FESTIVAL SERIES #1 Fantasy in Folk Style: Musical Flavors from Around the World
Friday, August 19 at 7:30 PM (7:15 PM Pre-Concert Chat) at Zion Fellowship (5188 Bristol Road, Canandaigua, NY)
“Mike Block is my definition of the ideal musician for the 21st cetury.” -Yo-Yo Ma “A virtuoso soloist and rhythm monster.” -Darol Anger
This evening explores the rich folk and ethnic influences on composers from France, Eastern Europe, and America. Maurice Ravel’s lush String Quartet highlights this French composer’s fascination with the “exotic,” including motifs from the Orient and rhythms from Spanish Flamenco style. Filled with nostalgic Slavoic Folk melodies, Antonin Dvorak’s exuberant Sextet conjures up a trip to the Czech countryside.
And, you’ll find yourself humming favorite American and Appalachian tunes when cellist Mike Blockand friends take the stage in a musical melting-pot jam session that is sure to blow you away!
Maurice Ravel: Quartet in F
Tessera Quartet
Antonin Dvorak: Sextet in A major, Op. 48
Kevin Kumar and Cordelia Paw, violins
Edward Klorman and Emily Daggett Smith, violas
Amy Sue Barston and Mike Block, cellos
Mike Bloch: original compositions and fiddling selections (to be announced from the stage)
Mike Block, cello
with Kevin Kumar, violin; and Amy Sue Barston, cello
Tickets: $60 Patron | $35 General | $10 Student
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FESTIVAL SERIES #2 – A Breath of Fresh Air
Sunday, August 21 at 7:30 PM (7:15 PM Pre-Concert Chat) at Bristol Harbour (5410 Seneca Pt. Rd, Canandaigua, NY)
“Katz played with assertive and at times explosive energy.” -The New York Times
Enjoy a breath of fresh air, courtesy of Moran Katz, the internationally renowned Israeli clarinet and recorder soloist! Ms. Katz performs Brahms’s beloved Clarinet Quintet, and you’ll “get your groove on”as she performs Guillaume Connesson’s vibrant Disco Toccata.
As a musical appetizer, you’ll enjoy Beethoven’s rustic Country Dances, performed by Ms. Katz on sopranino recorder. To round off the program, the Tessera Quartet performs Schubert’s lyrical Rosamunde Quartet.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Country Dances
Moran Katz, sopranino recorder
Cordelia Paw, violin
Amy Sue Barston, cello
Guillaume Connesson: Disco Toccata
Moran Katz, clarinet
Amy Sue Barston, cello
Franz Schubert: Quartet in A minor (“Rosamunde”), D. 804
Tessera Quartet
Johannes Brahms: Quintet in B minor for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 115
Moran Katz, clarinet
Kevin Kumar, violin
Emily Smith, violin
Edward Klorman, viola
Amy Sue Barston, cello
Tickets: $60 Patron | $35 General | $10 Student
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FESTIVAL SERIES #3 – A Crime of Passion: The Kreutzer Sonata
Friday, August 26 at 7:30 PM (7:15 PM Pre-Concert Chat) at Zion Fellowship (5188 Bristol Road, Canandaigua, NY)
Could a violin sonata drive a man to commit murder? Tolstoy’s gripping novella The Kreutzer Sonatarecounts the tale of a husband driven to a jealous rage after hearing a passionate performance of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata played by his wife and another man.
This memorable evening begins with the Beethoven sonata (performed by violinist Nurit Pacht and pianist Lowell Liebermann), followed by a dramatic reading from the Tolstoy by David Rakoff, the award-winning actor, noted author, and radio personality. The concert closes with Czech composer Leos Janacek’s String Quartet No. 1, which is a romantic musical reflection on the Tolstoy story.
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in A minor (“Kreutzer”), Op. 47
Nurit Pacht, violin
Lowell Liebermann, piano
Leo Tolstoy: excerpts from The Kreutzer Sonata
David Rakoff, narrator
Leos Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 (“The Kreutzer Sonata”)
Elisa Barston, violin
Nurit Pacht, violin
Edward Klorman, viola
Amy Sue Barston, cello
Tickets: $60 Patron | $35 General | $10 Student
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FESTIVAL SERIES #4 – Season Finale
Sunday, August 28 at 7:30 PM (7:15 PM Pre-Concert Chat) at Zion Fellowship (5188 Bristol Road, Canandaigua, NY)
A distinctive voice.” -The New York Times “For all of Mr. Liebermann’s obvious technical gifts, he has something far more valuable: emotional honesty. There is rich sentiment and genuine feeling to his music.” -Greenville News
Celebrating the 50th birthday season of the celebrated American composer Lowell Liebermann, the season is capped with a performance of Mr. Liebermann’s powerful Piano Quintet, with the composer performing at the piano. In a special collaboration with violist Edward Klorman, Mr. Liebermann also performs Schumann’s dreamy Fairy Tale Pictures.
