 8 p.m., Hillwood Recital Hall, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Blvd. (Route 25A), Brookville. General admission $20; seniors and students $10. For further information or advance ticket sales call the Festival Office at 516-299-2103.
National Youth Orchestra of Canada The C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival and Tilles Center will host the National Youth Orchestra of Canada with Jacques Lacombe, 2008 Principal Conductor as part of the Festival’s concert series. The National Youth Orchestra of Canada is considered a Canadian treasure, and the NYOC has historically established a reputation as a leading educational training ground of young Canadian musicians and launch pad for some of Canada’s best-known orchestral talent. Its alumni form the core of major Canadian orchestras, while others are members of prominent international orchestras. NYOC’s concert at Tilles Center will present a 2008 commissioned piece by Kelly-Marie Murphy, Prokofiev Scythian Suite and Mahler Symphony No. 1 “Titan.” 8 p.m., Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Blvd. (Route 25A), Brookville. General admission $15; seniors and students $10. For further information or advance ticket sales call Tilles Center Box Office at 516-299-3100. www.tillescenter.org
Chamber Music Concert: Participants from the annual C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival perform chamber music. Program to be announced. 8 p.m., Hillwood Recital Hall, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Blvd. (Route 25A), Brookville. General admission $12; seniors and students $8. For further information or advance ticket sales call the Festival Office at 516-299-2103. Thursday, July 31 Thursday, July 31
Festival Chamber Orchestra Concert Performance by the Festival Chamber Orchestra and the winner of the 2008 Festival Concerto Competition under the direction of Susan Deaver, conductor. Works to be performed include Beethoven Coriolan Overture and Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 “Italian” and a concerto featuring the winner of the 2008 Festival Concerto Competition. 8 p.m., Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Blvd. (Route 25A), Brookville. General admission $15; seniors and students $10. For further information or advance ticket sales call Tilles Center Box Office at (516) 299-3100. www.tillescenter.org For further information about the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival, The Pierrot Consort and Guest Artists please visit the Festival’s Web site at www.liu.edu/svpa/music/festival Posted: June 20, 2008 |
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