An amazing six day festival of concerts, demonstration lectures and master classes in South Beach featuring international superstars Lara St, John, violin; Kim Kashkashian, viola; Anastasia Khitruk, violin; Matt Haimovitz, cello and Academy Award winning composer, John Corigliano.
Visiting from out of town, or want to stay on Miami Beach and not miss a single festival event? Special hotel accomodations available at Shore Club South Beach (Festival Hotel) Beautiful Luxury Hotel on the beach. Special heavily discounted rate for Festival Pass holders. Must be booked by November 28! Contact the SoBe Arts office for very special rates: 305-674-9220
SOBE ARTS PRESENTS AMERICAN STRING FESTIVAL LARA ST. JOHN, ANASTASIA KHITRUK, KIM KASHKASHIAN, MATT HAIMOVITZ AND
COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE, JOHN CORIGLIANO
Executive Artistic Director, Carson Kievman
Festival Pianists, Robert Chumbley, Martin Kennedy
In the SoBe Arts' historic Carl Fisher Clubhouse, Little Stage Theater and The Colony Theater Festival Hotel Accommodations available at The Shore Club, South Beach
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR SOBE ARTS AMERICAN MASTERWORKS STRING FESTIVAL:
Monday, December 5, 2011
VIP Meet & Greet the Artists Welcome Buffet/Reception
sponsored by Chef Bernie Matz Cafe, Books & Books at SoBe Arts
(available with VIP Festival Pass - see below)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Lecture/Demonstration by Anastasia Khitruk, Violinist
4:30 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
SoBe Institute of the Arts
2100 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Free and open to the general public For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Performance by Lara St. John, Violinist
with Martin Kennedy, Pianist
7:30 p.m. – Little Stage Theater
Stephen Foster/ Matt Van Brink: Songs of Stephen Foster (2010)
John Corigliano: Sonata (1963)
Intermission
Kennedy: Trivial Pursuits (2010)
Gershwin/Tunick: But Not for Me, Sweet and Lowdown
Matt Herskowitz Freilach # 19 (2011)
Gene Pritsker Russian Evenings Suite (2010)
Followed by Meet the Artist Reception
$35 / $15 (student/senior with I.D.)
All tickets include free parking For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Lecture/Demonstration by Matt Haimovitz, Cellist
4:30 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
Free and open to the general public For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Performance by Kim Kashkashian, Violist
with Robert Chumbley & Martin Kennedy, Pianists
7:30 p.m. – Little Stage Theater Alan Hovhaness: Chahagir op.56A for solo viola
Zhou Long: Wild Grass
Stephen Paulus: Seven for the Flowers near the River
Intermission
Vincent Persichetti: Parable op.130 for solo viola
Theofanidas: Flow my Tears
Elliot Carter, Elegy
Aaron Copland: Old American Songs
Followed by Meet the Artist Reception
$35 / $15 (student/senior with I.D.)
All tickets include free parking For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Lecture/Demonstration by Lara St. John, Violinist
4:30 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
Free and open to the general public For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Performance by Anastasia Khitruk, Violinist
with Robert Chumbley & Martin Kennedy, Pianists
7:30 p.m. – Little Stage Theater
Aaron Copland: Hoe Down
David Winkler: Tanyetz Spirituoso
Michael Colina: Baba Yaga
Michael Colina: Der Golum
Tchaikovsky: Meditation and Valse Scherzo
Followed by Meet the Artist Reception
$35 / $15 (student/senior with I.D.)
All tickets include free parking For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Friday, December 9, 2011
Lecture/Demonstration by Kim Kashkashian, Violist
4:30 p.m. – Carl Fisher Clubhouse
Free and open to the general public For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 1 in G Major Ned Rorem: After Reading Shakespeare Domenico Gabrielli: Ricercar No. 5 Elliott Carter: Figment Brian Cherney: Capriccio Luna Pearl Woolf: Sarabande David Sanford: Seventh Avenue Kaddish Osvaldo Golijov: Omaramor
Followed by Meet the Artist Reception
$35 / $15 (student/senior with I.D.)
All tickets include free parking For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
SoBe Arts Little Stage Theater and Carl Fisher Clubhouse are intimate spaces with limited seating.
For additional information contact events@sobearts.org or (305) 674-9220
FESTIVAL CONCERT AT THE COLONY THEATER, 8:00 p.m
Featuring the Music of John Corigliano Lara St. John, violin -
Anastasia Khitruk, violin -
Kim Kashkashian, viola and
Matt Haimovitz, cello With Robert Chumbley & Martin Kenndy, piano
With David Cole, cello and Matthew Davies, viola
THE PROGRAM
John Corigliano:Phantasmagoria (on Themes from The Ghosts of Versailles) Stephen Paulus:Seven for the Flowers near the River Tenebrae: Osvaldo Golijov John Corigliano:The Red Violin Caprices
Intermission John Corigliano:Stomp (US Premiere) Carson Kievman:Sine Nomine (Premiere string version ) George Crumb:Black Angels
The Colony Theater -
1040 Lincoln Road -
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Followed by VIP Reception (for VIP ticket holders)
sponsored by Global Spectrum at Segafredo, Lincoln Road For information call 305.674.9220 / www.sobearts.org
Ticket Prices:
Student & Seniors Seating: $25.00 with valid I.D.
General Seating: $65.00
VIP Reserved Seating: $125.00 (includes final VIP reception with the artists)
Discounted tickets available for groups of 10 or more – call 305 674 9220
After advance ticket purchase you will receive a receipt via email.
Tickets will be held in your name at the Box Office
TICKET PACKAGES Festival Concert Plus Two Weekday Concerts of your choice:
VIP Seating Package: $150 (includes final VIP reception with the artists)
General Seating Package: $100
Festival Pass (incuding 5 concerts, demonstrations, etc.):
VIP Festival Pass $200
(includes opening VIP artist buffet and closing VIP meet the artists reception)
General Festival Pass $150
As of 6pm Saturday Dec. 10 buy tickets at The Colony Theater Box Office only!
Student/Senior tickets ($15) available at box office 1 hour before performance w/ I.D.
Student/Senior tickets ($25) available at box office 1 hour before performance w/ I.D.
All SoBe Arts ticket sales are final. Refunds will be provided only in the event of a cancelled
SoBe Arts show.
Rescheduled or postponed SoBe Arts concerts will not be refunded.
For additional information including special Festival Hotel rates contact
events@sobearts.org or call (305) 674-9220 SoBe Arts Box Office opens 1 hour before performances - Check with The Colony Theater for times
Special hotel accomodations available at Shore Club South Beach(Festival Hotel) Beautiful Luxury Hotel on the beach. Special heavily discounted rate for Festival Pass holders. Must be booked by Nov. 28. Contact office for details.
For special membership benefits including tickets and invitations to special events, please make a tax-deductible contribution to SoBe Arts Annual Giving Campaign. Donate online at http://www.sobearts.org/SupportUs.html or make a check payable to SoBe Institute of the Arts
SoBe Institute of the Arts 2011/2012 season is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council and the City of Miami Beach, as well as private foundations and individual donors. Series sponsors and individual matching contributions help us to keep our events free or low cost to all. Please consider sponsoring one or more events or making a tax deductible donation to SoBe Institute of the Arts, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit arts education and performance organization. For more information contact (305) 674-9220.
