Sherman Chamber Ensemble Masterpiece Series
Kicks Off July 12 and 13 in Litchfield and Kent
Since 1982, the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Eliot Bailen, has inspired audiences with creative programming and brilliant performances.
On Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13 its Signature Summer Concert Series kicks off as the Ensemble and friends celebrate with Quintets of the Masters, featuring two musicians from Holland.
The 8 p.m. Friday evening concert will take place at the Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Rd, in Litchfield. On Saturday the Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at RT Facts Gallery in the Kent Barns complex in Kent – surrounded by classical antiques and bold custom furniture. Both venues will make for magical evenings of fine music.
The program includes: Mozart’s String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat, K. 614, Tower’s Rising for Flute and String Quartet and Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87.
Performing are special guests Elisabeth Perry (violin), Concertmaster Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra and Richard Wolfe (viola), Principal Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. Both are members of The Rietveld Ensemble based in Utrecht, The Netherlands. They are joined by Susan Rotholz (flute), Cenovia Cummins (violin), Michael Roth (viola) and Eliot Bailen (cello).
Future concerts include Mendelssohn’s Last on Friday, August 9, 8 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent and Saturday, August 10, 8 p.m. at the JCC in Sherman, CT and Questions of Travel on Friday, August 30, 8 pm at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent and
Saturday, August 31, 8 p.m. at the Lake Mauweehoo Clubhouse in Sherman, CT
A “Meet and Greet” the artists reception will follow the performances.
General Admission to the concerts is $30. Senior and Student admission is $25. Children 15 and under receive free admission when accompanied by an adult purchasing a regular admission ticket. Tickets may be purchased at ShermanChamberEnsemble.org or by calling 860-355-5930. Tickets may also be purchased at the door subject to availability.
The Sherman Chamber Ensemble was founded in 1982 to bring world-class live classical music performance to Western Connecticut and nearby New York State. Its summer chamber music series has been described in The New York Times as “about as close as it gets to the Platonic ideal of a chamber music concert.” Additional events coming later this year include Labor Day weekend bluegrass jamborees; the annual “Live at the Lake” coffeehouse; and Thanksgiving weekend classical-jazz matinee performances.
