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    • Celebrating The North Fork Date: June 16th, 2025
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    • Spice Up The High Energy Date: July 26th, 2025 >
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    • Jayme Stone's FolkLife Date: July 31st, 2025 >
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    • 2025 Piano Rites >
      • TICKETS August 9th 2025
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      • Piano Marathon Date: April 14, 2024 >
        • TICKETS April 14th 2024
      • Sounds of Images Date: May 5 2024 >
        • TICKETS May 5th 2024
      • The Beatitudes Date: May 12, 2024 >
        • TICKETS May 12th 2024
      • Amusing the Strings Date: May 25, 2024 >
        • TICKETS May 25th 2024
      • New Music Under the Big Sky Date: June 1, 2024 >
        • TICKETS June 1st 2024
      • Brahms Piano Trios: June 16, 2024 >
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        • GIVE AWAY June 16th 2024
        • Invite a friend TICKETS June 16th 2024
      • Americana at the Village Green Date: July 4th, 2024 >
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      • Le Remede de Fortune Date: July 13, 2024 >
        • TICKETS July 13th 2024
      • Spirit in The Machine Date: July 27, 2024 >
        • TICKETS July 27th 2024
      • Rustic Mid-Summer Concert Date: August 25, 2024 >
        • TICKETS August 25th 2024
      • Songs & Stories in Concert Date: September 8th, 2024 >
        • TICKETS September 8th 2024
      • Music from around the World Date: September 15, 2024 >
        • TICKETS September 15th 2024
      • Whimsical Sounds Date: October 13, 2024 >
        • TICKETS October 13th 2024
      • Autumnal Journey Date: October 25th, 2024 >
        • TICKETS October 25th 2024
      • Natural Elements Date: November 2, 2024 >
        • TICKETS November 2nd 2024
      • A Musical Afternoon Date: November 29th, 2024 >
        • TICKETS November 29th 2024
      • 2024 Holiday Weekend - Piano Recital Date: 12/20/2024
      • Opera Night Concert - Holiday Weekend in Music: Date 12/22/2024 >
        • TICKETS December 20th 2024
        • TICKETS December 22nd 2024
        • TICKETS 2024 Holiday Weekend in Music
    • 8TH EDITION 2023 >
      • Titans of the 20th Century Date: April 16th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS April 16th 2023
      • Luminous Beauty Date: May 14th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS May 14th 2023
      • New Music Under the Big Sky Date: May 27th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS May 27th 2023
      • The Rite of Spring Date: June 24th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS June 24th 2023
      • Viennese Atmosphere Date: June 29th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS June 29th 2023
      • Music at the Village Green Date: July 13th, 2023
      • Summer Concert & Dine Date: July 22nd, 2023 >
        • TICKETS July 22nd 2023
      • Rustic Mid-Summer Concert Date: August 27th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS August 27th 2023
      • Sounds of Images Date: 9/14/2023 >
        • TICKETS September 14th 2023
      • Music, Mythology, Wine: Date: 10/06/2023 >
        • TICKETS October 6th 2023
      • Tuning Into Nature: Date: 11/04/2023 >
        • TICKETS November 4th 2023
      • Piano Recital 2023 Holiday Weekend in Music Date: 12/08/2023 >
        • TICKETS December 8th 2023
      • Opera Night & Dinner Holiday Weekend in Music: Date 12/09/2023 >
        • TICKETS December 9th 2023
    • 7TH EDITION 2022 >
      • DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
      • Meet & Greet and.... Music Date: 5/22/2022
      • New Music Under the Big Sky Date: 5/28/2022 >
        • TICKETS May 28th
      • The Sounds of Nature Date: 6/10/2022
      • Between the Wind and the Shrubs Date: 7/01/2022 >
        • TICKETS July 1st
      • Solo Recital All Frederic Chopin Date: 7/24/2022 >
        • TICKETS July 24th
      • Across American Roots Date: 7/31/2022 >
        • TICKETS July 31
      • Rustic Mid-Summer Concert Date: 8/14/2022 >
        • TICKETS August 14th
      • Songs of Love & Despair Date: 9/25/2022 >
        • TICKETS September 25th
      • Music for a Changing Climate: A Meditation Date: 10/16/2022 >
        • TICKETS October 16th
      • Sounds of Images Date: 11/04/2022 >
        • TICKETS November 4th
      • 2022 HOLIDAY CONCERT Date: 12/18/2022 >
        • TICKETS December 18th
    • 6th EDITION, 2021 >
      • 2021 FESTIVAL
      • 2021 MUSIC & TELL VIRTUAL EPISODES
      • O Mysterium Magnum
      • New Music Under the Big Sky
      • Ballads & Other Cautionary Tales
      • An evening of Shakespeare:
      • French Music Soirée
      • Sound of Science >
        • Sound of Science Date: 9/17/202
      • A Night at The JazzLoft
      • 2021 Benefit Holiday Concert
    • 5TH EDITION, 2020 >
      • 2020 LIVE CONCERTS
      • 2020 ONLINE MUSIC & TELL EPISODES
      • Music & Culinary Soiree
      • Holiday Benefit Concert
      • Silent Auction Fundraiser
    • 4th Edition, 2019
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    • 2nd Edition, 2017
    • 1st Edition, 2016

