Save the Dates for the Second Season of "Intimate Voices"
I am happy to announce the dates for the second season of Intimate Voices Chamber Concerts. This season, we will again have three Saturday evenings of music and two Sunday afternoon Family Programs, all played by world-class musicians in the warm and acoustically excellent sanctuary of CSAIR, the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale.
Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm
November 20, 2010
January 8, 2011
March 5, 2011
Sunday afternoon Family Programs from 2-3 pm
November 21, 2010
March 6, 2011
Our inaugural season musicians – Renée Jolles, Danielle Farina, and James Wilson – are delighted to be returning and joining me for all events, and we have planned an exciting season of music by composers from Haydn and Mozart through Mendelssohn and Schubert to Bartok and Shostakovich. In response to suggestions from our enthusiastic audience, doors will open on Saturday evenings at 7:30 for relaxing and socializing (wine, coffee and tea included) before the music begins at 8:00, and we will of course continue to have a reception with the musicians after each evening concert.
Our lively Sunday Family Programs include selections from the previous evening's concert in an hour-long interactive format that engages the entire family in exploring the music. We will be offering free admission to these Sunday Family Programs to any adults accompanied by a child, so come out to a concert on Saturday night and return on Sunday with the kids or grandkids!
So mark your calendars, tell your friends, and please continue to send any suggestions or comments to me at intimatevoiceschamberconcerts@gmail.com. And check back here soon for complete program, artist, and ticket details.
-Sheila Reinhold, Music Director
A Note from the Music Director
“Intimate Voices” is an opportunity for both audiences and musicians to experience the immediacy and intensity that is at the heart of chamber music and was experienced by composers, performers, patrons and lovers of this music for centuries.
The musicians participating, who bring a wealth of concert experience in venues all over the globe, introduce the pieces in a relaxed atmosphere. The warmth and excellent acoustics of the sanctuary at the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale offer the ideal setting for chamber music, and refreshments throughout the evening, as well as a reception with the musicians following, add to the intimacy of the Saturday night concerts.
The Sunday afternoon Family Programs, designed for families with kids ages six and up, feature selections from the previous night’s concert in a lively hour-long program that actively involves the audience in exploring the music, and engages the whole family. We believe chamber music in this setting is a chance for families to really get close to great music and to the musicians playing it, and the excitement of chamber music in this interactive setting can inspire children’s enjoyment and participation in music-making of all kinds for years to come.
We hope you will join us, and we look forward to sharing our "intimate voices" with you in Riverdale!
-Sheila Reinhold
This Past Season's Performances
Saturday Evening, November 7, 2009 at 8:00pm
Sunday Afternoon Family Program, November 8 at 2:00-3:00pm (selections)
Haydn, String Quartet Op. 76 #1
Ravel, Sonata for Violin and Cello
Smetana, String Quartet #1 “From My Life”
| Renée Jolles, violin | Sheila Reinhold, violin |
| Danielle Farina, viola | James Wilson, cello |
Saturday Evening, January 9, 2010 at 8:00pm
Leclair, Sonata in E minor for Two Violins
Mozart, Duo in C major for Two Violins
Glière, Eight Duos for Two Violins, from Op. 39
Victoria Bond, “Woven” for Two Violins
Spohr, Duo in D major for Two Violins
| Renée Jolles, violin | Sheila Reinhold, violin |
Saturday Evening March 6, 2010 at 8:00pm
Sunday Afternoon Family Program, March 7, at 2:00pm-3:00pm (selections)
Haydn, String Quartet Op. 76 #5
Beethoven, String Trio Op.9 #3
Dvořák, String Quartet Op. 96, “American”
| Renée Jolles, violin | Sheila Reinhold, violin | |
| Danielle Farina, viola | James Wilson, cello |
Artists/ Inaugural Season
Violist Danielle Farina enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, teacher, and recording artist. Formerly violist of the Lark Quartet, with whom she toured worldwide, she is now with the Elements Quartet and performs with a number of ensembles in the New York area, among them the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Violinist Renée Jolles has specialized in a wide variety of styles from the Baroque to the contemporary. She has given solo performances with orchestras in the U.S. and Europe and has premiered hundreds of works. She is a member of Continuum and of the Jolles Duo, a concertmaster of the world-renowned conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and has performed at festivals such as the Marlboro, Bard, Bowdoin, and Taos festivals.
Violinist Sheila Reinhold first performed as soloist with orchestra at age nine at the 92nd St. Y, and at fourteen began five years of study with Jascha Heifetz. Her varied career has included solo appearances with Zubin Mehta and Andre Kostelanetz, chamber music with Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky and premiers of solo and chamber works for both violin and viola.
Cellist James Wilson has performed as recitalist and chamber musician at music festivals such as the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York and the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. He performs regularly with many groups including Music from Copland House, the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, with which he has served as principal cellist. He has also been a member of the Shanghai and Chester String Quartets, touring worldwide with both groups.
2009-2010 Season Ticket Information
| Saturday Evening Tickets $60 for a three-concert subscription Single ticket $25, $22/seniors, $15/students Saturday evening ticket prices include refreshments and reception |
Sunday Family Program Tickets
$10/adults, $5/children, $5/seniors
The Support-Music-for-Kids! Package
$180: includes two Saturday evening three-concert subscriptions, plus a $60 donation (tax-deductible to extent permissible by law) to support the Sunday Family Programs. With each package, two tickets to each Family Program concert will be donated to local schools and organizations.
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For more information and to order tickets call the CSAIR office, 718 543-8400 or send an e-mail to intimatevoiceschamberconcerts@gmail.com.
Directions to CSAIR
Become a Friend of Intimate Voices
We hope you will consider supporting this series in all its artistic and community-building efforts. Creating a sustainable and affordable chamber music program in Riverdale will require financial support from the community. So please contribute in any amount possible for you (tax -deductible to extent permissible by law), and become a Friend of Intimate Voices. Checks may be sent, made out to CSAIR and designated for Intimate Voices, to: CSAIR, 475 West 250th Street, Bronx, NY 10471.
