Season Calendar of Public Events (2012-2013)
Additional events may be posted on this page as the season progresses. Please check back, or sign up for our e-newsletter mailing list to receive notification here.
Fellowship Seminars
Fridays, 12:00-3:00 pm
Our series of monthly brown bag lunch seminars which focus on topics relevant to the understanding of our unique organizational model. Please call the CMW office if you would like to attend.
For a complete listing of
dates, click here (N.B. 2012-2013 list will be updated in October 2012).
Concert Admission Policy
CMW is committed to providing the greatest possible access to live music. While some Community MusicWorks Players concerts are free events, others may have a suggested donation or ticket cost associated with them. We hope that the price of admission will not prevent you fr
om attending a concert. Please contact Community MusicWorks for more information.
September
Thursday, September 6, 5:30-6:30 pm
Open Rehearsal
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet, Opus 18 No. 1
Community MusicWorks
1392 Westminster Street
Admission: Free!
Thursday, September 13, 5:30-6:00 pm
CMW Players at Armory Farmers Market
Joachim Raff: Octet for Strings in C Major
Dexter Training Ground
Admission: Free!
Friday, September 21, 7:30-9:00 pm
CMW Players at Bowdoin College
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet, Opus 18 No. 1
Joachim Raff: Octet for Strings in C Major
Studzinski Recital Hall
Bowdoin College (Bowdoin, ME)
Admission: Free!
Saturday, October 20, 5:00-7:00 pm
Free concert and dinner
Canciones Populares (arranged by Gabriela Frank)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95
John Hope Settlement House
7 Thomas P. Whitten Way
Admission: Free!
Sunday, October 21, 3:00-4:30 pm
CMW Players
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in E-flat Major, Opus 3
Canciones Populares (arranged by Gabriela Frank)
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95
Deedee Shattuck Gallery
One Partners Lane, off 865 Main Road (Westport, MA)
Admission: suggested donation
Thursday, October 25, 7:00-8:00 pm
Sonata Series Event #1, with Aaron Jackson, piano
Arthur Bliss: Viola Sonata (Annalisa Boerner)
Benjamin Britten: Cello Sonata (Adrienne Taylor)
Main Gallery, The RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
Admission: Free with Museum admission; free for CMW families by reservation
Tuesday, November 6 through Sunday, November 11
Johann Sebastian Bach Festival
CMW’s Bach Festival returns for a third season and features works by J. S. Bach as well as experimental music inspired by J. S. Bach. Be prepared to discover performances throughout the City where you might least expect them! Co-presented by Brown University’s Department of Music. Read more about the festival on our blog.
Thursday, November 8, 6:00-7:00 pm
Sonata Series Event #2, with Fred Jodry, harpsichord
J. S. Bach: Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029 (David Cruz, cello)
Heinrich von Biber: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in A Major (Lisa Barksdale, violin)
Main Gallery, The RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
Admission: Free with Museum admission; free for CMW families by reservation
Saturday, November 10, 4:00-5:30 pm
CMW Players with Fred Jodry, harpsichord
**THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT **
J. S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor
J. S. Bach: Canata No. 51
Heinrich von Biber: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in A Major
John Carter Brown Library
Corner of George and Brown Streets
Admission: Free!
Reservations required; call 401.861.5650
Saturday, November 10, 9:00 pm -??
J. S. Bach marathon concert, curated by Sakiko Mori
Public facebook event with more details: http://www.facebook.com/events/330743860356998/
9:10 - 9:15 Reba Mitchell & Sakiko Mori
9:20 - 9:40 Sara Stalnaker (cello) - first violin sonata
9:40 - 10:10 Annalisa Boerner (viola) - Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor
10:10 -10:30 Luke Moldof (synth, electronics)
10:30 -11:00 Heath Marlow (cello) - Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major
11:00 - 11:20 Ashley Paul (solo saxophone)
11:20 - 11:30 Lisa Barksdale (baroque violin) - Biber's Passacaglia
11:30 - 11:40 Natasha Rosario, Alexis Nelson & Sidney Argueta
11:40 - 11:55 Gus Martin & David Penn (cello duo)
11:55 - 12:05 Joe DeGeorge - "Switched Off Bach"
12:05 - 12:25 Lauren Latessa (cello) - Cello Suite No.1 in G Major
12:25 - 12:45 Hector 3
12:45 - 12:55 Joe DeGeorge - "In Glove with Bach"
12:55 - 1:20 Ariana Falk (cello) - Cello Suite No. 6 in D major
1:20 - 1:40 Shawn Greenlee (synthesizer & electronics)
1:40 - 1:55 Alex Tominsky
1:55 - 2:30 Sebastian Ruth & Chase Spruill (violin) - D minor partita for solo violin
2:30 - 2:50 Daryl Seaver
2:50 - 3:05 Mindy Stock
3:05 - 3:20 Dan Schleifer (tuba & electronics)
3:20 - 3:45 Emmy Holmes-Hicks (violin) - Sonata No. 2 in A minor
3:45 - 3:55 Nick Horton (guitar & electronics)
3:55 - 4:10 Joe Buzzell
4:10 - 4:50 Scott Reber
4:50 - 5:00 Dave Fischer's film
5:00 - 5:25 Adrienne Taylor (cello) - Cello Suite No. 3 in C major
5:25 - 5:40 Jacob Berendes - "Goldberg Variation Variation"
5:40 - 5:55 Jamie Buckmaster
5:55 - 6:15 Adam Morosky
6:15 - 6:35 Jesse Holstein & Ealain McMullin (violin)
The schedule is subject to change. It will be updated on Facebook until the day of the marathon, if there are any changes or additional information.
