MUSIC: Hartford Symphony to present 'Spring Strings'
Apr. 15—The Hartford Symphony Orchestra Spotlight Series continues today with "Spring Strings," filmed at the Connecticut Historical Society.
Tickets are $15. The concert will be available to stream today through Sunday, May 9.
The Spotlight series is a new way to experience the HSO with 60-minute performances by HSO ensembles and guests recorded at venues in and around Hartford, and available on-demand for a limited time.
For tickets and information, visit:
hartfordsymphony.org/concerts/spotlight-april
"Spring Strings" will feature Edward German's "Three Dances" from "Henry VIII" by Philip Glass' String Quartet No. 2; "Company" by Florence Price's Adante; "Lullaby" by George Gershwin; "Hedwig's Theme" by John Williams (arr. Peter Zay); and Beethoven's "String Trio in C Minor, Mvt. I & II."
The concert is performed by three ensenbles:
HSO String Quartet: Lisa Rautenberg, violin; Martha Kayser, violin; Nicholas Borghoff, viola; and Jeffrey Krieger, cello).
HSO Piacere Quartet: Jaroslaw Lis, violin; Deborah Tyler, violin; Michael Wheeler, viola; and Jia Cao, cello
HSO Mosaic Trio: Lu Sun Friedman, violin; Pat Daly Vance, viola; and Peter Zay, cello.
—The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will also present a virtual Sunday Serenades concert titled "Sculpture and the Symphony: From Prometheus
to Piazzolla," available through June 10.
The performance was filmed at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
The HSO and Wadsworth teamed up to set the Wadsworth exhibition "Ancient Made Modern: Paul Manship" to a program of chamber music curated by HSO Concertmaster Leonid Sigal. Watch HSO musicians perform music by Samuel Barber, Astor Piazzolla, Richard Strauss, and Ludwig van Beethoven surrounded by the shimmering sculpture by Paul Manship.
Tickets are $15, $10 for HSO subscribers and Wadsworth Atheneum members.
For information and to purchase tickets, visit:
Manchester Symphony and Chorale
MANCHESTER — The Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will offer its final, free online master class Monday at 7:30 p.m.
The topic is "Hidden Choral & Orchestral Jewels by Black Composers" part 2, presented by Carolina Flores and Luca Antonucci. Flores is chorale director of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale and a music professor at Manchester Community College. Antonucci is the orchestra director.
For information and to obtain the Zoom link, go to: msoc.org
Jorgensen Center
STORRS — The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will live stream the UConn School of Fine Arts Music Faculty Showcase Friday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m.
The event will feature music department faculty Solomiya Ivakhiv (violin), Sophie Shao (cello), Louis Hanzlik (trumpet), and Eric Reed (French horn), with special guest Tanya Bannister (piano).
The music program features:
—"Fantasy for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G Minor," Florence Price.
—"Falling Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano," Kenneth Fuchs.
—"Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40," Johannes Brahms.
—"Libertango" (arr. by Louis Hanzlik), Astor Piazzolla.
—"Oblivion" (arr. by Louis Hanzlik), Astor Piazzolla.
—"Danzon, arr. for Trumpet, Violin, Horn and Piano," Paquito D'Rivera.
A question-and-answer session will follow the concert.
Tickets are $15. For information and to purchase tickets, visit:
South Church
NEW BRITAIN — South Church will present husband-and-wife duo Annie Trépanier and Steve Larson in a virtual concert Sunday at 4 p.m. on the church's YouTube channel.
Trépanier (violin) and Larson (viola) met as members of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and have been making music together ever since. The couple lives in Winsted and will perform together and as part of the Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, Adaskin String Trio, and Ensemble Schumann.
For Sunday's concert, the duo will premier a program featuring works by Penderecki, Handel, and Michael White.
To access the concert, visit:
youtube.com/SouthChurchNewBritainCT
Music at the Red Door
WEST HARTFORD — Music at the Red Door will hold its Spring Chamber Music Concert Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Saint John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave.
The cost is $20.
The concert will feature HSO Concertmaster Leonid Sigal and Friends and will be livestreamed and available to a limited in-person audience.
Sigal will be on violin, joined by Aekyung Kim, viola; Peter Zay, cello; and Andrius Žlabys, piano.
The program includes:
—"String Trio in G, op. 9, no. 1," Beethoven.
—"Violin Sonata No. 1 in f minor, Op. 80," Prokofiev.
—'Piano Quartet No. 1 in c minor, Op. 15," Faure.
For information and to make a reservation, visit: reddoormusic.org/events
Coast Guard Band
GROTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Band will present "An Evening of Chamber Music" Friday at 7 p.m. at the Groton Bible Chapel, 66 Toll Gate Road. Commander Adam Williamson will lead a lively performance of Mozart's wind octet "Serenade in C" and clarinetist and chief musician Cedric Mayfield will perform an improvised medley of spirituals and pop tunes.
Limited seating is available for this live event. Tickets are free, but required, and can be obtained by visiting:
us-coast-guard-band.ticketleap.com
COVID-19 protocols will be in place, including wearing of masks and social distancing.
For information, visit: www.uscg.mil/band
—The U.S. Coast Guard Band Jazz Nonet will present a virtual performance of the iconic 1957 Miles Davis album "Birth of the Cool," Sunday, April 25, at 2 p.m.
For information and the concert link, visit the website.
The Bushnell
The Bushnell will present a special livestream performance of "Titanique: The Maiden Voyage Concert" Sunday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m.
The show is the combination of the music of Celine Dion and the Oscar-winning film "Titanic" that turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical and joyful slay-fest.
Tickets start at $29 and are available at:
bushnell.org/shows-concerts/titanique-the-maiden-voyage-concert
Somers concerts
SOMERS — The Somers Cultural Commission will present a series of 18 free, outdoor concerts at the Gazebo at 19 Battle St. during the spring, summer, and fall.
The opening show is Saturday, May 1, featuring The Cartells party and dance band. Rain date is the next day at the same time and location. Bring a chair and a picnic. Social distancing and masks will be required. A free-will offering accepted.
For information, call Ann Levesque at 860-749-2630 or go to:
