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10 • THE AMHERST CITIZEN • M A Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 2 • w w w . a m h e r s t c i t i z e n . c o m Arts & Entertainment Nashua Chamber Orchestra June 2, 3 Concerts NASHUA – e Nashua Cham- ber Orchestra, with music director David Feltner, presents its final con- cert of the 2011—2012 season, titled International Flavours, on Saturday, June 2nd, at 8:00 PM in Judd Gregg Hall at Nashua Community Col- lege, 505 Amherst St., Nashua; and Sunday, June 3rd, at 7:00 PM, at the Milford Town Hall on the Milford Oval. Pianist Laura Scheer Kennedy is the featured artist. She will per- form the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2. e program also includes works by Beethoven, Warlock and Dvorak. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance at Dar- rell’s Music Hall in Nashua, and the Toadstool Bookstore in Lorden Plaza, Milford. Prices are $15 adult, $13 senior and $8 student; children under 12 are free. For more infor- mation, visit the web site, www.nco- music.org, or phone 566-6024. e concert opens with Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770—1827) Grat- ulations Menuet in E-flat Major, WoO3 [work without opus], 1822. A formal yet humorous short piece in strict minuet and trio form, this late work hearkens back to Beethoven’s early style. e four-square minu- et theme contrasts sharply with the more playful trio, displaying color- ful woodwind writing. Beethoven wrote the Gratulations-Menuet to honor his friend, dramatist Carl Friedrich Hensler, director of the Josephstadt eater. Interestingly, it is one of the few works Beethoven did not deem worthy of an opus number. Frederic Chopin (1810—1849), virtuoso performer and compos- er, is best known as a Romantic master of short piano works. As a young concert pianist launching his career in Warsaw in 1827, Chopin was required by custom to com- pose works to showcase his virtuos- ity. His Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Opus 21, is one of only six works for piano and orchestra, including his two concertos. It was actually composed in 1829, a year before the so-called First Piano Concerto in E Minor, Opus 11. e F Minor Con- certo contains all the characteristic elements of Chopin’s style, ranging from dramatic intensity to lyrical expressivity, with episodes of poi- gnant tenderness. Fluid melodic lines and arching, graceful themes enhance the appealing charm of this concerto. Chopin’s premiere of his work in March, 1830, was a tri- umphant success, establishing his reputation as a virtuoso performer of his day. A versatile artist with wide-rang- ing performances throughout the U.S., pianist Laura Kennedy is a dis- tinguished soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. Appearing in a variety of ensembles and venues, Ms. Kennedy has recently record- ed new works by Michael McLean and Howard Frazin. She also enjoys performing with her brother, violin- ist Joseph Scheer, and her daughter, cellist Clara Kennedy. Laura Ken- nedy’s performance with the NCO follows a recital tour throughout Ja- pan, with violinist Brian Lewis. Peter Warlock (1894—1930), pen name of Philip Arnold Hesel- tine, was a close friend of composer Frederick Delius, who championed his music. Warlock paid tribute to his mentor by writing a major study of Delius’ music. A serious scholar of early music as well, Warlock ed- ited, transcribed and arranged early music manuscripts. After complet- ing a song cycle in 1922, Warlock composed his most famous work, the Capriol Suite, in 1925. Inspired by tunes in a manual of Renaissance dances by French priest, Jehan Ta- bourot (1515—1595), the suite con- sists of six contrasting movements, each in a different dance form. e original piano duet version met with great success, and was quickly fol- lowed by an arrangement for string orchestra (1926), and, in 1928, for full orchestra. e NCO will per- form the version for string orches- tra. Antonin Dvorak’s (1841—1904) Czech Suite (1879) for full orches- tra, followed his two earlier suites, for strings and woodwinds. As the title suggests, it is the most idiom- atic of the three in terms of nation- al folk elements and character. Of its five movements, the Polka (II), Sousedska (Menuett; III) and Furi- ant (V) are based on popular folk dances. e opening Preludium includes bagpipe imitations, and the expansive Romanze, with its soulful theme articulated by flute and English horn, evokes an atmo- sphere of wistful longing. Dvorak’s use of rhythmic elements, particu- larly syncopation, to create mood and impart an ethnic flavor, is par- ticularly striking. Contrasts prevail throughout: major-minor, slow-fast, small ensemble-full orchestra. e driving finale, Furiant, lives up to its name, with its spirited playfulness rising to ever more frantic heights. One can visualize the dancers twirl- ing wildly to the crescendo that brings the movement to its dizzying conclusion. Antarcticana: Books, Art & Artifacts Relating To Antarctica JAFFREY – Robert Stephenson of Jaffrey has been collecting Antarc- ticana since shortly after graduating from Dartmouth College in 1963. He was inspired to do so after read- ing the classic Antarctic book—e Worst Journey in the World— in a comparative literature course. A selection of his collection will be on display at the Jaffrey Civic Center from June 1- 28, coinciding with the SouthPole-sium, a gather- ing of Antarcticans from around the world which will be held at the Civic Center on the weekend of 15- 17 June. Among the items on display will be a Norwegian flag carried by Roald Amundsen to the South Pole and over the North and an Ameri- can flag carried by Richard Byrd over the South Pole; a pipe owned by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and retrieved from the tent where he died on his return from the Pole a hundred years ago; Polus Antarc- tucus, a 17th century map that has possibly the first depiction of a pen- guin in the margin; an unopened tin of