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85th Anniversary Norwalk Symphony Soirée
Shorehaven Golf Club 14 Canfield Ave, NorwalkJoin us at Shorehaven Golf Club on May 3, 2024 as we celebrate our 85th Anniversary! We will present our Forte Award to Christopher Bell, our Board President, who has led the organization for the past 10 seasons. 6:30pm ~ 9:00pm includes an opening cocktail hour, dinner, music and more! Music from our own Brass […]
The Haven String Quartet Chamber Series Concert: Schubertiade
Unitarian Society of New Haven 700 Hartford Turnpike, HamdenJoin the HSQ for our last Chamber Series Concert of the 2023-2024 Season! Inspired by the legendary gatherings of Franz Schubert, The Haven String Quartet transports us back to the days when Schubert's popular soirées were all the craze. The Haven String Quartet's Chamber Series Concerts support Music Haven's free after-school and community concert programming. […]
Concert: Mahler’s Symphony No. 3: Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CTWith Fairfield County Chorale, Fairfield County Children’s Choir and Soloists. After the resounding success of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in 2022, we will conclude this season with an all-the-stops-out performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. This remarkable composition delves into the grandeur and intricacies of nature. It will feature a massive orchestra, a children’s choir, […]
MUSIC MATTERS: NEAVE TRIO ~ A ROOM OF HER OWN at La Grua Center: Stonington
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonEvent Details Neave Trio Anna Williams, violin Mikhail Veselov, violoncello Eri Nakamura, 1886 Chickering concert grand A Room of Her Own Piano trios by woman composers Reena Esmail (b. 1986) Piano Trio Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1986) Four Folk Songs Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) Piano trio in d Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) Deux Pièces en Trio In the early 19th […]
Under the Arches: Chamber Music Series at The Pequot Library: Elm City Consort
Pequot Library 720 Pequot Avenue, FairfieldFriday, June 21 at 6:00pm | Elm City Consort This group of musicians in the New Haven area is dedicated to presenting imaginative and entertaining programs of Early Music. With more than 10 years of public performances, the Elm City Consort has developed a loyal and enthusiastic following among music lovers in New Haven and beyond. […]
Under the Arches: Chamber Music Series at The Pequot Library: New York Waytes
Pequot Library 720 Pequot Avenue, FairfieldFriday, June 28 at 6:00pm | New York Waytes Experience an Italian 17th-century sonata, l’Arte di Suonare, emblematic of the early baroque aesthetic. The first instrumental style to emerge in this new ground was the Stylus Fantasticus. It features spirited rhetorical dialogues of tempos, affects, timbres, and textures– stark contracts of audio juxtaposed. This program invites […]
Charles Ives & the American Tradition: Ives: Likes & Dislikes at Norfolk Music Shed
Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, NorfolkDespite a reputation as a musical maverick, Ives had tastes that one might consider conservative. He was a big fan of Beethoven and Franck, but had a distaste for the important modernist composer Edgard Varèse. CHARLES IVES Hallowe’en for Piano Quintet LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Serenade in D Major for Flute, Violin, and Viola, Op. 25 EDGARD […]
Brentano Quartet and Rieko Aizawa at Norfolk Music Shed
Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, NorfolkFRANZ JOSEF HAYDN String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5 ALFRED SCHNITTKE Piano Quintet FELIX MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 Brentano String Quartet and Rieko Aizawa piano For more information
Under the Arches: Chamber Music Series at The Pequot Library: Piffaro
Pequot Library 720 Pequot Avenue, FairfieldFriday, July 12 at 6:00pm Piffaro, with Grant Herreid, Yale University Professor of Music and Priscilla Herrerid, Director of Piffaro Piffaro, The Renaissance Band’s mission is to delight audiences with historically informed performances of music from the late Medieval, Renaissance and early Baroque periods, in the manner of the civic, court and chapel wind bands, […]
Charles Ives & the American Tradition: Folk Inspirations at Norfolk Music Shed
Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, NorfolkIves, like the other composers on this program, used the folk music of his local region in his compositions. You’ll hear Ives’ use of the hymn in his fourth violin sonata, Boccherini’s use of Spanish folk songs, Bartók’s use of Hungarian folk tunes, and Brahms’s use of Romani music. LUIGI BOCCHERINI Musica notturna delle strade […]
Brentano Quartet at Norfolk Music Shed
Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, NorfolkFRANZ JOSEF HAYDN String Quartet in b minor, Op. 33, No. 1 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 8 in c minor, Op. 110 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 Brentano Quartet For more information
Dover Quartet at Norfolk Music Shed
Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, NorfolkWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428 LEOŠ JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters" FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” Dover Quartet For more information PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL Join Professors from the Yale School of […]