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Thursday, November 1 at 12:30 p.m. Taggart Grycky Duo University of Delaware’s stellar flute and harp duo of Eileen Grycky and Christiaan Taggart will wow you. The duo’s musicianship, charm, and style have won them increasing acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Finalists in both the Concert Artists Guild competition and the East-West Artists competition in New York, the Taggart-Grycky Duo has performed in concert series throughout the U.S. and abroad. The Belgian press described the duo’s performance in Brussels…
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Thursday, November 8 at 12:30 p.m. Sharon Sable and Shawn Qaissaunee Stellar songstress Sharon Sable sings music of World War I with the accompaniment of multi-instrumentalist Shawn Qaissaunee. Both are popular mainstays of the Delaware jazz world. "Sharon's voice is a gift … her phraseology pitch perfect … and her performance implores us to follow … " – Richard Gaw, Delaware Today Magazine Presented in partnership with Delaware Historical Society and its exhibit about the Armistice ending World War I,…
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Sunday, November 11 at 3:00 p.m. Variant 6 Philly’s hottest new vocal ensemble, Variant 6 (Jessica Beebe, Rebecca Myers, Elisa Sutherland, Steven Bradshaw, James Reese, and Daniel Schwartz) is a virtuosic vocal sextet that explores and advances the art of chamber music in the twenty-first century. Here they present a program that traces the influence of the madrigal from its roots in Italy to the German parodies of Schütz and the courtly music of Charpentier and Lully. Themes of pastoral…
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Thursday, November 15 at 12:30 p.m. Copeland String Quartet with Grant Youngblood, baritone One of Delaware’s most popular string quartets is joined by Delaware’s most popular baritone to perform George Butterworth’s delicious song cycle Love blows as the Wind Blows along with other music from the World War I era. Presented in partnership with Delaware Historical Society and its exhibit about the Armistice ending World War I, The First State on the Front: WWI and the Road to Victorious Peace.…
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Thursday, November 29 at 12:30 p.m. Christopher Nichols, clarinet | Eileen Grycky, flute | Christine Delbeau, piano Three exceptional artist-faculty musicians at the University of Delaware Department of Music collaborate to present a program of works by living American composers, including the Mid-Atlantic premiere of Roger Zare’s Zodiacal Light. Free admission
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Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m. Mastersingers of Wilmington Marvin Mills, organist Janet Witman, harpist David Schelat, conductor Mastersingers starts the holiday season for you with music from our time – an all 20th and 21st century program including the tuneful and haunting Ceremony of Carols of Benjamin Britten. “stirring … incisive” – Wilmington News Journal “sang with force and assurance” – Delaware Arts Info Program: Litany for Advent – Bruce Neswick Before the dawn of time – David Schelat…
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Thursday, December 6 at 12:30 p.m. Cartoon Christmas Trio A downtown Wilmington tradition. Jazz from A Charlie Brown Christmas as well as other holiday-themed animated TV specials fills the air. Always a hit with Wilmington audiences! Free admission
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Thursday, December 13 at 12:30 p.m. A Center City Chorale Christmas David Schelat, conductor Steven Patchel, organist Music for the season, including new tunes and old favorites, will fill the room with holiday cheer, and send you off to the Christmas holidays with a song in your heart. Free admission
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Thursday, March 7 at 12:30 p.m. Center City Chorale: Sing a Psalm for Me David Schelat, conductor Steven Patchel, organist A multitude of songs from the Bible’s hymnal, the book of Psalms. Introspective to jubilant, contrasting emotions will be expressed in this half hour of inspirational song. Free admission
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Thursday, April 4 at 12:30 p.m. Hiroya Tsukamoto, “Cinematic Guitar Poetry” Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist, and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. His show is a mixture of guitar solos and Japanese folk music and originals, sometimes with audience participation – almost finger-style guitar tinged with jazz. “Japanese guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us to an impressionistic journey” – Boston Herald “…chops, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended.” – Jazz Review.com Free admission
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