cocoa that was brought back from Scott’s hut in the 1960s; a se- lection of expedition accounts and rare books; and much more. e Peterborough Historical So- ciety is lending a few items from its collections relating to the “cows that went south” on Byrd’s second ex- pedition. e Guernsey cows were added to the expedition through the efforts of a creative publicist at the American Guernsey Cattle Club, then located in Peterborough. Coinciding with the show there will be a display case next door at the Jaffrey Public Library full of ev- ery type of penguinana. e Jaffrey Civic Center is located at 40 Main Street, Jaffrey, New Hampshire (next to Library, parking in rear.) Hours; Tues 10-6, Wed-Fri 1-5, Sat 10-2. Admission is free. For more information call 532-6527, website, www.jaffreyciviccenter.com. Baskets by Jacqueline O’Hare JAFFREY – e Jaffrey Civic Cen- ter is pleased to announce that Jac- queline O’Hare will be exhibiting her woven baskets in the first floor Display Cases from Friday, May 4 through ursday, May 31. Jackie has been weaving baskets for twelve years now. From a Pe- nobscott hex weave to a Nantucket, baskets hold information, ideas, and aspirations that reflect the culture and time in which they were woven, and this attracted her immediately to the art of the craft. Her goal is not to weave the same basket twice but to always search for new ways to change the form slightly or some- times drastically. For her, weaving is a process of learning that never ends. Jackie received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Am- herst, and she also holds a Master’s degree from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. She has exhibited her traditional and contemporary baskets at the Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, Mass., the Fuller Craft Mu- seum, Brockton, Mass., and the Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterbor- ough, NH, as well as numerous ex- hibitions in the New England area with the Northeast Basketmakers’ Guild. e exhibit contains many newly woven and several baskets that she has created in the past few years. Some are Shaker influenced bas- kets made of ash, some are contem- porary weavings from paper. Jackie lives and weaves her baskets in Pe- terborough. e Jaffrey Civic Center is located at 40 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH (next to Library, park in rear.) Hours; Tues 10-6, Wed-Fri 1-5, Sat 10-2. Free ad- mission. For information: 532-6527 or www.jaffreyciviccenter.com Kirkwood Gardens Day at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center HOLDERNESS – Kirkwood Gar- dens Day at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center will be Saturday, June 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. is event has been held annually since 1997. Kirkwood Gardens was designed by Grace “Sunny” Kirkwood, a for- mer Science Center trustee, as a one acre garden on the grounds of the historic Holderness Inn. e garden includes both shade and sun beds planted with a wide variety of trees, shrubs, ferns, and flowers adapted to the northern New Eng- land climate. Plants that are attrac- tive to birds, bees, and butterflies are central to the garden’s design. At Kirkwood Gardens Day, visi- tors can gain inspiration from the gardens and find beautiful additions to their gardens with fine perenni- als and annuals. Expert gardeners will be on hand to answer garden and plant related questions. ere will be garden collectibles and trea- sures along with drinks and baked goods for sale throughout the event. ere will also be craft vendors dis- playing goods including South Af- rican handmade linens, herbs, and lampshades. Visitors can also take part in a silent auction for items including ceramic potted annuals and pe- rennials, various gift certificates, bird feeders, native shrubs, and a handmade Wave Hill chair by Rob Stewart of Campton. e chair (see attached photo) is based on an orig- inal design by Dutch architect Ger- rit Rietveld and adapted by Wave Hill Gardens in the Bronx. New York. e design is sturdy, comfort- able, and compatible with virtually all architecture and enhances any garden or natural landscape. e si- lent auction bidding runs from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All proceeds benefit Kirkwood Gardens at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. Kirkwood Gardens Day is generously sponsored by Belknap Landscape Company. For information visit www.nhna- ture.org or call 968-7194. www.devineflooring.com ◆ CARPET ◆ TILE ◆ VINYL ◆ LAMINATE ◆ WOOD ◆ AREA RUGS Tue-Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-4 • Closed Sun., Mon. 438 Gibbons Highway • Route 101W Wilton, NH 03086 • 654-5400 Closed Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 26 thru Monday, May 28! “Honoring Our Soldiers Memorial Day ” MUSIC for JOY!! Ages 0-7 with adults, special June Classes At Music Together of Milford More Classes July & August in Milford, Merrimack, and Nashua. Come play & sing! AmyConleyMusic.com 249-9560 adfa NEWHAMPSHIRE ANTIQUE CO-OP INC. 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Arts & Entertainment
Nashua Chamber Orchestra June 2, 3 ConcertsNASHUA – The Nashua Cham-
ber Orchestra, with music director David Feltner, presents its final con-cert of the 2011—2012 season, titled International Flavours, on Saturday, June 2nd, at 8:00 PM in Judd Gregg Hall at Nashua Community Col-lege, 505 Amherst St., Nashua; and Sunday, June 3rd, at 7:00 PM, at the Milford Town Hall on the Milford Oval. Pianist Laura Scheer Kennedy is the featured artist. She will per-form the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2. The program also includes works by Beethoven, Warlock and Dvorak. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance at Dar-rell’s Music Hall in Nashua, and the Toadstool Bookstore in Lorden Plaza, Milford. Prices are $15 adult, $13 senior and $8 student; children under 12 are free. For more infor-mation, visit the web site, www.nco-music.org, or phone 566-6024.
The concert opens with Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770—1827) Grat-ulations Menuet in E-flat Major, WoO3 [work without opus], 1822. A formal yet humorous short piece in strict minuet and trio form, this late work hearkens back to Beethoven’s early style. The four-square minu-et theme contrasts sharply with the more playful trio, displaying color-ful woodwind writing. Beethoven wrote the Gratulations-Menuet to honor his friend, dramatist Carl
Friedrich Hensler, director of the Josephstadt Theater. Interestingly, it is one of the few works Beethoven did not deem worthy of an opus number.
Frederic Chopin (1810—1849), virtuoso performer and compos-er, is best known as a Romantic master of short piano works. As a young concert pianist launching his career in Warsaw in 1827, Chopin was required by custom to com-pose works to showcase his virtuos-ity. His Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Opus 21, is one of only six works for piano and orchestra, including his two concertos. It was actually composed in 1829, a year before the so-called First Piano Concerto in E Minor, Opus 11. The F Minor Con-certo contains all the characteristic elements of Chopin’s style, ranging from dramatic intensity to lyrical expressivity, with episodes of poi-gnant tenderness. Fluid melodic lines and arching, graceful themes enhance the appealing charm of this concerto. Chopin’s premiere of his work in March, 1830, was a tri-umphant success, establishing his reputation as a virtuoso performer of his day.
A versatile artist with wide-rang-ing performances throughout the U.S., pianist Laura Kennedy is a dis-tinguished soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. Appearing in a variety of ensembles and venues, Ms. Kennedy has recently record-ed new works by Michael McLean and Howard Frazin. She also enjoys performing with her brother, violin-ist Joseph Scheer, and her daughter, cellist Clara Kennedy. Laura Ken-nedy’s performance with the NCO follows a recital tour throughout Ja-pan, with violinist Brian Lewis.
Peter Warlock (1894—1930), pen name of Philip Arnold Hesel-tine, was a close friend of composer Frederick Delius, who championed his music. Warlock paid tribute to his mentor by writing a major study of Delius’ music. A serious scholar of early music as well, Warlock ed-ited, transcribed and arranged early music manuscripts. After complet-ing a song cycle in 1922, Warlock composed his most famous work,
the Capriol Suite, in 1925. Inspired by tunes in a manual of Renaissance dances by French priest, Jehan Ta-bourot (1515—1595), the suite con-sists of six contrasting movements, each in a different dance form. The original piano duet version met with great success, and was quickly fol-lowed by an arrangement for string orchestra (1926), and, in 1928, for full orchestra. The NCO will per-form the version for string orches-tra.
Antonin Dvorak’s (1841—1904) Czech Suite (1879) for full orches-tra, followed his two earlier suites, for strings and woodwinds. As the title suggests, it is the most idiom-atic of the three in terms of nation-al folk elements and character. Of its five movements, the Polka (II), Sousedska (Menuett; III) and Furi-ant (V) are based on popular folk dances. The opening Preludium includes bagpipe imitations, and the expansive Romanze, with its soulful theme articulated by flute and English horn, evokes an atmo-sphere of wistful longing. Dvorak’s use of rhythmic elements, particu-larly syncopation, to create mood and impart an ethnic flavor, is par-ticularly striking. Contrasts prevail throughout: major-minor, slow-fast, small ensemble-full orchestra. The driving finale, Furiant, lives up to its name, with its spirited playfulness rising to ever more frantic heights. One can visualize the dancers twirl-ing wildly to the crescendo that brings the movement to its dizzying conclusion.
