Mozart, Brahms, and Dinner on the Decks

On Sunday afternoon, eighty-five people packed Todd Carranza’s living room on Smith Hill for an afternoon of music and food that is not likely to be soon forgotten. A program of Mozart Piano Quartet in E-flat and Brahms Piano Quartet in C Minor was followed by Todd’s all-out vegetarian buffet extravaganza, including dinner on the newly constructed decks that abut either end of his living room/concert hall. Will Fedkenheuer (vln), Michael Reynolds (vcl), Carol Rodland (vla), and Lura Johnson-Lee (pno) provided a passionate and inspiring performance for us.  CMW Board President Karen Romer and Providence Mayor David Cicilline (pictured) provided the opening remarks.

Here are a few selections from the dinner menu, to make you jealous if you weren’t there to enjoy them in person: melon & mango salad, orange & artichoke soup, sweet potato & onion soup leek, mushroom & lemon risotto, mixed vegetable balti, pistachio blancmanges, banana brown butter torte… (there were others!)

-Heath Marlow, CMW staff