Nash Ensemble of London to Perform on Chamber Music Society of Detroit Series

March 9, 2011 - PRLog -- -Artists/Date/Concert Location-
Nash Ensemble of London
Saturday, April 2, 2011, 8:00 PM

Seligman Performing Arts Center
Located on the campus of Detroit Country Day School
22305 West 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills

-Artist Bio-
Please see: http://home2.btconnect.com/nashensemble/html/biography.htm

-Repertoire-
Mozart:        Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Bax:             Oboe Quintet  
Britten:        Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2
Schumann:  Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44  
 Pre-Concert Talk with Steven Rings, 6:45 – 7:30 PM

-Unique Features of this Concert-
•   Known for its adventuresome, thematic programming, its vast repertoire and its catalogue of 80 recordings, the Nash Ensemble of London performs with equal sensitivity and musicality works from Haydn to the avant-garde.
•   Pre-Concert Talk, 6:45 – 7:30: Steven Rings, Assistant Professor of Music, University of Chicago, discusses the concert repertoire and takes questions from the audience.
•   Pre-Concert Dinner: Bacco Ristorante, with special reduced dinner price for CMSD ticket-holders, 5:00 – 6:15 PM

-Sponsor-
•   The Pre-Concert Talk is sponsored by Fidelity Investments

-Special Features of Seligman Performing Arts Center-
•   Free Parking
•   Easy Accessibility
•   Intimate Chamber Music Venue (seats 724)
•   Excellent acoustics; Kirkegaard Associates, acoustician

-Special Offering by the Chamber Music Society of Detroit-
•   Society Café open before the concerts and during intermission with support from Sweet Lorraine’s and Cadillac Coffee

-Upcoming Events and Concerts: Chamber Music Society of Detroit 2010-2011 Season-

Saturday, April 16, 2011
Jorge Federico Osorio, Piano
Beethoven:    Variations in F major, Op. 34
Beethoven:    Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Franck:           Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Granados:      Spanish Dances, Nos. 1, 2 & 5
Mussorgsky:  Pictures at an Exhibition

Saturday, May 21, 2011
Morgenstern Trio
The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award Concert
Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
Ravel:          Piano Trio in A minor
Brahms:      Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
Pre-Concert Talk with Steven Rings, 6:45 – 7:30 PM

-2011-2012 Season-
Subscriptions to the recently announced 2011-2012 season are now available.  For more information and to purchase subscriptions to the Opus 9 and Opus 3 series, please call 248-855-6070 or visit www.ComeHearCMSD.org.

-Ticket Purchase Information-
•   Single tickets to all concerts: $43 - $75; students $25.  
•   By phone: Chamber Music Society of Detroit Ticket Service: 248-855-6070
•   Online: www.ComeHearCMSD.org



For further information about the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 concert seasons, please visit the Chamber Music Society of Detroit web site at www.ComeHearCMSD.org.

HOUR Detroit and dbusiness are the media sponsors for the 2010-2011 season.

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