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Press RoomPress Releases are organized chronologically with the most recent at the top, and are available in PDF format.
The Gardens of Persia: Paradise on Earth.
Persian gardens have long held a special fascination and influence on garden design in Western civilization. As expressions of spirituality, romance, power, and prestige, these gardens are central to Persia’s great heritage. The oldest existing garden, Pasargadae, was created by Cyrus the Great over 2,500 years ago. In a fascinating and illuminating lecture, Persian gardens and their development through the centuries and their influence on the gardens of Mughal India will be traced by Dr. James L. Wescoat, Jr., Aga Khan Professor of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, MIT. Distinguishing and innovative design characteristics of Persian gardens — including their ingenious use of water features — will be highlighted. As secluded havens for spiritual contemplation and refreshment, Persian gardens truly embody paradise on earth.
An Evening of Traditional Music from Persia. Two world renowned virtuoso performers of Iranian music, Shahab Paranj and Sohrab Pournazeri, will offer a program of traditional music from Persia, performed on ancient Persian instruments, including the tombak, tanbur, and kamancheh. The musical selections will include original compositions of the Pournazeri family interspersed with improvisation. A discussion about Persian music and its characteristics by the performers will be part of their program. The concert has been developed and curated by Robert Sirota, music director and composer.
Sacred Music Tribute to St. Paul's Within the The Yale Camerata Chamber Chorus, under the direction of Marguerite L. Brooks, Yale Institute of Sacred Music, will perform a concert of sacred vocal and instrumental music. The concert will feature the world-premiere of a sacred choral composition, "Tree of Life", commissioned by Palladium Musicum, Inc. on the Burne-Jones mosaics in St. Paul's, Rome, Italy; Robert Sirota, composer and Victoria Sirota, librettist. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898), a British Pre-Raphaelite artist, designed a cycle of mosaics based on Biblical stories which adorn the interior of St. Paul's. Special remarks by Marnie Dawson Carr, President, Board of Trustees, St. Paul's Within the Walls. A post-concert reception in the chapel and cocktails and dinner at the Field Club of Greenwich, adjacent to the chapel (advance reservation required). Historic Gardens of Greenwich and their Offered by Palladium Musicum, Inc. as its contribution to the 375th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of Greenwich and sponsored by the Greenwich Historical Society, the symposium is focused on two pioneering women landscape architects, Ellen Biddle Shipman (1869-1950) and Marian Coffin (1876-1957), active in designing the historic gardens of many great estates in Greenwich. Their contributions in shaping the formation of the field of landscape architecture in this country will be examined by two eminent experts in the field: Judith B. Tankard, landscape historian and lecturer, Landscape Institute at Harvard University and Mac Griswold, journalist, cultural landscape historian and author. The lecture begins at 7:30 pm with refreshments, a reception and book signing at the conclusion of the symposium. In My Lady's Garden. Opera Concert Honoring the Garden Clubs of Greenwich As a preview to Celebrating Greenwich at 375, a concert of opera music will be held in the historic Seaside Garden, originally designed by Marian Coffin. Rising stars of the Manhattan School of Music Opera Program will perform selections from the opera repertoire under the direction of Shane Schag, Music Director for the American Musical Theater and Dona D. Vaughn, Artistic Director of Opera Programs, both at the Manhattan School of Music. Each of the garden clubs of Greenwich will be recognized in the program. A post-concert reception will be held in the Seaside Garden. CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens) is our exclusive media sponsor. Festive Handbell Concert: Westminster Bell Choir The Westminster Bell Choir, the world-renowned bell choir of Westminster Choir College, Rider University, Princeton, NJ, directed by Kathleen Ebling Shaw, will perform a program of seasonal and classical music. With the largest range of handbells in the world (8 octaves), the bell choir tours regularly, has performed twice at Carnegie Hall and appeared on Public Television. A post-concert champagne reception will be held in the chapel. Festival Concert for Organ with Flute. Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Installation of the Chapel's E.M. Skinner Organ (opus 863, 1931) This commemorative concert features Bruce Neswick, associate professor of organ at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and until recently, Director of Cathedral Music and Organist, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City. Richard Wyton, flutist, the Hanoverian Ensemble, will join Mr. Neswick in a varied program of music for solo organ, solo flute, and duos for organ with flute and recorder. Selections included music by Johann Sebastian Bach, William Byrd, Gerre Hancock, Gerald Near, Georg Philipp Telemann, Jacob van Eyck, and Alec Wyton. A post-concert reception will be held in the chapel.
