SOBE ARTS PRESENTS
AMERICAN STRING FESTIVAL AND MASTERCLASSES
LARA ST. JOHN, ANASTASIA KHITRUK, KIM KASHKASHIAN, MATT HAIMOVITZ
Executive Artistic Director, Carson Kievman
Festival Pianists, Robert Chumbley, Martin Kennedy
In the SoBe Arts' historic Carl Fisher Clubhouse, Little Stage Theater and The Colony Theater
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR SOBE ARTS AMERICAN MASTERWORKS STRING FESTIVAL :
Monday, December 5, 2011
VIP Meet & Greet the Artists Welcome Buffet/Reception
(available with VIP Festival Pass - see below)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Lecture/Demonstration by Anastasia Khitruk, Violinist
4:30 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
SoBe Institute of the Arts
2100 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Free and open to the general public
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Performance by Lara St. John, Violinist
with Martin Kennedy, Pianist
7:30 p.m. – Little Stage Theater
Stephen Foster/ Matt Van Brink: Songs of Stephen Foster (11m) (2010)
John Corigliano: Sonata (25m) (1963)
Kennedy: Trivial Pursuits (9m) (2010)
Gershwin/Tunick: But Not for Me, Sweet and Lowdown (8m)
Matt Herskowitz Freilach # 19 (7m) (2011)
Gene Pritsker Russian Evenings Suite (12m) (2010)
Followed by Meet the Artist Reception
$35 / $15 (student/senior with I.D.)
All tickets include free parking
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Lecture/Demonstration by Matt Haimovtiz, Cellist
4:30 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
Free and open to the general public
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Matt Haimovitz plays Bach at Occupy Wall Street (Oct. 16) - Alex Ross, The New Yorker Magazine
Performance by Kim Kashkashian, Violist
7:30 p.m. – Little Stage Theater
Eliot Carter: Elegie ,viola and piano
Eliot Carter: Pastoral ,viola and piano
Eliot Carter: Figment !V ,solo viola
Stephen Paulus: Seven for the Flowers near the River ,viola and piano
Theofanidas: Flow my Tears ,viola solo
Zhou Long: Wild Grass ,viola solo
Atar Arad: Caprice ,solo viola
Copland: Old American Songs , viola and piano
Followed by Meet the Artist Reception
$35 / $15 (student/senior with I.D.)
All tickets include free parking
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Lecture/Demonstration by Lara St. John, Violinist
4:30 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
Free and open to the general public
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Performance by Anastasia Khitruk, Violinist
7:30 p.m. – Little Stage Theater
David Winkler: Tanyetz Spirituoso
Michael Colina: Baba Yaga
Michael Colina: Der Golum
Tchaikovsky: Meditation and Valse Scherzo
Followed by Meet the Artist Reception
$35 / $15 (student/senior with I.D.)
All tickets include free parking
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Friday, December 9, 2011
Lecture/Demonstration by Kim Kashkashian, Violist
4:30 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
Free and open to the general public
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Performance by Matt Haimovitz, Cellist
7:30 p.m. – Little Stage Theater
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 1 in G Major
Ned Rorem: After Reading Shakespeare
Domenico Gabrielli: Ricercar No. 5
Elliott Carter: Figment
Brian Cherney: Capriccio
Luna Pearl Woolf: Sarabande
David Sanford: Seventh Avenue Kaddish
Osvaldo Golijov: Omaramor
Followed by Meet the Artist Reception
$35 / $15 (student/senior with I.D.)
All tickets include free parking
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Performance by String Festival Participants
1:00 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
Free and open to the general public
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
SoBe Arts Little Stage Theater and Carl Fisher Clubhouse are intimate spaces with limited seating.
For additional information contact events@sobearts.org or (305) 674-9220
AMERICAN MASTERWORKS FESTIVAL CONCERT
PRE-CONCERT: John Corigliano lecture: 7:00 p.m.
FESTIVAL CONCERT AT THE COLONY THEATER: 8:00 p.m
Anastasia Khitruk, violin
Lara St. John, violin
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Robert Chumbley, piano
The Colony Theater - 1040 Lincoln Road - Miami Beach, FL 33139
Followed by VIP Reception (for VIP ticket holders)
For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Ticket Prices:
Student & Seniors Seating: $25.00 with valid I.D.
General Seating: $65.00
VIP Reserved Seating: $125.00 (includes final VIP reception with the artists)
Discounted tickets available for groups of 10 or more – call 305 674 9220
After advance ticket purchase you will receive a receipt via email.
Tickets will be held in your name at the Box Office
TICKET PACKAGES
Festival Concert Plus Two Weekday Concerts of your choice:
VIP Seating Package: $150 (includes final VIP reception with the artists)
General Seating Package: $100
Festival Pass (incuding 5 concerts, demonstrations, etc.):
VIP Festival Pass $200 (includes opening VIP artist buffet and closing VIP meet the artists reception)
General Festival Pass $150
Discounted tickets available for groups of 10 or more – call 305 674 9220
For Ticket Packages or additional information contact
events@sobearts.org or call (305) 674-9220
Box Office opens 1 hour before performance
PRESS RELEASE (PDF) 10/24/2011
Corigliano to be composer in residence for SoBe Arts’ American music festival - Lawrence Budmen, South Florida Classical Review 11/10/11
Composer Corigliano to guest at SoBe Arts string fest - Knight Arts 9/2/11
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SoBe Institute of the Arts 2011/2012 season is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council and the City of Miami Beach, as well as private foundations and individual donors. Series sponsors and individual matching contributions help us to keep our events free or low cost to all. Please consider sponsoring one or more events or making a tax deductible donation to SoBe Institute of the Arts, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit arts education and performance organization. For more information contact (305) 674-9220.