Klarinet Archive - Posting 000140.txt from 2008/03

From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] American Chamber Ensemble Tenth Annual Concert at Weill Recital Hall,
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:08:19 -0400

March 20, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James
(516) 586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

American Chamber Ensemble Tenth Annual Concert at Weill Recital Hall,
Carnegie Hall on March 22

On Saturday, March 22, at 2:00 p.m., the American Chamber Ensemble will
present their 10th annual concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall,
154 West 57th Street in Manhattan.

The concert, presented by MidAmerica Productions, features Nancy Bloomer
Deussen’s Trio for clarinet, violin and piano, Douglas Moore’s "Willow
Song" from The Ballad of Baby Doe and Quintet for clarinet and string
quartet, Robert Muczynski’s Fantasy Trio, Op. 26 for clarinet, cello and
piano, Marga Richter’s Fandango Fantasy for clarinet, violin, cello and
piano, Peter Schickele’s Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
and Virgil Thomson’s Five Portraits for Four Clarinets. The Moore and
Richter works are presented as part of the 2008 Festival of Long Island
Composers.

Performers for this concert will be ACE directors Blanche Abram, piano
and Naomi Drucker, clarinet, along with violinists Eriko Sato and
Deborah Wong, violist Lois Martin, cellist Chris Finckel and pianist
Marilyn Sherman Lehman.

Special guests will be soprano Karen Lehman, clarinetists Stanley
Drucker, Mindy Dragovich (alto clarinet) and Jess Gross (bass clarinet).

General admission tickets to the March 22 concert are $35 ($15
students/seniors). Tickets may be purchased by calling CarnegieCharge at
(212) 247-7800, online at http://www.carnegiehall.org or by visiting the
Carnegie Hall Box Office. For more information, call MidAmerica
Productions at (212) 239-4699 or visit them at
http://www.midamerica-music.com.

ACE explores the great chamber music literature for clarinet and piano
in combination with strings, woodwinds and voice and presents
performances featuring world-class artists. ACE consists of the finest
freelance musicians in the New York area and has been cited by critics
for their superb presentations of chamber masterworks. Their most recent
CDs are The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele
(http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/feb05/ACE_nws_021705.htm) and
American Clarinet Treasures – works by George Kleinsinger, Virgil
Thomson, Daniel Gregory Mason, Elliott Carter, Douglas Moore and Gary
Schocker, both on the Elysium label, featuring core members of ACE with
Guest Artist Stanley Drucker.

ACE concerts are assisted with public funds from the New York State
Council on the Arts, a state agency, and private contributions. For the
latest American Chamber Ensemble concert listings, updates and
information, log on to http://www.jamesarts.com/ace/home.html.

For more information about the American Chamber Ensemble, please call
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or email them at
jamesarts@-----.

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Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
45 Grant Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA
Tel: 516-586-3433
E-mail: jamesarts@-----.net
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com

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