August 22, 2011
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Violinist Catherine Cosbey said string quartets can be rediscovered for the rest of one’s life.
“It teaches me more about myself and it helps me dig deeper within,” she said. “I hope that is something that we can pass on to our audience. Apart from being a respite from the outside world, I hope that it can help with some soul-searching.”
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August 15, 2011
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“This Spanish Brass concert is like a journey through a museum,” said Carlos Benetó Grau, trumpet player and founding member of the Spanish Brass ensemble. “When you are in a museum, you see artists of so many different styles. That’s what we want to bring to the audience.”
Join the journey, starting with Baroque and ending with jazz, at 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall as part of the Logan Chamber Music Series.
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August 8, 2011
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After 37 years as an ensemble, the Audubon Quartet will play its final concert, featuring the music of Antonín Dvořák and a quintet with special guest David Salness at 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall.
“We could’ve gone to New York City. We could’ve gone to some European country,” cellist Clyde Thomas Shaw said. “Of all the places we could’ve gone, we came to Chautauqua, because Chautauqua has given us so much, and we’ve formed so many friendships here.”
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August 2, 2011
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If there is one thing required of musicians in the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, it’s stamina. After wading through endless seas of music for the three concerts they perform each week, you would think the last thing a CSO musician would do with his or her precious free time is organize another concert.
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August 1, 2011
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This summer, the Audubon Quartet is saying farewell, but not goodbye.
In the first of two final concerts before the quartet disbands, the ensemble will perform the first and last of Beethoven’s string quartets at 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall.
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July 25, 2011
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For Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra principal flute Richard Sherman, playing in the Chautauqua Wind Quintet is personally and professionally gratifying.
“It hones my skills and enhances our rapport and our ability to play collectively,” he said. “It makes what we do in the orchestra even that much more heightened. The best orchestral playing is chamber music. This is a smaller version of that.”
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July 18, 2011
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Variety is the spice of life. For Calmus, it also is an important part of the group’s musical philosophy.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s a pop arrangement, a Bach motet or a Brahms setting or a secular piece,” baritone Ludwig Böhme said. “To bring the music to life is the most important thing that we do.”
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July 11, 2011
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The Chautauqua Quartet performs one concert a year. At 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, four members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra will play a program of contrasting works from Mozart and Jean Sibelius.
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July 4, 2011
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“It’s just like getting together with old friends and having a musical glass of champagne,” said cellist Arie Lipsky about the New Arts Trio, which performs at 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall as part of the Logan Chamber Music Series.
The New Arts Trio has been in residence at Chautauqua for 33 years and was founded by pianist Rebecca Penneys. Lipsky joined the trio in 1996 and violinist Jacques Israelievitch joined in 1999. Each member of the New Arts Trio is deeply involved with the Chautauqua School of Music: Penneys is Piano Chair, Lipsky is Chamber Music Chair and Israelievitch is Strings Chair.
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June 27, 2011
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From panpipes to Persian modes, the Del Sol String Quartet brings contemporary composers from around the world to a chamber music setting. At 4 p.m. today, violinists Kate Stenberg and Rick Shinozaki, violist Charlton Lee and cellist Kathryn Bates Williams will fill Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall with the music of living composers.
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