BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Connecticut Virtuosi - ECPv6.2.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Connecticut Virtuosi X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thevirtuosi.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Connecticut Virtuosi REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20240527T222754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T222210Z UID:11279-1734879600-1734879600@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:CHOPIN MONIUSZKO & POLISH CHRISTMAS DESCRIPTION:PART 1:\nJakub Polaczyk: Christmas Postcard for Strings (2015)\nFryderyk Chopin: Rondo à la Krakowiak in F Major\, Op. 14\nScherzo No. 1 in B Minor\, Op. 2\nStanisław Moniuszko: Pieśń “Dziad i Baba”\nJakub Polaczyk: Flemish Wind (2024)\, for piano and orchestra – American premiere\nStanisław Moniuszko: Aria “Ten Zegar Stary” \nPART 2:\nPolish Christmas Carols and Pastorals\nwith Dariusz Ocetek & the Moniuszko Choir \nFeatured Soloists:\nDariusz Ocetek\, bass-baritone\nJakub Polaczyk\, piano \nConnecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra\nAdrian Sylveen\, artistic director \n\nDariusz Ocetek\, bass-baritone\, has performed in operas\, oratorios\, operettas\, opera gala concerts\, song recitals\, musicals\, and in drama plays in Poland\, Czech Republic\, Germany\, Italy\, and USA. His voice was heard with the New York Lyric Recovery Festival at the Carnegie Hall\, Liederkranz Opera Foundation\, North Shore Center for Performing Arts\, Cami Hall\, 92NY\, Washington Opera Society\, Catholic University of America Opera\, First Coast Opera\, Valdosta State Opera\, The Embassy of Poland in Washington DC\, Kosciuszko Foundation in NYC and DC\, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York\, Silesian Operetta\, Chorzow Musical Theater\, Camerata Silesia Katowice City Singers\, as well as Waldorf Institute in Germany and Lyric Opera Festiwal in Italy. Dr. Dar’s stage collaboration with artists such as Alberto Zedda\, Stanford Olsen\, Dean Peterson\, Stella Zambalis\, Libby Larsen\, Brian Ganz\, Lucy Arner\, Simeone Tartaglione\, Carlos Riazuelo\, Kenneth Kirk\, Joe Herter\, and Anna Szostak brought great splendor and motivation to his career. Mentors such as Sławomir Książek\, Joanna Toborek\, Thomas Cultice\, David Lee Johnson\, and Izabella Kobus-Salkin ignited his passion for performing and teaching. \n\nJakub Polaczyk (b. 1983\, Krakow) is a New York based Polish composer and pianist. A winner of the 2020 American Prize in Composition\, he has received numerous awards\, including the 2024 runner-up at the John Eaton New York Composers Circle Competition and a 2023 Double Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards. Polaczyk graduated from Jagiellonian University\, the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow\, and Carnegie Mellon University\, studying also at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He has taught at the New York Conservatory of Music since 2015 and directed multiple festivals and competitions. Host of “Coffees after Bach” on Polish Radio WRKL since 2021\, Polaczyk has lectured at numerous prestigious institutions globally. His compositions have been performed internationally by acclaimed orchestras and ensembles at venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. He has collaborated with many notable musicians and received scholarships from various esteemed organizations. His music is published by Donemus\, PWM\, Babel Scores\, and Arcomics and has been released by Ablaze Records and Albany Records. In 2024\, he received the Bronze Medal “Gloria Artis” and an honorable decoration from the city of Stary Sącz. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/annual-polish-christmas-2024/ LOCATION:The Founders Hall\, CCSU\, 1615 Stanley Street\, New Britain\, Connecticut CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,New Britain ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CCSU-2024-Dec-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20241129T225316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T185751Z UID:11670-1733859000-1733859000@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:NEW MUSIC HARTFORD DESCRIPTION:3-concert chamber music series\nfeaturing works written by living composers\nfrom New England. \nIn Program:\nJonathan KANE:\n“Convergence” String Quartet (2012)\, October Quartet (2013)\, “Debunk—Rebunk” \nAdrian SYLVEEN:\n“So We don’t forget” Kaddish in an étude form for cello and piano (2024)\n“Divertimento Fantastique” for Violin Solo (2024)\, “The Fear of Calm” for Flute Solo \nMike YOUNG:\n“Daphne” for Solo Flute \nGonzalo Cortez: Flute\nMichael Korman: piano\nBrunilda Myftaraj: violin\nAdrian Sylveen: Violin\nJonathan Kane: Viola\nChristopher Pilon: Cello URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/new-music-hartford/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church in Hartford\, 136 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Chamber Music,CT,Hartford,New Music Hartford,Virtuosi Music Academy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Musicians-Picasso-BRIGHT.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Virtuosi Music Academy @ First Presbyterian Church":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20240607T163258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241127T162956Z UID:11395-1733065200-1733065200@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:ORGAN MUSIC at CYRIL: Respighi & Poulenc DESCRIPTION:Featuring newly installed\, historic 1938 Austin Pipe Organ \n\nADMISSION by the suggested donation of $35. To make a charitable donation CLICK HERE>>> \n\nPROGRAM:\nSuite in G major\, P.58 (Respighi\, Ottorino)\nOrgan Concerto\, FP 93 (Poulenc\, Francis)\nConnecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra\nSOLOIST:  Chris Davenport \n\nChris Davenport is a graduate of Ithaca College (music education\, ’18)\, and Central Connecticut State University (computer science\, ’23). He is active as an organist\, pianist\, singer\, and conductor throughout Connecticut. Currently\, Chris serves as the director of music at Saint Patrick Oratory in Waterbury\, CT. Previously\, he was organist at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury and director of music at the parish of Saint Michael the Archangel in Pawcatuck. \n\n  \nProgram sponsored in part by Marjorie Jolidon Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/organ-music-at-cyril/ LOCATION:Cyril and Methodius Church\, 63 Popieluszko Court\, Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06106 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Cyril & Methodius Church,Hartford,Organ Music @ Cyril ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Organ-Cyril-photo-web-e1726585289682.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241130T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241130T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20241106T144728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T133841Z UID:11638-1732991400-1733000400@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Fundraising Dinner DESCRIPTION:Members and the Board\nof The Connecticut Virtuosi\nInvite you to join us\nFor Fundraising Dinner\nSILENT AUCTION\n\nSaturday\, November 30th\, 2024\nat half past 6 in the evening\nMoonlight Bistro\, 123 Broad Street\, New Britain\nR.S.V.P to (860) 305-6661\, or email: patrons@thevirtuosi.org\ndonation $100 per person URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/dinner/ LOCATION:Connecticut CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-14-Virtuosi-at-Weill-Carnegie-Hall-scaled-e1733230519751.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20240527T221221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T113259Z UID:11267-1732217400-1732217400@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:PUCCINI: LA BOHEME DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATE the 100th ANNIVERSARY of Giacomo PUCCINI’S LEGACY! An INTERNATIONAL cast of winners from the USA\, Korea\, Armenia\, and MET singers in NYC will bring his masterpiece to life. Don’t miss the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra’s dazzling production in collaboration with the TEATRO LIRICO D’EUROPA! Puccini’s legacy endures through his masterful operas\, which continue to captivate global audiences with their emotional depth and melodic beauty. His innovative orchestration and dramatic storytelling have cemented him as a pivotal figure in the evolution of opera. \n\nADMISSION: Tickets on sale at the BUSHNELL Box Office >>>\nor call (860) 987-5900 \n\nThe CAST: \nMimi – Gayane Ghambaryan (Armenia)*\nRodolfo – Daniel Juarez (USA)\nMarcello – Cheoncho Lee (Korea)*\nMusetta – Hannah Wolfe (USA)*\nColline – Gregory Sheppard\nSchaunard – Wayne Artur\nBenoit/Alcindoro – Stefan Szkafarowsky (USA) \nStage Director – Carlos Conde\nSets and Costumes – Teatro Lirico D’Europa\nArtistic Director & Conductor – Adrian Sylveen \n* Young Artists of the 2024 Greve Opera Academy \nPerformed in Italian\, with English subtitles. \n\n \n \n \n \n Gayane Ghambaryan\n \n \n \n \n \n Daniel Juarez\, tenor\n \n \n \n \n \n Cheoncho Lee\, Baritone\n \n \n \n \n \n Stefan Szkafarowsky\, bass\n \n \n \n \n \n Gregory Sheppard\, bass-baritone\n \n \n \n \n \n Hannah Wolfe\, soprano\n \n \n \n \n \n Wayne Arthur\, baritone\n \n \n\n\nADMISSION: Tickets on sale at the BUSHNELL Box Office >>>\nor call (860) 987-5900 \n\nThis most famous opera\, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème is a poignant drama capturing the essence of Bohemian life in Paris. It narrates the tragic romance between Rodolfo\, a poet\, and Mimì\, a seamstress\, set against a backdrop of poverty and artistic aspiration. The opera\, with its memorable arias\, is celebrated for its emotive power and lush melodies. La Bohème remains a staple in the opera world\, resonating with audiences for its portrayal of love\, friendship\, and the bitter-sweetness of life. