A night at the Opera (and Cabaret)

Monday, May 2th at 7pm

Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick

Where have all the Italians gone, you ask? Well, right here!

Puccini, Verdi, Pergolesi – along with Bizet, Strauss, Weill, and the masses of fun, edgy, romantic, & virtuosic selections from the world of Opera and cabaret – hold on to your hats, here we come!

The monthly series located at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Songs at Curtis brings together the worlds of art songs and chamber music, with a vision to showcase the vast repertoire of poetry set to music, featuring local professional singers and instrumentalists.

Free and open to the Public. Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, ME

 More information on our Salons page.

Saturday, June 7th at 7pm

Bowdoin College Chapel

Tickets $25 - suggested donation.

Ticket reservation at amethystchamberensemble@gmail.com

Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music is a radiant celebration of musical beauty, weaving 16 soaring vocal lines with lush musical textures. With its shimmering harmonies and heartfelt lyricism, Serenade to Music creates a dreamlike atmosphere, evoking reverence and wonder. Deeply expressive and uplifting, it remains one of Vaughan Williams’ most beloved works, a luminous tribute to the transcendent power of music.

Join the Amethyst Chamber Soloists and Amethyst Project for a beautifully evocative celebration of the summer night in the Bowdoin College Chapel. The program features Barber’s Sure on This Shining Night, Berlioz’s Nuits d’été, Margaret Bonds’ Three Early Songs, and Debussy’s Beau Soir, culminating in Vaughan Williams’ luminous Serenade to Music.

Featuring:

Mary Sullivan, Molly Harmon, Caroline Koelker, soprano

Joelle Morris, Jenna Guiggey, Sarah Tuttle, mezzo-soprano

Jonas Rimkunas, David Meyers, Jesse Wakeman, tenor

Josh Miller, Jonathan Scott, baritone

Sean Fleming, Randy Day, Morgan Lee, piano

Katherine Liccardo, violin

Ben Noyes, cello

And members of the Amethyst Project Singers