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A little music. A little art. A lot of culture.
Now in its third season, the A Little Night Music concert series offered by Community Music School (of Collegeville) presents both established and rising stars in the world of music. Each of the six concerts this season is paired with an opening exhibit in The Gallery at CMS that features the artworks of some of the regions most gifted visual artists.
Enjoy a sociable evening that begins with a wine and cheese gallery reception and ends with a performance of beautiful music in the 200-seat Ingrid Larsen Evans Hall at Community Music School.
2008-2009 Concert SEASON Schedule
The Peabody Trio Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 8:00 pm Since winning the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1989, THE PEABODY TRIO has established itself as an important presence in the chamber music world as vivid interpreters of the classics of the repertoire, advocates for new music, and dedicated teachers and mentors to a generation of young musicians. They bring to their music making what The Washington Post calls “the romantic fervor of the 20th century greats.”
“A beautifully polished lush sound . . . luminous” -The New York Times “Incandescent playing of great verve and sensitivity.” -Los Angeles Times
In The Gallery at CMS: An exhibition of artworks by Susannah Hart Thomer _________________________________________________________________________________________ A “Schubertiad” Evening Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 8:00 PM
CMS faculty artists will perform songs, chamber works and piano music of this great Viennese composer. Join us for a sociable evening of music that Schubert himself would enjoy!
In The Gallery at CMS: An exhibition of artworks by Dorla Dean Slider, AWS ______________________________________________________________________________________ Doug O’Connor, Saxophone * Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Mr. O’Connor, a prize-winning concert saxophonist and winner of Astral Artists’ 2003 National Auditions has performed across Europe and the U.S., including appearances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Carnegie Hall, and Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. He has been a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, and recently gave his New York recital debut in Merkin Concert Hall. “Doug O’Connor played with the expressive purity of a clarinet without losing the saxophone’s prickly qualities” – The Philadelphia Inquirer In The Gallery at CMS: “Two Photographers": An exhibition by John Benigno and Keith Sharp __________________________________________________________________________________________ American Master Works Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 8:00 PM
From colonial times to the present, America has enjoyed a rich musical heritage. Come hear the breadth and depth of American musical genres preformed by faculty artists at Community Music School. In The Gallery at CMS: An exhibition of artworks by Barbara J. Zucker _____________________________________________________________________________
Bridget Kibbey, harp * Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM Winner of Astral Artists 2003 National Auditions, Juilliard graduate Bridget Kibbey is recognized for her versatility as a solo, orchestral and chamber musician in both classical and contemporary harp literature. “She made it seem as though her instrument had been waiting all its life to explode with the gorgeous colors and energetic figures she was getting from it.” – The New York Times In The Gallery at CMS: An exhibition of artworks by Edwina Brennan ____________________________________________________________________________ Lauren Curnow, soprano Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Trained at the Juilliard School and Curtis Institute of Music, “talented and charismatic” lyric soprano Lauren Curnow has performed with the Philadelphia Opera Company and Chicago Lyric Opera Company.
“Lauren Curnow … had the knack of being a presence even when not singing—but especially when she was expressing a range of emotion in the opera’s arias and ensembles. –The Philadlephia Inquirer
"Lauren Curnow was an adorable Papagena, displaying a wickedly intelligent comedic sense in her handling of the old-crone." - Opera News
In The Gallery at CMS: An exhibition of artworks by Gail Gosser _____________________________________________________________________________ * Presented in cooperation with Astral Artists Community Music School thanks the following businesses for their additional support of A Little Night Music concerts. Please let them know how much you appreciate their support of the arts in our community by visiting them whenever you are in need of their services!
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