Report on the 2012 Concert

Series

The Music Committee of the

Friends of the Library

Wendy Kerner Lucas, Chair

Introductions

January 8:

Shaun welcomes the

audience to the first concert

in the 2012 Notes in

MidWinter series

February 5: Wendy welcomes the audience to the final concert in the series

Sunday, January 8: Brooklyn Baroque “Telemann’s Trip to Paris in 1738”

Works by Boismortier, Couperin, Leclair, and Telemann

Andrew Bolotowsky, baroque fluteRebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord

David Bakamjian, cello

Attendance: 117

Sunday, January 8: Brooklyn Baroque

Rebecca answering questions about the harpsichord

Sunday January 15: SynchronicityGarah Landes, piano

Gregory Landes, percussion 

Works by Bartók, Bach, Landes, Khachaturian, and Stravinsky 

Attendance: 132

Sunday January 22: Brahms for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano

Carol McGonnell, clarinetRaman Ramarkrishnan, cello

Jonathan Yates, piano

Attendance: 145

Sonata for Cello and Piano Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

Sunday January 22: Brahms for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano

Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano

Jonathan talking to the audience

Sunday January 29: Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem:

American Roots and Rhythm

Attendance: 172

Rani Arbo, fiddle and vocalsScott Kessel, percussion and vocalsAndrew Kinsey, bass, banjo, and vocalsAnand Nayak, guitar and vocals

Sunday February 5: Cynthia Sayer Jazz Quartet:“Swing Banjo and Hot Jazz”

Attendance: 178

Cynthia Sayer, jazz banjo, vocalsAdrian Cunningham, clarinet/saxMike Weatherly, string bass, vocalsLarry Eagle, drums

Thank you, Friends of the Library(especially Wendy)

for the beautiful winter music!