Also if you are coming for particular acts, getting there earlier than what's on this schedule is highly recommended!
Manning Chapel
Brown University
Admission: Free!
Sunday, December 2, 4:00-5:30 pm
CMW Players
Detals TBA
Thursday, December 13, 7:00-8:00 pm
Sonata Series Event #3, with Dan Sedgwick, piano
W. A. Mozart: Sonata in B-flat Major, K.454 (Ealain McMullin, violin)
Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano (Lauren Latessa, cello)
Main Gallery, The RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
Admission: Free with Museum admission; free for CMW families by reservation
Friday, December 14, 5:30-7:30 pm
Free concert and dinner, with members of the Catalyst Quartet
Music by Dvorak, Martinu, and Jessie Montgomery
West End Community Center, 109 Bucklin Street
Admission: Free!
Saturday, December 15, 7:00-8:30 pm
CMW Players, with Jessie Montgomery and Christopher Jenkins of the Catalyst Quartet
Bohuslav Martinu: Duo No. 2 for Violin and Cello
Jessie Montgomery: String Song in the Funk
Antonin Dvorak: String Sextet in A Major, Opus 48
Location: Bell St Chapel, 5 Bell St
Admission: suggested donation
Friday, January 18, 5:00-7:00 pm
Performance Party
Calvary Baptist Church
747 Broad Street
Admission: Free; bring your family and a dish to pass at the potluck reception
Tuesday, January 22nd, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
WBNA Annual Meeting
Celebrate Community Collaboration
Free Dinner and Concert by Community MusicWorks
Paul Cuffee School
30 Barton Street, Providence
Admission: Free. Free childcare provided.
Thursday, January 31, 7:00-8:00 pm
Sonata Series Event #4, with Eliko Akahori, piano
Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Major, K. 306 (Chase Spruill)
Chopin Sonata for Cello and Piano (Sara Stalnaker)
Main Gallery, The RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
Admission: Free with Museum admission; free for CMW families by reservation
Saturday, February 2, 7:00-8:30 pm
CMW Players with Eliko Akahori, piano, and Justin McCarty, bass
John Harbison: Piano Quintet (1981)
Gerald “Shep” Shapiro: String Quartet (world premiere)
Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”
Presented by Providence College
Ryan Concert Hall, Smith Center for the Arts,
549 River Avenue
Admission: Free!
Sunday, February 3, 4:00-5:30 pm
CMW Players with Eliko Akahori, piano, and Justin McCarty, bass
John Harbison: Piano Quintet (1981)
Gerald “Shep” Shapiro: String Quartet (world premiere)
Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”
Westminster Unitarian Church
119 Kenyon Avenue (East Greenwich, RI)
Admission: Suggested donation
Friday, February 15th, 8pm
Ctrl+Alt+Repeat
Experimental Music Performances by
CMW Players, Reuben Son, Ed Osborn and Mike Bullock with Vic Rawlings
500 Broad St. #4 (at the corner of Broad and Pine Streets)
Admission: Free
Saturday, February 16th, 8pm
Ctrl+Alt+Repeat
Experimental Music Performances by
Caroline Park, Mem1, Luke Moldolf and Geoff Mullen with Keith Fullerton Whitman
500 Broad St. #4 (at the corner of Broad and Pine Streets)
Admission: Free
Thursday, February 21, 7:00 reception, 7:30pm concert
Muss es sein? Must it be? (preview event)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135
Presented by the Providence Athenaeum
251 Benefit Street
Admission: $30 members, $35 non-members by reservation only; call 401.421.6970
Friday, February 22nd
6:30pm: MediaLab Art Opening (Media Art Installation created by CMW MediaLab students with Jori Ketten)
7:30pm: Muss es sein? Must it be?
CMW Players perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135
Light refreshments will be served.
500 Broad St. #4 (at the corner of Broad and Pine Streets)
Admission: Free
This event is part of CMW’s ArtPlace series, Gather. For each of our events in February at 500 Broad St, we are proud to be partnering with SWAP : Stop Wasting Abandoned Property. To learn more about SWAP, visit www.swapinc.org.
Special thanks to professional printers iolabs and to DWRI Letterpress for their generous support.
Saturday, February 23rd
7:30pm: Muss es sein? Must it be?
