Juno: This World

Juno Orchestra and its Music Director Zon Eastes present a program for string orchestra titled “This World” on Sunday, February 8, at 2:30 p.m. at the BMC. The concert premieres a new work by noted Vermont composer Erik Nielsen. The composition by Nielsen, “In the Midst......More

Juno Orchestra and its Music Director Zon Eastes present a program for string orchestra titled “This World” on Sunday, February 8, at 2:30 p.m. at the BMC. The concert premieres a new work by noted Vermont composer Erik Nielsen. The composition by Nielsen, “In the Midst of It All,” aligns with the program’s overall focus on recurrence, says Eastes. “It opens with four downward-stepping notes resting atop somber chords. The four-note cell reappears throughout the work and seems to stand as an emotional marker.” Eastes explains that the entire program features structural elements that circle and reiterate or, like the Earth, rotate and orbit, passacaglias, chaconnes, and minimalist cells, “a fascinating platform for all sorts of improvisatory exploration, akin to jazz.” Three Juno musicians will be featured as soloists for this concert, performing works by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Violinists Ryan Shannon and Kathy Andrew will perform “Passacaglia” and cellist Jennifer Morsches will present “Fratres.” Ryan Shannon is a freelance violinist based in Boston. He performs widely throughout New England and has shared the stage with Celtic Woman, Il Divo, and Johnny Mathis as well as such masters as Yo-Yo Ma and Andrea Bocelli. He studied at the New England Conservatory under Lucy Chapman and Nicholas Kitchen and is the Artistic Director of Heartspur Arts Festival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as well as a core member of Juventas New Music Ensemble in Boston. Kathy Andrew, Juno concertmaster, is also the Assistant Concertmaster of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MA). She performed with Opera North, the New England Bach Festival and has performed with the Dartmouth, Albany, Berkshire, and New Hampshire Symphonies, as well as with the Arcadia Players. She has taught violin and viola at Bennington College and Keene State College, and chamber music at Dartmouth College. She is also currently teaching violin, viola and chamber music at the BMC. Cellist Jennifer Morsches is Co-Artistic Director of Sarasa Ensemble, based in Cambridge, MA, acknowledged for its outreach in youth detention centers in the Boston area. She is a founding member of Richter Ensemble and a longtime member of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Les Siècles, and Orchestre des Champs-Élysées. Morsches graduated from Smith College with degrees in Music History and German Literature, and was awarded the Ernst Wallfisch Prize in Music. She received her Master’s and Doctorate in Cello Performance at the Mannes College of Music and SUNY at Stony Brook. “I am so grateful for the cultural richness that is Brattleboro and the surrounding area,” says Eastes. “We are all so much richer for the many fine musicians who have made this their home.” Juno will also perform an orchestral arrangement of Philip Glass’ “String Quartet No. 5,” composed in 1991 as well as Henry Purcell’s Chacony in G minor, written around 1680 in London.

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Chamber Series: Musicians From Marlboro Group 2

Claire Bourg & Stephanie Zyzak, violin Cara Pogossian, viola Marcy Rosen, cello Nina Bernat, double bass Javier Morales-Martinez, clarinet Natalya Rose Vrbsky, bassoon Carys Sutherland, horn Sorey: Untitled (2023)Beethoven: String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2Beetho......More

Claire Bourg & Stephanie Zyzak, violin Cara Pogossian, viola Marcy Rosen, cello Nina Bernat, double bass Javier Morales-Martinez, clarinet Natalya Rose Vrbsky, bassoon Carys Sutherland, horn Sorey: Untitled (2023)Beethoven: String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2Beethoven: Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

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February Recess

The BMC front office is closed for this week. Please check with your instructor to find out if you have a lesson. Enjoy your holiday!

Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Portland String Quartet: Point of Departure

This program explores moments when composers stepped beyond the familiar to chart new artistic territory. Anton Webern’s Langsamer Satz reveals a lyrical, late-Romantic voice rarely associated with his later atonal work. Ken Benshoof’s Sweeter Than Wine blends classical......More

This program explores moments when composers stepped beyond the familiar to chart new artistic territory. Anton Webern’s Langsamer Satz reveals a lyrical, late-Romantic voice rarely associated with his later atonal work. Ken Benshoof’s Sweeter Than Wine blends classical form with American folk and jazz, creating music that feels both intimate and fresh. Eleanor Alberga’s String Quartet No. 2 bursts with rhythmic drive and bold contrasts, drawing on African-Caribbean roots. Prokofiev’s String Quartet No. 2, written during wartime exile, transforms folk melodies into something strikingly original. Each piece reflects a turning point – a departure from the expected – inviting listeners to experience the spirit of creative risk and reinvention.

Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Sarasa: alla Bolognese

Not only renowned for its famous ragù, Bologna was the hotspot for many pioneering 17th-century musicians who paved the way for the flowering of instrumental music in Europe. Works for cornetto, violin, cello and organ by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, ......More

Not only renowned for its famous ragù, Bologna was the hotspot for many pioneering 17th-century musicians who paved the way for the flowering of instrumental music in Europe. Works for cornetto, violin, cello and organ by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, Bononcini, Torelli, Antonii & Montalbano. With Elicia Silverstein, violin Nathaniel Cox, cornetto/theorbo/guitar Jennifer Morsches, cello John McKean, organ

Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Joyous Fire String Quartet: Spring Forward with Haydn and Mozart!

Franz Joseph Haydn:String Quartet in G major, opus 33, no. 5 HOB III:41String Quartet in d minor, opus 76, no. 2 HOB III:76 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:String Quartet in Eb , KV 428 Kathy Andrew, violinMichelle Liechti, violinGregory Diehl, violaSabine Rhyne, violoncello Su......More

Franz Joseph Haydn:String Quartet in G major, opus 33, no. 5 HOB III:41String Quartet in d minor, opus 76, no. 2 HOB III:76 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:String Quartet in Eb , KV 428 Kathy Andrew, violinMichelle Liechti, violinGregory Diehl, violaSabine Rhyne, violoncello Sunday, March 8 at 3:00 pmBrattleboro Music Center Tickets: General Admission$20 In Advance, $25 at the Door

Chamber Series: Hristova/Polonsky concert

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Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Tessitura

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Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Chamber Series: Ignat Solzhenitsyn

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Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States