Music for A May Afternoon at St. Bede's Chapel with A Courtyard Finale A Juilliard School student ensemble comprised of a string quartet and two organ students will collaborate in a classical music program. A delightful courtyard finale of music will complete the concert. A courtyard reception will conclude the occasion.
St. Bede's Chapel, Westchester Fairfield Hebrew Academy In partnership with the Boston Early Music Festival, Palladium Musicum, Inc. introduces the internationally acclaimed South African fortepianist, Kristian Bezuidenhout, in an all Mozart program. Mr. Bezuidenhout has been described as a "prince of the fortepiano" by the New York Times.
World Premiere of Commissioned Cantata "Holy Women" A Cantata devoted to the lives of the nine women saints in the stained glass windows of St. Bede's Chapel performed by nine vocalists and chamber ensemble, composed and conducted Dr. Robert Sirota and Victoria Sirota, librettist.
Wedding Music Program A varied program of outstanding wedding music for organ, strings, brass, and vocal ensembles under the direction of Bruce Neswick, Director of Cathedral Music and Organist, Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine.
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science Professor Witold Rybczynski, guest speaker, Martin & Margy Meyerson Professor of Urbanism, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and author of "The Perfect House: A Journey wit the Renaissance Master, Andrea Palladio" (Scribner, New York 2002), speaking on "Palladio's Villas in the Veneto — Country Estates, Uncommon Places, Sacred Spaces." Accompanied by the Greenwich Academy Madrigal Singers, Ms. Beth Raaen, Director and Chair of the Performing Arts Department, performing a selection of Italian Renaissance madrigals. Catered reception and book-signing to conclude the evening.
January 26, 2008 Dr. Tracy E. Cooper, guest lecturer, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, and author of "Palladio's Venice" (Yale University Press, New Haven, 2005), will speak on "Palladio's Achievements in Venice: Patronage, Patriarchs, and Politics. " Making their Greenwich, CT début, the renowned Early Music New York, Dr. Frederick Renz, Director and Founder of the Early Music Foundation, will perform Music of Venice, 16th century Italian Renaissance music from the Venetian School of composers on period instruments. Catered reception and book-signing to conclude the evening.
November 17, 2007 Benefit for Palladium Musicum, Inc.: An Evening Festival at the Villa of A Venetian Nobleman, near Venice, Italy. Lecture by Carl and Sally Gable, owners of Palladio‘s Villa Cornaro, and 16th Century Italian Renaissance music by the Atlantic Brass Quintet and Pueri Cantores Palladio and the poetry of Petrarch read by Latin Honors Students of Brunswick School.
May 17, 2007 Two Roads Diverged
April 13, 2007 Landscape Architecture Shaping the City of Rome and An Evening of Italian Renaissance Music for Small Vocal Ensembles. Lecture by Laurie D. Olin and 16th century Italian Renaissance vocal music by Pueri Cantores Palladio, conducted by James Kennerley.
January 27, 2007 The Influence of the Architecture of Ancient Rome on Palladio and An Evening of Brass Instrumental Music. Lecture by Professor Vaughan Hart and Dr. Peter Hicks, and brass instrumental music by the Festival Brass Consort.
November 11, 2006 Benefit for Palladium Musicum, Inc.: An Evening of Italian Opera and Song in the Villas and Gardens of Rome. Members of the Renata Scotto Opera Academy and the Music Conservatory of Westchester.
April 29, 2006 The Architecture of Edwin Lutyens and Instrumental Music. Lecture by Margaret Richardson, and instrumental music by the Tourmaline String Quartet.
April 8, 2006 Benefit for Palladium Musicum, Inc.: An Afternoon of Edwardian Song in An Edwardian Garden. Lectures by Cheryl Richardson and Judith Tankard and vocal music by Charles Taylor, Metropolitan Opera.
February 25, 2006 The Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll and Operatic Selections in Garden Settings. Lecture by Rosamund Wallinger and opera selections by members of the Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. |
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