Get in the holiday spirit with guitar and lute solos, duos, and some of the most beloved Christmas classics for voice and guitar, including Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, works of Vivaldi, Handel, and Renaissance lute music by John Dowland.
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Laura Magnani – Sunday, September 22 at 4 pm
Italian pianist Laura Magnani returns to Old First Concerts in a solo recital featuring beloved works of the repertoire by Beethoven, Schubert, and Prokofiev.
Continue readingFriction Quartet with Sarah Cahill – Friday, August 16 at 8 pm
Friction Quartet are joined by pianist Sarah Cahill for the World Premiere of Max Stoffregen’s The Gila: Mesa, River, and Mountain, plus Geoffrey Gordon’s ABACISCUS and the World Premiere of Family Group with Aliens by Piers Hellawell.
Continue readingStringQuake – Sunday, July 14 at 4 pm
With an emphasis on exciting and unexpected grooves, adventurous improvisations and rich soundscapes, StringQuake is impossible to genre-fy, with stylistic influences including traditional classical chamber music, jazz, Latin, classical Indian, West African folk and Balkan music.
Continue readingAudrey Vardanega & Friends – Friday, April 12 at 8 pm
Pianist Audrey Vardanega returns to Old First Concerts with special guests Hannah Tarley and Monica Scott in a program of beloved chamber music by Beethoven, Schumann, and Janáček.
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