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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 […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

This Friday evening, October 14 at 8:00, Bargemusic will present violinist Kinga Augustyn (photo) playing works by Telemann, Paganini, and Carter. On Saturday evening, October 15 at 8:00, pianist Adam Golka, with the String Orchestra of Brooklyn, under the direction of Eli Spindel, will perform works by Arturo Rodriguez, Webern, Takemitsu, and Bach. On Sunday […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

Bargemusic’s usual Friday evening concert has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for anther time. On Saturday evening, September 10 at 8:00 the Amernet String Quartet, along with clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, will perform works by Beethoven, Lev Zhurbin, and Brahms. On Sunday afternoon, September 11 at 4:00 there will be a special 9/11 memorial concert […]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

The Mets, to your correspondent’s satisfaction, are on a tear. You can join the celebration on Saturday, September 12, from noon to 4:00 p.m. on the play turf at the outer end of Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park. The event is free and will feature local radio DJs; Mets legends Edgardo Alfonzo, Darryl Strawberry, Howard […]

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9/11 Memorials; Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

Tomorrow (Thursday, September 10) evening, from 7:30 to 8:00, at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade, the Brooklyn Heights Clergy Association will present a candle-lit interfaith memorial service for the victims of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. In the event of rain, the service will take place in Grace Church, 254 Hicks […]

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GCB/SOB’s Cavalleria Rusticana Amazes

Your correspondent attended Saturday evening’s performance of Pietro Mascagni’s one act opera Cavalleria Rusticana at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, performed by the String Orchestra of Brooklyn (which does not shy from its acronym), the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn, and a stellar group of vocal soloists. Set in a small Sicilian town on […]

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String Orchestra of Brooklyn concert tomorrow

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn will be performing Saturday night at St. Ann + the Holy Trinity Church (157 Montague Street). Creative Director Eli Spindel will lead the Orchestra in Bach’s Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue, k. 546, and Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, Op. 133. The concert begins at 8pm and tickets are $10.

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