AFTER THE STORM - PMHU LIVE CONCERT MINI-SERIES

You are cordially invited (and encouraged!) to join us for a two-concert mini-series of LIVE, IN-PERSON concerts (...who remembers "live" concerts, enjoyed in the company of vaccinated friends and kindred spirits?) in support of the life-affirming work of Project: Music Heals Us. Music aficionados are also invited to take a peek behind the curtain and attend a very limited capacity open-rehearsal!

The two concert programs are built around the two polar opposite moods of Ludwig van Beethoven's musical ouevre. The Sturm und Drang ("Storm and Stress") style encapsulated in his 5th Symphony; contrasted by the lovely, debonaire style that he learned from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn.

Please join us for one (or BOTH!) of these concert events, hosted at the comfortable abode of Lawrence Janss.

(Per CDC GUIDELINES, we must politely require that all guests are vaccinated against COVID-19. Thank you for your understanding!)

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CONCERT #1 - THE STORM

THURSDAY, JUNE 17th, 7:00pm

Handel-Halvorsen - Passacaglia

J.S. Bach - Partita in D Minor - Chaconne

L.V. Beethoven - String Quartet Op. 18 No. 4 (“Storm and Stress”)

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CONCERT #2 - THE CALM!

FRIDAY, JUNE 18th, 7:00pm

Trad. - Amazing Grace (arr. Ning Kam)

Mark Summer - Julie-O

Jean-Marie Leclair - Duo

Beethoven - String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2 (“Quartet of bows and curtsies”)

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SINGLE CONCERT TICKET: $80 per person

TWO-CONCERT TICKET PACKAGE: $120 per person

Hors D'ouevres and full bar is included with your ticket purchase.

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MUSICIANS:

Abigel Kralik and Brian Hong, Violins

Molly Carr, Viola

Andrew Janss, Cello

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OPEN REHEARSALS

The quartet works assiduously in rehearsal, perfecting each movement of Beethoven's masterpieces. A rehearsal starts with a runthrough of the full piece, soup to nuts, after which every note, every bar and every phrase is broken down, reimagined, argued about... note by note, phrase by phrase, nuance by nuance.

The Ensemble is inviting a small number guests to join them, seated surrounding the musicians to enjoy the debate and the banter, experiencing how highly skilled professional musicians make their particular brand of sausage.

Open rehearsals will take place from 3-5:30pm on the 15th and 16th of June. Patrons are welcome, but not required or expected, to stay for the entire rehearsal. Seating is limited to 8 people per open rehearsal.

When the rehearsal is over, the musicians invite you to engage in a q&a and freewheeling, rambling exploration of the music with your fellow guests.

Light refreshments will be provided!

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YOUR TICKET PURCHASES MATTER!

Proceeds from these concerts will go towards the development of PMHU's digital, accredited college music composition course to be launched in 2022 with the Bard Pr*son Initiative. Over the course of 20 classes, the participants in these programs will take part in an in-depth, immersive course on the sixteen Beethoven String Quartets - using Beethoven’s music, life, inspirations, and compositional techniques explore the many facets of music composition, including melody, harmony, instrumentation, etc, with the aim to graduate with a fully formed music composition all of their own.

Project: Music Heals Us is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

THE COST OF YOUR TICKETS ABOVE A FMV OF $20 MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR TAX ADVISOR.

Host or Publisher Project: Music Heals Us