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/la-boheme-hartford/ LOCATION:Bushnell Arts Center @ the First Presbyterian\, 136 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Bushnell Arts Center,Hartford,Operas ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/web-slide-BOHEME-v2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20240911T164902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T113337Z UID:11497-1731855600-1731855600@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:PUCCINI: LA BOHEME DESCRIPTION:  \n \nPRESENTS: \nCELEBRATE the 100th ANNIVERSARY of Giacomo PUCCINI’S LEGACY! An INTERNATIONAL cast of winners from the USA\, Korea\, Armenia\, and MET singers in NYC will bring his masterpiece to life. Don’t miss the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra’s dazzling production in collaboration with the TEATRO LIRICO D’EUROPA! Puccini’s legacy endures through his masterful operas\, which continue to captivate global audiences with their emotional depth and melodic beauty. His innovative orchestration and dramatic storytelling have cemented him as a pivotal figure in the evolution of opera. \n\nFOR TICKETS\, PLEASE CLICK HERE >>> or call the GMCA & (860) 918-8971\nPerformance is at Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center\, 200 LaRosa Lane\, Middletown \n\nThe CAST: \nMimi – Gayane Ghambaryan (Armenia)*\nRodolfo – Daniel Juarez (USA)\nMarcello – Cheoncho Lee (Korea)*\nMusetta – Hannah Wolfe (USA)*\nColline – Gregory Sheppard\nSchaunard – Wayne Artur\nBenoit/Alcindoro – Stefan Szkafarowsky (USA) \nStage Director – Carlos Conde\nSets and Costumes – Teatro Lirico D’Europa\nArtistic Director & Conductor – Adrian Sylveen \n* Young Artists of the 2024 Greve Opera Academy \nPerformed in Italian\, with English subtitles. \n\n \n \n \n \n Gayane Ghambaryan\n \n \n \n \n \n Daniel Juarez\, tenor\n \n \n \n \n \n Cheoncho Lee\, Baritone\n \n \n \n \n \n Stefan Szkafarowsky\, bass\n \n \n \n \n \n Gregory Sheppard\, bass-baritone\n \n \n \n \n \n Hannah Wolfe\, soprano\n \n \n \n \n \n Wayne Arthur\, baritone\n \n \n\n\nFOR TICKETS\, PLEASE CLICK HERE >>> or call the GMCA & (860) 918-8971 \n\nThis most famous opera\, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème is a poignant drama capturing the essence of Bohemian life in Paris. It narrates the tragic romance between Rodolfo\, a poet\, and Mimì\, a seamstress\, set against a backdrop of poverty and artistic aspiration. The opera\, with its memorable arias\, is celebrated for its emotive power and lush melodies. La Bohème remains a staple in the opera world\, resonating with audiences for its portrayal of love\, friendship\, and the bitter-sweetness of life. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/puccini-la-boheme-middletown/ LOCATION:Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center\, 200 LaRosa Lane\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Middletown,Operas ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/web-slide-BOHEME-v2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20240527T221013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T153748Z UID:11265-1729022400-1729022400@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:THE SHADOWS OF OUR DESTINY DESCRIPTION:“WE THE PEOPLE” Immigrant stories in music \n\nADMISSION: For tickets at the Carnegie Hall Box Office CLICK HERE>>>\nor call (212) 247-7800 \n\nJakub Polaczyk: Slavic Streams: “Śmiętlana” (world premiere)\nOttorino Respighi: “Il Tramonto” (The Sunset)\nAlban Berg: Violin Concerto (arr. for chamber orchestra)\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No.44 in E minor\nSOLOISTS:\nBrunilda Myftaraj\, violin\nLaura Andreini\, soprano\nConnecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra\nAdrian Sylveen\, artistic director and conductor \n\nAlbanian-American violinist Brunilda Myftaraj has drawn enthusiastic accolades from audiences and critical acclaim for her masterful musicianship in Albania\, Italy\, Greece\, France\, Morocco\, Austria\, Switzerland\, Poland\, Israel\, and the United States. The critics have praised her as an “especially fine and beautiful player.” Myftaraj’s teachers are some of the world’s finest\, but her true inspiration comes from her audiences and students. Since 2023 Mrs. Myftaraj is a member of The Berkshire Bach Society. Her recordings of“Naked Violin” and “The American Pie” received impeccable reviews from Fanfare magazine. \n\nSoprano Laura Andreini lives near Florence in the heart of Chianti.\nIn 2020\, she celebrated her first ten years of a career as an opera singer\, which has taken her around Italy and the world. Her suitcase is always ready\, and her enthusiasm and passion have been cultivated through years of study in Italy\, Arezzo\, Siena\, and abroad in the Netherlands and Switzerland. She has also performed in concerts\, opera productions\, and events in prestigious theaters and concert halls worldwide. \n\nJakub Polaczyk\, born in Kraków\, Poland\, is a New York-based composer and pianist. Double Silver Medal winner of the Global Music Awards (2023)\, the 2020 American Prize in Composition winner\, and the 2013 Iron Instant Composer Award in Cleveland\, OH. He graduated from Jagiellonian University\, Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków\, and Carnegie Mellon University\, and as a Socrates-Erasmus exchange program\, he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Since 2015\, he has been teaching at the New York Conservatory of Music and\, since 2018\, has been a New Music Director of the Chopin and Friends Festival in NYC\, directing the International Composition Competition “New Vision” and in 2020 Virtual NYDAI Quarantine Talks Series. Since 2021\, Jakub has been hosting his “Coffees after Bach” program at the Polish Radio WRKL: AM910\, NYC/AM1030\, Chicago. \n\nAdrian Sylveen\nAward-winning musician Adrian Sylveen enjoys a performing career in the United States and Europe. He is an artistic director of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the co-founding music director of the Connecticut Lyric Opera. Mr. Sylveen has conducted approximately 35 operatic titles and has an extensive orchestral repertoire. He has conducted and performed concerts in the United States\, Poland\, Italy\, Israel\, Cuba\, Switzerland\, Germany\, and the former Soviet Union and worked with such ensembles as the Israel Chamber Orchestra\, Holguín Symphony Orchestra\, Orchestra da Camera di Greve-In-Chianti\, Olsztyn Philharmonic\, Elbląg Chamber Orchestra\, Central Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra\, and others. From 2011 to 2013\, he was a conductor for the Magnum Opus series with the New Britain Symphony – The Connecticut Virtuosi. He is also a founder of the Classical Orchestra of Pila in Poland and the newly formed Hartford-based Moniuszko Choir (2016). Mr. Sylveen has won prizes at competitions in Europe and the United States. He received the American Council for Polish Culture Primus Inter Pares Award from the President of the Republic of Poland. He received permanent US residence for “Extraordinary Abilities in the Arts”. \nMr. Sylveen holds a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from Yale University School of Music; he is also a graduate of the Paderewski Music Academy in Poznan\, Poland (diploma with distinction). He has participated in several international Festivals in Weimar\, Łancut\, and others. Since 2012\, he has been on the faculty of the Virtuosi Summer Music Institute in Farmington\, Connecticut\, and\, since 2015\, he has been the Artistic Director of the Greve Opera Academy and Chamber Music Festival in Greve-In-Chianti\, Italy. