Terzetta

Thursday, October 8, 2009
8 p.m. Alumni Theatre

Performing chamber music for flute, cello, and piano by prominent, though relatively unknown, women composers. Includes works by acclaimed French composer Louise Farrenc (19th c.), African-American Undine Smith Moore, and the passionate Spanish-born composer Elisenda Fábregas.

Faculty Favorites: Celebrate!

Friday November 6, 2009
8 p.m. Alumni Theatre

Caldwell College music faculty perform their favorite works to celebrate the inauguration of Caldwell College’s new president, Dr. Nancy Blattner. From Baroque to jazz, we will celebrate with chamber music by Handel, Schubert, Rachmaninoff and our jazz favorites!

Garden State Opera

Sunday, November 15, 2009
4 p.m. Student Center
Free performance of excerpts for schools:
Friday, November 13, 2009 1 p.m.

Il Campanello di Notte (The Night Bell) by Donizetti sung in Italian with supertitles.

A delightful one-act comic opera of a wedding night constantly interrupted.

Four Scenes from ‘Mathis der Maler’ by Hindemith (New Jersey Premiere)

This opera illustrates the artist’s struggle for expression.

The Garden State Opera performs in northern New Jersey with singers and musicians from the NYC metro area. Founder and artistic director, Francesco Santelli, has conducted many opera and orchestral performances in the U.S. and Italy. For more information go to www.gardenstateopera.homestead.com.

*This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

Christmas Spectacular – All Tickets $10

Friday, December 11, 2009 – 8 p.m. Student Center Auditorium

Celebrate the holiday season featuring works by women composers! The Caldwell College Choir and Wind Ensemble will perform holiday selections concluding with our annual carol sing along, under the direction of Laura Greenwald and Rebecca Vega

The Principals of the Gramercy Brass

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 8 p.m. Alumni Theatre

Led by founder and music director, John Henry Lambert, the principal performers of the award winning Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York will perform brass chamber works by Gabrieli, Handel, Debussy and GBO principal and Caldwell faculty member, Max Morden. As ensemble in residence, Gramercy Brass members perform and teach at Caldwell College and run a summer Brass Camp for junior and senior high school students. For more information see www.gramercybrass.com

All Seasons Chamber Players

Thursday, March 25, 2010 – 8 p.m. Alumni Theatre

The always popular All Seasons Chamber Players return to Caldwell presenting a program of Romantic and early 20th century music including the Impressionistic “Three Water Colors for Flute, Cello and Piano” by Philippe Gaubert; “Pictures from the East”, “Six Impromptus” and “Three Romances for Flute and Piano” by Robert Schumann as well as the Chopin “Trio in G Minor for Piano, Violin and Cello.”

Oni Buchanan, pianist/poet In the Moment: Women Composers of the 21st Century

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 – 8 p.m. Alumni Theatre

Poetry Reading

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 – 12 p.m. Alumni Theatre

Award winning poet and pianist, Oni Buchanan designs and performs interdisciplinary concerts directly engaging the connections between music and the arts, in this case, poetry. Featuring solo piano works written by women composers since the year 2000, this concert includes Joan Tower's “Vast Antique Cubes/Throbbing Still” based on John Ashbery’s poem "No Longer Very Clear", and Cindy Cox's “The blackbird whistling/Or just after,” based on Wallace Stevens’ famous poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” For more information see: www.onibuchanan.com.

Schola Repertory Singers

Sunday, April 18, 2010 – 4 p.m. Alumni Theatre

The Schola Repertory Singers is a select group drawn from Schola Cantorum on Hudson, the acclaimed choral ensemble directed by Deborah Simpkin King. This program will span the ages, featuring vocal music ranging from the surprising poetic intrigue of Baroque composers Monteverdi and Gesualdo to 19th c. German and English part songs and the chanson of early 20th c. French impressionism.