Friday, April 26, 2019

Newtown Chamber Orchestra Night at the Opera May 11, 2019

Newtown Chamber Orchestra

A Night at the Opera

Rossini's Overture to The Barber of Seville
Verdi's String Symphony in E minor
Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana

This opera is one act, presented in concert opera form in collaboration with The Opera Project. 

Walter MacNicoll, director
Holly Gash as Santuzza
Alejandro Garrido as Lola
Janggon Kim as Teriddu
John Andrew Fernandez as Alfio
Susan Rheingans as Lucia


Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 7:00PM

Lutheran Church of God's Love
791 Newtown-Yardley Road
Newtown, PA

Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students with vaild ID
Tickets are available in advance or at the door.

Call: 267-291-4626
Online: www.newtownchamberorchestra.org

Newtown Chamber Orchestra Presents Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf April 28, 2019

Newtown Chamber Orchestra
Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf

Narrated by Storyteller Jennifer Nejman

Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 3:00PM
Doors Open at 2:00PM

Newtown Theater
120 North State Street
Newtown, PA  18940

1 Hour concert
Includes the results of the 1st Annual Children's Art Contest, illustrations created by elementary students.

An instrument petting zoo is also open.

Tickets in Advance: $10 for adults, children are free.
Seating is first come, first served.

Order through the website:

https://www.newtownchamberorchestra.org/

Tickets available at the door: $15 for adults, $5 for children

Concessions will be available before the concert.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Updated May 23, 2019 Westminster College of the Arts May 2019 Events

*****Rider Musical Theater
Will Rogers Follies

Tony-award winning best musical
Family, fame, and fate in Will's rise to stardom from obscurity
Rags-to-Riches story of the stage, screen, and radio star
Ziegfeld Follies-style extravaganza

Preview Performance: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 7:30PM
Performances: Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, May 5, 2019

The Theater in the Bart Luedeke Center
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, New Jersey  08648

Admission: $25 adults and $20 seniors and non-Rider students

Box Office: 609-896-7775
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1256821&presenter=RIDER&venue=&event=&tck=true
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*****Westminster Choir
Path of Miracles

Musical portrayal of the Camino de Santiago, spiritual pathway across northern Spain, one of the most taxing pilgrimage routes in Roman Catholic tradition. 

Selections from Codex Calixtinus, Migras de Santiago, and Roman Catholic liturgy.

Musical styles range from Tawainese Bunun to the pilgrim's hymn Dum Pater Familias.

Sung in Greek, Latin, Spanish, Basque, French, English, and German.
 
Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 3:00PM

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
801 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey

Admission: $20 adults and $15 students and seniors
Box Office: 609-921-2663
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1257137&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=&tck=true
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*****Westminster Concert Bell Choir
Come What May

Program includes works by Vivaldi, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Grieg.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 7:30PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission: $20 adults, $15 students and seniors

Box Office:  609-921-2663
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1256840&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=
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*****Westminster Chinese Music Ensemble
Springtime Dreams

Performs folk and modern music from different regions of China and the Chinese diaspora celebrating the coming of spring.

Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 3:00PM

Hillman Performance Hall
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission is Free 
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*****Kaleidoscope Chamber Series
Recent Compositions

The Westminster Conservatory's Emsemble for New Music performs new and recent compositions by faculty members.

Eric Houghton: Three Songs Without Words for piano
Chase Morrison: The Rumblin' for trumpet, horn and piano
Craig Levesque: Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Christopher McWilliams: Modal Sonatina for Piano
Christopher McWilliams: Suite for English Horn, Viola and Piano
Cecelia Reilly: Summer's Wane for flute and piano
Cecelia Reilly: Guardian Angel for voice and piano 


Kimberly Bryan, flute
Melissa Bohl, oboe and English horn
Ed Hirschman, trumpet
Craig Levesque, horn
Eva Kastner-Puschl, voice
Ikumi Hiraiwa, piano
Eric Houghton, piano
Christopher McWilliams, piano
Cecelia Reilly, piano
Marjorie Selden, viola


Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 3:00PM

Gill Memorial Chapel
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, New Jersey  08648

Admission is Free!

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*****Westminster Kantorei
Requiescam
Songs from the Renaissance and other works inspired by 17th-Century English poetry

TALLIS: In manus tuas
PARRY: There Is an Old Belief
SHEPPARD: Libera Nos, Salva Nos
SHEPPARD: In pace
BENNETT: A Good-Night
KIRCHNER: Unclouded Day


Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 4:00PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission: $20 adults, $15 students and seniors
Box Office: 609-921-2663
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1256856&presenter=WCCRU&venue=&event=
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*****Westminster Jubilee Singers
Don't You Grieve for Me, Alleluia

Highlighting four works by African American composers:

Evelyn La Rue Pittman's arrangement of Any How
Undine Smith Moore's Scenes from the Life of a Martyr
B.E. Boykin's arrangement of Go Down Moses
Rosephanye Powell's The Cry of Jeremiah

Westminster Jubilee Singers
Silky Carter '12, soprano
Patrice P. Eaton, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth D. Ellerbee '12, tenor
Daniel Rich, baritone
Rosephanye Powell, '87, narrator
Vinroy D. Brown, Jr., conductor


Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 7:30PM
Bristol Chapel 
Westminster Choir College
Princeton, New Jersey

Admission: $20 adults, $15 students and seniors 

Box Office: 609-921-2663
Online: https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=WCCRU&tck=true
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*****Westminster Undergraduate Opera
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro
an abbreviated version with narration
accompanied by piano and sung in Italian with English supertitles

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 7:00PM
Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 3:00PM

Robert L. Annis Playhouse
Westminster Choir College
Princeton, New jersey

Admission is Free
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*****Westminster Conservatory at Nassau
Volanti Flute Quartet

Flutists: Jill Crawford, Ellen Deerberg, Katherine McClure, Barbara Williams

Works by Ewazen, Schocker, Bozza

Arrangements for flute quarter of Faure's Pavane and Stravinsky's Pastorale

Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 12:15PM

Niles Chapel
Nassau Presbyterian Church
61 Nassau Street
Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission is Free
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*****Westminster Community Chorus
Westminister Community Orchestra
Remember Her Name

Works for chorus and orchestra in multiple combinations
Music of reflection, inspiration, renewal
World premiere of Remember Her By Name by Louis A. Josephson commemorating the life of Samantha Josephson
Brahms: Regina coeli

Mozart: Ave verum corpus

EÅ¡envalds: “Who can Sail without the Wind?”

Brant Adams: Musica!

Mendelssohn: “Verlieh uns Frieden” and “Be Not Afraid” from Elijah

Franck: Panis angelicus

Ravel: “The Fairy Garden” from Mother Goose Suite

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 (finale)

Friday, May 17, 2019 at 8:00PM

Princeton Meadow Church and Event Center
545 Meadow Road
Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission: $15 adults, $10 students and seniors 
Box Office: 609-921-2663
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****Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital
Out of the Ordinary!

Kenneth Ellison, clarinet 
Timothy Urban, voice and Hurdy-Gurdy
Carole Comune, piano
Ikumi Hiraiwa, piano
Chika Mimura, violin 

Performing music by Mozart, Bolcom, Milhaud, and Francaix

Mozart - Sonata for Violin and Piano, k.453
Bolcom: Glad Rag from Three Classic Rags
Bolcom: Graceful Ghost Rag from Three Ghost Rags
Bolcom: The Serpent's Kiss from The Garden of Eden
Francaix: Movements from Cinq danses exotiques
Milhaud: Suite for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 7:30PM

Bristol Chapel
Westminster Choir College
101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, New Jersey  08540

Admission is Free
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*****Westminster Choir at Spoleto Festival USA
Path of Miracles

Conducted by Joe Miller
Directed by John La Bouchardiere

Westminster Choir takes listeners on a pilgrimage through Joby Talbot's ethereal a cappella work

Monday, May 27, 2019 at 7:30PM
Friday, May 31, 2019 at 8:00PM

Approximately 1 Hour in length

Charleston Gaillard Center
95 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC    

Admission is $36-$75 

Link for more info and tickets: https://spoletousa.org/events/path-of-miracles/
 






 


Sunday, April 14, 2019

Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers Spring Festival Recitals Jacobs Music Store April 7, 2019 1:00 and 2:00PM

Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers
Spring Festival Recitals
April 7, 2019 1:00 and 2:00PM

Jacobs Music Store
4030 Skyron Drive
Suite F
Doylestown, PA  18902


1:00 Program:

Moonlight Sonata Op. 27 No. 2 by L.V. Beethoven
Performed by Neta

Dance of the Wee Folk by M. Leaf
Tropical Tide by T. Brown
Performed by Liam

Meditation by K. Snell
Spring Play by E. Greenleaf
Performed by Delaney

Polka by D. Kabalevsky
Lullaby by I. Phillip
Performed by Dina

Classical Dance by N. Faber
A Little Joke by D. Kabalevsky
Performed by Libby

Kangaroo Hop by M. Nevin
Tiny Tiger by L. Fletcher
Performed by Roman

Lunar Eclipse by N. and R. Faber
Looking Glass River by N. and R. Faber
Performed by Gabrielle

Tricky Traffic by L. Garrow
Sunflower Boogie by M. Mier
Performed by Sydney

Escape into the Night  by J. Linn
Sonatina in C, 1st Movement by F. Spindler
Performed by Giana

German Dance in D by F. Haydn
Red Satin Jazz by M. Mier
Performed by Jonas

Valse Sentimentale by F. Schubert
The Storm by F. Burmuller
Performed by Amit

Sunset Serenade by M. Bober
Fluttering Leaves in C by C. Kolling
Performed by Emma

C.S. Theme and Variations by R. Compton
Performed by Annie and Aaron



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2:30PM Program:

Plaisir d'amour by G. Martini
Prelude Op. 28, No.4 by F. Chopin
Performed by Alissa

The Music of the Night by A. Lloyd Webber
Egyptian Dance by C. Saint-Saens
Performed by Addison

When the Saints Go Marching In Traditional
The Bubbles by N. Faber
Performed by Nate