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/the-shadows-of-our-destiny-nyc/ LOCATION:Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall\, 154 W 57th St\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States CATEGORIES:“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music,2024-2025 Season,New York City ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/459200833_946485707505436_5716029459583256924_n-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20241007T200451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T201443Z UID:11576-1728838800-1728846000@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Post Concert reception at Gallery 66 DESCRIPTION:Please support our work by joining us at the reception.To purchase tickets\, please CLICK HERE >>> URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/post-concert-reception-at-gallery-66/ LOCATION:Gallery 66\, 66 West Main Street\, New Britain\, Connecticut\, 06051 CATEGORIES:“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music,2024-2025 Season,New Britain,The New Britain Museum of American Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/454003990_480134007984375_1375859606447338780_n-e1728331443238.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20240527T220906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T153850Z UID:11263-1728831600-1728831600@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:THE SHADOWS OF OUR DESTINY DESCRIPTION:“WE THE PEOPLE” Immigrant stories in music \n\nADMISSION: For the NBMAA Museum admission information click here>>> \n\nJakub Polaczyk: Slavic Streams: “Śmiętlana” (world premiere)\nOttorino Respighi: “Il Tramonto” (The Sunset)\nAlban Berg: Violin Concerto (arr. for chamber orchestra)\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No.44 in E minor\nSOLOISTS:\nBrunilda Myftaraj\, violin\, Laura Andreini\, soprano\nConnecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra\nAdrian Sylveen\, artistic director and conductor \n\nAlbanian-American violinist Brunilda Myftaraj has drawn enthusiastic accolades from audiences and critical acclaim for her masterful musicianship in Albania\, Italy\, Greece\, France\, Morocco\, Austria\, Switzerland\, Poland\, Israel\, and the United States. The critics have praised her as an “especially fine and beautiful player.” Myftaraj’s teachers are some of the world’s finest\, but her true inspiration comes from her audiences and students. Since 2023\, Mrs. Myftaraj has been a member of The Berkshire Bach Society. Her recordings of“Naked Violin” and “The American Pie” received impeccable reviews from Fanfare magazine. \n\nSoprano Laura Andreini lives near Florence in the heart of Chianti.\nIn 2020\, she celebrated her first ten years of a career as an opera singer\, which has taken her around Italy and the world. Her suitcase is always ready\, and her enthusiasm and passion have been cultivated through years of study in Italy\, Arezzo\, Siena\, and abroad in the Netherlands and Switzerland. She has also performed in concerts\, opera productions\, and events in prestigious theaters and concert halls worldwide. \n\nJakub Polaczyk\, born in Kraków\, Poland\, is a New York-based composer and pianist. Double Silver Medal winner of the Global Music Awards (2023)\, the 2020 American Prize in Composition winner\, and the 2013 Iron Instant Composer Award in Cleveland\, OH. He graduated from Jagiellonian University\, Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków\, and Carnegie Mellon University\, and as a Socrates-Erasmus exchange program\, he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Since 2015\, he has been teaching at the New York Conservatory of Music and\, since 2018\, has been a New Music Director of the Chopin and Friends Festival in NYC\, directing the International Composition Competition “New Vision” and in 2020 Virtual NYDAI Quarantine Talks Series. Since 2021\, Jakub has been hosting his “Coffees after Bach” program at the Polish Radio WRKL: AM910\, NYC/AM1030\, Chicago. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/the-shadows-of-our-destiny-new-britain/ LOCATION:New Britain Museum of American Art\, 56 Lexington St.\, New Britain\, CT\, 06052 CATEGORIES:“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music,2024-2025 Season,New Britain,The New Britain Museum of American Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Shadows-Image-Hartford-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231616 CREATED:20240527T220824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T134837Z UID:11261-1728226800-1728226800@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:THE SHADOWS OF OUR DESTINY DESCRIPTION:“WE THE PEOPLE” Immigrant stories in music \n\nADMISSION: Tickets at the BUSHNELL Box Office. Click here>>>\nor call (860) 987-5900 \n\nPROGRAM:\nJakub Polaczyk: Slavic Streams: “Śmiętlana” (world premiere)\nAlban Berg: Violin Concerto (arr. for chamber orchestra)\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No.44 in E minor\nSOLOIST: Brunilda Myftaraj\, violin\nConnecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra\nAdrian Sylveen\, artistic director and conductor \n\nAlbanian-American violinist Brunilda Myftaraj has drawn enthusiastic accolades from audiences and critical acclaim for her masterful musicianship in Albania\, Italy\, Greece\, France\, Morocco\, Austria\, Switzerland\, Poland\, Israel\, and the United States. She has been praised by the critics as an “especially fine and beautiful player.” Myftaraj’s teachers are some of the world’s finest\, but her true inspiration comes from her audiences and students. Since 2023 Mrs. Myftaraj is a member of The Berkshire Bach Society. Her recordings of“Naked Violin” and “The American Pie” received impeccable reviews from Fanfare magazine. \nJakub Polaczyk\, born in Kraków\, Poland\, is a New York-based composer and pianist. Double Silver Medal winner of the Global Music Awards (2023)\, Winner of the 2020 American Prize in Composition\, and 2013 Iron Instant Composer Award in Cleveland\, OH. He graduated from Jagiellonian University\, Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków\, and Carnegie Mellon University\, and as a Socrates-Erasmus exchange program\, he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Since 2015\, he has been teaching at the New York Conservatory of Music and\, since 2018\, has been a New Music Director of the Chopin and Friends Festival in NYC\, directing the International Composition Competition “New Vision” and in 2020 Virtual NYDAI Quarantine Talks Series. Since 2021\, Jakub has been hosting his “Coffees after Bach” program at the Polish Radio WRKL: AM910\, NYC/AM1030\, Chicago. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/berg-violin-concerto/ LOCATION:Bushnell Arts Center @ the First Presbyterian\, 136 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106 CATEGORIES:“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music,2024-2025 Season,Bushnell Arts Center,Hartford ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Arnold_Schonberg_Alban_Berg_1910-e1717179010257.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240717T133546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240817T191304Z UID:11419-1723993200-1723993200@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Bach\, Biber & much more... DESCRIPTION:Final VIRTUOSI SUMMER FESTIVAL concert\npresented by an Ensemble of the faculty and students\nof the 2024 Virtuosi Sumer Music Institute \nIn Program:\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Gavotte en Rondeau from Violin Partita No.3 in E major\nFriedrich August Kummer: 2 Cellos Duett op. 22\, No. 1\, Mov. 1 (Allegro)\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Motet “Jesu\, Meine Freude”\, BWV 227\nJonathan Kane & 2024 VMI: op. 2 (world premiere)\nHeinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Battalia à 9 \n\n Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist\, renowned for his innovative violin techniques and compositions. Born in Wartenberg\, Bohemia (now Stráž pod Ralskem\, Czech Republic)\, he worked in Graz and Kroměříž before settling in Salzburg. Biber’s music\, especially his *Mystery Sonatas*\, showcases his mastery of scordatura (alternative tunings) and polyphonic writing. He was a pioneer in violin music\, pushing the instrument’s capabilities to new heights. His works include operas\, sacred music\, and chamber pieces. He was ennobled by Emperor Leopold I in 1690. \nJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period\, renowned for his mastery of counterpoint\, harmonic organization\, and motivic development. Born in Eisenach\, he was part of a prolific musical family. Bach’s works include the *Brandenburg Concertos*\, *The Well-Tempered Clavier*\, and the *Mass in B Minor*. He served as Thomaskantor in Leipzig\, where he composed music for the principal Lutheran churches. His compositions\, which encompass orchestral\, keyboard\, and choral music\, have had a profound influence on Western classical music. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/final-festival-concert/ LOCATION:ANVIL Place\, 51 West Main Street\, New Britain\, CT\, 06051\, United States CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Chamber Music,Hartford,Summer Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240717T133307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T171345Z UID:11417-1723836600-1723836600@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Beethoven & Schumann DESCRIPTION:Faculty Recital: Brunilda Myftaraj\, violin\, Ina Jun\, piano\nIn Program:\nRobert Schumann: Sonata no. 2 in d-minor\, op. 121\nL. van Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor\, op. 23 URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/faculty-recital-brunilda-myftaraj/ LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church\, 3 Mountain rd.