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CARI AMICI CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES - ALAMEDA STRING ACADEMY @ C'ERA UNA VOLTA
This year, the Alameda String Academy is launching the Cari Amici Chamber Music Series. "Cari Amici" means 'dear friends' in Italian, and perfectly describes the intimate setting of the concerts.
DINNER & A CONCERT
The Cari Amici Chamber Music Series is a whole new series of dinner-concerts presented in partnership with Park Street Italian restaurant, C'era Una Volta, which is a long-time hub of live music in Alameda. "We are so excited to be presenting Alameda String Academy," says C'era Una Volta co-owner Cheryl Principato. "We couldn't pass up on this opportunity to bring these performances to Alamedans."
The concerts begin with dinner seating at 5pm and the concert will follow.
TANGO... TANGLED - JANUARY 17, 2016
Tango Tangled is all about the cello, guitar, and violin.
ASA Faculty guitarist Ross Thompson, cellist Lucas Chen, and violinist Erica Ward lead listeners through an intriguing confluence of sonorities and culture clashes, performing works by...
- Raffaele Bellafronte,
- Ástor Piazzolla
- and one of Thompson's own original works.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Patrons have their choice of how they plan to enjoy the evening - come just for wine and hors d'oeuvres at 6pm (perfect for families with young ones), or at 5pm, linger with your friends over a four-course meal, lovingly prepared by Chef Rudy.
For the ultimate close-up, VIP, romantic, eye-opening, exhilarating artistic experience, choose the front row Opera Seating. This is probably the closest you'll ever get to the music! And your first drink is on the house!
The concert will begin at 6:15pm.
To view other concerts in this series and more, visit www.alamedastringacademy.com
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
LUCAS CHEN
Bay Area cellist Lucas Chen received his B.A. from UC Davis, his MM and PSD from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Equally passionate about classical and mainstream music, Lucas has performed with Death Cab for Cutie, Sting, Quartet San Francisco,Hillary Hahn, and for numerous movie and video game soundtracks. He is the Resident Teaching Artist for cello at the Alameda String Academy.
ERICA WARD
Erica Ward, violinist, is Director of the Alameda String Academy, and serves on faculty, teaching violin and chamber music. A Portland native, Erica received her Master of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and her Bachelor of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her principal teachers include Paul Kantor, Camilla Wicks, Wei He, and Bill Hunt.
Erica served as Artist in Residence at Appalachian State University and Guest Lecturer at Western Kentucky University, as guest artist of the Degas Quartet. She enjoys commissioning new compositions, and her most recent commission was by Cleveland composer Jeremy Allen, a solo violin piece entitled A Thousand Years Twice, which is an exploration of the stages of grief.
ROSS THOMPSON
English-born composer and international concert guitarist Ross Thompson spent his childhood in Puerto Rico before moving with his family to the United States. Mr. Thompson has been invited by a number of international festivals and schools to perform including the International Festival of Contemporary Classical Music (Lima, Peru FIMCCL), Leo Kestenberg Musikschule Berlin TempelhofSchöneberg (Germany), Mozarteum of Uruguay (Montevideo), Seoul National University (South Korea),National Conservatory of Music (Rio Gallegos, Patagonia, Argentina), Peruvian North American Cultural Institute, Lima (ICPNA), San Francisco Performances (USA), and the National Conservatory of Peru(Lima).
Mr. Thompson has received commissions for original music from various institutions including California Shakespeare Festival (USA), Leo Kestenberg Musikschule (Germany), The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Institute of Nano Science, Seoul National University (South Korea). He is a first prize winner in the American String Teachers Association National Competition (ASTA).
Ross Thompson serves on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music preparatory division.His dedication and excellence as a professor of guitar has earned him an honorary chair, dedicated in his name, in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall. During his higher education, he completed his masters and post-graduate degrees at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and at the Royal College of Music in London.
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LocationC'era Una Volta (View)
1332 Park Street
Alameda, CA 94501
United States
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