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Rites of Spring has quickly become the premier classical and contemporary music festival on the North Fork and East End of Long Island. In this ninth edition the festival is devoted to contemporary sounds in a setting that engages the community and invites the listener to participate on many levels. We believe great music works best in a unique environment. We invite you to join us. |
We combine classical and contemporary music with great local food & wine, in historical and natural setting and inspiring talks by artists.
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Letter from the Founder & Artistic Director
2024 Rites of Spring Music Festival – Ninth edition
A NEW SEASON OF LIVE CONCERTS IN UNCONVENTIONAL AND EXTRAORDINARY PLACES. A NORTH FORK BLEND OF MUSIC, NATURE, AND CULTURE.
We are excited to present "Unexpected Correspondences", the title of our upcoming new season of music, arts and unconventional spaces that will involve musicians, and performing artists to reveal unexpected correspondences.
Rites of Spring Music Festival is investing in community-based strategies that bring residents and local partners together to build connections, share stories, and uplift shared values. Our program is a placed-based initiative grounded in music and arts— aiming to build support for infrastructure, and policies that advance inclusion and belonging.
"Unexpected Correspondences" – the sometimes-surprising associations that can happen by experiencing different sensory modalities which constitute an important aspect of our everyday life. Incorporating cross-modal correspondences into artistic and performing arts practice constitutes a form of diversity and inclusion.
This year, our program is presenting a large spectrum of different musical cultures representing diverse communities and is open to exploring the connections between western classical music traditions and other musical cultures such as Korean, Latin-American and North American music traditions through music events, conversations, music workshops and cultural and educational activities.
Rites of Spring Music Festival, Inc. as a presenter of the "Unexpected Correspondences" program aspires to showcase artists performing classic and contemporary music to highlight the correspondences between diverse music styles and cultures in wonderful and unconventional venues, including historical building, museums, nature centers and other iconic settings on Long Island's North Fork and the East End.
ROSMF's 2024 Spring / Summer program includes twelve concerts from April through August. The 2024 RoSMF calendar will feature an opening concert with the energetic Ulysses String Quartet & Paolo Bartolani at the piano performing the popular Piano Quintet by Shostakovich at the RG | NY in Riverhead to represent human energy and feeling alive on earth. The talented violinist Yezu Elizabeth Woo in collaboration with DoYeon Kim, the extraordinary player of gayageum, a traditional Korean instrument, will present a program of music from Eastern and Western traditions at
Poquatuck Hall in Orient. Two interesting concerts will follow, the first with the Rites of Spring Ensemble performing music by living composers at Custer Astronomical Observatory in Southold and the second with the Concordian Dawn Ensemble presenting a program of medieval and ancient music at Landcraft Garden Foundation.
The Merz Piano Trio are the astonishing performers of the complete works for piano trio by Johannes Brahms at the Jamesport Meeting House, followed with a very interesting new group Sinta Saxophone Quartet at Custer Astronomical Observatory with a program of new compositions and pieces of the traditional classical repertoire. In collaboration with the Cutchogue - New Suffolk Historical Council, the festival will host the Mudflats String Band for an evening of traditional American music, inspired by the creative melting pot of music that grew out of the southern Appalachian region – where the Celtic fiddle met the rhythms of the African banjo.
Tres almas del atardecer is the title of the Rustic Mid-Summer concert with Sami Merdinian, violin, Yezu Woo, violin and Hector del Curto, bandoneon with music by Latino e South American composers at the McCall Vineyard. To end the summer series, a very intimate Brunch & Vocal Concert with Susanna Phillips, soprano, Tom Manuel, trumpet and Steve Salerno, guitar will be hosted by the Castello di Borghese Vineyard.
The ninth edition of Rites of Spring Music Festival also offers two exceptional preview events:
the first preview event will feature young professional pianists for a Piano Marathon at the Jamesport Meeting House in collaboration with the Music Department at Stony Brook University. Ten talented pianists will perform an exciting program with music masterpieces by Joseph Haydn and Arnold Schoenberg.
The second preview event titled Sounds of Images will feature an unusual combination of two artists Anne Sherwood Pundyk, painter and visual artist and Mariel Roberts, cellist and multimedia artist in a dialogue between arts. in collaboration with East End Arts Council at the EEA Gallery in Riverhead.
We are grateful to have strengthened our relationship with cultural partners and businesses in the area and received financial support from the Statewide Community Regrant program of the NYSCA and the Omnibus Grant from Suffolk County, office of the legislator Al Krupski. For the second time, we have also received support from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to promote music in historical buildings. We look forward to seeing you at the next events and thank you for your continued support for a more inclusive and cohesive community.
ENJOY THE MUSIC!
Paolo Bartolani
Founder, Artistic & Executive Director
A Gift of Music
Please consider sending a donation to continue to support our artists and deliver exceptional live music to the North Fork and East End of Long Island. You can donate by PayPal or credit card using the button below or you can mail a check made payable to Rites of Spring Music Fest, PO Box 41, Southold 11971 NY. If you have questions or proposals, feel free to send an email to [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you.
Paolo Bartolani, pianist, Founder and Artistic Director of Rites of Spring Music Festival
Paolo Bartolani is a pianist, musicologist and music manager, working in both classical and contemporary music. He graduated in 1989 from the Santa Cecilia Music Conservatory in Rome (Italy). He studied with Eduardo Hubert, and after graduation, with Charles Rosen, György Sándor and Andor Foldes. He also studied French piano repertoire with Germaine Mounier at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. In 1994, he received his Master in Musicology of the 20th century degree under the direction of Hugues Dufourt at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in collaboration with IRCAM / Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Paolo performs as a soloist and also as a member of chamber ensembles in Europe and United States.
He writes articles for the musicology journals Sonus-Materials for Contemporary Music and Music/Reality. In 2006, he created a Master Degree Program in Cultural Enterprise Administration at the University of Perugia, where he also teaches.
At the Venice Biennale, from 2008 to 2012, Paolo was the General Coordinator of ENPARTS - European Network of Performing Arts, which promotes the creation of new works in dance, music and theater by young artists. From 2009 to 2014 he was the Director of the Résonnance Italy, a nonprofit organization based in Switzerland, where he was responsible for its artistic and humanitarian program, "bringing music to places where it is not heard." The members of the organization – singers, instrumentalists, conductors – have performed more than two hundred concerts in hospitals, nursing homes and prisons in order to promote musical sensibilities and share the joy of music.
He has been the General Coordinator of Music Up Close Network at Santa Cecilia National Academy in Rome. The Network includes seven European orchestras who promote new orchestral works and support a new generation of musicians to connect with young audiences.
He founded the Rites of Spring Music Fest in 2016 to promote classical and contemporary music on the North Fork of Long Island, and to combine music, history and the natural environment. The festival currently is a non-profit organization 501c3 and he is the Artistic Director and Responsible for developing the festival’s program.
2024 Rites of Spring Music Festival – Ninth edition
A NEW SEASON OF LIVE CONCERTS IN UNCONVENTIONAL AND EXTRAORDINARY PLACES. A NORTH FORK BLEND OF MUSIC, NATURE, AND CULTURE.
We are excited to present "Unexpected Correspondences", the title of our upcoming new season of music, arts and unconventional spaces that will involve musicians, and performing artists to reveal unexpected correspondences.
Rites of Spring Music Festival is investing in community-based strategies that bring residents and local partners together to build connections, share stories, and uplift shared values. Our program is a placed-based initiative grounded in music and arts— aiming to build support for infrastructure, and policies that advance inclusion and belonging.
"Unexpected Correspondences" – the sometimes-surprising associations that can happen by experiencing different sensory modalities which constitute an important aspect of our everyday life. Incorporating cross-modal correspondences into artistic and performing arts practice constitutes a form of diversity and inclusion.
This year, our program is presenting a large spectrum of different musical cultures representing diverse communities and is open to exploring the connections between western classical music traditions and other musical cultures such as Korean, Latin-American and North American music traditions through music events, conversations, music workshops and cultural and educational activities.
Rites of Spring Music Festival, Inc. as a presenter of the "Unexpected Correspondences" program aspires to showcase artists performing classic and contemporary music to highlight the correspondences between diverse music styles and cultures in wonderful and unconventional venues, including historical building, museums, nature centers and other iconic settings on Long Island's North Fork and the East End.
ROSMF's 2024 Spring / Summer program includes twelve concerts from April through August. The 2024 RoSMF calendar will feature an opening concert with the energetic Ulysses String Quartet & Paolo Bartolani at the piano performing the popular Piano Quintet by Shostakovich at the RG | NY in Riverhead to represent human energy and feeling alive on earth. The talented violinist Yezu Elizabeth Woo in collaboration with DoYeon Kim, the extraordinary player of gayageum, a traditional Korean instrument, will present a program of music from Eastern and Western traditions at
Poquatuck Hall in Orient. Two interesting concerts will follow, the first with the Rites of Spring Ensemble performing music by living composers at Custer Astronomical Observatory in Southold and the second with the Concordian Dawn Ensemble presenting a program of medieval and ancient music at Landcraft Garden Foundation.
The Merz Piano Trio are the astonishing performers of the complete works for piano trio by Johannes Brahms at the Jamesport Meeting House, followed with a very interesting new group Sinta Saxophone Quartet at Custer Astronomical Observatory with a program of new compositions and pieces of the traditional classical repertoire. In collaboration with the Cutchogue - New Suffolk Historical Council, the festival will host the Mudflats String Band for an evening of traditional American music, inspired by the creative melting pot of music that grew out of the southern Appalachian region – where the Celtic fiddle met the rhythms of the African banjo.
Tres almas del atardecer is the title of the Rustic Mid-Summer concert with Sami Merdinian, violin, Yezu Woo, violin and Hector del Curto, bandoneon with music by Latino e South American composers at the McCall Vineyard. To end the summer series, a very intimate Brunch & Vocal Concert with Susanna Phillips, soprano, Tom Manuel, trumpet and Steve Salerno, guitar will be hosted by the Castello di Borghese Vineyard.
The ninth edition of Rites of Spring Music Festival also offers two exceptional preview events:
the first preview event will feature young professional pianists for a Piano Marathon at the Jamesport Meeting House in collaboration with the Music Department at Stony Brook University. Ten talented pianists will perform an exciting program with music masterpieces by Joseph Haydn and Arnold Schoenberg.
The second preview event titled Sounds of Images will feature an unusual combination of two artists Anne Sherwood Pundyk, painter and visual artist and Mariel Roberts, cellist and multimedia artist in a dialogue between arts. in collaboration with East End Arts Council at the EEA Gallery in Riverhead.
We are grateful to have strengthened our relationship with cultural partners and businesses in the area and received financial support from the Statewide Community Regrant program of the NYSCA and the Omnibus Grant from Suffolk County, office of the legislator Al Krupski. For the second time, we have also received support from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to promote music in historical buildings. We look forward to seeing you at the next events and thank you for your continued support for a more inclusive and cohesive community.
ENJOY THE MUSIC!
Paolo Bartolani
Founder, Artistic & Executive Director
A Gift of Music
Please consider sending a donation to continue to support our artists and deliver exceptional live music to the North Fork and East End of Long Island. You can donate by PayPal or credit card using the button below or you can mail a check made payable to Rites of Spring Music Fest, PO Box 41, Southold 11971 NY. If you have questions or proposals, feel free to send an email to [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you.
Paolo Bartolani, pianist, Founder and Artistic Director of Rites of Spring Music Festival
Paolo Bartolani is a pianist, musicologist and music manager, working in both classical and contemporary music. He graduated in 1989 from the Santa Cecilia Music Conservatory in Rome (Italy). He studied with Eduardo Hubert, and after graduation, with Charles Rosen, György Sándor and Andor Foldes. He also studied French piano repertoire with Germaine Mounier at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. In 1994, he received his Master in Musicology of the 20th century degree under the direction of Hugues Dufourt at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in collaboration with IRCAM / Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Paolo performs as a soloist and also as a member of chamber ensembles in Europe and United States.
He writes articles for the musicology journals Sonus-Materials for Contemporary Music and Music/Reality. In 2006, he created a Master Degree Program in Cultural Enterprise Administration at the University of Perugia, where he also teaches.
At the Venice Biennale, from 2008 to 2012, Paolo was the General Coordinator of ENPARTS - European Network of Performing Arts, which promotes the creation of new works in dance, music and theater by young artists. From 2009 to 2014 he was the Director of the Résonnance Italy, a nonprofit organization based in Switzerland, where he was responsible for its artistic and humanitarian program, "bringing music to places where it is not heard." The members of the organization – singers, instrumentalists, conductors – have performed more than two hundred concerts in hospitals, nursing homes and prisons in order to promote musical sensibilities and share the joy of music.
He has been the General Coordinator of Music Up Close Network at Santa Cecilia National Academy in Rome. The Network includes seven European orchestras who promote new orchestral works and support a new generation of musicians to connect with young audiences.
He founded the Rites of Spring Music Fest in 2016 to promote classical and contemporary music on the North Fork of Long Island, and to combine music, history and the natural environment. The festival currently is a non-profit organization 501c3 and he is the Artistic Director and Responsible for developing the festival’s program.
Rites of Spring Music Festival
Vision Statement
The vision of the organization is to involve, enrich and inspire the community and audiences by providing exceptional classical and contemporary music events in unconventional and stunning venues which permit site-specific creative experiences and educational outreach activities combining music, natural landscapes and historic sites.
Music is a vital force for developing a participatory attitude to the arts which in turn leads to a vibrant and progressive community.
To accomplish this the festival will establish and maintain core values of excellence, relationship and relevance that enrich the cultural, economic and social vitality of the community and region.
The vision of the organization is to involve, enrich and inspire the community and audiences by providing exceptional classical and contemporary music events in unconventional and stunning venues which permit site-specific creative experiences and educational outreach activities combining music, natural landscapes and historic sites.
Music is a vital force for developing a participatory attitude to the arts which in turn leads to a vibrant and progressive community.
To accomplish this the festival will establish and maintain core values of excellence, relationship and relevance that enrich the cultural, economic and social vitality of the community and region.
Our Mission
The mission of the Festival is to offer the best young professional musicians as well as international chamber music ensembles and soloists, to provide audiences of all ages, in particular young people, with a stimulating introduction to the performing arts, and to reach out to those with limited opportunities to experience the arts.
The Festival is dedicated to providing accessible and affordable chamber music performances in informal venues. Concert programs are innovative and seek a balance between old and new music. The Festival endeavors to provide an unmatched experience for those who attend. We focus on growing a reputation around the positive, welcoming atmosphere found at large scale festivals.
The Festival’s innovative approach for musicians and audiences is to foster a participatory creative culture through music concerts, interdisciplinary arts programs, experiential learning and volunteer opportunities for all ages, especially young people.
The mission of the Festival is to offer the best young professional musicians as well as international chamber music ensembles and soloists, to provide audiences of all ages, in particular young people, with a stimulating introduction to the performing arts, and to reach out to those with limited opportunities to experience the arts.
The Festival is dedicated to providing accessible and affordable chamber music performances in informal venues. Concert programs are innovative and seek a balance between old and new music. The Festival endeavors to provide an unmatched experience for those who attend. We focus on growing a reputation around the positive, welcoming atmosphere found at large scale festivals.
The Festival’s innovative approach for musicians and audiences is to foster a participatory creative culture through music concerts, interdisciplinary arts programs, experiential learning and volunteer opportunities for all ages, especially young people.
Our Core Values
- We value the opportunity for communities and audiences to discover, explore and appreciate classical music and arts through music events, conversations, music workshops and cultural and educational activities.
- We value the opportunity to participate in music and art programs as a means to bring people together and to encourage creative and personal expression and development.
- We value the ability to maintain outstanding programs which are affordable and accessible to ensure such opportunity.
- We value commitment to quality and programs that focus listeners in new ways offering a new perspective on the interplay between music, art, history, architecture and landscape.
- We value the contribution that young professional talents make to music and art.
- We value collaboration with individuals and organizations that share our goals.
- We value cultural independence and artistic experimentation.
- We value the opportunity for communities and audiences to discover, explore and appreciate classical music and arts through music events, conversations, music workshops and cultural and educational activities.
- We value the opportunity to participate in music and art programs as a means to bring people together and to encourage creative and personal expression and development.
- We value the ability to maintain outstanding programs which are affordable and accessible to ensure such opportunity.
- We value commitment to quality and programs that focus listeners in new ways offering a new perspective on the interplay between music, art, history, architecture and landscape.
- We value the contribution that young professional talents make to music and art.
- We value collaboration with individuals and organizations that share our goals.
- We value cultural independence and artistic experimentation.
Board & Committees
Founder
Paolo Bartolani
Artistic & Executive Director
Paolo Bartolani
Board of Directors
Joan Bischoff van Heemskerck - Chairman of the Board
Lauren McCall - Secretary
Giovanni Borghese - Treasurer
Marina deConciliis - Board Member
Paolo Bartolani - Board Member ex officio
Leadership's Circle
Advisory Artistic Committee
Perry Goldstein, Professor and Chair Department of Music Stony Brook University
Christopher Cerrone, composer and teacher of electronic music and composition at Yale College
Staff
Dorothy Desbonnet, CPA Accountant
Larry Moser, AudioVideo service
Maria Mullaly, Bookkeeper
Yanet Garcia, PR, Strategic Marketing & Partnership Coordinator
Priya Fink, Social Media Representative
Steve Benthal, Webmaster
Circle of Friends of Rites of Spring | Music Festival
Mari & Geri Armine-Klein
Jonathan Allen
Gene & Fred Andrews
Peter Auer
Stephen Bard
Kathleen Kmet Becker
Joan Bischoff van Heemskerck & Nick Planamento
Miranda Beeson
Gail Galvani Bell
Patricia Bennett
Jan Benzel & Bruce Weber
Carrie Blair
Rose Ann Burns
Ben Burns & Betsey Dickerson
Beth Bolander
Caroline Bowyer
Gene Boxer & Molly MacDermot
Gilles & Olivia Bransbourg
Prunella & Neboysha Brashich
Susanne Braatz
Annette Brownell
Richard Buckheit
Cathy Cahill
Nancy Cunningham
Nancy Chandler
Becky Chidester
Roger Chudzik
Rick & Eleanor Coffey
Sandra Coleman
Suzanne Collins
Joan Marie Cortez
Debra & George Coritsidis
Joseph Cowley
Phyllis Constan
Nancy Cuccaro
Phyllis Curott
Clarence Denne
Frank Derasmo
Christina Dibona
Saralyn Doyle
Carol Edwards
Valerie English
Teresa Evans
Sandra Erickson
Larry & Sheila Fay
Cheryl Feld
Alex Ferrone & Richard Abatelli
Emily Franchina
Fred Friedberg
Alison Guest & Berry Root
Dan Generosa
Perry & Dawn Goldstein
Suzy Goodspeed & Ray Anderson
Diana Gordon
Sue GroneWold
Carol Groneman
Gloria Groocock
Rainer Gross & Cynthia Cannell
Alison Guest & Barry Root
Charmaine Henderson
Christa Hildebrand
Anne Howard & Morton Cogen
Mary Ann Howkins
Gillian Lankshear
Steve Kenny & Deborah Lennek
Tina Levi
Martin Levinson
Cristina Illa
Don & Sharmini Jayamaha
Denise Kalland
Nate & Mary Motto Kalich
Steve Kenny & Deborah Lennek
Linda Keegan
Alan Kleinman
Leslie Koch & Doug Grey
Patricia Kovatch
Meryl Kramer & John Carter
Nyla Lamm
Aurelie Lang
Laurie Lauterbach
Lois Leonard
Warren Leight
Joanne Leppard
Alice Levien
Daniel L. Levin & Vicky Ellner
Alfred Levitt
Marianne Lindberg
Jennifer Liu
Marie LiTrenta
Patricia Loyd
Margaretha Maimone
Angus Maitland
Christopher Magyar
Jukiet Malamid
Deborah Martinez
Brooks MCEWEN
Jonathan McCann
Mary Byrne McDonnell & John McAuliff
Jessica McCaffrey
Anne McElroy
Barbara Macleod
Mark MacNish
Anthony Martignetti
Susan & Paul Mendelowitz
Kayla Mendelsohn
Donna Miness
Irene Moshouris
Diana Morse
George Moravek
Mary & Thomas Morgan
Lauren McCall & Robert Pearre
Helen Munson
John Munzel
Michael Nardo
David Nelson
Jan Nicholson
Lisa Nikolaides
Terrance Nolan
Lynne Normandia
Jane Oliva
Janet O'Hare
Alison Omens
Richard Parlini
Christine P'Simer
Emily Puccio
Greg Ramsey
David Renner
Desiree Reese
Debra Riva
Mary Roberts
Patsy Rogers
Lisa Roselli
Michelle Roussan
Viola Rouhani
Linda Rothbaum
Donald Russo
Kathryn Russo
Paulette Satur & Eberhard Mueller
Roberto Scattone
Dennis Schrader & Bill Smith
Alexander Schlempp
Cali Schultheis
Sheila Scharfman
Barbara Schmidt
Jeffrey Schwartz & Jean Calender
Robin Simmen
Sandra Sinclair
Thomas Sirmons
Martin Soja
Nancy & Robert Stellato
Marilyn Stern
Joni Strong
Arnold Stern and Roeliena VanZanten
Carolyn Schulteis
Karl and Aurora Szekielda
Marilyn Tawfik
Angela Tese-Milner
Leslie Thompson
Pamela Thompson
Elizabeth Thompson & Mimi Fahs
Michael Tillman
Matko Tomicic
Donna Vallone
Mary Miranda Wade (Randy)
David & Noreen Warren
Allan & Ellen Wexler
William White White
John & Beth Wittenberg
Deborah & Steven Wick
Richard & Nancy Wines
Patrizia Zanaboni
Year 2024
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Concerts
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Attendees
5700 |
Locations
18 |
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Rites of Spring Music Festival, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit.
Tax identification number 82-3695345 . Donations may be mailed to the Festival’s address or made online through PayPal and are fully tax deductible. |
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