Antarcticana: Books, Art & Artifacts
Relating To AntarcticaJAFFREY – Robert Stephenson of
Jaffrey has been collecting Antarc-ticana since shortly after graduating from Dartmouth College in 1963. He was inspired to do so after read-ing the classic Antarctic book—The Worst Journey in the World— in a comparative literature course.
A selection of his collection will be on display at the Jaffrey Civic Center from June 1- 28, coinciding with the SouthPole-sium, a gather-ing of Antarcticans from around the world which will be held at the Civic Center on the weekend of 15-17 June.
Among the items on display will be a Norwegian flag carried by Roald Amundsen to the South Pole and over the North and an Ameri-can flag carried by Richard Byrd over the South Pole; a pipe owned by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and retrieved from the tent where he died on his return from the Pole a hundred years ago; Polus Antarc-tucus, a 17th century map that has possibly the first depiction of a pen-guin in the margin; an unopened tin of cocoa that was brought back from Scott’s hut in the 1960s; a se-lection of expedition accounts and rare books; and much more.
The Peterborough Historical So-ciety is lending a few items from its collections relating to the “cows that went south” on Byrd’s second ex-pedition. The Guernsey cows were added to the expedition through the efforts of a creative publicist at the American Guernsey Cattle Club, then located in Peterborough.
Coinciding with the show there will be a display case next door at the Jaffrey Public Library full of ev-
ery type of penguinana. The Jaffrey Civic Center is located at 40 Main Street, Jaffrey, New Hampshire (next to Library, parking in rear.)
Hours; Tues 10-6, Wed-Fri 1-5, Sat 10-2. Admission is free. For more information call 532-6527, website, www.jaffreyciviccenter.com.
Baskets by Jacqueline O’HareJAFFREY – The Jaffrey Civic Cen-
ter is pleased to announce that Jac-queline O’Hare will be exhibiting her woven baskets in the first floor Display Cases from Friday, May 4 through Thursday, May 31.
Jackie has been weaving baskets for twelve years now. From a Pe-nobscott hex weave to a Nantucket, baskets hold information, ideas, and aspirations that reflect the culture and time in which they were woven, and this attracted her immediately to the art of the craft. Her goal is not to weave the same basket twice but to always search for new ways to change the form slightly or some-times drastically. For her, weaving is a process of learning that never ends.
Jackie received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Am-herst, and she also holds a Master’s degree from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. She has exhibited her traditional and contemporary baskets at the Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, Mass., the Fuller Craft Mu-seum, Brockton, Mass., and the Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterbor-
ough, NH, as well as numerous ex-hibitions in the New England area with the Northeast Basketmakers’ Guild.
The exhibit contains many newly woven and several baskets that she has created in the past few years. Some are Shaker influenced bas-kets made of ash, some are contem-
porary weavings from paper. Jackie lives and weaves her baskets in Pe-terborough.
The Jaffrey Civic Center is located at 40 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH (next to Library, park in rear.) Hours; Tues 10-6, Wed-Fri 1-5, Sat 10-2. Free ad-mission. For information: 532-6527 or www.jaffreyciviccenter.com
Kirkwood Gardens Day at Squam Lakes Natural Science CenterHOLDERNESS – Kirkwood Gar-
dens Day at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center will be Saturday, June 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event has been held annually since 1997.
Kirkwood Gardens was designed by Grace “Sunny” Kirkwood, a for-mer Science Center trustee, as a one acre garden on the grounds of the historic Holderness Inn. The garden includes both shade and sun beds planted with a wide variety of trees, shrubs, ferns, and flowers adapted to the northern New Eng-land climate. Plants that are attrac-tive to birds, bees, and butterflies are central to the garden’s design.
At Kirkwood Gardens Day, visi-tors can gain inspiration from the gardens and find beautiful additions to their gardens with fine perenni-als and annuals. Expert gardeners will be on hand to answer garden and plant related questions. There will be garden collectibles and trea-sures along with drinks and baked goods for sale throughout the event. There will also be craft vendors dis-playing goods including South Af-rican handmade linens, herbs, and lampshades.
Visitors can also take part in a silent auction for items including ceramic potted annuals and pe-rennials, various gift certificates, bird feeders, native shrubs, and a
handmade Wave Hill chair by Rob Stewart of Campton. The chair (see attached photo) is based on an orig-inal design by Dutch architect Ger-rit Rietveld and adapted by Wave Hill Gardens in the Bronx. New York. The design is sturdy, comfort-able, and compatible with virtually all architecture and enhances any garden or natural landscape. The si-lent auction bidding runs from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
All proceeds benefit Kirkwood Gardens at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. Kirkwood Gardens Day is generously sponsored by Belknap Landscape Company.
For information visit www.nhna-ture.org or call 968-7194.
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