This Saturday evening, March 4 the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will perform selections from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” an orchestral suite in seven movements, devoted in order to Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (we’re not sure which will be selected; Mars, Venus, and Jupiter are likely safe bets), along with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano […]
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Last Minute Suggestion: the SOB at St. Ann’s Church Saturday Evening
The String Orchestra of Brooklyn which, as I like to point out, delights in its acronym, will be at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets, this Saturday, February 11, starting at 8:00 PM. Under the direction of Maestro Eli Spindel, they will perform works by modern and contemporary composers, including […]
Repast Baroque Ensemble Presents “Dutch Masters – Painting and Music in the Early Baroque” at First Unitarian Saturday
The Repast Baroque Ensemble returns to Brooklyn Heights this coming Saturday afternoon, January 28 with “Dutch Masters – Painting and Music in the Early Baroque.” Repast’s program portrays the exquisite intimacy of music and painting in Holland’s Golden Age. Works by the female composer Leonora Duarte, as well as Flemish and Dutch composers including Hacquart […]
Two Singer-Songwriters at First Unitarian Saturday
First Unitarian Church’s McKinney Chapel, 121 Pierrepont Street, is hosting two concerts this weekend: chamber music on Friday evening, and on Saturday evening, January 21, starting at 7:30, two Brooklyn based singer-songwriters, Kyle Morgan (shown in the clip — click on the image to play — singing his “Deer in the Pines”) and E.W. Harris. […]
Chamber Music Concert at First Unitarian Tomorrow Evening
Tomorrow evening — Friday, January 20 — starting at 8:00, the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, in conjunction with Canada’s Gryphon Trio, will present a concert at the McKinney Chapel of First Unitarian Church, 121 Pierrepont Street. The concert will feature the world premiere of a violin, cello, and piano trio by composer and cellist Paul […]
Choral Concert Featuring Mozart’s “Requiem” at St. Ann’s Church Friday, February 10
On Friday, February 10, starting at 7:30 p.m., at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, the Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Nicholas Nicassio, will present a concert featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s (image) “Requiem” and also including “songs of grief and hope, with diverse selections ranging from Billy Joel’s ‘Lullaby’ to the […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Open Late for Festivities Wednesday
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 137 Montague Street (below Fed Ex) will stay open until 8:00 p.m. this Wednesday, December 14. After the 5:30 p.m. official lighting of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade tree at the Montague Street entrance, carolers from the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will be stopping there to sing, and the Exchange will serve […]
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn Presents Holiday Concert at St. Ann’s Church Sunday
This Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m. the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will present “A Baroque Holiday Celebration” at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street. The concert will feature works by eight composers, including Monteverdi, Handel, and J.S. Bach, as well as two women, Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704) and Sulpitia Cesis (1577-1617). […]
Brooklyn Folk Festival Off to an Inspiring Start
The Brooklyn Folk Festival, presented by the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church featured a sparkling and eclectic program of music tonight. Nashville’s Megg Farrell (photo above) and her band had festivalgoers clapping and dancing in St. Ann’s Parish Hall with some lively rockabilly. The opening act […]
Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park This Saturday
This Saturday, October 22, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy will present its annual Harvest Festival on Pier 6, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue, starting at 11:00 AM. Enjoy free live music performances by Stoop Kidz Brass Band and Brooklyn Contra, story time by Brooklyn Public Library as well as Drag Queen Story Hour, lawn […]
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