Leonia Chamber Musicians Events: The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc. performs their final season concert, a “Beethoven Birthday Celebration”, on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 4:00 pm at Presbyterian Church in Leonia, 181 Fort Lee Road in Leonia, New Jersey. The nonprofit chamber organization, based in the borough of Leonia, performs the celebratory concert in honor of the 250th year of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth and features two great works of his chamber music.
A study in contrasts, the concert opens with the lyrical and joyful Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano by Englishman Michael Head. The next piece presents Beethoven’s intense and emotional String Quartet Op. 132, evoking the mature and grateful man after surviving a serious illness. The program closes with the Quintet in Eb for Piano and Winds Op. 16, composed by a young, affable and charming Beethoven, as evidenced in the music.
The concert presents the Leonia Chamber Musicians Society’s members: Marsha Heller, oboe; Roy Lewis, violin; Maggie Speier, viola; and Daryl Goldberg, cello. These musicians are joined by guest artists Samuel Katz, violin; Alan Kay, clarinet; Atsuko Sato, bassoon; Richard Hagen, French horn; and Soyeon Park, piano. The professional musicians all perform in the major concert halls of New York City, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and on Broadway.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchase at the door on the day of the performance or online. Students under age 18 are admitted free. Complimentary refreshments will be served at intermission, and the audience is invited to meet and greet the musicians. Presbyterian Church in Leonia is completely handicapped accessible with convenient parking.
This program is made possible in part by a grant administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
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