The Music of the Spheres Society

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Celebrating Our Eleventh Season!
The 2011/2012 Chamber Music and Talk Series

superb chamber music concerts by our acclaimed artists
inspiring talks, included in concert admission

CONCERT I - Friday, December 2, 2011

Bon Anniversaire! Une Soirée Musicale

This concert celebrates the 100th birthday of Dr. Hiao-Tsiun Ma, founder of The Children's Orchestra Society, the 90th birthday of Arthur Grumiaux, the violin teacher of Stephanie Chase and Dr. Yeou-Cheng Ma, and the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, given to New York City by the French.

Concert at 7:30 p.m. - "Meet the Artists" Following the Concert

Duo Concertante in G Minor for Two Violins, Op. 37 No. 1	Charles-Auguste de Beriot
Sonata for Violin and Piano	Maurice Ravel
First Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano	Claude Debussy
Le voyageur sans bagages: Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano, Op. 157b	Darius Milhaud

Artists: Stephanie Chase, Jon Manasse, Yeou-Cheng Ma, and John Novacek

Meet the Artists Following the Concert

Christ & St. Stephen's Church

120 West 69th Street

New York, NY 10023

Admission at the door, $30 and $15 (students & seniors),

requested contribution. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. The pre-concert talk is included in admission.

CONCERT II - Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 8:15 p.m.

Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30 p.m. - Concert at 8:15 p.m.

"At last, to be identified!"

Join us for recently "discovered" music - by music publishers and by our performers - plus the world premiere of a chamber music version of Richard Pearson Thomas' song cycle, "At last, to be identified!" with text by Emily Dickinson.

Sonata in F Major for violin and piano	Felix Mendelssohn
*Sonata in A Major, MS 83 for violin solo*	Niccolo Paganini
"At last, to be identified!"*	Richard Pearson Thomas
Piano Trio No. 2	Camille Saint-Saens

*world premiere of this version.

Artists: Hope Hudson, Stephanie Chase, James Wilson, Todd Crow

THIS CONCERT WILL BE REPEATED IN TROY, NY ON APRIL 21
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Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30 p.m.: TBA

Christ & St. Stephen's Church

120 West 69th Street

New York, NY 10023

Admission at the door, $30 and $15 (students & seniors),

requested contribution, cash or check only. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. The pre-concert talk is included in admission.

All programs and artists are subject to change.

The Music of the Spheres Society, Inc. presents innovative programs of chamber music concerts, lectures, and educational workshops that illuminate music’s historical, philosophical and scientific foundations. It is a non-profit, 501 (c)3 organization.

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"These players are outstanding... a new chamber group called Music of the Spheres gave a concert that ended with a formidable performance of Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time": music of soaring lyrical beauty, violence, strength and strangeness that these musicians brought vividly to life in every particular. They should be playing it everywhere. They should go on the road with it tomorrow."

Review by the New York Times

Stephanie Chase

Artistic Director and Violinist

Our Mission Statement

Founded in 2001, the Music of the Spheres Society, Inc. promotes and develops new audiences for classical music through innovative programs of chamber music concerts, lectures, and educational workshops that illuminate music’s historical, philosophical, and scientific foundations. These programs, which feature renowned musicians and scholars, are presented in the greater New York City area and on tours throughout the United States. The Music of the Spheres Society, Inc. is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization.