2020 LIVE CONCERTS
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Rival QueensVirtual Performance & Live Exchange - Saturday, November 14th at 5pm
The Story of Mary Queen of Scots & Queen Elizabeth I featuring music from Donizetti's Maria Stuarda An original production telling the story of two dueling queens: One Catholic & One Protestant Rival Queens is a historic metaphor for the tragedy of judgment and choosing fear over trust, painting a powerful picture of the destruction that the naked push for power leaves in its wake. The documentary opera's themes of power, femininity and whether & how these two dynamics can be reconciled are topics we continue to explore today and which merit re-examination through the lens of time. Tudor England is in many ways reminiscent of all the strife in our own society and the struggle for differing voices to be heard. We hope that learning about this story can inspire members of the community to learn more about and understand each other in order to prevent future conflict and encourage cooperation.
Hailed by OPERA NEWS as “delightful”, Ashley Galvani Bell has been performing from an early age, starting at age 9 as a member of the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus and making her Off-Broadway debut at 16 in the world premiere of the musical The Golden Touch. Ms. Bell has since performed as a soloist in the United States, Italy, Spain, France and Russia. Most recently, she made her debut at CARNEGIE HALL singing the soprano soloists in both Hadyn's Nelson Mass and Schubert's Mass in C, debuted Mimi with both Mississippi Opera and Natchez Festival, debuted as the title role in Madama Butterfly with Townsend Opera in California, performed Elle in a critically acclaimed production of La Voix Humaine in Spain and NY, sang Donna Anna in a sold-out performance of Don Giovanni at Bay Street Theatre, and made her debut with New York City Opera singing Giovanetta and covering Fiora in Montemezzi's L'Amore Tre Re. Founded in 2016 by Paolo Bartolani, Rites of Spring Music Festival has quickly become the premier classical and contemporary music festival on the North Fork of Long Island. The festival is devoted to classical and contemporary music 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. |
Thomas Manuel, trumpet - Biography
Gospel Road Ensemble
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Gospel Road Ensemble In The Barn
Rites of Spring Music Festival in collaboration with Hallockville Farm & Museum: October 10th 2020 at 3:00pm DRIVE-IN LIVE Concert Featuring: Tom Manuel, Cornet, vocals Laura Landor, vocals Steve Salerno, guitar Buddy Merriam, mandolin Darrell Smith, drums Keenan Zach, bass Rites of Spring Music Festival featured Tom Manuel and his new ensemble Gospel Road at Hallockville Farm Museum. The group brings together a wonderful mix of some of the most impressive performers from the scenes of jazz, bluegrass, country, gospel and western traditions and is very much so inspired by Manuel's childhood growing up in the Pentecostal church. Featured prominently in the band are musicians and local favorites Steve Salerno, Keenan Zach, Darrell Smith, and Laura Landor. Gospel Road presents a wonderfully nostalgic mix of instrumentals adorned with a classic presentation of vocal harmonies with just a touch of storytelling and humor. Tom is President & Founder of The Jazz Loft, Artist in Residence, Stony Brook University, and Director of the Stony Brook University Young Artists Jazz Program. Jazz historian, music educator and trumpet player Dr. Thomas Manuel received his formal music training from Boston University and completed his DMA in Jazz Performance at Stony Brook University. His mentors included Warren Vache and Ray Anderson. As the recent recipient of an endowed Artist in Residence chair within the Jazz department at Stony Brook University, Manuel also holds a faculty position with the Stony Brook University Young Artist Program directing their jazz program in residence at the Jazz Loft. In addition to this he serves as a trustee to the Frank Melville Memorial Foundation. Manuel has been cited for his accomplishments by The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, Newsday, Jazz Inside Magazine, Jazz Ed Magazine and has been featured with his Big Band ensemble on radio, television, as well as several CD albums. Most recently Manuel established a music program for under privileged students in Port Au Prince Haiti and he was also honored as the guest speaker for the graduation ceremony for the Greater Vision Christian School in New Kru Town, just outside the capital city of Monrovia in Liberia, Africa. During his time there he established a music program for the school and was fortunate to direct the students in their first concert. Manuel dedicates his professional efforts to both the preservation of Long Island’s jazz history as well as presenting it to future generations. He has taught in the public school system for over a decade, on the collegiate level, and served for many years as a member of the Suffolk County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) Executive Board. In May 2016 Manuel officially opened The JazzLoft in Stony Brook, NY. As its founder, curator and artistic director Manuel takes pride in this innovative and creative space which joins jazz performance, jazz preservation and jazz education in celebration of the past, present, and future. Manuel has received several honors for his dedication to the American born art form of Jazz including Stony Brook Universities 40 Under 40 Award, three Suffolk Country Proclamations and the 2016 Person of the Year in Brookhaven award from the Times Beacon Record. His most recent endeavor included an educational outreach to Havana, Cuba, collaborating with several top jazz artists, professors, producers and an independent film maker. |