Back by popular demand, violinist Elisa Barston returns to perform a virtuosic solo sonata by the Belgian composer-violinist Eugene Ysaye, widely hailed as the “king of the violin.”
Robert Schumann: Fairy Tale Pictures, Op. 113
Lowell Liebermann, piano
Edward Klorman, viola
Eugene Ysaye: Solo Sonata No. 4 in E minor (“Fritz Kreisler”)
Elisa Barston, violin
Lowell Liebermann: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 34
Lowell Liebermann, piano
Nurit Pacht and Elisa Barston, violins
Edward Klorman, viola
Amy Sue Barston, cello
Tickets: $60 Patron | $35 General | $10 Student
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CLASSICAL BLUE JEANS #1: Marvelous Mayhem with Mike Block and Friends
Posted in Festival Concerts
Wednesday, August 17 at 6 PM
Each Classical Blue Jeans concert offers a lively musical show in the relaxed setting of the Wegmans Market Cafe, plus a barbecue dinner with the musicians (dinner included in ticket price). Availability is extremely limited, so make your reservation today. To request a vegetarian meal, please email info@LakeMusicFestival.org.
“Mike Block’s witty songs, entertaining cello accompaniment and delicious arco solos are absolutely engaging.” -Mark O’Connor
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CLASSICAL BLUE JEANS #1: Marvelous Mayhem with Mike Block and Friends
Wednesday, August 17 at 6 PM
Wegmans Market Cafe (345 Eastern Blvd, Canandaigua, NY)
What happens when you put four fantastic musicians in a room with no rules? Come and find out! Hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the “ideal musician of the 21st century,” pioneering multi-genre cellist and vocalist Mike Block will lead a band of your favorite musicians in improvised musican adventures spanning fiddling to bluegrass to rock to classical. Music will be newly arranged especially for this one-time gather in Canandaigua, and the group will include celebrated violinist and R&B singer Kevin Kumar, plus Canandaigua favorites cellist Amy Sue Barston and violist Edward Klorman.
Limited Seating! Tickets: $50 General | $25 Children (under 12)
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CLASSICAL BLUE JEANS #2: An Evening with Rami Vamos
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Wednesday, August 24 at 6 PM
Each Classical Blue Jeans concert offers a lively musical show in the relaxed setting of the Wegmans Market Cafe, plus a barbecue dinner with the musicians (dinner included in ticket price). Availability is extremely limited, so make your reservation today. To request a vegetarian meal, please email info@LakeMusicFestival.org.
CLASSICAL BLUE JEANS #2: An Evening with Rami Vamos
Wednesday, August 24 at 6 PM
Wegmans Market Cafe (345 Eastern Blvd, Canandaigua, NY)
Prepare yourself for a hilarious, informative, and interactive musical romp with Rami Vamos, guitarist, composer, and Teaching Artist for the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Joined by CLF’s tremendous Artists in Residence and dressed in 18th century garb as his alter-ego Wolfgang Amadeus Schmuzinberry, Rami will lead the audience in a creative exploration of some of the crown-jewels of the chamber music repertoire.
Limited Seating! Tickets: $50 General | $25 Children (under 12)
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Community Event #1: Dinner & Music
Thursday, August 18 at 6:30 p.m.
This wonderful dinner and music concert has limited seating.
Join friends in a private home at Seneca Point overlooking Canandaigua Lake for an unforgettable evening of dinner and music.
Amy Sue Barston
Community Event #1: Dinner & Music Concert
Enjoy your friends and share this rare experience of dinner, music, in a quaint setting. Limited seating so first come, first serve.
Price $75 each. You can add quantity at checkout.
Community Event #2: Family Concert at Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame
Thursday, August 25 at 10:30 a.m.
This community concert is open and free to the public. Music should be enjoyed by everyone, by any age.
Wolfgang Amadeus Schmutzinberry
Community Event #2: Family Concert at Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame
175 South Main Street
Canandaigua, NY
This 30-minute comic musical play introduces children both to the textures of the string quartet as well as the compositional process. Watch as the mediocre genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Schmutzinberry, creates his masterpiece to the sounds of a live string quartet. Don’t miss the cameo appearance by Ludwig van Beethoven!
Recommended for ages 5-11, but all are welcome.
Free — no ticket required.