SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 AT 5 PM
CANDLELIT MUSIC OF THE SPIRIT
ANTHONY McGILL, CLARINET STELLA CHEN, VIOLIN
NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, CELLO MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN, PIANO
Anthony McGill, clarinet
“Exquisite refinement and expressive radiance” — The Baltimore Sun
Stella Chen, violin
1st Prize, 2019 Queen Elizabeth Competition
Nicholas Canellakis, cello
“Seduced by his rich, alluring tone” — The New YorkTimes
Michael Stephen Brown, piano
“One of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer-composers.” — The New YorkTimes
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
“Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.”
— Ludwig van Beethoven
2023-2024
SEASON
October 15, 2023
Lysander Piano Trio
November 12, 2023
Angel Blue, soprano
Bryan Wagorn, piano
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December 3, 2023
Brentano String Quartet
Antioch Chamber Choir
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January 14, 2024
Goldmund String Quartet
February 18, 2024
Candlelit Music of The Spirit
March 10, 2024
Richard Goode, Piano
Late Beethoven
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April 7, 2024
Jordi Savall, Conductor
Hespèrion XXI
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May 12, 2024
Mothers Day Concert
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June 2, 2024
Mozart’s Double Concertos
LOCATION
At West Side Presbyterian Church
6 South Monroe Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
For map and directions, click here.
CONCERT AMENITIES
Wheelchair Accessible
Free Parking for all concerts
FEATURING
Music has always been a direct pathway to the spirit. In this special candlelit event, four of today’s leading virtuosos will perform spiritually resonant works by Avro Pärt, Max Bruch, Maurice Ravel, Jesse Montgomery, and Olivier Messiaen’s 1941 masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time.
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ABOUT MESSIAEN’S QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME
Composed and premiered in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp, Messiaen wrote Quatuor Pour le Fin du Temps for the musicians on hand among his fellow inmates: a clarinetist, violinist, cellist, and himself playing piano. The premiere took place on the bitter cold evening of January 15, 1941, and for many in attendance it was the first time they heard chamber music of any kind. With music of overwhelming originality and power, Messiaen rose above captivity to create a work of soaring spiritual transcendence.
PROGRAM
Avro Pärt:
Fratres for violin and piano
Program Notes Coming Soon
Max Bruch:
Kol Nidre for cello and piano
Program Notes Coming Soon
Maurice Ravel:
The Valley of the Bells for piano
Program Notes Coming Soon
Jesse Montgomery:
Peace for clarinet and piano
Program Notes Coming Soon
Olivier Messiaen:
Quartet for the End of Time
Program Notes Coming Soon
Watch Anthony McGill perform an excerpt from Jesse Montgomery’s “Peace” with pianist Gloria Chein:
