| Sunday Apr 10, 2016 2:00 PM - Sunday Apr 10, 2016 4:00 PM | $10.00 - $25.00 |
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Template for NVCM's Classical Kids
On Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 2:00 pm and again at 3:30 pm NVCM's Classical Kids presents Hillary Nordwell and Comfy Concerts at Noe Valley Ministry performing Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6.
Two 45 minute shows repeat at 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm.
Doors open half an hour before each show.
Each performance lasts approximately 45 minutes, and is suitable for all ages. The performances are designed for preschool and elementary age children (ages 4-11), with the earlier show geared more towards a younger audience and the later show geared towards slightly older children.
Audience members of all ages will be introduced to the lives, as well as the music, of the composers on the program. The goal is to connect the music to its time and place, and to the personalities and stories of the composers themselves.
PROGRAM:
Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
TICKETS are $10-$25
($10 per person, $25 family pass for up to 4 people.)
Robert Schumann sent Clara these words, along with the Davidsbündlertänze, during their time of separation, enforced by Clara's father because he didn't approve of their relationship:
"You will, I know, make a little place in your heart for them, because they are mine. But my Clara will know how to find the real meaning of these dances, for they are dedicated to her in a quite special sense I never spent happier moments at the piano than in composing these." There will also be a "petting zoo" of the instruments after the performances.
This concert has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the San Francisco Arts Council. Additional support provided by Salesforce.org.
About Hillary Nordwell, pianist
Hillary Nordwell, an active performer on both piano and viola, has performed chamber music throughout the United States, as well as in Italy, Austria, Germany, and Sweden. In 2006, she was invited as pianist of the Eusebius Duo to perform in Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall, New York), following the duo's success as first prize winners of the CMFONE International Chamber Music Competition.
Hillary earned her masters degree in Chamber Music Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory in 2005, and was honored during her studies there for her outstanding accomplishments as a pianist. At the San Francisco Conservatory, she studied with Paul Hersh, Jodi Levitz, Axel Strauss, and Mark Sokol and participated in master classes with renowned artists Menahem Pressler and Paul Katz.
As a soloist, Hillary has made concerto appearances with orchestras including the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra, the Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the Port Townsend Community Orchestra. She has worked with master pianists and teachers Richard Goode, Robert McDonald, and Gilbert Kalish, and has performed chamber music with Ian Swensen and Paul Hersh of the San Francisco Conservatory, as well as with San Francisco Symphony French Horn player Jonathan Ring.
In 2005, Hillary Nordwell founded the Eusebius Duo with Monika Gruber, violin. In the ten years of its existence, the Eusebius Duo has performed numerous concerts, both in America and in Europe. The Eusebius Duo, which derives its name from the more inward of the two characters Robert Schumann used to describe his ego, enjoys programming the work of Robert Schumann, as well as a wide variety of music from many different eras and nationalities.
Hillary has been featured on many Bay Area concert series including Noontime Concerts, Trinity Chamber Concerts, Old First Concerts, 405 Shrader, and the Bing Concert Series at Stanford University Hospital. Alongside her performing career, she enjoys working with young musicians in both private lessons and chamber music at her home studio in Pacifica, CA, where she is also the mother of a 4 year old daughter.
About Noe Valley Chamber Music
Noe Valley Chamber Music (NVCM) has been presenting superb chamber music to audiences in Noe Valley since 1992. NVCM ticket holders have an opportunity to hear and meet the Bay Area's finest musicians, ensembles, and vocalists in the authentic yet informal chamber music tradition. This concert series allows both established and emerging local artists to develop audiences for their work, and to perform new, old or unusual repertoire in an intimate setting.
Drawing on 20-plus years of experience in bringing outstanding chamber music to the neighborhood, NVCM is designing a new concert series entitled Classical Kids to be piloted in 2015-16, with two performances in February and April.
For more information please contact Tiffany Loewenberg, Executive Director, NVCM at tiffany@nvcm.org or call (415) 648-5236 or visit our website www.nvcm.org.
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LocationNoe Valley Ministry (View)
1021 Sanchez Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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