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performance AmiciMusic’s First Annual Winter Chamber Music Festival
2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 SEASON Daniel Meyer, Music Director
Call for tickets today! UPCOMING CONCERTS
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orchestras, and performed miciMusic, the new recitals across the country organization dedicated and in Europe. to performing high quality chamber music Friday, January 6 at 7:30 in intimate venues and p.m. – First Congregational non-traditional places, will Church at 20 Oak St. in present its first annual Winter downtown Asheville. SuggestChamber Music Festival with ed donation is $20 for adults several great concerts in Januand free for all children. ary. AmiciMusic was founded Saturday, January 7 at 7 p.m. by pianist Daniel Weiser in – White Horse Black MounOctober 2011 with a mission tain (www.whitehorseblackof making this type of music mountain.com or 828-669more accessible to a greater 0816). Tickets: $15 adults, variety of people by breaking $5 for students/children. down the barriers between audience and performers. Sunday, January 8 at 3 p.m. “Our concerts are very – House concert at a beautiful relaxed and informal, but filled Violinist Amy Lovinger country French-style manor with a great musical energy,” in Fletcher. Seating will be says Weiser. “I try to talk about limited and by reservation each composer and piece and only. $35 admission includes point out a couple things to lisfood and wine. Contact Dan ten for. People tell me it makes at (828) 505-2903 or e-mail for a much more active and daniel@amicimusic.org. enjoyable listening experience.” Because of the intimate On Saturday, January 14 at nature of many venues, includ7 p.m., Weiser will continue ing private homes, there is also his series, “A Short History a strong visual component to of the Piano” with Part V, these programs as people can featuring piano music of the “get close enough to feel the early 20th century, including vibrations, see the interplay Rachmaninoff, Joplin, Gerbetween the musicians, and swhin, and more interspersed become fully enveloped in the with fascinating stories about sonic dialogue.” each composer. Tickets are Weiser hopes to attract $15 and $5 for students/chilViolinist Rachel Patrick some new listeners, who might dren. At the White Horse think of chamber music as elitBlack Mountain. ist or stuffy. “Chamber music “The Power of Four” will originally meant ‘music among feature three prominent local friends’, which is exactly what string players, violinist Amy AmiciMusic means and what Lovinger, violist Kara Poorwe aim our programs to be,” baugh, and cellist Franklin says Weiser, who has a DoctorKeel, who will join with ate in Chamber Music from Weiser in a program of great the Peabody Conservatory and piano quartets by Mozart and has traveled around the world, Faure. All three are graduates performing in places such as of the Eastman School of MuEgypt, Israel, Pakistan, Thaisic, principals of the Asheville land, and more. “We think this Symphony, and members of is the way chamber music was Pianist Daniel Weiser the Opal String Quartet. meant to be heard and urge new people to try it just once Friday, January 20 at 7:30 — we think you will be hooked!” p.m. – First Congregational Church at 20 The Winter Chamber Music Festival Oak St in Asheville. Suggested donation of will feature several exciting musicians. First $20 for adults; free for children. up is sensational young phenom violinist Rachel Patrick, who will travel from IndiSaturday, January 21 at 7 p.m. – House ana University to perform with Weiser in a Concert at the incredible Grove Park house. program titled “Really Romantic” with muLimited seating and reservations required. sic of Grieg, Brahms, Clara Schumann, and $35 pp includes food and wine. Contact Kreisler. Patrick has won several awards Dan at (828) 505-2903 or e-mail daniel@ and competitions, soloed with several U.S. amicimusic.org.
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 11, 2012 • 8pm BEETHOVEN’S “PASTORAL” SYMPHONY Beethoven Liszt
Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” Piano Concerto No. 1 Jeanette Aufiero
Wagner Jeanette Aufiero
CONCER T SPONSOR
THE PAYNE FUND
Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
MARCH 17, 2012 BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO. 1 Rossini
Douglas O’Connor
La Scala di Seta Overture Glazunov Concerto for Alto Saxophone Piazzolla Oblivion Brahms Symphony No. 1
APRIL 14, 2012 MOZART’S “JUPITER” SYMPHONY MAY 12, 2012 THE PINES OF ROME
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
828.254.7046 • www.ashevillesymphony.org Sunday, January 22 at 4 p.m. – First Baptist
Finally, on
Sunday, January 29 at 2 p.m.,
Church in Weaverville at 63 N. Main St. Suggested donation of $20 for adults; free for children.
Thursday, January 26 at 7 p.m. – “The
Power of Clarinetist Fred Lemmons Four” at the White Horse Black Mountain. $15 for adults; $5 for students/children. www.whitehorseblackmountain.com of (828) 669-0816. On Saturday, January 28 at 7 p.m., AmiciMusic will team up with the Asheville Tango Orchestra to present “Totally Tango” at the White Horse Black Mountain. Come dance in this large space or just grab a drink and sit cabaret-style and listen to this six-piece band with two violins, accordion, bandoneon, piano, and bass. This is a rare opportunity to experience a full night of live tango music with one of the only Tango Orchestras in the Southeast.
clarinetist Fred Lemmons will team up with Weiser in “Classy Clarinet,” a program featuring wonderful music by Weber, Brahms, Cellist Franklin Keel Debussy, Bernstein, and a fun Kelzmer-style work by Simon Sargon. Lemmons is a recent transplant to Asheville, after serving 21 years with the U.S. Marine Band and performing for five presidents. He now teaches at Mars Hill and Brevard Colleges. Suggested donation of $20 for adults and free for children. If You All programs are subject to change. Go Visit www.amicimusic.org for
latest information. To get on the AmiciMusic e-mail list in order to get upto-date info on all concerts, please contact Dr. Weiser at daniel@amicimusic.org.
Vol. 15, No. 5 — Rapid River ArtS & CULTURE Magazine — January 2012