F M E FRIENDS OF MUSIC AT EMANUEL EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 60 CHURCH STREET MANCHESTER, CT 06040 F M E 2015 - 2016 CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES The Friends of Music at Emanuel chamber music series, now in its fifth year, was established by a group of individuals who wanted to share great chamber music with the Greater Hartford/ Manchester community, especially those who cannot afford to experience the joy that music brings. We are a not-for-profit organization administered by a board of directors that receives no compensation. We present a concert series of diverse musical performances of the highest quality. All the concerts are free because of the generous donations from music lovers who support the FME chamber music series. Our entire budget goes directly toward the performances to cover artist fees, promotion and publicity, adminstrative costs and maintenance of on-site instruments. Musicians and concert- goers alike acclaim Emanuel Lutheran Church as a premiere destination for chamber music. Emanuel’s acoustics are the perfect backdrop for its remarkable instrument collection, which includes a beautifully restored 1893 Steinway concert grand, David Jacques Ways harpsichord and Casavant pipe organ. These concerts are for you, your family and friends and the community. We ask that you consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Friends of Music at Emanuel. Please write a check to Emanuel Lutheran Church with “FME” on the memo line, and mail it to the church address. Your donation will be used solely for the benefit of the concert series. Who we are What we do Where Why OUR FIFTH SEASO N Friends of Music at Emanuel 60 Church Street Manchester, CT 06040 LetsGoArts.org It gives me great pleasure to present the fifth annual Friends of Music at Emanuel chamber music series. The seven concerts planned for this year explore the enormous diversity of musical expression, includ- ing music, both old and new from many different cultures, composed for an array of instruments and ensemble types. Building upon FME’s reputation for artistic quality, the artists are incredibly dynamic, engaging performers, who are recognized for their mastery throughout the region and, in many cases, throughout the world. To commemorate its fifth anniversary series, FME has invited organist Woosug Kang, the founding artistic director of FME, to return for a spectacular concert in May 2016. He will perform the American premiere of an organ concerto by his former teacher, New Zealand composer and organist John Wells. We are very excited to welcome Woosug back to Manches- ter and the opportunity to present this remarkable work to American audiences. FME’s fifth anniversary is an important milestone and an appropriate time to reflect on what we have accomplished. We have enriched the artistic life of the community by sponsoring dozens of outstand- ing musical performances free of admission charge. Each year audiences and public acclaim for our con- cert series have grown. This success would have been impossible to achieve without the tremendous support of the community. Thank you for helping FME reach this anniversary. With your continued support, we look forward to bringing many more years of great music to Manchester. I invite you to join us on this musical journey and look forward to seeing you at the concerts. Matthew Burry, artistic director
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FMEFRIENDS OF MUSIC AT EMANUEL
EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
60 CHURCH STREET
MANCHESTER, CT 06040F ME
2015 -2016
CHAMBER
MUSIC SERIES
The Friends of Music at Emanuel chamber music series, now in its fifth year, was established by a group of individuals who wanted to share great chamber music with the Greater Hartford/Manchester community, especially those who cannot afford to experience the joy that music brings. We are a not-for-profit organization administered by a board of directors that receives no compensation.
We present a concert series of diverse musical performances of the highest quality. All the concerts are free because of the generous donations from music lovers who support the FME chamber music series. Our entire budget goes directly toward the performances to cover artist fees, promotion and publicity, adminstrative costs and maintenance of on-site instruments.
Musicians and concert-goers alike acclaim Emanuel Lutheran Church as a premiere destination for chamber music. Emanuel’s acoustics are the perfect backdrop for its remarkable instrument collection, which includes a beautifully restored 1893 Steinway concert grand, David Jacques Ways harpsichord and Casavant pipe organ.
These concerts are for you, your family and friends and the community. We ask that you consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Friends of Music at Emanuel. Please write a check to Emanuel Lutheran Church with “FME” on the memo line, and mail it to the church address. Your donation will be used solely for the benefit of the concert series.
It gives me great pleasure to present the fifth annual Friends of Music at Emanuel chamber music series. The seven concerts planned for this year explore the enormous diversity of musical expression, includ-ing music, both old and new from many different cultures, composed for an array of instruments and ensemble types. Building upon FME’s reputation for artistic quality, the artists are incredibly dynamic, engaging performers, who are recognized for their mastery throughout the region and, in many cases, throughout the world.
