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MUSIC AND
NATURE MEET AT TREETOPS CMS
IN AND OUT THE TREETOPS STUDIO:
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| Shanghai Quartet at Treetops
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TREETOPS
CMS
BULLETIN BOARD• TREETOPS DAFFODIL TEA AND
CONCERT
To Benefit the Treetops Chamber Music Society and
the Stamford Land Conservation Trust.
Sunday, April 26, starting at 2:30 pm, at
Treetops - SOLD OUT
Details
• 2009 J. C. ARRIAGA CHAMBER MUSIC
COMPETITION
2009 Winners
2009 Finalists and Program
Finals at UConn on March 14, Saturday, at 11:30 am
(free admission)
• 2008-2009 CONCERT SEASON REVIEWS
• WORLD PREMIER AND Q & A WITH COMPOSER CRISTINA SPINEI
April 19 & 26, two Sundays at 4 pm at
Treetops
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Artists
from top to bottom and left to
right:
Anthony
Newman, piano; Benjamin
Hochman, piano; Joel Noyes, cello; Yoon Kwon, violin; Oskar
Espina Ruiz, clarinet;
Noriko
Nagasawa, piano; David Geber, cello; Clio Tilton, viola; Tanya
Dusevic Witek, flute; Junah Chung, viola; Lisa
Tannebaum, harp; Krystof
Witek, violin; Katherine
Cherbas, cello; Duo
Stromeaux; Calla
Quartet; art by Louis
Schanker; art by Robbin
Juris; art by Polly
Kurasch; art by Inés
Medina |
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Oskar Espina
Ruiz
Artistic Director |
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The
Treetops Chamber Music
Society is a unique place
to experience chamber
music, where outstanding
performances are
presented in an intimate
setting. Founded in 2006,
Treetops CMS is devoted
to bringing world-class
chamber music and
musicians to the
Greenwich-Stamford area.
Its main stage is the
former art studio of
American artist Louis
Schanker,
within the historic
Treetops Estate. Treetops
CMS has presented the New
York Woodwind Quintet,
Harpsichordist Anthony
Newman, the Shanghai
Quartet, artists from the
Met Orchestra and
outstanding international
artists. Since April
2008, Treetops CMS brings
to the area some of the
most talented young
chamber musicians in the
country through its J.C.
Arriaga Chamber Music
Competition,
taking place at the University
of Connecticut Stamford
Campus.
During the 2008-09 season
Treetops CMS will launch
its Treetops@UConn
lunchtime concert series;
will present its first
commission, from
Stamford-based
prize-winning composer
Cristina Spinei; and will
include art exhibits
during some of its
concert dates, starting
with an art exhibit by
Louis Schanker. Treetops
CMS outreach includes “Music
and Nature at
Treetops”, a
program for area public
school children that
incorporates hands-on
enriching experiences in
music and nature in
collaboration with Sound
Waters.
Board | Treetops
History |
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| SOPRANO
GWENDOLYN HILLMAN AT
TREETOPS ON APRIL 19
& 26 |
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Soprano
Gwendolyn
Hillman
will debut at Treetops on
April 19 & 26, 2009,
singing Poulenc’s
song cycle for voice
& piano “La
courte paille”,
Schubert’s Shepherd
on the Rock, Cristina
Spinei’s World
Premier and more.
Gwendolyn Hillman’s
voice has been praised by
critics as
“graceful, lush and
uniquely beautiful”.
Opera News praised her
performance:
"Gwendolyn Hillman
sings with warmth,
strength and
gracefulness. Hers is a
voice that truly matters,
and deserves
international
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| TREETOPS@UCONN
LUNCHTIME CONCERTS |
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Under
the name
“Treetops@UConn
Lunchtime Concerts“
the TREETOPS CHAMBER
MUSIC SOCIETY is
launching a new concert
series in downtown
Stamford this spring.