\, Farmington\, CT\, 06032 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Chamber Music,Farmington CT,Summer Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240811T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240811T123000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240717T133113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240811T112123Z UID:11415-1723379400-1723379400@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Students' Showcase DESCRIPTION: URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/students-showcase/ LOCATION:Cyril and Methodius Church\, 63 Popieluszko Court\, Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06106 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Chamber Music,Cyril & Methodius Church,Hartford,Summer Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240809T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240717T132953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T171250Z UID:11413-1723231800-1723231800@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Mozart\, Beethoven\, Debussy DESCRIPTION:Faculty Recital: Adrian Sylveen\, violin\, Michael Korman\, piano\nIn Program:\nW. A. Mozart: Violin Sonata in A major\, K.305\nL. van Beethoven: “Spring Sonata” no. 5\, Op.24\nClaude Debussy (arr. Roelens): Clair de Lune URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/faculty-recital-adrain-sylveen-violin/ LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church\, 3 Mountain rd.\, Farmington\, CT\, 06032 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Chamber Music,Farmington CT,Summer Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T124500 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240717T132811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T170942Z UID:11411-1722775500-1722775500@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Bach & Corelli DESCRIPTION:Johann Sebastian Bach:\nAir from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major\, BWV 1068\nJesu Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata BWV 147\nAdagio from Violin Concerto in A minor\, BWV 1041\n“Sheep may safely graze” from Cantata BWV 208\nAdagio from Concerto for Two Violins in D minor\, BWV 1043\nAdagio from Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord\, BWV 1017\nBach / Gounod – Ave Maria\nArcangelo Corelli:\nTrio Sonata in D major\, Op.2 No.1\nTrio Sonata in B-flat major\, Op.2 No.5 URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/j-s-bach-mini-festival-2/ LOCATION:Cyril and Methodius Church\, 63 Popieluszko Court\, Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06106 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Chamber Music,Cyril & Methodius Church,Hartford,Summer Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240717T132552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T170853Z UID:11408-1722627000-1722627000@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Bach & Corelli DESCRIPTION:Johann Sebastian Bach:\nAir from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major\, BWV 1068\nJesu Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata BWV 147\nAdagio from Violin Concerto in A minor\, BWV 1041\n“Sheep may safely graze” from Cantata BWV 208\nAdagio from Concerto for Two Violins in D minor\, BWV 1043\nAdagio from Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord\, BWV 1017\nBach / Gounod – Ave Maria\nArcangelo Corelli:\nTrio Sonata in D major\, Op.2 No.1\nTrio Sonata in B-flat major\, Op.2 No.5 URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/j-s-bach-mini-festival/ LOCATION:St. James Episcopal Church\, 3 Mountain rd.\, Farmington\, CT\, 06032 CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Chamber Music,Farmington CT,Summer Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240819 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240601T052739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T134941Z UID:11358-1722556800-1724025599@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:VIRTUOSI SUMMER MUSIC INSTITUTE & FESTIVAL August 2 - 18\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Virtuosi Summer Music Institute. We offer Chamber Music\, Individual Instruction\, Master-Classes\, Orchestra\, Fun & Educational Activities\, Public Performances\, Music Theory\nDates for 2024: August 2 -18\, Student’s Tuition: $600. Application Form: http://thevirtuosi.org/student-enrollment-form/\nDeadline for students’ applications is Friday\, July 26\, 2024 URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/virtuosi-summer-music-institute-festival-august-2-18-2024/ LOCATION:Connecticut CATEGORIES:2024-2025 Season,Chamber Music,Summer Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/VMI-2024-e1717219769525.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240714 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240417T160002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T054347Z UID:11217-1718582400-1720915199@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:2024 GREVE OPERA ACADEMY DESCRIPTION:GREVE OPERA ACADEMY (4-week program) offers singers the opportunity to perform roles in fully staged productions with a professional orchestra. The 2024 edition will feature a full production of RIGOLETTO\, a semi-staged version of LA BOHÈME\, and other concerts. Performances will take place in Greve-in-Chianti\, Figline Valdarno\, and other locations. Selected participants might be offered performances with the Teatro Lirico d’Europa in the upcoming 2024-2025 season. Our students have come from the US\, Italy\, Canada\, China\, Austria\, Poland\, Romania\, Cypress\, and Australia. Life-long friendships have been forged in the idyllic Tuscan surroundings. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/2024-greve-opera-academy-and-chamber-music-festival/ LOCATION:Connecticut CATEGORIES:Summer Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Greve-2024-p1-e1717220619534.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Lyric Opera":MAILTO:info@ctlyricopera.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20230823T033457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T144930Z UID:10343-1717945200-1717952400@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:THE STORY OF BRAZIL IN MOTION WITH FELIPE PULETINI DESCRIPTION:“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music – Part Eight:\nViolinist Brunilda Myftaraj leads the Virtuosi in a concert featuring Brazilian-American choreographer Felipe Puletini and Ballet RI dancers Alexa Kearnan & Garret McNally. The love of movement and its artistic expression in dance are essential elements of Brazilian culture and music. These traditions are reflected in the work of the Brazilian American dancer Felipe Puletini and his AMA Dance Theatre. The event’s repertoire will feature Sonata for strings “O Burrico de Pau” (The Wooden Donkey) by Antônio Carlos Gomes\, an ever-beautiful Symphony No. 29 in A Major\, K201 by W. A. Mozart\, and Bachianas Brasileiras No.9\, by Heitor Villa-Lobos. \nFOR ADMISSION PLEASE VISIT: https://nbmaa.org/events/sunday-music-series-2024 \n\nFelipe Puletini\nFelipe Puletini is a member of the International Dance Council – CID/ UNESCO. Puletini is currently the head of the children’s division and company manager for Ballet RI. His responsibilities include coordinating the school and being the children’s cast director for The Nutcracker\, as well as assisting the dance company’s directors in organizing productions\, scheduling\, communications\, cultivation of donors\, and tour management. Throughout his professional career in Brazil and the USA\, he has performed in repertory classical ballet\, musical theater\, and Brazilian television. Career highlights include Cinderella\, Swan Lake\, Paquita\, Don Quixote\, The Nutcracker\, Don Quixote (Cuban version)\, and La Fille Mal Guardée (Cuban version)\, I Gotcha! (Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb)\, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame\, The Lion King\, The Little Mermaid\, and the ensemble in 1st Bibi Ferreira Awards (The Brazilian Tony Awards). His repertory includes contemporary works by Rodney Rivera\, Sergei Vanaev\, Alejandro Ulloa\, Lauren Edson\, Gabrielle Lamb\, Catherine Fellows\, Pascal Rekoert\, and Nan Giordano. Puletini is a guest teaching artist for Central Connecticut State University (Dance Education)\, and coaches/choreographs for many schools in New England. As a choreographer and dancer\, he has collaborated with the New Britain Symphony Orchestra\, the Mystic River Chorale\, Mystic Outdoor Festival Performing Arts Stage\, the University of South Carolina – Beaufort\, and New England Ballet Theatre of CT. \nGarret McNally began his classical training in 2008 at the Robert Ivey Ballet in Charleston\, SC. In 2014\, he attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts High School Program training