Information on the performing artists can be found at:
https://www.larkandthurber.com/
Suggested donation via our website is $20. We also have the concert link on our website. The performance will be available for your viewing pleasure for two weeks.
In response to the need for social distancing required by the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of Hudson Valley chamber music presenters have agreed to join with Howland Chamber Music Circle to use digital technology to reach their respective audiences. Under the new, inclusive rubric, ALIVEmusica, live performances by soloists and small chamber groups, both world- famous and up-and-coming, will be streamed from the unique acoustics of the stage of the Howland Cultural Center, a former 19th century library in Beacon, New York. Streaming of concerts will also be available for later viewing by accessing the websites of the participating series.
“At this initial stage of the project,” stated Carl Gutowski, Howland Chamber Music Circle’s Concert Manager and spearhead of the effort, “we are delighted to have already, The Chapel Restoration (in Cold Spring, NY), Newburgh Chamber Music, Pawling Concert Series, and Classical WMHT FM as co-presenters with us.” These represent organizations in Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange counties and the Capital Region. Other groups are actively considering the opportunity.
“Carl has done an amazing job of adapting a concept, pioneered by the Chamber Music Society of Detroit’s CameraMusic series, to a regional level.” added Howland Chamber Music Circle’s president Margery Groten.
“All presenters are trying to solve the same problem, which is to continue to be a positive presence in the lives of our patrons,” said Gutowski. “By solving this problem together, we’re able to bring extremely high-quality concerts, with professional production, to our patrons from an extraordinary concert hall in a cost-effective manner. We view it as a win-win-win. Presenters are able to remain relevant; musicians are employed to do what they love, which is to perform; and patrons enjoy world-class concerts cost-effectively. I like to think of it as a giant group-hug (virtually, of course).”
ALIVEMusica’s inaugural concert featured pianist Wynona Wang, winner of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Our second concert featured the performance of pianist Michael Brown, “One of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer composers,” New York Times.
There is a suggested donation of $20.00 per viewer which can be made to any of the co- presenters, however all concerts are free to stream, and viewers are free to pay what they can.
Further information about concerts, dates, and times can be found at http://howlandmusic.org/ALIVEmusica.html Other presenters interested in learning more about participation should contact Carl Gutowski at info@howlandnusic.org.
https://www.larkandthurber.com/
Suggested donation via our website is $20. We also have the concert link on our website. The performance will be available for your viewing pleasure for two weeks.
In response to the need for social distancing required by the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of Hudson Valley chamber music presenters have agreed to join with Howland Chamber Music Circle to use digital technology to reach their respective audiences. Under the new, inclusive rubric, ALIVEmusica, live performances by soloists and small chamber groups, both world- famous and up-and-coming, will be streamed from the unique acoustics of the stage of the Howland Cultural Center, a former 19th century library in Beacon, New York. Streaming of concerts will also be available for later viewing by accessing the websites of the participating series.
“At this initial stage of the project,” stated Carl Gutowski, Howland Chamber Music Circle’s Concert Manager and spearhead of the effort, “we are delighted to have already, The Chapel Restoration (in Cold Spring, NY), Newburgh Chamber Music, Pawling Concert Series, and Classical WMHT FM as co-presenters with us.” These represent organizations in Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange counties and the Capital Region. Other groups are actively considering the opportunity.
“Carl has done an amazing job of adapting a concept, pioneered by the Chamber Music Society of Detroit’s CameraMusic series, to a regional level.” added Howland Chamber Music Circle’s president Margery Groten.
“All presenters are trying to solve the same problem, which is to continue to be a positive presence in the lives of our patrons,” said Gutowski. “By solving this problem together, we’re able to bring extremely high-quality concerts, with professional production, to our patrons from an extraordinary concert hall in a cost-effective manner. We view it as a win-win-win. Presenters are able to remain relevant; musicians are employed to do what they love, which is to perform; and patrons enjoy world-class concerts cost-effectively. I like to think of it as a giant group-hug (virtually, of course).”
ALIVEMusica’s inaugural concert featured pianist Wynona Wang, winner of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Our second concert featured the performance of pianist Michael Brown, “One of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer composers,” New York Times.
There is a suggested donation of $20.00 per viewer which can be made to any of the co- presenters, however all concerts are free to stream, and viewers are free to pay what they can.
Further information about concerts, dates, and times can be found at http://howlandmusic.org/ALIVEmusica.html Other presenters interested in learning more about participation should contact Carl Gutowski at info@howlandnusic.org.
The Chapel Restoration is taking the health of our community very seriously and we are committed to making every effort to prevent the spread of Corona Virus. While we have not cancelled all of our upcoming concerts, we are monitoring guidelines from our local and state authorities and we may decide to postpone upcoming shows. If you have purchased or plan to purchase tickets to any of our concerts or events and it is cancelled, you will receive an email from us and we will issue you a refund. For non-ticketed events, please check back a week prior to the date of the event. If a show does go on, please do not attend if you are feeling ill. Although we will miss you, the safety and good health of our patrons, friends and neighbors is of the utmost importance to us.