From Mozart To Stravinsky: A Labor Day Weekend Concert
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The clarinet, one of Mozart’s favorite instruments, was the medium of choice for several of his most inspired creations including the afternoon’s offering Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (Kegelstatt Trio). In fact, Mozart was the first to create music for this combination. Written more than a century later and for the same combination, selections from Bruch’s highly Romantic Trio Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83 will be performed. Darius Milhaud’s jaunty Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano follows. Bubbly and sophisticated, the Suite is taken from music the composer originally wrote for writer Jean Anouilh’s wacky play A Traveler without Luggage.
The highlight of the afternoon will be Stravinsky’s Suite from ‘The Soldier’s Tale’ for Clarinet, Violin and Piano. Originally meant “to be read, played and danced”, it is a tale with a contemporary message about the consequences related to financial gain. As Keith Kibler, who will perform the leading roles says, “the devil in this story reminds one of Bernie Madoff. He is greedy and wants to corrupt others into being greedy. The interesting twist is that the soldier is not without flaws either. This complexity and the topical nature of the piece make it so enticing to perform.”
Paul Green was a winner of the Distinguished Artists Award of the Artists International Competition and is currently the principal clarinetist of the Miami City Ballet Orchestra, Boca Raton Philharmonic and the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. Ronald Gorevic, violinist and violist, has toured throughout the world with the Chester, Rowe and Laurentian string quartets. He is currently the principal viola in the Springfield Symphony and violist in the Prometheus Piano Quartet. Among his many credits as a violinist are recent recordings of the complete Schumann violin sonatas. Doris Stevenson is a recitalist and chamber musician who has many recordings to her credit and is an artist-in-residence at Williams College. Keith Kibler is the Artistic Director of The New Opera based in Williamstown, MA.
Music & More is in its seventeenth year of bringing music, film and literary events to New Marlborough’s Meeting House. All events are held in the newly renovated performance space in the landmark 1839 Greek revival building and are followed by a reception in the attached art gallery where attendees can enjoy a glass of wine and meet the featured performers.
Tickets are $25 each (call for discount info). Please call (413) 229-2785 or visit www.newmarlborough.org for further information. The New Marlborough Meeting House and Gallery are located on Route 57 on the village green in the center of New Marlborough. Music & More is sponsored by the New Marlborough Village Association.
Music & More
The Meeting House, New Marlborough
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 4:30 PM - FROM MOZART TO STRAVINSKY
A concert with music by Mozart, Bruch and Milhaud. The afternoon’s highlight will be Stravinsky’s narrated theatre piece The Soldier’s Tale.
Tickets are $25 each (call for discount info) and are available in advance or at the door on the day of the event. The New Marlborough Meeting House and Gallery are located on Route 57 on the village green in the center of New Marlborough. Call (413) 229-2785 or visit www.newmarlborough.org for further information.
MUSIC & MORE 2009 UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 12 - CALLIOPE: A RENAISSANCE BAND
Calliope will perform music from the Renaissance to the present day played on early instruments.
4:30pm; Tickets are $25 each ($20 for members of the New Marlborough Village Association)
SEPTEMBER 26 – A LATE AFTERNOON OF GREAT JAZZ, FINE WINES AND FOOD,
International jazz vocalist Tessa Souter performs a concert of contemporary jazz. Following the concert there will be a premium wine and food tasting hosted by Domaney’s Liquors & Fine Wines of Great Barrington, MA.
4:30pm ; Tickets are $25 each ($20 for members of the New Marlborough Village Association)
OCTOBER 3 - AWARD WINNING AUTHORS HOSTED BY MITCHEL LEVITAS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
Nationally recognized writers Roy Blount Jr, Jayne Anne Phillips and Elizabeth Kolbert will share the process of writing their recently published works and its related triumphs and frustrations.
4:30pm; Tickets are $20 each ($15 for members of the New Marlborough Village Association)