under Susan Jaffe\, Jared Redick\, Misha Tchoupakov\, Frank Smith\, and others. There his passion for dancing grew\, performing many works including August Bournonville’s Napoli Pas de Six\, Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering\, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante\, Donizetti Variations\, and Serenade\, Helen Pickett’s Petal\, Natalia Makarova’s La Bayadere\, and Michel Folkine’s Les Sylphides. Afterwards\, he joined the New Orleans Ballet Theatre amid studying History at the University of New Orleans. After graduating in 2021\, he joined the Richmond Ballet as a Second Company dancer being promoted into the main company the following season. There he worked and performed in Malcolm Burn’s Romeo & Juliet\, Stoner Winslett’s Echoing Past\, and The Nutcracker\, MaCong’s Thrive\, Firebird\, and Ershter Vals\, Jerome Robbins’ In the Night\, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante\, and Serenade\, as well as works by Jennifer Archibald\, Val Caniparoli\, Yury Yanowsky\, Nicolo Fonte\, and Katarzyna Skarpetowska. This is his second season with Ballet RI. \nAlexa Kearnan is from Uxbridge\, Massachusetts where she trained at Deane Dance Studio in Mendon\, Massachusetts. Alexa started dancing with Ballet RI as a trainee during the 2021/2022 season. She is returning to her fourth season with Ballet RI now promoted as an Apprentice. \nAlbanian-American violinist Brunilda Myftaraj has drawn enthusiastic accolades from audiences as well as critical acclaim for her masterful musicianship in Albania\, Italy\, Greece\, France\, Morocco\, Austria\, Switzerland\, Poland\, Israel\, and in the United States. She has been praised by the New London Day critic as an “especially fine and beautiful player”. Although Myftaraj’s teachers are some of the world’s finest\, her true inspiration comes from audiences and her students. Her recordings of“Naked Violin” and “The American Pie” received impeccable reviews from Fanfare magazine. Brunilda was part of the Love’s Tango recording project with Alex Nakimovsky and June Bizantz\, which has been awarded a 2019 Silver Global Music Award for Outstanding Achievement in the album & lyrics/songwriting categories. Ms. Myftaraj currently holds the position of Concertmaster for the Connecticut Virtuosi\, Connecticut Lyric Opera and Greve opera festival in Italy. She is the director of the Virtuosi Music Academy and the Summer Music Institute in Farmington Connecticut\, where she also teaches violin and chamber music. \nAbout the Series \nConnecticut Virtuosi’s “We The People” concert series was partly funded by an Arts grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. From 2021 to 2024 the Virtuosi will introduce audiences to the rich and diverse cultural threads woven by America’s immigrants into 20th and 21st-century music. Each concert features an immigrant composer and/or musician whose music reflects inspiration from a distinct culture or group of cultures. Each concert includes written and/or spoken word pieces by writers who are themselves immigrants from the culture(s) being highlighted. When words fail\, music speaks. The series explores connections between cultures\, languages\, and people. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/the-story-of-brazil-in-motion-with-felipe-puletini-2/ LOCATION:New Britain Museum of American Art\, 56 Lexington St.\, New Britain\, CT\, 06052 CATEGORIES:“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music,2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,New Britain,The New Britain Museum of American Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Facetune_08-08-2022-22-23-47-scaled-e1708384150403.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240605T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240601T053916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T143638Z UID:11362-1717614000-1717614000@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:VIRTUOSI MUSIC ACADEMY - STUDENTS' SHOWCASE DESCRIPTION:The final performance of the Connecticut Virtuosi’s 2023-2024 School year. The performance will feature students from our Hartford and Farmington locations. In program works by Mozart\, Bach\, Max Reger\, and more.\nPlease come and SUPPORT our young musicians! URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/virtuosi-music-academy-students-showcase/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church in Hartford\, 136 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105 CATEGORIES:Virtuosi Music Academy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9276-1-e1717220341159.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Virtuosi Music Academy @ First Presbyterian Church":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20230823T033239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T191318Z UID:10341-1717340400-1717340400@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:The Story of Brazil in Motion with Felipe Puletini DESCRIPTION:“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music – Part Eight:\n \nViolinist Brunilda Myftaraj leads the Virtuosi in a concert featuring Brazilian-American choreographer Felipe Puletini and Ballet RI dancers Alexa Kearnan & Garret McNally. The love of movement and its artistic expression in dance are essential elements of Brazilian culture and music. These traditions are reflected in the work of the Brazilian American dancer Felipe Puletini and his AMA Dance Theatre. The event’s repertoire will feature Bachianas brasileiras No.9\, by Heitor Villa-Lobos\,  Sonata for strings “O Burrico de Pau” (The Wooden Donkey) by Antônio Carlos Gomes. \nThe concert and the Virtuosi Season will include an ever-beautiful Symphony No. 29 in A Major\, K201 by W. A. Mozart. \nTICKETS at: https://bushnell.org/shows-concerts/connecticut-virtuosi-the-story-of-brazil-in-motion \n\nFelipe Puletini\nFelipe Puletini is a member of the International Dance Council – CID/ UNESCO. Puletini is currently the head of the children’s division and company manager for Ballet RI. His responsibilities include coordinating the school and being the children’s cast director for The Nutcracker\, as well as assisting the dance company’s directors in organizing productions\, scheduling\, communications\, cultivation of donors\, and tour management. Throughout his professional career in Brazil and the USA\, he has performed in repertory classical ballet\, musical theater\, and Brazilian television. Career highlights include Cinderella\, Swan Lake\, Paquita\, Don Quixote\, The Nutcracker\, Don Quixote (Cuban version)\, and La Fille Mal Guardée (Cuban version)\, I Gotcha! (Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb)\, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame\, The Lion King\, The Little Mermaid\, and the ensemble in 1st Bibi Ferreira Awards (The Brazilian Tony Awards). His repertory includes contemporary works by Rodney Rivera\, Sergei Vanaev\, Alejandro Ulloa\, Lauren Edson\, Gabrielle Lamb\, Catherine Fellows\, Pascal Rekoert\, and Nan Giordano. Puletini is a guest teaching artist for Central Connecticut State University (Dance Education)\, and coaches/choreographs for many schools in New England. As a choreographer and dancer\, he has collaborated with the New Britain Symphony Orchestra\, the Mystic River Chorale\, Mystic Outdoor Festival Performing Arts Stage\, the University of South Carolina – Beaufort\, and New England Ballet Theatre of CT. \nGarret McNally began his classical training in 2008 at the Robert Ivey Ballet in Charleston\, SC. In 2014\, he attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts High School Program training under Susan Jaffe\, Jared Redick\, Misha Tchoupakov\, Frank Smith\, and others. There his passion for dancing grew\, performing many works including August Bournonville’s Napoli Pas de Six\, Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering\, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante\, Donizetti Variations\, and Serenade\, Helen Pickett’s Petal\, Natalia Makarova’s La Bayadere\, and Michel Folkine’s Les Sylphides. Afterwards\, he joined the New Orleans Ballet Theatre amid studying History at the University of New Orleans. After graduating in 2021\, he joined the Richmond Ballet as a Second Company dancer being promoted into the main company the following season. There he worked and performed in Malcolm Burn’s Romeo & Juliet\, Stoner Winslett’s Echoing Past\, and The Nutcracker\, MaCong’s Thrive\, Firebird\, and Ershter Vals\, Jerome Robbins’ In the Night\, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante\, and Serenade\, as well as works by Jennifer Archibald\, Val Caniparoli\, Yury Yanowsky\, Nicolo Fonte\, and Katarzyna Skarpetowska. This is his second season with Ballet RI. \nAlexa Kearnan is from Uxbridge\, Massachusetts where she trained at Deane Dance Studio in Mendon\, Massachusetts. Alexa started dancing with Ballet RI as a trainee during the 2021/2022 season. She is returning to her fourth season with Ballet RI now promoted as an Apprentice. \nAlbanian-American violinist Brunilda Myftaraj has drawn enthusiastic