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| Galvanized Jazz Band |
Music Mountain located in the heart of the
Litchfield Hills has planned a musical extravaganza this weekend. On Saturday,
August 17 at 6:30 p.m. the Galvanized Jazz Band returns to this venue for the
20th year with their high energy, exciting
Dixieland, Blues and Stomps.
The
Galvanized Jazz Band with its sparkplug leader cornet player Fred
Vigorito and a group of hard playing skilled and very experienced
colleagues will deliver another great show as they have done at Music Mountain for
19 years. This will be their 20th year
here and will feature two special guests: Bob Price,
banjo and Jim Fryer, trombone.
On Sunday,
August 18 at 3 p.m., the Dover String Quartet returns for their second appearance
this summer. They bring with them their recent European touring
partner Roberto Diaz, a wonderful
violist and president of the Curtis Institute, from which all the members of
the Dover Quartet graduated.
In keeping with our 2013 theme, they will
play 2 pieces seldom played at Music Mountain. The concert opens with the Haydn String Quartet in B Flat Major, Opus 76 # 4, one of the last
instrumental pieces that Haydn wrote, which will receive only its 7th Music
Mountain performance. The concert will close with Roberto Diaz joining the quartet to play the Mendelssohn Viola Quintet in B Flat
Major, Opus 87 for its 2nd Music Mountain performance.
The middle piece is the Beethoven String Quartet in E Minor, Opus 59 # 2. It is performed at Music Mountain regularly and is a basic part of our repertory. One of the three Rasoumovsky quartets, this is the one with the Russian theme from a patriotic hymn in its third movement, the same melody that can be found in the opera Boris Godunov and other works by Russian composers, including the Arensky Quartet for 2 cellos, which was played on August 4.
The middle piece is the Beethoven String Quartet in E Minor, Opus 59 # 2. It is performed at Music Mountain regularly and is a basic part of our repertory. One of the three Rasoumovsky quartets, this is the one with the Russian theme from a patriotic hymn in its third movement, the same melody that can be found in the opera Boris Godunov and other works by Russian composers, including the Arensky Quartet for 2 cellos, which was played on August 4.
Tickets
Saturday,
August 17, Tickets in Advance: $30 Tickets at the Door: $35
Sunday,
August 18 Tickets in Advance: $30, Tickets at the Door: $35
Music Mountain is located in Falls Village, Connecticut, in the northwestern corner of the state, approximately 100 miles or 2 1/2 hours from New York City.
Entrances to Music Mountain Road are on Route 63 near the junction of Route 126, and on Route 7, across from the Housatonic Valley Regional High School From the Route 7 turnoff, bear left at every intersection.
From either entrance, a short scenic drive will bring you to Gordon Hall atop Music Mountain. Free parking and picnic facilities are available. Arrive early, bring a box lunch or dinner and enjoy a stroll around our lovely grounds.
Buy your tickets
online at www.musicmountain.org or Call
860.824.7126. For area information www.litchfieldhills.com.
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