Waveny Chamber Music Society

To Prospective Music Groups

2011-09-08T06:53:00.000-07:00

The following outlines the process Waveny Chamber Music Society takes in choosing groups to perform for us:

By way of background, all concerts are held on Sundays at 4:00 pm at the Waveny Carriage Barn, in Waveny Park, South Avenue, New Canaan, CT 06840.
The site is approximately a one hour drive from mid-town New York, or about a one hour train ride from Grand Central to Darien (where we can pick up and return musicians)
We put on four concerts a year, one each on the second or third Sunday in September, October, April and May.
Historically, we booked only string quartets and piano trios, but in recent years we have expanded our offerings to include saxophone quartets, brass quartets, baroque groups, and occasionally string and piano duos. We rarely have just individual performers.
Each concert lasts for 2 hours, including a 15 minute intermission.
We always hold a short wine reception after the concert and expect the musicians to stay and mingle with the audience.
We encourage groups to bring and sell their CDs ... we take no commission on these sales, but you must provide someone to handle this activity.
To be considered for playing for us you need to send us a representative CD of the group's work as well as relevant promotional materials; additionally, we will need to hear the group live at a performance somewhere within a 2 hour’s drive of New Canaan.
We usually have groups booked between 12 and 18 months in advance.
Relevant information and materials should be mailed to: Musicians Selection Committee, Waveny Chamber Music Society, Box 1021, New Canaan, CT 06840.
We will reply via phone or email within two weeks of receipt of your material to talk about next steps.

2011-06-14T12:42:00.000-07:00

Subscription Form The Waveny Chamber Music Society, 2011-2012 Season

Four concerts at the Waveny Carriage Barn, New Canaan, Connecticut

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Subscriptions are $90 for the season. Please consider an additional, tax-deductible contribution. Contribution amount:

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Please make checks payable to Waveny Chamber Music Society and mail to

Waveny Chamber Music Society, P.O. Box 1021, New Canaan, CT 06840

Dates for 2011 - 2012 Our 30th Season

2011-03-30T14:34:00.001-07:00

September 25, 2011

Pianist George Li

October 23, 2011

The American String Quartet

April 22, 2012

Violinist and violist Yura Lee, cellist Edward Arron and pianist Jeewon Park

May 20, 2012

The Aulos Ensemble

2010-07-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

WELCOME TO OUR 30TH SEASON IN NEW CANAAN! Four Great Concerts with Some of the Best Musicians in the World. The Season at a glance:

September 25, 2011: George Li, piano

October 23, 2011: American String Quartet

April 22, 2012: Edward Arron, cello, Yura Lee, violin, and Jeewon Park, piano

May 20, 2012: The Aulos Ensemble

Scroll down for more information about each concert There are many reasons to join us:

Internationally known chamber groups presented by a non-profit,

Great value: 4 concerts for only $90; single concerts only $30

Convenient, charming location: Carriage Barn in Waveny Park

Excellent acoustics

Intimate seating close to the musicians

Free parking and easy access

Opportunity of meet the artists following the concerts

Convenient time: Sundays at 4:00pm

The company of fellow music lovers

Time to refresh and restore the spirit

Raincheck policy within the season

Concert Location: The Waveny Carriage Barn in Waveny Park 677 South Avenue (just off Exit 37 of the Merritt Parkway) New Canaan, CT 06840

2010-06-24T18:32:00.000-07:00

Sunday, September 25, 2011, 4pm

George Li, piano

REVIEWS:

* "Perched on the edge of the piano stool to allow him to reach the pedals, Li ripped off technical passages with a quicksilver ease, arched the melodies with the expressivity and soul of a romantic poet and knocked off one masterpiece after another like an artist decades older." - Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY

PROGRAM:

Czerny: Variations on a Theme by Rode, Op. 33 "La Ricordanza"

Schoenberg: Six Small Pieces for Piano, Op. 19

Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

Ravel: From "Mirroirs", Oiseaux tristes and Alborada del gracioso

Liszt: Two Concert Etudes, Waldesrauschen and Gnomenreigen

Liszt: Consolation No. 3 in D-flat Major

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

For more information please go to http://www.yca.org/

The American String Quartet

2010-06-24T18:30:00.000-07:00

Sunday, October 23, 2011, 4 pm

Peter Winograd, violin

Laurie Carney, violin

Daniel Avshalomov, viola

Wolfram Koessel, cello

REVIEWS:
* "The American String Quartet's program was, simply put, a comprehensive display of ensemble mastery, of passion, precision and interpretive smarts in near-perfect synchrony."
- Los Angeles Times

PROGRAM:

Mozart: Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458, "Hunt"

Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12

Ravel: Quartet in F Major

For more information, please go to: http://www.melkap.com/

2010-06-24T18:29:00.000-07:00

Sunday, April 22, 2012, 4pm

Edward Arron, cello

Yura Lee, violin & viola

Jeewon Park, piano

REVIEWS:

Edward Arron is not only a gifted cellist, but also a fine impressario, a role he performs at Caramoor, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many important festivals. He’s known for ‘musical chairs’ concerts with distinguished colleagues. He brings his wife, Jeewon Park, a remarkable pianist whose “infectious exuberance” was appreciated in a recent NY Times review, and their friend, Yura Lee, winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Both were young prodigies in Korea and then came here to earn advanced degrees with special distinction: Jeewon to Juilliard and Yale U.; Yura to Indiana U. and the New England Conservatory

PROGRAM: TBA

For further information, please go to http://www.asq4.com/

The Aulos Ensemble

2010-06-24T18:24:00.000-07:00

Sunday, May 20, 2012, 4pm

Christopher Krueger, flute
Marc Schachman, oboe
Linda Quan, violin
Myron Lutzke, cello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

REVIEWS: * The players of New York's Aulos Ensemble were fluid singers all, their lines never losing clarity or shape, always sounding flexible and spontaneous. This was authentic Baroque performance at its best." The New York Times

PROGRAM: TBA

For more information, please go to: http://www.melkap.com/