Learning

Music Up Close

Grades 9-12

Ever wonder how professional musicians prepare for a concert? What does a Chamber Music Society rehearsal look and feel like? We invite you and your students to attend a real working rehearsal as our artists get ready for one of our concerts. Each rehearsal lasts approximately one hour and is preceded by a 30-minute introduction to familiarize students with the repertoire they are about to hear. At these unique events students will also have the opportunity to ask questions and to interact informally with our artists.

All rehearsals take place in our Rose Studio, 165 W. 65th Street at Amsterdam Avenue, 10th floor

SCHEDULE

10:00 AM Introduction
10:30 AM Open Rehearsal (approx. 1 hour)

  • Wednesday, November 30, 2011 – Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 50 (1881-82) (ALESSIO BAX, Piano; ELMAR OLIVEIRA, Violin; JULIE ALBERS, Cello)
  • Friday, December 16, 2011 – Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 (1720) (KRISTIN LEE, DANIEL PHILLIPS, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin; LAWRENCE DUTTON, Viola; FRED SHERRY, Cello; KURT MUROKI, Contrabass; JOHN GIBBONS, Harpsichord; MARK HILL, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, LIANG WANG, Oboe; MILAN TURKOVIC, Bassoon; JULIA PILANT, STEWART ROSE, Horn)
  • Thursday, March 29, 2012 – Mozart: Quintet in A major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, K. 581 (1789) (DAVID SHIFRIN, Clarinet; ORION STRING QUARTET (DANIEL PHILLIPS, TODD PHILLIPS, Violin; STEVEN TENENBOM, Viola, TIMOTHY EDDY, Cello)
  • Friday, April 13, 2012 – Stravinsky: Suite from Histoire du soldat for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano (1918-19) (ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano; IDA KAVAFIAN, Violin; JOSE FRANCH-BALLESTER, Clarinet)
  • Monday, April 23, 2012 – Brahms: Quartet No. 3 in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 60 (1855-56, 1874) (JON KIMURA PARKER, Piano; CHO-LIANG LIN, Violin; RICHARD O'NEILL, Viola; GARY HOFFMAN, Cello)

FREE! for participants

To register: call 212-875-5793 or email dbalcom@ChamberMusicSociety.org.

NOTE: Orders for MUSIC UP CLOSE will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit: 80 students per session. Programs subject to change.