To commemorate its fifth anniversary series, FME has invited organist Woosug Kang, the founding artistic director of FME, to return for a spectacular concert in May 2016. He will perform the American premiere of an organ concerto by his former teacher, New Zealand composer and organist John Wells. We are very excited to welcome Woosug back to Manches-ter and the opportunity to present this remarkable work to American audiences.
FME’s fifth anniversary is an important milestone and an appropriate time to reflect on what we have accomplished. We have enriched the artistic life of the community by sponsoring dozens of outstand-ing musical performances free of admission charge. Each year audiences and public acclaim for our con-cert series have grown. This success would have been impossible to achieve without the tremendous support of the community. Thank you for helping FME reach this anniversary. With your continued support, we look forward to bringing many more years of great music to Manchester.
I invite you to join us on this musical journey and look forward to seeing you at the concerts.
Matthew Burry, artistic director
FMEFriends of Music at Emanuel
presents 2015 - 2016Chamber Music Concert
Series
OCTOBER 10, 2015 at 7
NOVEMBER 7, 2015 at 7
APRIL 9, 2016 at 7
FEBRUARY 21, 2016 * at 4
Luiz de Moura Castro World-renowned for his unique artistry and to-tal mastery of the instrument, Brazilian pianist Luiz de Moura Castro has recorded a discography of more than 40 albums, performed with numerous international orchestras, and is widely sought after as a teacher and pedagogue. He will return to the Friends of Music at Emanuel series by popular demand to open the 2015-2016 concert season and, once again, showcase Emanuel’s magnificent 1893 Steinway “D” piano. www.luizdemouracastro.com
Voce Concitato Formed in the fall of 2013, the emerging Connecticut-based ensemble Voce Concitato brings life to the vocal music of the late Renaissance early Baroque periods, combining precise tuning and an intimate vocal blend with a commitment to the emotional expression of the text being sung. Voce Concitato will perform a program featuring Monteverdi’s “Lamento d’Arianna” and other works of the period. www.voceconcitato.wix.com/voceconcitato
New England Chamber Choir The New England Chamber Choir, which over a thirty-five-year period has become a beloved Connecticut institution, is a unique group of gifted amateur musicians that performs only the best choral music from Gregorian chant to classically-inspired music written today. The NECC will present their popular annual concert High Notes and High Tea, which will be followed by a special reception. * The concert will take place on Sunday afternoon. www.newenglandchamberchoir.org
Brunilda Myftaraj Albanian-American violin virtuosi Brunilda Myftaraj has drawn enthusiastic accolades from audiences around the world for her masterful musicianship, including chamber music recitals at the Piano and Friends Chamber Music series in Tucson, AZ, Mostly Mozart series in Napa Valley, the Schubert Club in Min-neapolis and others. Accompanied by pianist Laura Garritson, Brunilda will
present a program of works by American composers, including Gershwin, Bernstein, Ives and more. www.brunildamyftaraj.wordpress.com
Woosug Kang, music director of the na-tion’s largest Episcopal parish in Tucson, AZ, St. Philip’s in the Hills, and the founder of Friends of Music at Emanuel, returns to celebrate FME’s fifth anniversary. He will be joined by the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra conducted by Adrian Sylveen for the American premiere of an Organ Concerto by New Zealand compos-er John Wells and Poulenc’s beloved Organ Concerto in G minor. www.thevirtuosi.org
EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH - 60 CHURCH STREET - MANCHESTER, CT
JANUARY 23, 2016 at 7
Pandora Duo combines the forces of two exceptional musicians: Janet Arms, flute, and Christopher Ladd, guitar. Both highly regarded as solo performers, the duo met as faculty at the Hartt School of Music and decided to share their pas-sion for chamber music. They have per-formed throughout New England and the Tri-State area. The Duo will present works by South American composers, including Astor Piazzola and Heiter Villa-Lobos.
DECEMBER 12, 2015 at 4
American Brass Quintet Hailed as “positively breathtaking” by the New York Times and described as “this country’s most distinguished” by the American Rec-ord Guide, the American Brass Quintet has clearly defined itself among the elite chamber music ensembles of our time. The ABQ will perform works by Renais-sance composers alongside contemporary works for brass quintet, including a newly-commissioned work by Robert Paterson. www.americanbrassquintet.org
MAY 7, 2016 at 7Woosug Kang, organist, and the CT Virtuosi Orchestra
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