2020 Music & Tell Episodes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Credit: Artwork by Gary Osborne 
"Music & Tell"
A virtual performance series hosted on Saturdays  in May, June and July 2020

Launched in 2016 by founder, Paolo Bartolani, the focus of ROSMF has been to expand its music in new, compelling, and adventurous ways. With the challenge of stay-home orders and closed venues, ROSMF has expanded their creative forces to present “Music & Tell” a virtual performance series hosted in 45-minute sessions on Zoom. Music & Tell is aimed to expand the mission of ROSMF and create a stronger sense of identity while investing in the passion and artistry of classical and contemporary artists. 

“We have found ourselves moved and inspired by the many musicians connected with our festival. Music is essentially a human relationship, we can communicate our inner world through contact with the other person,” Paolo Bartolani. “To me, that is the essence of music: a reflection of the soul through sound. Living in particular times like these, music allows us to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. We cannot recall a more important time to share such sustenance”.


May 2020 Schedule:

Episode # 1 
Saturday May  9, 2020  |  2pm
Italian Baroques Sonatas
Paolo Bartolani, piano

Episode # 2  
Saturday May 16, 2020  |  2pm
The pleasures of solitude
Ginevra Petrucci, flute

Episode # 3
Saturday May  23, 2020  |  2pm
Discovering Mrs. Rossini
Ashley Galvani Bell, soprano
 
Episode # 4 
Saturday May  30, 2020  |  2pm
Metamorphoses after Ovid by Britten
Terry Keevil, oboe
June 2020 Schedule:

Episode # 1 
Saturday June 13, 2020  |  5pm
Childhood Gems
Brian Bak, violin
Brian Bak is an excellent violin player that will present a potpourri of short music works and intimate baroque's melodies and romantic
songs by Handel, Dvorak, Kreisler. 

 Episode # 2  
Saturday June 20, 2020  |  5pm
                Best piano works by Takemitsu and Fauré              
           
         Ben Makino, piano       

Intimate piano pieces by Toru Takemitsu and Gabriel Fauré performed by music conductor and pianist Benjamin Makino.
An interesting way to explore the music of two major composers of XX century.          
             

 Episode # 3
Saturday June 27, 2020  |  5pm
Meet the composer.... Christopher Cerrone
ROSMF invites  ‘rising star’ Christopher Cerrone to present his music and tell us about the many sources of inspiration: literature, visual arts, multimedia.
This is the inaugural episode dedicated to contemporary composers to present their esthetics and their vision of contemporary life.    