These are one-hour long
concerts at bargain
prices, following the
successful models of
Columbia University and
of Concerts-To-Go on Wall
Street’s Trinity
Church. "These
lunchtime concerts at
UConn will serve a very
diverse audience,"
says Oskar Espina-Ruiz,
Treetops CMS artistic
director. "While our
Sunday afternoon concerts
at Treetops are an
exquisite experience, our
lunchtime concerts at
UConn may be more of a
quick re-energizing
affair, perhaps while
eating a sandwich."
March
23, Monday at 12 noon, at
UConn: Calla Quartet.
April
6, Monday at 12 noon, at
UConn: Duo Stromeaux.
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| J.
C. ARRIAGA CHAMBER MUSIC
COMPETITION |
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Concert
performance plays an
irreplaceable role in the
education of young
artists, and chamber
music performance is at
the center of creative
music education. For the
young J. C. Arriaga
playing the violin in
various chamber music
ensembles was the only
school at the time he
composed his first opera.
He later would enter the
illustrious Paris
Conservatory. Although
Arriaga was a classical
composer deserving a
prominent place in
history, his music
wasn’t played widely
in international circles
until fairly recently. It
took the tenacious
support of many
institutions and music
organizations to make
Arriaga’s
international
appreciation possible. In
a very similar way,
today’s most
deserving young chamber
ensembles need the
support of music
organizations to
jumpstart their careers.
That is why “to
complement the musical
education of young
artists” is part of
the mission of the
Treetops Chamber Music
Society which, inspired
by the example of
Arriaga, is set to assist
most deserving young
chamber musicians through
its J.
C. Arriaga Chamber Music
Competition.
2009
Finalists and Program
Finals
at UConn on March 14,
Saturday, at 11:30 am
(free admission)
2008
Winners |
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| IN THE
PRESS |
The press has been covering
the exciting developments of the Treetops
Chamber Music Society from the start.
National Coverage: the
February 2008 issue of Chamber Music, a
publication of Chamber Music America,
features a one-page article about
Treetops CMS on page 18. Treetops CMS is
now listed in Musical America Worldwide
and Chamber Music America.
2008-2009 Concert
Season Reviews |
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a free brochure |
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| TREETOPS
CMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Board of
Directors
Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy, Honorary
Member of the Board
Carole Dell’Aquila, President
Geri Brewster, Secretary
Richa Attre, Treasurer
Arlene Bloom, Director (Past President)
Kenneth Bloom, Director
Fundraiser
Committee
Don Brownstein
Anne Bucala
Hilda Cook
Carole Dell’Aquila
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
Mary Ellen Griffin
Robert Madison
Barbara Miller
Jonathan Ochsner
Executives
and Advisors
Oskar
Espina-Ruiz, Artistic & Executive
Director
Alicia de Larrocha, Charles Neidich and
Anthony Newman, Artistic Advisors
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Stamford Mayor
Dannel P. Malloy (Right) and
Treetops CMS Artistic Director
Oskar Espina Ruiz (Left) |
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TREETOPS CHAMBER MUSIC
SOCIETY
PO Box 735
New York, NY 10033
PHONE (203) 979-6051 / 6052
Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM |
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All performances at The
Treetops Studio, 359 Merriebrook Lane,
Stamford, CT 06902, unless otherwise
specified | Directions to Treetops
OUT OF TREETOPS LOCATION: University of
Connecticut Stamford Campus (UConn),
Schreiber Reading Room, One University
Place, Stamford, CT 06901 | Directions to UConn |
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All
concerts are followed by a free reception with
the artists. Free parking. Access for persons
with disabilities. |
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Art by Lou Barlow
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TREETOPS
CMS PARTNERS TO DEVELOP UNIQUE OUTREACH
AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND
YOUNG ARTISTS
Treetops CMS has
built strong ties with various nature
organizations, community centers, schools
and universities in the area to develop
unique outreach and educational programs
for children and young artists: |
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