Events Archive 2011

09 Nov

2011 Gala

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Merchant - 279 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ
Celebrate Five Seasons of Con Vivo with Three Stories! Music for strings electric & acoustic, including Mazz's solo project MazzMuse and Yoed's original music for solo electric cello Performed by Mazz Swift (violin), Amelia Ames (viola), and Yoed Nir (cello). French bistro-influenced eco-gastronomy cuisine. Cash bar + raffle of original works of art as well as surprising gifts from local artists, musicians, and boutiques. Tickets $75 reserved table seating + glass of wine $40 concert and dinner Purchase Tickets at www.convivomusic.org More info on our event page.

23 Sep

Music of Beecher, Schimmel, and Schoenberg

Friday, September 23, 2011
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Grace Church Van Vorst - 39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ
Program Lembit Beecher: Stories from my Grandmother Carl Schimmel: Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire Performed by Adrienne Pardee (vocalist), Mazz Swift (violin), Karen Ouzounian (cello), Kelli Kathman (flute), Nicholas Gallas (clarinet), Paul Vasile (piano), and Ben Grow (conductor). This concert will be repeated on Sunday, September 25, 3:00, Park Avenue Christian Church, 1010 Park Avenue, New York. Tickets for the NY performance are $20.00. This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, administered... More info on our event page.

08 Aug

Con Vivo has Guts

Monday, August 8, 2011
7:00pm - 8:30pm
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - 440 Hoboken Ave, Jersey City, NJ
Con Vivo has Guts...strings that is Con Vivo presents a performance of classical era music played on gut strings. If you've never heard gut strings before, imagine a cat screeching. Kidding!!! They don't make them out of cat anymore, don't worry. And the sound is actually much mellower than the modern, metal and synthetic strings you've most likely heard if you've heard a string player play. So resonant and welcoming to chamber music already. Program José Gil de Palomar: Divertimentos Nos. 2 and 8 Johann Baptist Vanhal: Divertimento IV Gioachino Rossini: String Sonata No. 3 Performed by Guillaume Pirard and... More info on our event page.

12 Jun

Music of Dvorak and Strauss

Sunday, June 12, 2011
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Temple Beth El - 2419 JFK Blvd., Jersey City, NJ
Program Erwin Schulhoff: Divertimento for String Quartet, Op. 14 Antonin Dvorak: Quartet #3 in Eb Major, Opus 51 Performed by Yon Joo Lee and Guy Figer (violins), Amelia Ames (violas), and Andrea Lee (cello). This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, County Executive, and the Board of Chosen Freeholders. More info on our event page.

26 May

Music for Bass and Piano

Thursday, May 26, 2011
7:30pm - 8:30pm
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - 440 Hoboken Ave, Jersey City, NJ
Program Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 2 Rufus Reid: Celestial Dance Richard Cummings: Silhouettes Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 2O, opus 31, Bb minor Eduard Tubin: Concerto for double bass Giovanni Bottesini: Introduction and Bolero Performed by Andrew Roitstein (bass) and Yegor Shevstov (piano). More info on our event page.

17 Apr

2nd Annual Bach Concert

Sunday, April 17, 2011
5:00pm - 6:30pm
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - 440 Hoboken Ave, Jersey City, NJ
Con Vivo's 2nd annual concert featuring all music by Bach. Program J.S. Bach: "Ergiesse dich" from Cantata # 5 J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in E Major J.S. Bach: "Erbarme dich" from the St. Matthew Passion J.S. Bach: Oboe-Violin Concerto Performed by Jose Manuel Pietri (tenor), Amelia Ames (viola), Dan Lippel (guitar), Sarah Nelson Craft (mezzo-soprano), Yon Joo Lee (violin), Christa Robinson (oboe), Guy Figer (violin), Iris Jortner (cello), Andrew Roitstein (bass), and Alexandra Snyder Dunbar (harpsichord) This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of... More info on our event page.

25 Mar

Pierrot Lunaire and Composition Competition

Friday, March 25, 2011
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Grace Church Van Vorst - 39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ
Program Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire Carl Schimmel: 4 Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha", co-winner of our 2011 International Composition Competition Lembit Beecher: Small Suite, co-winner of our 2011 International Composition Competition Performed by Shelly Watson (vocals), Kelli Kathman (flute), Nicholas Gallas (clarinet), Karen Ouzounian, (cello), Mazz Swift (violin), and Paul Vasile (piano). This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, County Executive, and the... More info on our event page.

20 Mar

Here In Now

Sunday, March 20, 2011
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Kanibal Home - 213 Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ
Here In Now returns to Jersey City! Here In Now is Mazz Swift (violin and vocals), Tomeka Reid (cello), Silvia Bolognesi (double bass). More info on our event page.

26 Feb

Music of Schubert

Saturday, February 26, 2011
8:00pm - 9:30pm
United Synagogue of Hoboken - 115 Park Avenue, Hoboken, NJ
Program Works by Franz Schubert Performed by Tony Arnold (soprano), Daniel Lippel (guitar), Eric Lamb (flute), Amelia Hollander Ames (viola), and Kivie Cahn-Lippman (cello). This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, County Executive, and the Board of Chosen Freeholders. More info on our event page.

12 Feb

Music of Prokofiev and Altieri

Saturday, February 12, 2011
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Art House Productions - 1 McWilliams Place, Jersey City, NJ
Works by Sergei Prokofiev and John Altieri Program Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet in G minor Op. 39 John Altieri: love.give.remember Performed by Guy Figer (violin), Amelia Ames (viola), Andrew Roitstein (double bass), Christa Robinson (oboe), and Pavel Vinnitsky (clarinet). This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, County Executive, and the Board of Chosen Freeholders. More info on our event page.