accolades from audiences as well as critical acclaim for her masterful musicianship in Albania\, Italy\, Greece\, France\, Morocco\, Austria\, Switzerland\, Poland\, Israel\, and in the United States. She has been praised by the New London Day critic as an “especially fine and beautiful player”. Although Myftaraj’s teachers are some of the world’s finest\, her true inspiration comes from audiences and her students. Her recordings of“Naked Violin” and “The American Pie” received impeccable reviews from Fanfare magazine. Brunilda was part of the Love’s Tango recording project with Alex Nakimovsky and June Bizantz\, which has been awarded a 2019 Silver Global Music Award for Outstanding Achievement in the album & lyrics/songwriting categories. Ms. Myftaraj currently holds the position of Concertmaster for the Connecticut Virtuosi\, Connecticut Lyric Opera and Greve opera festival in Italy. She is the director of the Virtuosi Music Academy and the Summer Music Institute in Farmington Connecticut\, where she also teaches violin and chamber music. \nAbout the Series \nConnecticut Virtuosi’s “We The People” concert series was partly funded by an Arts grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. From 2021 to 2024 the Virtuosi will introduce audiences to the rich and diverse cultural threads woven by America’s immigrants into 20th and 21st-century music. Each concert features an immigrant composer and/or musician whose music reflects inspiration from a distinct culture or group of cultures. Each concert includes written and/or spoken word pieces by writers who are themselves immigrants from the culture(s) being highlighted. When words fail\, music speaks. The series explores connections between cultures\, languages\, and people. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/the-story-of-brazil-in-motion-with-felipe-puletini/ LOCATION:Bushnell Arts Center @ the First Presbyterian\, 136 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106 CATEGORIES:“We the People” Immigrant Stories in Music,2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,Bushnell Arts Center,Hartford ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Facetune_08-08-2022-22-23-47-scaled-e1708384150403.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240327T002856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T020138Z UID:11155-1717270200-1717270200@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Madama Butterfly - 2024 DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for an unforgettable operatic experience as the Connecticut Lyric Opera brings Madama Butterfly to life. Madama Butterfly is one of opera’s most enduring and poignant tales of unrequited love. Composed by Giacomo Puccini\, this tragic masterpiece unfolds against the backdrop of early 20th-century Japan. The story revolves around Cio Cio San\, a young Japanese geisha\, who falls deeply in love with the American naval officer Pinkerton. Their union\, however\, faces cultural clashes\, societal expectations\, and heart-wrenching challenges. Pinkerton arranges a marriage with the fifteen-year-old Cio Cio San\, known as Madam Butterfly. Their passionate union faces heart-wrenching challenges\, leading to a devastating climax. The opera explores themes of tradition\, devotion\, honor\, and justice\, taking audiences on an emotional journey from innocence to acceptance of a destiny dictated by personal honor. Don’t miss this emotional journey set to Puccini’s exquisite music. Reserve your seats now and witness the magic of one of the best OPERAS ever written! \nMEET THE CAST: \n\n \n \n \n \n Kristin Sampson (Cio- Cio- San) \n \n \n \n \n \n Daniel Juarez\, tenor\n \n \n \n \n \n Rebecca Almeida (Suzuki)\n \n \n \n \n \n Martin Fisher ( Sharpless) \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephen Fredericks ( Uncle Bonzo)\n \n \n \n \n \n Jeremy Sivitz ( Yamadori )\n \n \n \n \n \n Josaphat Contreras ( Goro)\n \n \n \n \n \n Miguel Angel Vasquez (Imperial Commissioner) \n \n \n \n \n \n Kelly Whitesell ( Kate Pinkerton) \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephanie Foster ( Kate Pinkerton) \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachel Abrams (Cio-Cio-San’s Mother) \n \n \n \n \n \n Shaunna Lucas (Aunt) \n \n \n\nThe Creative Team: \nGiorgio Lalov (stage director)\nEd Napier (assistant stage director)\nDara Blackstone (chorus master)\nPatrice Newman (pianist)\nSamuel Oram (pianist) \nAdrian Sylveen (artist director and conductor) \n\nTickets for BUTTERFLY – Middletown performance >>> \nSell tickets online with Ticketleap URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/butterfly-middletown/ LOCATION:Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center\, 200 LaRosa Lane\, Middletown\, CT\, 06457 CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,Middletown,Operas ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/54458_166727700012791_7718439_o-e1709059581980.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Lyric Opera":MAILTO:info@ctlyricopera.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20230828T154646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T020228Z UID:10522-1716130800-1716130800@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Madama Butterfly New London 2024 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable operatic experience as the Connecticut Lyric Opera brings Madama Butterfly to life. Madama Butterfly is one of opera’s most enduring and poignant tales of unrequited love. Composed by Giacomo Puccini\, this tragic masterpiece unfolds against the backdrop of early 20th-century Japan. The story revolves around Cio Cio San\, a young Japanese geisha\, who falls deeply in love with the American naval officer Pinkerton. Their union\, however\, faces cultural clashes\, societal expectations\, and heart-wrenching challenges. Pinkerton arranges a marriage with the fifteen-year-old Cio Cio San\, known as Madam Butterfly. Their passionate union faces heart-wrenching challenges\, leading to a devastating climax. The opera explores themes of tradition\, devotion\, honor\, and justice\, taking audiences on an emotional journey from innocence to acceptance of a destiny dictated by personal honor. Don’t miss this emotional journey set to Puccini’s exquisite music. Reserve your seats now and witness the magic of one of the best OPERAS ever written! \nMEET THE CAST: \n\n \n \n \n \n Kristin Sampson (Cio- Cio- San) \n \n \n \n \n \n Daniel Juarez\, tenor\n \n \n \n \n \n Rebecca Almeida (Suzuki)\n \n \n \n \n \n Stefan Szkafarowsky\, bass\n \n \n \n \n \n Martin Fisher ( Sharpless) \n \n \n \n \n \n Jeremy Sivitz ( Yamadori )\n \n \n \n \n \n Josaphat Contreras ( Goro)\n \n \n \n \n \n Miguel Angel Vasquez (Imperial Commissioner) \n \n \n \n \n \n Kelly Whitesell ( Kate Pinkerton) \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephanie Foster ( Kate Pinkerton) \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachel Abrams (Cio-Cio-San’s Mother) \n \n \n \n \n \n Shaunna Lucas (Aunt) \n \n \n\nThe Creative Team: \nGiorgio Lalov (stage director)\nEd Napier (assistant stage director)\nDara Blackstone (chorus master)\nPatrice Newman (pianist)\nSamuel Oram (pianist) \nAdrian Sylveen (artist director and conductor) URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/butterfly-new-london/ LOCATION:Garde Arts Center\, 325 State St.\, New London\, CT\, 06320\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,New London,Operas ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Lyric Opera":MAILTO:info@ctlyricopera.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20230828T154510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T020308Z UID:10518-1716060600-1716060600@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Madama Butterfly 2024 Bushnell DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable operatic experience as the Connecticut Lyric Opera brings Madama Butterfly to life. Madama Butterfly is one of opera’s most enduring and poignant tales of unrequited love. Composed by Giacomo Puccini\, this tragic masterpiece unfolds against the backdrop of early 20th-century Japan. The story revolves around Cio Cio San\, a young Japanese geisha\, who falls deeply in love with the American naval officer Pinkerton. Their union\, however\, faces cultural clashes\, societal expectations\, and heart-wrenching challenges. Pinkerton arranges a marriage with the fifteen-year-old Cio Cio San\, known as Madam Butterfly. Their passionate union faces heart-wrenching challenges\, leading to a devastating climax. The opera explores themes of tradition\, devotion\, honor\, and justice\, taking audiences on an emotional journey from innocence to acceptance of a destiny dictated by personal honor. Don’t miss this emotional journey set to Puccini’s exquisite music. Reserve your seats now and witness the magic of one of the best OPERAS ever written! \n\nMEET THE CAST: \n\n \n \n \n \n Kristin Sampson (Cio- Cio- San) \n \n \n \n \n \n Daniel Juarez\, tenor\n \n \n \n \n \n Rebecca Almeida (Suzuki)\n \n \n \n \n \n Martin Fisher ( Sharpless) \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephen Fredericks ( Uncle Bonzo)\n \n \n \n \n \n Jeremy Sivitz ( Yamadori )\n \n \n \n \n \n Josaphat Contreras ( Goro)\n \n \n \n \n \n Miguel Angel Vasquez (Imperial Commissioner) \n \n \n \n \n \n Kelly Whitesell ( Kate Pinkerton) \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephanie Foster ( Kate Pinkerton) \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachel Abrams (Cio-Cio-San’s Mother) \n \n \n \n \n \n Shaunna Lucas (Aunt) \n \n \n\n\nThe Creative Team: \nGiorgio Lalov & Ed Napier (stage direction)\nDara Blackstone (chorus master)\nPatrice Newman (pianist)\nSamuel Oram (pianist) \nAdrian Sylveen (artist director and conductor) URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/madama-butterfly-hartford/ LOCATION:The Bushnell Performing Arts Center\, 166 Capitol Ave.