Concert Features Mozart and Schumann Selections From 1965 Concert and Music by Haskell Small and Benjamin Lees The American Chamber Ensemble will present a very special Gala 40th Anniversary Concert on Sunday, March 20, 2005, at 3 p.m. when the Music Department of Hofstra University presents ACE at the University's Monroe Lecture Center Theater on California Avenue in Hempstead. Visit their special 40th Anniversary page online at http://www.jamesarts.com/ace/40thAnniv.html. Repertoire for this concert will include MozartŐs Quintet for clarinet and strings in A Major, K. 581 and SchumannŐs Quintet for piano and strings, both of which were performed at the American Chamber EnsembleŐs first concert on January 22, 1965. Other works to be performed will be Haskell SmallŐs Twelve Snippets for flute, clarinet, cello and piano and the New York Premiere of Benjamin LeesŐ Tapestry for flute, clarinet, cello and piano. This 40th Anniversary work was jointly commissioned by ACE, Pacific Serenades of California, the Contemporary Chamber Players of Utah, and the Mallarme Chamber Ensemble of North Carolina and celebrates the 2005 Festival of Long Island Composers. This concert will also celebrate the new release of ACEŐs new Elysium CD, The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele. More about it at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/feb05/ACE_nws_021705.htm. This joins their previous Elysium release - American Clarinet Treasures, featuring core members of ACE performing works by George Kleinsinger, Virgil Thomson, Daniel Gregory Mason, Elliott Carter, Douglas Moore and Gary Schocker, with Guest Artist Stanley Drucker Tickets for the March 20 concert are available at the Hofstra University Box Office for $10 ($8 senior citizens 65+ and non-Hofstra students). One free ticket with current Hofstra Card. For ticket information, call (516) 463-6644. Performers for this concert will be the Directors of the American Chamber Ensemble, pianist Blanche Abram and clarinetist Naomi Drucker, who will be joined by pianist Marilyn Sherman Lehman, violinist Eriko Sato, violist Lois Martin, and cellist William Grubb, flutist Patricia Spencer and special guest violinist Carol Feuer, a founding member of ACE. The American Chamber Ensemble explores the great chamber music literature for clarinet and piano in combination with strings, woodwinds and voice and presents performances featuring world-class artists. ACE consists of the finest freelance musicians in the New York area and has been cited by critics for their superb presentations of chamber masterworks. ACE concerts are supported by the Hofstra Music Department, and assisted with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and private contributions. For the latest American Chamber Ensemble concert listings, updates and information, log on to http://www.jamesarts.com/ace/home.html. For more information about the American Chamber Ensemble, please call Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or email them at jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
Management | Artists | 4Tay | ClassicalCDs.net | Podcasts | FAQ's | Other Resources |
|||||||||