Events Archive 2015

Online ticket sales are now closed, but never fear! You can purchase tickets at the door (cash and card accepted). Join us on October 24 to support CVM’s 2016 concert season and our mission to present free world-class chamber music in Jersey City. Our fundraiser will be a celebration with performances by CVM players including our founder Amelia Hollander Ames, plus cocktails, light food, and a silent auction. Our performance will include music by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw, a world premiere composition by CVM's own Mazz Swift, Bela Bartok string duets, and Lansing McLoskey's beautiful Processione di Lacrime... More info on our event page.

CVM is pleased to be performing at St Paul Lutheran's JC Art & Studio Tour event! St Paul's Center of Caring, Sustainable JC, P.E.A.C.E. Community Garden, Vaibrenta Holistic & YMCA of Newark & Vicinity present three exhibits: Creative by Nature Responsible Ecology + Beautification Installation Stained Galss Windows of St Paul's Join us for a wonderful day of performance, visual art, and community. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1652479144998811/ CVM musicians Martin Moretto (guitar), Zach Herchen (saxophone), and Sean-David Cunningham (violin) will perform jazz and classical music from 2-3pm in front of the church. More info on our event page.

Con Vivo Music and Art House Productions present: Perfect Lives Jersey City An opera by Robert Ashley Arranged and performed by Varispeed with Con Vivo Music Saturday, September 19, 2015 A FREE Day-Long Music Event In a small Midwest town, two traveling musicians and two local siblings hatch a plan to take all the money from the Bank across state lines to Indiana for one day and then bring it back, thus performing the perfect crime... or a work of art. Originally released in the 1980s as episodes of a music-based BBC television show, Perfect Lives is Robert Ashley’s quirky,... More info on our event page.

8-10pm - FREE, 2 item minimum 10pm on - $10 door We are celebrating Jersey City with "Homegrown", a concert of music written by JC composers! Join us for exciting chamber music by Paul Pinto, Felipe Lara, Mike Sperone, Elliot Cole, and Kevin Clark. Our performance is just the start as we are curating sets by fantastic local performers to continue through the evening. We invite you to stay for performances by the Lippel/Moretto Latin American guitar duo, the Live Radio cello/piano duo, and more. 8pm - Con Vivo Music, Homegrown 10pm - Live Radio (cello/piano duo) 11pm - Lippel/Moretto... More info on our event page.

CVM is returning to Groove on Grove with music for cello, vibraphone, saxophones, and electronics. Adam Knauss' White Fog is a stunning dreamscape for cello/sax/vibraphone. Steven Galante's Saxsounds III, for two saxophones and electronic delay, shows how both beautiful and wild saxophones can be. Paul Leary's Number Stations transforms coded spy messages into a driving music for electronics and saxophone. We'll see you there! Please note that Groove on Grove will start at 6pm with a jazz ensemble. Con Vivo's set will begin at 7:30pm. Program: Gestenstücke by Juan María Solare Saxsounds III: Diminishing Returns by Steven Galante White Fog... More info on our event page.

We are pleased to be joining JC Families' second annual Cultural Diversity Festival. Join us in celebrating Jersey City's diversity with live performances, food, and fun for the whole family. Stop by our table and say hi! Varispeed will perform a sneak peak of Perfect Lives by Robert Ashley at the festival. This modern opera takes place in seven episodes which Con Vivo and Varispeed will perform on Sept 19 at seven venues across Jersey City. More at https://www.convivomusic.org/events/perfect-lives/. More info on our event page.

FREE, all ages welcome CVM continues our yearly tradition with the 6th Annual Bach Concert! This year’s event will feature internationally-known soloists oboist Christa Robinson and violinist Amie Weiss. Music of Bach, Falconieri, Vivaldi, Zelenka, and Boston-based composer Balint Karosi. Christa Robinson - oboe Amie Weiss - violin Carolyn Jeselsohn - cello Andrew Roitstein - bass Ben Grow - harpsichord Facebook Event Page 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... More info on our event page.

FREE, all ages welcome We are bringing our popular build-your-own instruments workshop to JC Families' Mother's Day Celebration in Hamilton Park. Join us and build fun musical instruments out of tubes, balloons, rubber bands, and more. Plus, you can bring them home! Supplies are limited so come early. More info on our event page.

Con Vivo is pleased to bring our build-your-own instruments workshop to The Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery's Celebrate Mother Earth Festival. We will help your child create an instrument out of tubes, balloons, rubber bands, and tape. Plus, you can bring it home! Supplies are limited, so join us early. The festival will feature the return of the cemetery's baby goats, tours, exhibits, food, and live music. Join us for a wonderful Spring event. More info on our event page.

CVM is pleased to join Barrow Mansion's open house with a wonderful jazz trio. Join us for a fun evening, jazz standards, and learn about one of Jersey City's great establishments! Zach Herchen - saxophone Martin Moretto - guitar Jake Leckie - bass More info on our event page.