2008-2009 Concert and Event Schedule

OPERA GALA IV
Jane Shivick and Diana McVey, sopranos
Valerie Nicolosi, mezzo-soprano
Ray Bauwens, tenor
Bryan McNeil, baritone
Olga Rogach, pianist
Saturday, September 13, 2008, 8 P.M.
Assumption College HumanArts - No charge for admission but free-will donations will be accepted.

Program
Arias and ensembles from State Fair by Richard Rodgers, Carmen by Bizet, Tosca by Puccini, La Traviata by Verdi, The Tales of Hoffman by Offenbach, Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Ivanhoe by Arthur Sullivan, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Program commentary will be provided by Dr. Frank Corbin, director of the Humanarts series.

WORCESTER CULTURAL COALITION MEETING

Monday, September 15, 2008, 5:30 P.M.
Worcester Cultural Coalition

Annual Meeting of members of the Worcester Cultural Coalition

STEPHEN SALISBURY SOCIETY MEETING

Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 5:30 P.M.
Worcester Art Museum

Program
The Stephen Salisbury Society of the Worcester Art Museum honors Ann Morgan. A reception at the Worcester Art Museum follows.

CLASSICAL HIGH 50th REUNION

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 6 P.M.
Classical High School (Worcester) Alumni Association

Class of 1958 reunion.

MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Cynthia Meyers, flute
Keisuke Wakao, oboe
Thomas Martin, clarinet
Richard Ranti, bassoon
Eli Epstein, horn
Ayako Yoda, piano

Sunday, October 12, 2008, 3 P.M.
Boston Symphony Orchestra - By reservation; call (617) 266-1200 or (888) 266-1200, or e-mail your request to education@bso.org.

Program
Previn: Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon
Carter: Woodwind quintet
Fine: Partita for wind quintet

Complimentary coffee and dessert reception follows.

ARCADIA PLAYERS
Ian Watson, artistic director
Peter Shea, tenor
Monica Jakuc, fortepiano

Saturday, October 25, 2008, 8 P.M.
Music Worcester - Tickets, $39 and $36

Program
Beethoven: An die fern Geliebte for voice and piano, op. 98
Beethoven: Piano concerto #4 in G, op. 58
Beethoven: Symphony #1 in C, op. 21

DUO-PIANO GALA
Malcolm Halliday, Kallin Johnson, Sima Kustanovich, Olga Rogach, Myron Romanul and Ian Watson, pianists

Saturday, November 1, 2008, 8 P.M.
Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra -Tickets, $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Program
The Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, Myron Romanul, conductor, with celebrated area keyboard artists playing the Orchestra's two magnificent pianos - its vintage 1902 Steinway Model "C" concert grand piano and the newer 2006 Steinway Model "B" concert grand - in a concerto concert including music by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Poulenc and Saint-Saëns.

Ticket order form (PDF file; print it, fill it out, mail it in.)

WORCESTER ART MUSEUM MEETING

Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 4:30 P.M.
Worcester Art Museum

Annual Meeting of members of the Worcester Art Museum

ERIN GRUWELL LECTURE

Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts

Inaugural lecture of the Harold N. Cotton Center for Leadership Excellence. Erin Gruwell (the teacher portrayed in the film Freedom Writers by actress Hilary Swank) talks about how one person can change the lives of so many other people.

HUNGARIAN VIRTUOSI ORCHESTRA
Miklos Szenthelyi, violin
Judit Faludi, cello

Friday, November 7, 2008, 8 P.M.
Music Worcester - Tickets, $39 and $36

Program
Handel/Halvorsen:Passacaglia in g
Paganini: Carnival in Venice in A for violin & orchestra, op. 10
Kreisler: 5 pieces for violin
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence in D, op. 70

WORCESTER DIOCESE DINNER

Saturday, November 15, 2008, 6 P.M.
The Diocese of Worcester - By invitation only

Donors' dinner for The Diocese of Worcester.

STEINWAY PIANO NIGHT FOR EDUCATORS

Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 6 P.M.
M. Steinert & Sons

Presentation and reception for invited Massachusetts college educators.

L'ORCHESTRE DE CHAMBRE FRANÇAIS
Eugene Albulesco, conductor and piano

Saturday, January 17, 2009, 8 P.M.
Music Worcester - Tickets, $39 and $36

Program
Mozart: Quartet #3 in G, K. 156, "Milanese"
Haydn: Piano concerto in F (1771)
Elgar: Serenade in e, op. 20
Massenet: Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge
Saint-Saëns: Prelude "Le deluge", op. 45
Saint-Saëns: Sarabande & rigaudon in E, op. 93

CONCERTANTE
Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello
Ara Gregorian, violin/viola
Zvi Plesser, cello
Ittai Shapira, violin
Rachel Shapiro, viola
Xiao-Dong Wang, violin

Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8 P.M.
Music Worcester - Tickets, $39 and $36

Program
Strauss: Suite from Capriccio, op. 85
Dvorak: Sextet in A, op. 48
Brahms: Sextet in G, op. 36

SERGEY ANTONOV
Sergey Antonov, cello
Veronika Blinder-Antonov, cello
Ellina Blinder, piano
Kai-Ching Chang, piano

Saturday, January 31, 2009, 8 P.M.
Boston Duo & Friends - Tickets, $30 and $25

Program
Music by Handel, Schumann, Shostakovich, and Creston

Program description and ticket order form (PDF file; print it, fill it out, mail it in.)

This page was last updated December 7, 2008.