RoSMF Subscription  Package fee is $100.00
-  access to all 2020 online performances
- membership to the ‘Circle of Friends’ and listed on the website and paper program,
- five-percent discount on all 2020 concert tickets,
- invitations to special news and events throughout the year.


Sponsorship Opportunities are also available. Please write to [email protected]  for more info!

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  • HOME
    • FOUNDER'S STATEMENT
    • 2025 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LETTER
    • VISION & MISSION
    • BOARD & STAFF
    • CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
    • CONTACT
  • 2025 SPRING / SUMMER SEASON
    • Piano Marathon Date: April 13th, 2025 >
      • TICKETS April 13th 2025
    • Imaginative and Colorful Date: April 27th, 2025 >
      • TICKETS April 27th 2025
    • Spring Concert & Bites Date: May 4th, 2025 >
      • TICKETS May 4th 2025
    • Chopin Piano Recital Date: May 25th 2025 >
      • TICKETS May 25th 2025
    • New Music Under the Big Sky Date: May 31st, 2025 >
      • TICKETS May 31st, 2025
    • Fisherman Songs Date: June 8th 2025 >
      • TICKETS June 8th, 2025
    • Celebrating The North Fork Date: June 16th, 2025
    • New Ways of Looking : July 5th, 2025 >
      • TICKETS July 5th 2025
    • Spice Up The High Energy Date: July 26th, 2025 >
      • TICKETS July 26th, 2025
    • Jayme Stone's FolkLife Date: July 31st, 2025 >
      • TICKETS July 31st, 2025
    • 2025 Piano Rites >
      • TICKETS August 9th 2025
      • TICKETS August 15th 2025
      • TICKETS August 17th 2025
      • 2025 PIANORITES PASS
    • Beethoven Forever Date: August 29th, 2025 >
      • TICKETS August 29th 2025
    • Energía internacional!: September 13th, 2025
  • GET INVOLVED
    • BE A RECURRANT SUBSCRIBER
    • BE A SUBSCRIBER
    • BE A SUBSCRIBER CC
    • BE A DONOR
    • 2025 CONCERT PACKAGE
    • BE A BUSINESS SPONSOR
    • BE A VOLUNTEER
  • SPONSORS & DONORS HONOR ROLL
    • ADVERTISING
    • INDIVIDUAL DONORS
    • CORPORATE SPONSORS
    • FESTIVAL PARTNERS
  • PAST EDITIONS
    • MUSIC EDUCATION >
      • PIANO LESSONS >
        • ENROLLMENT
    • Gallery >
      • PRESS
    • 9TH EDITION 2024 >
      • RoSMF COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS 2025
      • Piano Marathon Date: April 14, 2024 >
        • TICKETS April 14th 2024
      • Sounds of Images Date: May 5 2024 >
        • TICKETS May 5th 2024
      • The Beatitudes Date: May 12, 2024 >
        • TICKETS May 12th 2024
      • Amusing the Strings Date: May 25, 2024 >
        • TICKETS May 25th 2024
      • New Music Under the Big Sky Date: June 1, 2024 >
        • TICKETS June 1st 2024
      • Brahms Piano Trios: June 16, 2024 >
        • TICKETS June 16th 2024
        • GIVE AWAY June 16th 2024
        • Invite a friend TICKETS June 16th 2024
      • Americana at the Village Green Date: July 4th, 2024 >
        • TICKETS July 4th 2024
      • Le Remede de Fortune Date: July 13, 2024 >
        • TICKETS July 13th 2024
      • Spirit in The Machine Date: July 27, 2024 >
        • TICKETS July 27th 2024
      • Rustic Mid-Summer Concert Date: August 25, 2024 >
        • TICKETS August 25th 2024
      • Songs & Stories in Concert Date: September 8th, 2024 >
        • TICKETS September 8th 2024
      • Music from around the World Date: September 15, 2024 >
        • TICKETS September 15th 2024
      • Whimsical Sounds Date: October 13, 2024 >