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star based on Mozart's variations by N. Faber
Performed by Bridget

Water Lilies by W. Gillock
Let's Waltz by W. Gillock
Performed by Maria

Sunshine Boogie by B. Lloyd
Pagoda Bells by W. Gillock
Performed by Sofia

Wild Horseman by R. Schumann
Polonaise by W. Mozart
Performed by Kyle

Bourree by J. Krieger
Performed by Brian

Polonaise in G minor BWV 125 by J.S. Bach
Performed by Samuel

Hava Magila Trad. arr. by M. Bober
Performed by Brian and Samuel

Sarabande in D minor by G. Handel
Performed by Michael

Minuet in G by J.S. Bach
Mysterious Casbah by N. Faber
Performed by Delia

Spinning Song by A. Ellmenreich
Performed by Leysan

Two Part Invention in G major by J.S. Bach
Performed by Vanessa















Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers Spring Recitals Cairn University April 6, 2019 at 1:00PM and 2:30PM

Bucks County Association of Piano Teachers
Spring Recital
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 1:00PM

Manor Hall
Cairn University
200 Manor Ave.
Langhorne, PA  19047

Program:

Un Sospiro by Liszt
Performed by Cassie, Cairn University Piano Major '22

Hey, Hey Look at Me by Faber
Elephant Ride by Faber
Performed by Zoe

The Bear by Faber
Phantom of the Keys by Faber
Performed by Zane

There's a Hippo in My Tree by Alexander
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Weiss/Peretti/Linda/Creatore
Performed by Zoe

The Frog by Miller 
Captain Hook's Rockin' Party by Faber
Performed by Russell

Jumpin' Jazz Cat by Faber
Performed by Talia

Allegro, Op. 62, No. 10 by Berens
Performaed by Talia and Mrs. Lorrie

Most of All I Like Rainbows by Faber
Performed by Mollie

500 Years of Melody Arranged by Faber
Performed by Lily and Mollie

Never Enough from The Greatest Showman by Pasek/Paul
Performed by Lily

Dream Echo by Lancaster
Performed by August Grace

Zip A Dee Doo Dah Arranged by Faber
Performed by August Grace and Mrs. Lorrie

Mountain Rhapsody by Costley
Performed by Lucas

Bumble Boogie by Fina
Performed by Nick

Waltz in B Minor  by Schubert
Performed by Alexandra

Seascape by Gillock
Fountain of Diana by Gillock
Performed by Anton

The Scarlet Cape by Federer
Performed by Anton and Maxwell

Rondo alla Turca by Mozart
Performed by Maxwell

Musette in D, BWV Anh. 126 by Bach
Waltz in D Major by Schubert
Performed by Nicholas

Sonata in C Major, Op, 20, No. 1 1. Allegro by Kuhlau
Performed by Brandi

Classical Folly by Coates
Performed by Yuliya

Toccata in D Minor by Neefe
Performed by Joanna

Sonata No. 17 in D Minor I. Largo-Allergro by Beethoven
Performed by Theresa

Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 by Rachmaninoff
Performed by Varun





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Spring Recital
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 2:30PM

Un Sospiro by Liszt
Performed by Cassie, Cairn University Piano Major '22

Pony Express by Faber
Performed by Benny

Happy Red by Faber
Performed by Adam

Winter Wind by Faber
Performed by Bella

Bluebird, Bluebird  Arranged by Ksiazek
Performed by Adam, Bellam and Benny

Spirit of the West by Bober
Performed by Mark

The Stars and Stripes Forever March by Sousa/Matz
Performed by Mark Cai and Steven

Sonatina in F by Beethoven
Performed by Steven

Imperial March by Williams/Coates
Performed by Steven Liu and Alex

Sonata in D by Albeniz
Rondo alla Turca by Mozart
Performed by Alex

Antique Dance by Hofe
A 16th-Century March by Anonymous
March Militaire by Schubert/arr. Bastien
Performed by Elijah

Russian Folk Dance by Beethoven
Little Prelude by Schytte
Performed by Ava

The Clown by Kabalevsky
Performed by Keira

Minuet in G by Bach
Canon by Pachelbel/arr. Schaum
Little Prelude with Variations by Schytte/arr. Ash
Performed by Dominik

The Entertainer by Joplin/arr. Faber
Popcorn by Miller/Ksiazek
Performed by Noah

The Night Horseman by Bober
Wild Horses by Mier
Performed by Ryan

Energico by Faber
Performed by Juliet

Swirling Winds by Vandall
Performed by Juliet and Mrs. Lorrie

Sonatina, Op. 36, No. 1 I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Vivace by Clementi
Performed by David

Avalanche, Op. 45, No. 2 by Heller
Performed by Ivan

The Girl with the Pearl Earrings bu Rollin
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Rollin
Performed by Phoebe

Sonatina in C by Latour
Performed by Aaron

Minuet in G by Bach
Scherzo, Op. 149, No. 6 by Diabelli
Performed by Aaron and Amanda

Impromptu, Op. 142, Np. 3 Theme and Variations by Schubert
Performed by Amanda