LiveARTS String Quartet Concert - June 12 - 3 PM

The LiveARTS Concert Series concludes its season with a performance by the acclaimed LiveARTS String Quartet in a program of Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Jessie Montgomery on Sunday, June 12 at 3:00 PM at the Meetinghouse of the First Universalist Society, located at 262 Chestnut Street in Franklin, MA.

The LiveARTS String Quartet is comprised of musicians Gregory Vitale and Katherine Winterstein, violins, Donald Krishnaswami, viola and Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello. The quartet has performed together for over a decade while leading active solo, chamber, and orchestral careers.

This program will include Beethoven’s String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, and music by acclaimed composer Jessie Montgomery – Source Code (2013) and Strum (2006).

Now in its nineteenth season, the LiveARTS concert series continues its mission of bringing outstanding artists into the community and introducing great music to area students.

Tickets for this performance are $25 for adults and free for students 18 and under. Tickets are available at the door or can be purchased in advance at liveartsma.org.

LiveARTS is supported in part by grants from the Bellingham, Franklin, Holliston, Mansfield, Mendon, Norfolk, North Attleboro, and Norton cultural councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. 

 

LiveARTS String Quartet L-R: Winterstein, Vitale, Krishnaswami, and Müller-Szeraws

LiveARTS: Annual Fundraiser Concert - All Beethoven program - April 10

April 10th, 3:00pm, First Universalist Society, 262 Chestnut St. Franklin

Presents NICHOLAS KITCHEN, violin and  ANN SEARS, piano performing an  all-Beethoven  program Join us for this special LiveARTS fundraiser concert Sunday, April 10 at 3:00 PM First Universalist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut St., Franklin Tickets:   Adults- $50                   Students 18 and under- by donation   Tickets available at the door Accessible Parking and Building  Visit our website  liveartsma.org  to purchase tickets on-line and for more information. Copyright © 2022 LiveARTS, Franklin, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: LiveARTS, P.O. Box 678, Franklin, MA 02038

Third Annual Fundraiser Concert! for LiveARTS - Apr 30

April 10th, 3:00pm, First Universalist Society, 262 Chestnut St. Franklin

Join us for our ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CONCERT featuring Borromeo String Quartet's NICHOLAS KITCHEN, violin and ANN SEARS, piano In an ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM! Sunday, April 10 at 3:00 PM First Universalist Society in Franklin,  262 Chestnut St., Franklin  Tickets:   Adults- $50                   Students 18 and under- by donation Tickets available at the door Accessible Parking and Building  Visit our website  liveartsma.org  to purchase tickets on-line and for more information. Copyright © 2022 LiveARTS, Franklin, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: LiveARTS, P.O. Box 678, Franklin, MA 02038

LiveARTS announces return to in person events for Winter/Spring 2022

LiveARTS is pleased to announce its return to in-person events with three dynamic concerts during winter/spring 2022! 

We kick off our Winter/Spring 2022 series on January 30 with the return of our string quartet-in-residence, the LiveArts String Quartet, featuring violinists Gregory Vitale, Katherine Winterstein, violist (and LiveArts Board member) Donald Krishnaswami, and cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws.

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Then, on March 13, we continue our series with the return of international concert pianist Michael Lewin. Mr. Lewin was scheduled to perform in-person in April, 2020, and very kindly and with great versatility moved over to the Zoom platform to share his artistry with us. We are pleased to be able to welcome him back to play for us again -- this time in person!

Finally, in a special FUNDRAISER CONCERT on April 10, our audiences will be treated to the artistry of violinist Nicholas Kitchen and cellist Yeesun Kim, both members of the famed Borromeo String Quartet. They will be joined by pianist (and LiveARTS Board member) Ann Sears. The ensemble will perform an all-Beethoven program. (This fundraiser concert was previously scheduled as a Zoom event for April, 2021, but was rescheduled to 2022 so we could present these remarkable musicians in person.)

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We look forward to seeing you at these IN-PERSON events! Click here for more information and to buy a season subscription or individual tickets 

https://www.liveartsma.org.  

We look forward to greeting you in Franklin, MA!

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LiveARTS announces return to in person events for Winter/Spring 2022

LiveARTS: Announcing the 2022 Concert Season!

Presenting Live and in-person concerts! 