        • TICKETS October 13th 2024
      • Autumnal Journey Date: October 25th, 2024 >
        • TICKETS October 25th 2024
      • Natural Elements Date: November 2, 2024 >
        • TICKETS November 2nd 2024
      • A Musical Afternoon Date: November 29th, 2024 >
        • TICKETS November 29th 2024
      • 2024 Holiday Weekend - Piano Recital Date: 12/20/2024
      • Opera Night Concert - Holiday Weekend in Music: Date 12/22/2024 >
        • TICKETS December 20th 2024
        • TICKETS December 22nd 2024
        • TICKETS 2024 Holiday Weekend in Music
    • 8TH EDITION 2023 >
      • Titans of the 20th Century Date: April 16th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS April 16th 2023
      • Luminous Beauty Date: May 14th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS May 14th 2023
      • New Music Under the Big Sky Date: May 27th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS May 27th 2023
      • The Rite of Spring Date: June 24th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS June 24th 2023
      • Viennese Atmosphere Date: June 29th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS June 29th 2023
      • Music at the Village Green Date: July 13th, 2023
      • Summer Concert & Dine Date: July 22nd, 2023 >
        • TICKETS July 22nd 2023
      • Rustic Mid-Summer Concert Date: August 27th, 2023 >
        • TICKETS August 27th 2023
      • Sounds of Images Date: 9/14/2023 >
        • TICKETS September 14th 2023
      • Music, Mythology, Wine: Date: 10/06/2023 >
        • TICKETS October 6th 2023
      • Tuning Into Nature: Date: 11/04/2023 >
        • TICKETS November 4th 2023
      • Piano Recital 2023 Holiday Weekend in Music Date: 12/08/2023 >
        • TICKETS December 8th 2023
      • Opera Night & Dinner Holiday Weekend in Music: Date 12/09/2023 >
        • TICKETS December 9th 2023
    • 7TH EDITION 2022 >
      • DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
      • Meet & Greet and.... Music Date: 5/22/2022
      • New Music Under the Big Sky Date: 5/28/2022 >
        • TICKETS May 28th
      • The Sounds of Nature Date: 6/10/2022
      • Between the Wind and the Shrubs Date: 7/01/2022 >
        • TICKETS July 1st
      • Solo Recital All Frederic Chopin Date: 7/24/2022 >
        • TICKETS July 24th
      • Across American Roots Date: 7/31/2022 >
        • TICKETS July 31
      • Rustic Mid-Summer Concert Date: 8/14/2022 >
        • TICKETS August 14th
      • Songs of Love & Despair Date: 9/25/2022 >
        • TICKETS September 25th
      • Music for a Changing Climate: A Meditation Date: 10/16/2022 >
        • TICKETS October 16th
      • Sounds of Images Date: 11/04/2022 >
        • TICKETS November 4th
      • 2022 HOLIDAY CONCERT Date: 12/18/2022 >
        • TICKETS December 18th
    • 6th EDITION, 2021 >
      • 2021 FESTIVAL
      • 2021 MUSIC & TELL VIRTUAL EPISODES
      • O Mysterium Magnum
      • New Music Under the Big Sky
      • Ballads & Other Cautionary Tales
      • An evening of Shakespeare:
      • French Music Soirée
      • Sound of Science >
        • Sound of Science Date: 9/17/202
      • A Night at The JazzLoft
      • 2021 Benefit Holiday Concert
    • 5TH EDITION, 2020 >
      • 2020 LIVE CONCERTS
      • 2020 ONLINE MUSIC & TELL EPISODES
      • Music & Culinary Soiree
      • Holiday Benefit Concert
      • Silent Auction Fundraiser
    • 4th Edition, 2019
    • 3rd Edition, 2018
    • 2nd Edition, 2017
    • 1st Edition, 2016