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Piano for Four Hands

Why did Poulenc write a piece that sounded like he wanted to take it out on the piano? How does this fit to the sometimes even humorous streaks in his music? Did Dvořák use real folk dances from his native Bohemia when he wrote Op. 46, Book 1? And why do musicians switch sides when they play on one piano together? Continue reading

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Lunchtime Recital – March 21st

Photos from previous Lunchtime Recital – Elaine Christy, harpist Award winning harpist Elaine Christy teaches at Princeton University and is a member of the Richardson Chamber players there. Christy presented a program of French music for solo harp from Debussy … Continue reading

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Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series – Spring 2012 Featured Artists

First Reformed Church of New Brunswick
A free lunch follows each free recital. Barrier-free entrance at 9 Bayard St.

March 21 12:15 PM
Elaine Christy, harpist
Award winning harpist Elaine Christy teaches at Princeton University and is a member of the Richardson Chamber players there. Christy will present a program of French music for solo harp from Debussy to the 21st century. Continue reading

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The Rewards of Ministry II: Lunchtime Recitals

I had a similar experience earlier this week, albeit from a very different corner. Our Lunchtime Recital with Mrs. Ena Bronstein Barton was a most rewarding event. Seventy-six people attended, among them classes from the Livingston School, as well as from Pine Grove Nursery. In fact, the serving line for lunch afterwards was made up in equal parts by Pine Grove teachers and church volunteers. (See the accompanying pictures.) Continue reading

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Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series – Spring 2011

First Reformed Church of New Brunswick
Wednesdays
12:15 pm

A free lunch follows each free recital.
Barrier-free entrance at 9 Bayard St. Continue reading

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Lunchtime Recital Series

At our second Lunchtime Recital, we heard the beautiful music of the trombone. Roger Verdi and Martha Locker, his piano accompanist, presented a very intimate recital, despite the size of his instrument. We heard the virtuosic music of a little-known Croatian composer named Stjepan Sulek,
contrasted with the famous Songs of a Wayfarer by Gustav Mahler. Continue reading

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Lunchtime Recital – November 10, 2010

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