Artwork by Gary Osborne
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Counterpoint for Cello & Electronics
Mariel Roberts, cello & electronics at Custer Astronomical Observatory Live Outdoor Performance Under the Stars - Sept. 5th 2020 at 7:00pm Stargazing through Custer Observatory's telescopes and guided by expert staff followed the concert. Music Program Chris Cerrone On being wrong (for cello and electronics) 7' J.S. Bach Suite No. 2 for Solo Cello in D Minor, BWV 1008 20’ Andy Akiho Three Shades Foreshadows (for prepared cello and playback) 11' Michael Gordon Light is calling (for cello and electronics) 7' Steve Reich Cello Counterpoint (for cello and playback) 12' This concert presents a range of pieces for solo cello and electronics. Each piece places the cello in conversation with an altered version of itself. Each work differently approaches the dialogue between the live instrument and technology, via transformation, replication, repetition, and amplification. The soloist variously interacts with expanded, manipulated cello sounds, followed by samples, or accompanied by an ensemble of pre-recorded cellos. With the exception of the Bach prelude, the works on this concert were all written after 2003. Mariel Roberts, cello & electronics Biography American cellist Mariel Roberts is widely recognized not just for her virtuosic performances, but as a “fearless explorer” in her field (Chicago Reader). Her ravenous appetite for collaboration and experimentation as an interpreter, improvisor, and composer have helped create a body of work which bridges avant-garde, contemporary, classical, improvised, and traditional music. Roberts is widely recognized for her “technical and interpretive mastery” (I care if you listen) and for performances which seethe with “excruciating intensity” (The Whole Note). Roberts has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across four continents, most notably as a member and co-director of the Wet Ink Ensemble (named “The Best Classical Music Ensemble of 2018” by The New York Times), as well as with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Mivos Quartet, Bang on a Can All Stars, and Ensemble Signal. She performs regularly on major stages for new music such as the Lincoln Center Festival (NYC), Wien Modern (Austria), Lucerne Festival (Switzerland), Cervantino Festival (Mexico), Klang Festival (Denmark), Shanghai New Music Week (China), Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (Germany), and Aldeburgh Music Festival (UK). Roberts has been featured wide variety of outstanding recordings, including titles on Innova Records, Albany Records, New World Records, New Amsterdam, Carrier Records, New Focus, and Urtext Records. Roberts' compositions have been performed at venues such as Merkin Hall and Miller Theater in New York City. Roberts has released two solo albums of new works commissioned for her. The first, “Nonextraneous Sounds” (2012), was noted for it's “technical flair and exquisite sensitivity” (Composers Forum). 2017's “Cartography” (2017), solidified Roberts' position as “one of the most adventurous figures on New York’s new music scene—one with a thorough grounding in classical tradition but a ravenous appetite for and tireless discipline in new work.” (Bandcamp). Her close collaborators have spanned a wide range of genres and include some of the most important figures on the contemporary and experimental scene, such as George Lewis, Alex Mincek, Tim Hecker, Nate Wooley, M. Lamar, Patrick Higgins (Zs), Ingrid Laubrock, Jeffrey Mumford, Sam Pluta, Eric Wubbels, and Ambrose Akinmusire. |
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French Music Soirée
Rustic Live Outdoor Concert Sunday, August 30 2020 6:00PM at McCall Vineyard, Cutchogue We are excited to announce we are back presenting our RoSMF live concerts. The French Soirée Concert is part of a new series that serves as a wonderful opportunity for the North Fork community to enjoy classical music under the sun and stars paired with two glasses of wine and a selection of artisanal French cheeses and charcuterie offered at the patio of the McCall Vineyard to the attendants. This unique partnership will allow an even greater exchange of projects through new creative partnerships with McCall Vineyard with the common united in combining the arts with the natural environment. Soloists of the Rites of Spring Music Ensemble Ginevra Petrucci, flute Tomina Parvanova, harp Music Program Poulenc, Debussy, Fauré McCall Vineyard has been growing grapes on Long Island’s North Fork since the mid 1990s in the hamlet of Cutchogue, where is family home. Quality farming, sustainability, low-yield vineyard practices allows McCall winemaker to work with only the finest grapes, the foundation of any distinguished wine. Founded in 2016 by Paolo Bartolani, Rites of Spring Music Festival has quickly become the premier classical and contemporary music festival on the North Fork of Long Island. The festival is devoted to classical and contemporary music 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.
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