Chestnut Hill Concerts Announces its 2011 SeasonFour World-Class Chamber Music Programs at The Kate in Old SaybrookJune 9, 2011 | For Immediate Release Chestnut Hill Concerts, under the artistic direction of Ronald Thomas, will present four programs of world-class chamber music this August at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (“The Kate”) in Old Saybrook. Now in its forty-second year, the concert series will offer a wide range of musical selections spanning four centuries, and will feature baroque, classical, romantic, twentieth-century, and contemporary masterworks. The 2011 season of Chestnut Hill Concerts will take place at 8:00 p.m. on four consecutive Fridays: August 5, 12, 19, and 26. Concert sponsors include Guilford Savings Bank on August 12 and Essex Savings Bank on August 19. The series is also supported by a generous grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. Thirteen outstanding instrumentalists are on the artists roster this season, with four performing for the first time on the Chestnut Hill Concerts series. These artists have been drawn from the ranks of America’s finest chamber musicians, having appeared with many of the world’s most celebrated performers, as soloists with major orchestras, and as members of prestigious chamber and orchestral organizations. In addition to Ronald Thomas, the renowned cellist and artistic director of the series, performers include pianists Mihae Lee, Steven Beck, and Benjamin Hochman; violinists Steven Copes, Harumi Rhodes, Jennifer Frautschi, and Ida Levin; violists Jonathan Vinocour and Maiya Papach; cellists Julie Albers and Raman Ramakrishnan; and clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois. For biographies and photographs of the performers, in addition to complete program information, visit the Chestnut Hill Concerts website, www.chestnuthillconcerts.org. Subscriptions to the four concerts are $100 (orchestra) and $80 (balcony). Single tickets are $30 for orchestra and $25 for the balcony. To purchase tickets, contact the Kate box office at 877-503-1286, or visit www.thekate.org. The beautiful Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is located in an historic theatre/town hall on Main Street in Old Saybrook. Originally opened in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Center was renovated and reopened in 2009. It includes a 250-seat theatre and a small museum honoring Katharine Hepburn. For more information, visit www.thekate.org. About Chestnut Hill Concerts The present Artistic Director, Ronald Thomas, has led the series since 1989. He has brought musicians and programs of both musical excellence and broad appeal. As Artistic Director and co-founder of the Boston Chamber Music Society he has succeeded in enhancing Chestnut Hill’s growth, support and acclaim.
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All concerts are Friday nights at 8:00 pm at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Subscriptions to the four concerts are $100 (orchestra) and $80 (balcony). Single tickets are $30 for orchestra seats and $25 for the balcony. To purchase tickets, contact the Kate box office at 877-503-1286, or visit www.thekate.org August 5 Piston: Duo for Viola and Cello (1949) Harumi Rhodes, violin
August 12 Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet (1918) Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet August 19 Mozart: Violin Sonata in F major, K. 376 Ida Levin, violin August 26 Tsontakis: Knickknacks for Violin and Viola Steven Copes, violin |