Announcing our 2022 Season! Celebrating a return to in-person programming! Sunday,  January 30, 2022 at 3 p.m. LiveARTS String Quartet Gregory Vitale, violin Katherine Winterstein, violin Donald Krishnaswami, viola Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello Program TBA   Sunday,  March 13, 2022 at 3 p.m. Michael Lewin, piano Featuring works by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Debussy, and more! Program subject to change Sunday,  April 24, 2022 at 3 p.m. Annual Fundraiser Concert Nicholas Kitchen, violin Yeesun Kim, cello Ann Sears, piano All Beethoven Program   Be sure to visit our website liveartsma.org  for more information. Season Subscription Rates including the Annual Benefit Concert Still the best ticket prices anywhere! All three concerts for Adults: $85 As always, Students 17 and under are by donation  How to Purchase Tickets Before purchasing, please see Covid-19 restrictions below. Follow this link to our website (liveartsma.org) and use your credit card to purchase your season subscription or tickets for individual concerts. You can purchase a season subscription at the door at our first concert. Tickets for each concert are available at the door. You can write a check to LiveARTS and mail to:  LiveARTS, P.O. Box 678, Franklin, MA 02038   We look forward to seeing you at each of our concerts next season! All concerts take place at 3:00 p.m. in the Meetinghouse of the First Universalist Society in Franklin at 262 Chestnut Street. Located in a beautiful natural setting, the Meetinghouse is accessible for all.   COVID-19 Restrictions   By order of the Massachusetts COVID Team, masks are required to be worn at all LiveARTS events, whether vaccinated or not. If you are not prepared to abide by this requirement, please do not purchase tickets. Also please note that due to current attendance restrictions imposed by the Massachusetts COVID Team, a maximum of only 50 attendees is allowed at LiveARTS events.   PLEASE REMEMBER LiveARTS, a Franklin-based chamber music concert series, is dedicated to presenting classical music featuring outstanding Boston-area and national musicians in a local setting. Ticket prices cover a very small part of the expense involved to bring these concerts to you. LiveARTS relies on the generous support of donors to bring world class musicians to the area at affordable ticket prices. Your donation are greatly appreciated! LiveARTS is an autonomous, nonprofit, nonsectarian affiliate of the First Universalist Society in Franklin. Tax-Deductible contributions go directly and exclusively to LiveARTS.  Support the ARTS by Supporting LiveARTS! Copyright © 2021 LiveARTS, Franklin, Massachusetts, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: LiveARTS, P.O. Box 678, Franklin, MA 02038

LiveARTS: Two Pianos, Four Hands, all Rachmaninov! - Mar 21

LiveARTS presents Duo Pianists Cynthia Raim and David Allen Wehr on Sunday, March 21st at 3:00pm via zoom!

LiveARTS presents Duo Pianists CYNTHIA RAIM & DAVID ALLEN WEHR An all-Rachmaninov re-stream on Zoom in collaboration with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society!   Sunday, March 21st  at 3 p.m.   Pianist CYNTHIA RAIM is acclaimed for her concerto, recital, and chamber music performances throughout the United States and abroad and has recorded for Gall, Pantheon, and Connoisseur Society, including solo albums of Ravel, Schumann, Brahms, and Schubert and two-piano recordings of Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Dvořák with David Allen Wehr. She is a native of Detroit, where she studied with Mischa Kottler, Ms. Raim studied with Rudolf Serkin and Mieczyslaw Horszowski at the Curtis Institute of Music, where she earned bachelors and masters degrees.   DAVID ALLEN WEHR's performance career has taken him on tour to over 30 countries in Europe, North and South America, and the Far East, including performances in the world musical capitals of New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Washington, Madrid, and Buenos Aires. Wehr has been soloist with the London Symphony, National Symphony, Chautauqua Symphony, Houston Symphony, New Zealand Symphony, and all the major Spanish and Latin American orchestras. PROGRAM All Rachmaninov program! Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 5 Fantaisie tableaux Rachmaninov: Duets, Op. 11 [Sel.] Rachmaninov: Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 LiveARTS and PCMS favorite Cynthia Raim is joined by her longtime piano partner, David Allen Wehr, for a rarely-heard, two-piano, four-hands, all-Rachmaninov program. Lauding the duo's recording of the Suites for Two Pianos, a Pianoforte critic raved: "Here are two fine artists who sound as if they might have stepped right out of a Russian academy. They allow the composer's melodies and phrases a natural shape without ever imposing technique on them, with a great feeling of contrast, light and shade." Join us for the fourth concert of our current season, a donation-based concert! To take advantage of this opportunity, go to our website, liveartsma.org, and order a free ticket. The Zoom link will be emailed to you 24 hours before the concert. Tickets are free, but donations are always welcome! Watch your email for more information. The all-Beethoven program featuring Nicholas Kitchen, Yeesun Kim, and Ann Sears will return for the start of next season, in person! (Restrictions permitting) This concert is a special re-stream of a concert that was originally streamed on December 4, 2020, by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. LiveARTS is very grateful to PCMS for generously granting permission to re-stream this extraordinary event! You can download Zoom using this link: Download Zoom Copyright © 2021, LiveARTS.org.  All rights reserved.