Musaica goes Green with works in honor of St. Patrick's Day, Earth Day, and Verdi's 200th Birthday!
Musaica Chamber Ensemble is presenting its next concerts in March and April 2013 in a special spring program called "Musaica goes Green." It will be performed three times between two holidays and an anniversary that are "green" events: St. Patrick's Day in March, Earth Day in April, and the 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth (his name means "green" in Italian).
Two performances will take place at venues in New Orleans. The first will be at Tulane Dixon Annex Recital Hall on March 21, 7:30 p.m. The second will be at the Community Unitarian Church in Lakeview (6690 Fleur de Lis Drive) on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Musaica will also perform in Covington on March 24, 5 p.m. at Christ Church as part of their "3rd Sunday series" (which because of Easter will actually be on the 4th Sunday of March).
For the New Orleans concerts admission is free although there is a recommended donation of $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. A reception will follow each perfomance for a chance to meet the musicians.
Pieces will include Lovreglio's Fantasy on Themes from Verdi's "La Traviata" for clarinet and piano; the rarely performed nonet by Arnold Bax for string quartet, bass, harp, flute, oboe, and clarinet; (Bax, although officially English, wrote poetry under the Irish pseudonym Dermot O’Byrne, and some of his poetry will be read at the concert as well); and a world premiere by the composer Mollie O'Meara, called "The Air Was Green" for two violins, viola, bass, harp, oboe, and clarinet. Ms. O'Meara is a New Mexico pianist and composer and whose works have been previously been performed in New Orleans. She has a special affinity for the city of New Orleans since she has two sons who have played in the Louisiana Philharmonic.
Antonio Vivaldi: Spring from "The Four Seasons"
Donato Lovreglio: Fantasia on Themes of Verdi
for Clarinet and Piano
Mollie O'Meara: "The Air Was Green - a remembrance"
for Oboe, Clarinet, Harp, and String Quartet
(world premiere!)
Arnold Bax: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Harp,
and String Quintet
March 21, 7:30 p.m. Dixon Annex Recital Hall, Tulane University
March 24, 5 p.m. Christ Church, Covington
120 S. New Hampshire Street, Covington
April 22, 7:30 p.m. Community Unitarian Church
6690 Fleur de Lis Drive, Lakeview, New Orleans
