Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. ~Ludwig van Beethoven

 

 

 

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2008-2009 Concert Season

 

 

 

Tradition!! Jewish tradition in European Music

 

Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony no. 5
Anton Rubinstein: Piano Concerto in d-minor
  Rafał Lewandowski, piano (Poland)

Felix Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony

The program emphasizes the unique influence of the Jewish tradition and philosophy on classical music.

Fri., Oct. 24, 2008, 8pm • Trinity-On-Main, New Britain ...more >



Tchaikovsky - Evgeni Onegin (Virtuosi & CLO Production)

 

Tatyana - Jurate Svedaite (Lithuania)
Onyegin - Maksim Ivanov (Russia)
Lensky - Andrew Drost (USA)
  Directed by Jarosław Strzemień (Poland)

Presented in its original Russian language, this operatic
masterwork brings to life a great poem by Alexander Pushkin.

Fri., Nov. 28, 2008, 8PM • Trinity-On-Main, New Britain
Sun., Dec. 7, 2008, 6PM • Trinity-On-Main, New Britain...more>



Ballroom Body Language

Waltzes, Argentinean Tangos

Kreisler: Miniatures
Saint-Saens: Rondo Capriccioso

  Brunilda Myftaraj, violin (Albania, USA)

Enjoy the sensual rhythms of dances, and join us for the celebration of life.

Fri., Jan. 16, 2009, 8PM • Trinity-On-Main, New Britain ...more >



An Evening of Poetry and Music of J. S. Bach

Suite in b-minor, Violin Concertos in E-Major and a - minor

Sunday, Feb. 22, 5 PM • St. Paul’s Church, Kensington

free admission (free will offering will be collected)

Wed., March 11, 7 PM • Tunxis College, Farmington

free admission

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Verdi - La Traviata (Virtuosi & CLO Production)

Violetta - Jurate Svedaite (Lithuania)
Alfredo - Jeffrey Hartman (USA)

  Directed by
Yefim Maizel

Based on the true story of Madame Duplessis, a courtesan and a mistress of Dumas. Verdi adopts his novel for this famous opera.

Sunday, May 3, 2009, 6PM • Trinity-On-Main, New Britain ...more >



Freedom Calls

 

American Spirituals, Songs to poetry by Adam Mickiewicz
  Laurentiu Rotaru, bass (Romania)

Prokofiev: Simple Symphony

Longing for freedom expressed in various and beautiful ways, Slavic nostalgia in works of great Polish romantics.

Friday, May 15, 2009, 8PM • Trinity-On-Main, New Britain...more>



 

 

Other Performances:

 

Tchaikovsky - Evgeni Onegin

Sunday, November 23, 7PM, Garde, New London, CT

Read the review of the New London performance.......
 

Christmas Concert at CCSU

English, Italian, Polish Christmas Carols
with the New Britain Chorale
Sunday, December 14, CCSU, New Britain

 

Annual concert with the New Britain Chorale

Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn

Sunday, April 5th, 4 PM

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Verdi - La Traviata

Virtuosi and CLO Production

Sunday, April 26, 7 PM, Garde Arts Center, New London, CT

Friday, May 1, 7PM - Middletown High School / Arts Center

Saturday, May 9, 7:30 Woodstock, CT