\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,Bushnell Arts Center,Hartford,Operas ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/54458_166727700012791_7718439_o-e1709059581980.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Lyric Opera":MAILTO:info@ctlyricopera.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240130T205635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T223014Z UID:11063-1713704400-1713704400@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Mozart: Coronation Mass DESCRIPTION:Prepare to be transported to an era of grandeur and celestial harmonies! Join us for the beautiful Coronation Mass by Mozart\, a luminous gem that has thrilled audiences for nearly 250 years. The concert features the Moniuszko Choir\, Soloists Mary McCue\, soprano; Allison Lindsay – alto; Ed Napier – tenor; Dariusz Ocetek – bass; and the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra players. One of Mozart’s most beloved works\, the Coronation Mass (Krönungsmesse) resonates with both earthly splendor and spiritual fervor. Composed in 1779\, it captures the essence of regal coronations and divine blessings. \n\n \n \n \n \n Mary McCue\n \n \n \n \n \n Allison Lidsay\n \n \n \n \n \n Ed Napier\n \n \n \n \n \n Dariusz Ocetek\n \n \n\n\nMeet the Soloists: \nAllison Lindsay\nis an active operatic\, theatrical\, and concert performer from the Northeastern United States. A few of her notable roles to date include Frau/Inmate in Erwartung and Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel (both with Madison Lyric Stage)\, the title role in Handel’s Ariodante (New York Lyric Opera Theatre)\, Siebel in Faust and Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (both with Connecticut Lyric Opera)\, among others. READ MORE \nMary McCue\njoined CLO for the Greve Opera Academy\, Italy\, as Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte. Studied with Katia Ricciarelli\, Paolo Bellocci\, Armando Ariostini\, Giacomo Benedetti. She has performed Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen\, Tebaldo/Celestial Voice in Verdi’s Don Carlo\, Eglé in Rameau’s Daphnis et Eglé\, and Bubikopf in Ullman’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis. In 2021\, she debuted with Madison Lyric Stage as Mistress of Novices/Nursing sister in Suor Angelica. Ms. McCue returns to MLS for their 2024 season as the title character in Richard Strauss’ Elektra. READ MORE>> \nEd Napier\nis a singer who wrote numerous of his plays that have been performed in NY\, LA\, and beyond. Smith and Kraus\, Dramatist Playwriting Service\, and Applause Theatre Books have published his work. He was a Columbia Senior Writing Fellow\, a Juilliard Playwriting Fellow\, and a Playwriting Fellow at the Lark. Recipient of Berilla Kerr Award. READ MORE>> \nDariusz Ocetek\nhas performed in operas\, oratorios\, operettas\, opera gala concerts\, song recitals\, musicals\, and drama plays in Poland\, the Czech Republic\, Germany\, Italy\, and the USA. His voice was heard at the New York Lyric Recovery Festival at the Carnegie Hall\, Liederkranz Opera Foundation\, North Shore Center for Performing Arts\, and Cami Hall\, 92NY\, among others. READ MORE>> URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/mozart-coronation-mass-2/ LOCATION:Cyril and Methodius Church\, 63 Popieluszko Court\, Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06106 CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,Chamber Music,Hartford ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240130T205355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T223014Z UID:11058-1713099600-1713099600@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Mozart: Coronation Mass DESCRIPTION:Prepare to be transported to an era of grandeur and celestial harmonies! Join us for the beautiful Coronation Mass by Mozart\, a luminous gem that has thrilled audiences for nearly 250 years. The concert features the Moniuszko Choir\, Soloists Mary McCue\, soprano; Allison Lindsay – alto; Ed Napier – tenor; Dariusz Ocetek – bass; and the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra players. One of Mozart’s most beloved works\, the Coronation Mass (Krönungsmesse) resonates with both earthly splendor and spiritual fervor. Composed in 1779\, it captures the essence of regal coronations and divine blessings. \n\n \n \n \n \n Mary McCue\n \n \n \n \n \n Allison Lidsay\n \n \n \n \n \n Ed Napier\n \n \n \n \n \n Dariusz Ocetek\n \n \n\n\nMeet the Soloists: \nAllison Lindsay\nis an active operatic\, theatrical\, and concert performer from the Northeastern United States. A few of her notable roles to date include Frau/Inmate in Erwartung and Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel (both with Madison Lyric Stage)\, the title role in Handel’s Ariodante (New York Lyric Opera Theatre)\, Siebel in Faust and Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (both with Connecticut Lyric Opera)\, among others. READ MORE \nMary McCue\njoined CLO for the Greve Opera Academy\, Italy\, as Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte. Studied with Katia Ricciarelli\, Paolo Bellocci\, Armando Ariostini\, Giacomo Benedetti. She has performed Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen\, Tebaldo/Celestial Voice in Verdi’s Don Carlo\, Eglé in Rameau’s Daphnis et Eglé\, and Bubikopf in Ullman’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis. In 2021\, she debuted with Madison Lyric Stage as Mistress of Novices/Nursing sister in Suor Angelica. Ms. McCue returns to MLS for their 2024 season as the title character in Richard Strauss’ Elektra. READ MORE>> \nEd Napier\nis a singer who wrote numerous of his plays that have been performed in NY\, LA\, and beyond. Smith and Kraus\, Dramatist Playwriting Service\, and Applause Theatre Books have published his work. He was a Columbia Senior Writing Fellow\, a Juilliard Playwriting Fellow\, and a Playwriting Fellow at the Lark. Recipient of Berilla Kerr Award. READ MORE>> \nDariusz Ocetek\nhas performed in operas\, oratorios\, operettas\, opera gala concerts\, song recitals\, musicals\, and drama plays in Poland\, the Czech Republic\, Germany\, Italy\, and the USA. His voice was heard at the New York Lyric Recovery Festival at the Carnegie Hall\, Liederkranz Opera Foundation\, North Shore Center for Performing Arts\, and Cami Hall\, 92NY\, among others. READ MORE>> URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/mozart-coronation-mass/ LOCATION:St. Stanislaus Kostka Church\, 607 Humboldt St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11222 CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,New York City ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Moniuszko-Choir-2023-p1-e1706648017408.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240318T182327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T223014Z UID:11134-1711288800-1711288800@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Charter Oak Quartet plays Schubert's "Death and Maiden" DESCRIPTION:The Charter Oak String Quartet\, consisting of Adrian Sylveen (violin)\, Sandro Ladu (violin)\, Jonathan Kane (viola)\, and Zack Sears (cello)\, commences their residency at the Church with a captivating performance. The first program artfully blends the classical and contemporary\, featuring Schubert’s timeless “Death and Maiden” quartet. Additionally\, in the program\, Jonathan Kane’s “Mystic” Quartet and the premiere of Sylveen’s evocative Duet “Unresolved” for Violin and Viola. \nThis inaugural concert at the FPC marks the beginning of a promising musical journey for the ensemble within the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra community\, representing the first out of three planned performances this year. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/charter-oak-quartet-plays-death-and-maiden/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church in Hartford\, 136 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105 CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,Chamber Music,Hartford ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Charter-oak-quartet-scaled-e1692203130487.