SEASON 3 EVENTS


Clarinet Chronicles: A Musical Odyssey
Jun
22

Clarinet Chronicles: A Musical Odyssey

Join us for the Season Finale of Arazzo’s third season in the Great Hall at the Wadsworth Atheneum! This program presents three “time-travel” capsules of chamber music collaboration between the clarinet and stringed instruments over a span of 213 years—allowing the listener to experience the development of this genre over time. Works by Mozart, Guillaume Connesson, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

To register for free tickets and see more information, please visit: https://www.thewadsworth.org/event/concert-arazzo-music-festival/?instance_id=33714

Presented with support from The Saunders Foundation Music Endowment and the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation Fund at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Performers:

Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet

Ariel Horowitz, violin

Oliver Neubauer, violin

Lisa Sung, viola

Samuel DeCaprio, cello

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Make Music Day! — Cello Masterclass
Jun
17

Make Music Day! — Cello Masterclass

Cellist Samuel DeCaprio is collaborating with the Mansfield Community School of the Arts to conduct a free masterclass for local Connecticut cellists. Please email info@arazzofestival.org to inquire about performing in this masterclass! Space is limited, registration required. Register online at Mansfieldcc.com (Activity #: 135000-A) or stop by the Community Center to sign up.

Instructor:

Samuel DeCaprio, cello

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Make Music Day! — Violin and Cello Lessons
Jun
17

Make Music Day! — Violin and Cello Lessons

The Arazzo Music Festival is collaborating with the Mansfield Community School of the Arts to offer free music lessons in violin and cello to local students. Please email info@arazzofestival.org to inquire about participating in this opportunity! Space is limited, registration required. Register online at Mansfieldcc.com (Activity #: 135002-A) or stop by the Community Center to sign up.

Instructors:

Kayla DeCaprio, violin

Samuel DeCaprio, cello

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Of Darkness and Light
Jun
16

Of Darkness and Light

Join us for an exciting exploration of musical works with pianist Qing Jiang, the inaugural Irma Vallecillo Visiting Artist at the Arazzo Music Festival! This recital will be given in honor of pianist Irma Vallecillo’s artistic career and pedagogy—as she provides generations of musicians a strong connection to the tradition, but also inspires and encourages all to cultivate a unique vision in their musical paths.

Each composer on this program shares a similar compositional aesthetic: a search for a progressive and individual voice without extreme divergence from traditional musical roots. Works by Lili Boulanger, Brahms, Salina Fisher, William Grant Still, Amy Beach, and the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata with Artistic Director, Samuel DeCaprio.

Arazzo is honored to partner with Duncaster Senior Living to present this concert!

If not a resident at Duncaster, please call 860-380-5116 to reserve seating and receive more information on guest parking. Seating is limited.

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Love, Loss, Exile
Jun
15

Love, Loss, Exile

Join us for a riveting program of music for soprano, cello, and piano! This program centers around Juhi Bansal’s song cycle, Love, Loss, Exile, which features poetry written anonymously by women in Afghanistan in order to tell their own personal stories without fear of retribution. The program is complemented by other cycles that follow aspects of that theme, including works by Ravel, André Previn, Bartók, and Strauss. DeCaprio will be joined by fellow UConn alumnus and soprano Anastasia Rege and pianist Min Young Kang.

We are so grateful to partner with the Mansfield Community School of the Arts to present this concert!

Seating is limited. Free with required reservation via Mansfieldcc.com (Activity #: 136001-A) or stop by the Community Center to sign up. Please contact info@arazzofestival.org with any questions.

Performers:

Anastasia Rege, soprano

Samuel DeCaprio, cello

Minyoung Kang, piano

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From Sea to Shining Sea
Jun
9

From Sea to Shining Sea

Join us for the season opener of the Arazzo Music Festival in an exciting program of all-American composers! Led by cellist Samuel DeCaprio, Artistic Director of Arazzo, this program centers around the genre of the piano trio, and will include works by John Adams, Samuel Barber, Paul Schoenfeld, and UConn’s own Kenneth Fuchs. DeCaprio will be joined by violinist Jeffrey Myers (from the Calidore String Quartet) and pianist Tomomi Sato. 

We are so grateful to partner with the Mansfield Community School of the Arts to present this concert!

Seating is limited. Free with required reservation via Mansfieldcc.com (Activity #: 136000-A) or stop by the Community Center to sign up. Please contact info@arazzofestival.org with any questions.

Performers:

Jeffrey Myers, violin

Samuel DeCaprio, cello

Tomomi Sato, piano

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