ELSEWHERE ENSEMBLE: Haydn and The Happy Prince

Elsewhere Ensemble: Haydn and The Happy Prince

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 7pm

Come celebrate the start of Spring with an enchanting program intertwining music, story and poetry. Colin Pip Dixon’s “The Happy Prince” based on the beloved Oscar Wilde tale, has enchanted audiences around the globe. Paired with a delightful Haydn Quartet and Samuel Lord Kalcheim’s original work based on the poetry of John Keats and Countee Cullen. The ensemble is joined by Barbara Podgurski (piano) and Katie Kresek (violin).

Artists:
The Elsewhere Ensemble
Colin Pip Dixon, violin
Katie Kresek, violin
Arnaud Ghillebaert, viola
Kathryn Brunhaver, cello
Barbara Podgurski, piano

MacIntyre Dixon, narrator

Program:
Haydn String Quartet op. 77 no 1 in G

Samuel Lord Kalcheim “On Poetry and the Earth” – two poems for Actor and String trio (written for the Elsewhere Ensemble)

I. John Keats – “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket”
II. Countee Cullen – “To John Keats, poet. At Springtime”

Colin Pip Dixon – “The Happy Prince” based on the Oscar Wilde story (adaptation CP Dixon and Dominique Rozan) for Piano Quartet and Narrator

The Elsewhere Ensemble “Words which sing, notes that speak.” Many of Elsewhere’s performances bring music together with stories, poetry and theater. Their works combine the old with the new – literature or stories from the past come to life through new music; or classical music repertoire is presented with new writing or in new ways...always in the belief that classical music and literature shouldn’t be for an elite but are a human necessity. The Ensemble has performed extensively in Oregon and New York, as well as throughout France, in Belgium, Quebec, the UK and Lebanon. www.elsewhereensemble.com

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Founded in 2000, Musica Reginae Productions (MRP) brings innovative programming and world-renowned artists to concert spaces in Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the world. MRP’s mission is to be “Your natural choice for fine music in Queens.”

MRP produces affordable, informative, and family friendly concerts featuring music that draws its inspiration from the classical, chamber, opera, jazz and world music literature. Our concerts provide a venue for talented and exciting young and established artists and we have become increasingly devoted to presenting new music by emerging composers, particularly those who have an affiliation with NYC and with our home borough of Queens. MRP fulfills its educational outreach mission with its Community Concerts for Kids, a free interactive, educational series for children and families ages 4 and up, led by teaching artists Beata Moon and MRP Artistic Director Barbara Podgurski. In addition, our artists perform at several public events every year including the 9/11 ceremonies in lower Manhattan and have also performed for Pope Francis during his Papal Visit of 2015. MRP is able to present top-notch performances each season because of the support it receives from individual and corporate sponsors in addition to partial funding from the Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts and NYC & Co.

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