CMW Players perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135
Light refreshments will be served.
500 Broad St. #4 (at the corner of Broad and Pine Streets)
Admission: Free
This event is part of CMW’s ArtPlace series, Gather. For each of our events in February at 500 Broad St, we are proud to be partnering with SWAP : Stop Wasting Abandoned Property. To learn more about SWAP, visit www.swapinc.org.
Special thanks to professional printers iolabs and to DWRI Letterpress for their generous support.
Sunday, March 3, 12pm - 3pm
Miro Quartet, CMW Fiddle Lab and the Rusty Pickup String Band
12pm Indoor Picnic Lunch
12:45pm Performance by Miro Quartet
1:45pm Community Dance with the Rusty Pickup String Band
John Hope Settlement House, 7 Thomas P. Whitten Way
Admission: Free!
Thursday, March 7, 5:00-6:00 pm
Sonata Series Event #5 with pianist, Ellen Hwangbo
Bartok Rhapsody # 1, (Emmy Holmes-Hicks)
Ravel Violin Sonata (Emmy Holmes- Hicks)
World Premiere by Andre Cormier: (Laura Cetilia)
Main Gallery, The RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
Admission: Free with Museum admission; free for CMW families by reservation
Thursday, March 21, 7 pm reception, 7:30 pm concert
CMW Players and the Haven String Quartet (preview event)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95
Presented by the Providence Athenaeum
251 Benefit Street
Admission: $30 members, $35 non-members by reservation only; call 401.421.6970
Saturday, March 23, 6:30pm Pre-Concert Talk, 7:30pm Concert
CMW Players and the Haven String Quartet, with Andrius Zlabys, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, CT
Admission: $20, $10 students and seniors available at www.musichavenct.org/concerts.html
Sunday, March 24, 2:00-3:30 pm
CMW Players and the Haven String Quartet, with Andrius Zlabys, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Main Gallery, The RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
Admission: Free
Thursday April 25th, 6pm reception, 7pm concert
Friday April 26th, 6pm reception, 7pm concert
Saturday April 27th, 6pm reception, 7pm concert
CMW Fellows String Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Opus 59, No. 1
CMW partners with Community Works Rhode Island for an evening in Providence's historic Tirocchi House for food,
conversation, and music, all within an immersive installation created by Zachary Barr, Cathering Murphy, and
Jonsara Ruth of Salty Labs.
Admission: Free. Limited seating, by reservation only. RSVP to CMW at 401-861-5650
Thursday, April 4, 7:00-8:00 pm
Sonata Series Event #6 with pianist, Ben Nacar
Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano, No. 5, "Spring" (Minna Choi)
Grieg Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Major (Jesse Holstein)
Main Gallery, The RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
Admission: Free with Museum admission; free for CMW families by reservation
Friday, April 5, 7:00-9:00 pm
Youth Salon
Details TBA
Saturday, May 11
Westminster Street Stroll
Join CMW Players and CMW Students from 10:00am to 12:00pm for the WBNA's Neighborhood Sale. We'll be performing at several local businesses in and around the sale, and we'd invite you to join us in exploring the West Side neighborhood with the WBNA!
Monday, May 13 through Friday, May 17
Jonathan Gandelsman Residency
Celebrated violinist Jonathan Gandelsman returns to Providence to perform the premiere of a violin concerto that CMW is co-commissioning from Venezuelan composer Gonzalo Grau. Come hear the CMW Players and their students perform alongside Johnny and Gonzalo in a piece based on Latin American themes.
Friday, May 17th
Fantasia de Guayaba Habanera
Celebrated violinist Jonathan Gandelsman returns to Providence to perform the premiere of a violin concerto that CMW is co-commissioning from Venezuelan composer Gonzalo Grau. Come hear the CMW Players and their students perform alongside Johnny and Gonzalo in a piece based on Latin American themes.
Also featuring a performance by the Daily Orchestra Program.
5:30pm Doors
6pm Dinner
7pm Concert
8pm Salsa Dancing!
John Hope Settlement House
7 Thomas P. Whitten Way
Admission: Free
Read more about this concert on CMW's blog:
http://communitymusicworks.typepad.com/online_journal/2013/05/community-musicworks-presents-world-premiere-of-afro-cuban-violin-concerto.html
June
Saturday, June 1, 7:00-9:00 pm
Media Lab Experimental Music Festival
Media Lab students working with composers Vic Rawlings, Bevin Kelley, and Geoff Mullen perform new works.
Location: Knight Memorial Library
Admission: Free
Friday, June 7, 5:00-7:00 pm (changed from May 24)
Performance Party
Calvary Baptist Church
747 Broad Street
Admission: Free; bring your family and a dish to pass at the potluck reception
Saturday June 8, 7:00-9:00 pm
CMW Players New Music Concert
Forrest Larson String Quartet, Movement 1
Aaron Jackson Piano Trio
Bell St Chapel
5 Bell St
Admission: $15 suggested donation
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