15th season key datesIt will take a little while for all of this season's information to make its way to our website calendar page and eventually into your mailbox via the US Postal Service. In the interim, if you like to plan ahead, here are some key dates to save. 15th Season Public Events (as of Sept. 10) September 13, 5:30-6:30 pm: Open rehearsal and sidewalk reception (rain date: Sept. 15) October 22, 6:00 pm: Free community dinner and concert featuring the CMW Players with special guest, the Cecilia String Quartet (winner of the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition) November 3, 7:00 pm: Bela Bartok's Divertimento for Strings in performance and discussion, presented by The Providence Athenaeum (during CMW's November 3-13 "Bach and Beyond" festival) November 6, 4:00 pm: CMW Players and Haven String Quartet (quartet-in-residence for Music Haven) perform works by Bach, Dvorak, and Bartok (during CMW's November 3-13 "Bach and Beyond" festival) November 12, 5:00 pm: CMW Players with Fred Jodry, harpsichord, presented by the John Carter Brown Library performing music by Bach (during CMW's November 3-13 "Bach and Beyond" festival) November 13, 4:00 pm: CMW Players with Fred Jodry, harpsichord, at the Bell Street Chapel performing music by Bach (during CMW's November 3-13 "Bach and Beyond" festival) November 18-19: CMW and Brown University's Cogut Center for the Humanities co-present a conference on Music and Civil Society (details tba) December 6-11: Residency by Frank Rosenwein, prinicipal oboist of The Cleveland Orchestra. Performing activities on December 8 (7 pm Providence Athenaeum), 10 (4 pm Brown's Cogut Center), and 11 (4 pm West Side loft) January 21, 3:00 pm: Performance Party featuring CMW students and teachers January 26, 7:30 pm: Sonata series event (details tba) February 2, time tba: Fellows Quartet performance at John Hope Settlement House February 5, 2:00 pm: Fellows Quartet performing works by Haydn and Bartok, presented by Roger Williams University (Bristol) February 27-March 11: Residency by Knut Erik Jensen, pianist, including performing activities on March 8, 10, and 11 (4 pm free concert presented by Temple Beth-El) March 18, 3:00 pm: Sonata series event (details tba) March 23, 8:00 pm: CMW and CTRL+ALT+REPEAT co-present an evening of new music (details tba) March 30, 7:00 pm: Youth Salon featuring CMW students and teachers March 31, time tba: CMW presents touring musicians from the Ravinia Festival's Steans Music Institute, including violinist Miriam Fried, performing Schubert's string Quintet in C Major (fundraising event) April 8, 2:00 pm: Annual Fred Kelley Memorial Concert at the Bell Street Chapel featuring the Brahms Piano Quartet in A Major with guest artists Jeff Louie, piano, and Dmitry Kustanovich, viola April 12, 7:30 pm: Sonata series event (details tba) May 1-6: Residency by Duo Clarion (Chad Burrow and Amy Cheng), including performing activities on May 3 (7:30 pm at the Music Mansion), May 5 (details tbd), and May 6 (2 pm concert presented by Trinity Church in Newport) May 19: Performance Party featuring CMW students and teachers May 20: 2nd annual Jonathan June 9-10: 15th season reunion concerts (details tbd) Of course, details–including time and location–are subject to change over the course of the season. Please visit CMW's calendar page for the most accurate information. -Heath Marlow, Managing Director |