BMC Chamber Music Series
PIANIST JONATHAN BISS
FRIDAY, January 10, 7:30 pm
Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301
Brahms, Chopin, Beethoven
American pianist Jonathan Biss is widely regarded for his artistry, musical intelligence and deeply felt interpretations, winning international recognition for his orchestral, recital, and chamber music performances and for his award-winning recordings. Biss, whom The New Yorker describes as playing with “unerring sophistication”, made his New York Philharmonic debut in 2001, and since then has appeared with the foremost orchestras of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He is a frequent performer at leading international music festivals and gives recitals in major music capitals both at home and abroad. Sponsored by Vermont Public Radio. Tickets: $30, $20, $10
Brattleboro Concert Choir
ECSTATIC VISIONS
Susan Dedell, Director
SATURDAY, January 11, 7:30 pm
SUNDAY, January 12, 3 pm
First Baptist Church, 190 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT
Benjamin Britten “Rejoice in the Lamb”
Richard Blackford “Mirror of Perfection”
With extraordinary vision and imagination, Britten sets the ecstatic poetry of Christopher Smart (1722-1771) in the festival cantata Rejoice in the Lamb. The text, written while Smart was in an insane asylum, is both mystic and comic; poignant and exalted. Richard Blackford’s Mirror of Perfection captures the passion and compassion of the famous saint who was known as a fanatic of love. Blackford takes the little-known poetry of St. Francis of Assisi and builds a powerful cantata of lavish beauty, clothed in a radiance of strings, harp, and horns. Tickets: $15, $8 students
TICKETS: Purchase by calling the Brattleboro Music Center at 802-257-4523 or visit www. bmcvt.org
