UPCOMING EVENTS

Greenville/Greenville
Looking ahead to the 2009-2010 season, we will be spending some time in the cities of Greenville, NC and Greenville, SC, the hometowns of violinist (and ACE webmaster extraordinaire) Caroline Shaw, and ACE violist Hannah Shaw, respectively.

OTHER PROJECTS

Welcome Home to Geneva, NY

ACE paid our first visit to Geneva, NY, the hometown of our cellist, Hannah Collins.

Geneva Community Projects "Welcome Home" Concert Series Featuring HANNAH COLLINS, cello with Hilda Collins, piano, and the Acadia Chamber Ensemble Friday, March 13, 2009, 7:30 pm St. John's Chapel (HWS campus on S. Main St. ), Geneva, NY Adults $8.00, Students and Children Free Tickets available at the Geneva Chamber of Commerce – (315) 789-1776 or at the door.

Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata in A major, Op. 69 for cello and piano
Kaija Saariaho - Sept Papillons for solo cello
Antonin Dvorak - Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81

I Found It by the Sea
The Acadia Chamber Ensemble recently commissioned a new work from Timo Andres, an extremely talented composer, pianist, and gourmet chef.  Timo was the recent winner of the Charles Ives Scholarship from the Academy of Arts and Letters and will have works premiered this season by the L.A. Philharmonic, members of the New World Symphony, and others.  Learn more about Timo and the composition, I Found It by the Sea, on his website, www.andres.com or by clicking here.

PAST EVENTS

2009 Winter Residency in Blue Hill, Maine

We visited Blue Hill from January 6th-12th to give a series of outreach presentations and performances in the area. 

January 6
4:00pm – Children’s Concert in the Howard Room at the Blue Hill Public Library.  Free and open to the public.

January 7
4:30pm -- Performance at the Parker Ridge Retirement Community

January 8
11am-12 -- ACE is pleased to announce our first radio appearance.   We will be featured on MPBN's "Classical Music with Suzanne Nance."  Be sure to tune in, and tell your friends!   Our thanks to Suzanne, Patty Stowell, and Darlene Allen for making this possible. 

January 9
Visit to Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School for a school wide assembly and classroom presentation in collaboration with teacher Christel Kendzia.

January 10
7:30pm – Concert at the Blue Hill Congregational Church.  Music of Mozart, Martinu, Saariaho, and Dvorak.  Donations accepted. Map here.

January 12
8:15am -- presentation for the George Stevens Academy band program

2008 Winter Residency in Blue Hill, Maine

January 6
Chamber music workshop with students of violinist Heidi Powell

January 8
Outreach Performance at Parker Ridge Retirement Community. Free and open to the public.

January 9
Outreach Presentation at George Stevens Academy
Outreach Presentation at Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School
Outreach Performance at the Blue Hill Public Library. Free and open to the public.

January 10
Kneisel Hall Benefit Event.

January 12 -
Concert at the Blue Hill Congregational Church. Music of Mozart, Cage and Schumann.

Hungarian Cultural Center, NYC
ACE performed works of Bartok, Ligeti, and Kodály as part of the 125th anniversary of Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály’s birth on December 5, 2007 at the Hungarian Cultural Center, 447 Broadway