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MUSIC & MUSICIANS

Aug 05
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New virtual event August 17: In the Kitchen with Michael Stern

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Music Director Michael Stern trades in his baton for a rollng pin! Join him for a conversation about cooking and music along with four colleagues from the Stamford Symphony: violists Adria Benjamin and Shelley Holland-Moritz, trombonist Richard Clark, and cellist Peter Sanders. Ask all your questions live to this special group who share a passion for making good food and great music. Hear stories from their lives on and off the concert stage. Excerpts of music performed by our musicians and recipes included. Monday, August 17 at 8pm. Pre-register for the event by clicking the button below.

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Jul 30
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Cellist Eliot Bailen and flutist Susan Rotholz perform Telemann, Foster, and Villa-Lobos

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Eliot Bailen is a cellist in the Stamford Symphony, and he is also Artistic Director of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble. These are excerpts from a home concert he recorded with his wife Susan Rotholz, flutist and SCE co-founder. Watch a performance of Telemann's Sonata in A Major, Foster's The Old Pine Tree and Villa-Lobos' Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle)

Jul 17
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Violinist Gabriel Schaff talks about Beethoven’s life and early compositions, with music examples

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As the world celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, the Ferguson Library presents the first of a three part series of lectures given by Stamford Symphony violinist and educator Gabriel Schaff.

Part I: An Identity Forged with Enlightenment and Passion: An Exploration of Beethoven's Early Period 1770-1800. Part II will be presented in September.

Jul 14
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Violinist Patricia Davis introduces Gold Medalist Daniel Rafimayeri

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Stamford Symphony violinist Patricia Davis introduces 2019 Gold Medalist Daniel Rafimayeri, a former student of hers now attending Juilliard. Then we hear an excerpt from Daniel’s performance in the final round performing Elgar’s Violin Concerto (with Evan Solomon, piano). Learn more about Daniel on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/danielrafimayeriviolin/

Jul 23
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Throwback Thursday with Janey and Rob & Violin tutorials

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Robert Zubrycki and Janey Choi talk about a Broadway show they ALMOST played in, had it not been for the Pandemic. Then Janey invites all violinists to join her as she teaches how to play some well-known selections from "Ain't too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations" on violin.

Go Straight to the Violin Riff Tutorial for the song "My Girl"Go straight to the Violin Riff Tutorial for the song "Papa was a Rolling Stone"