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Virtuosi Music Academy @ First Presbyterian Church":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240318T193933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T223014Z UID:11145-1710961200-1710961200@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Virtuosi Academy Students Showcase DESCRIPTION:Please join us in supporting our Young Artists from the Virtuosi Academy@FPC\, and the Virtuosi Academy in Farmington. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/virtuosi-academy-students-showcase/ LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church in Hartford\, 136 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105 CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,Virtuosi Music Academy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_0728-1-Large-e1710790682689.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Virtuosi Music Academy @ First Presbyterian Church":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240130T203111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T223108Z UID:11045-1708869600-1708869600@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Organ Concertos Recital by Giacomo Benedetti DESCRIPTION:Get ready for musical magic! The Connecticut Virtuosi Players will perform at the beautiful St. Cyril & Methodius Church\, Hartford\, CT. The star of the show? The one and only Giacomo Benedetti enchanting us all with a mesmerizing performance of concertos for organ and strings. Mark your calendars and get ready to be swept away by the music! \nCONCERT PROGRAM:\nGeorge Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto Op. 4\, No. 3: HWV 291\nGeorge Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto Op.4 No.5 in F Major\, HWV 293\nGiuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750) Organ Concertos Op.9\, No.1 in A major\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata Da Chiesa C major KV 336 for 2 violins organ & B/C\nAntonio Vivaldi Concerto in D major for violin and Organ\, KV. 541 \nABOUT GIACOMO BENEDETTI: \nGiacomo Benedetti has studied Organ and Organ Composition in the conservatory “Lorenzo Cherubini” in Florence with Mariella Mochi and graduated with G. Libertucci: he studied with Matteo Imbruno\, organist of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam\, following Masterclasses in Amsterdam. He studied piano with Rosa Scarlino\, harpsichord with Annaberta Conti and Alfonso Fedi\, basso continuo with Andrea Perugi\, and also following Masterclasses with Gustav Leonhardt. He worked as an assistant organist in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence\, in the Church of Orsanmichele\, in Saint Mark’s Church; currently\, he is an organist in the Churches of San Miniato\, Santo Spirito\, and in the Anglican Church of Saint Mark in Florence. He collaborates with the theatre “Maggio Musicale Fiorentino” as an assistant cymbalist and works in many musical associations in which he often performs as a piano accompanist with singers and various musicians\, cymbalist soloist\, and accompanist. He also collaborates with the association “Ensemble San Felice”. He took part in many organ and piano competitions winning first prizes and placements. He performs concerts as Organist\, Pianist\, Cymbalist and Choir Director in various contexts: International organ festival of La Verna; Japan (Yokohama ) in the “Festival Barock” as cymbalist soloist ; XIV Festival of Ancient\, Renaissance and Baroque Music in Querètaro (Mexico) \, International Organ Accademy of Pistoia; Haendel’s soloist concerts for organ and orchestra with the Regional orchestra Val d’Arno; Anton Bieber’s Sonatas for harpsichord and violin; Florentine Chamber Orchestra with M.Lanzetta as pianist soloist; frequent collaborations with “Florence Sinphonietta” in Florence and with the baroque Ensemble “Armonia ricercata”; bassocontinuist in the baroque Ensemble “Armonia ricercata” and “I Fiori Musicali”;he followed courses with Celestino Dionsi for flute and harpsichord in baroque chamber music; in Munich for the bavarian radio; concerts in Ausburg in the Rokokolossal and in Ausburg’s Cathedral in duo and in trio with organ and piano; in Helsinki for the Italian Institute in Finland; in Turuku\, in the Cathedral and in the National Theatre; university’s choir in Florence; inauguration concerts of Legri’s organ in Calenzano with a CD recording for Calenzano’s municipality; concerts for the musical festival of Orsanmichele in Florence; realization of a DVD of a Benito Zorzit’s opera for Florence’s municipality; Choir “Armonia Cantata”; Schola Cantorum of the lutheran and anglican church in Florence; choir “Capriccio Armonico”. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/2024-02-benedetti-htfrd/ LOCATION:Cyril and Methodius Church\, 63 Popieluszko Court\, Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06106 CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,Chamber Music,Cyril & Methodius Church,Hartford ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231617 CREATED:20240130T202828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T223108Z UID:11041-1708720200-1708720200@thevirtuosi.org SUMMARY:Organ Concertos Recital by Giacomo Benedetti DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a night of musical magic! The Connecticut Virtuosi Players will perform at the beautiful St. Stanislaus Kostka Church. The star of the show? The one and only Giacomo Benedetti enchanting us all with a mesmerizing performance of concertos for organ and strings. Mark your calendars and get ready to be swept away by the music! \nCONCERT PROGRAM:\nGeorge Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto Op. 4\, No. 3: HWV 291\nGeorge Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto Op.4 No.5 in F Major\, HWV 293\nGiuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750) Organ Concertos Op.9\, No.1 in A major\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata Da Chiesa C major KV 336 for 2 violins organ & B/C\nAntonio Vivaldi Concerto in D major for violin and Organ\, KV. 541 \nABOUT GIACOMO BENEDETTI: \nGiacomo Benedetti has studied Organ and Organ Composition in the conservatory “Lorenzo Cherubini” in Florence with Mariella Mochi and graduated with G. Libertucci: he studied with Matteo Imbruno\, organist of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam\, following Masterclasses in Amsterdam. He studied piano with Rosa Scarlino\, harpsichord with Annaberta Conti and Alfonso Fedi\, basso continuo with Andrea Perugi\, and also following Masterclasses with Gustav Leonhardt. He worked as an assistant organist in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence\, in the Church of Orsanmichele\, in Saint Mark’s Church; currently\, he is an organist in the Churches of San Miniato\, Santo Spirito\, and in the Anglican Church of Saint Mark in Florence. He collaborates with the theatre “Maggio Musicale Fiorentino” as an assistant cymbalist and works in many musical associations in which he often performs as a piano accompanist with singers and various musicians\, cymbalist soloist\, and accompanist. He also collaborates with the association “Ensemble San Felice”. He took part in many organ and piano competitions winning first prizes and placements. He performs concerts as Organist\, Pianist\, Cymbalist and Choir Director in various contexts: International organ festival of La Verna; Japan (Yokohama ) in the “Festival Barock” as cymbalist soloist ; XIV Festival of Ancient\, Renaissance and Baroque Music in Querètaro (Mexico) \, International Organ Accademy of Pistoia; Haendel’s soloist concerts for organ and orchestra with the Regional orchestra Val d’Arno; Anton Bieber’s Sonatas for harpsichord and violin; Florentine Chamber Orchestra with M.Lanzetta as pianist soloist; frequent collaborations with “Florence Sinphonietta” in Florence and with the baroque Ensemble “Armonia ricercata”; bassocontinuist in the baroque Ensemble “Armonia ricercata” and “I Fiori Musicali”;he followed courses with Celestino Dionsi for flute and harpsichord in baroque chamber music; in Munich for the bavarian radio; concerts in Ausburg in the Rokokolossal and in Ausburg’s Cathedral in duo and in trio with organ and piano; in Helsinki for the Italian Institute in Finland; in Turuku\, in the Cathedral and in the National Theatre; university’s choir in Florence; inauguration concerts of Legri’s organ in Calenzano with a CD recording for Calenzano’s municipality; concerts for the musical festival of Orsanmichele in Florence; realization of a DVD of a Benito Zorzit’s opera for Florence’s municipality; Choir “Armonia Cantata”; Schola Cantorum of the lutheran and anglican church in Florence; choir “Capriccio Armonico”. URL:https://thevirtuosi.org/event/2402benedettinyc/ LOCATION:St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church\, 269 Parkville Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY CATEGORIES:2023-2024 CVCO Concert Season,Chamber Music,New York City ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thevirtuosi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Giacomo-Benedetti-e1706646098488.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:info@thevirtuosi.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR