NEMPAC invites the community to attend their upcoming event “Boston Composers: Then & Now” on Friday, October 27th 2017 at the Bijou de la Vida private art gallery in the North End. The art gallery, owned by a NEMPAC trustee, provides the perfect accessible, 50-seat intimate venue for our community members to experience a classical music program. Dr. Christina Wright-Ivanova returns for her fourth season as NEMPAC Artistic Director of the series.
This concert is a celebration of the vibrant musical culture in our city, and a tribute to the central role that the North End Performing Arts Center has played in the North End and greater Boston community. Composers featured include Leonard Bernstein, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, Vartan Aghababian, Matthew Aucoin, and Heather Gilligan.
Performers include Rachele Schmiege, soprano; Shadwa Mussad, violin*; Mitch Fitzgerald, baritone; Alexis Lee, cello; Sherri Snow, soprano*; and Christina Wright-Ivanova, pianist
(*denotes NEMPAC faculty)
The concert opens a very exciting 2017-18 Performance Season ahead including other classical music concerts and programs in the North End including Handel’s “Messiah”, the annual “Amore” Valentine’s Opera Dinner, the NEMPAC Opera Project and the 2018 Summer Concert Series featuring music from genres around the world. For a full schedule, please visit the NEMPAC website.
Boston Composers: Then & Now Individual Tickets (including our early bird discount through Friday, October 6th) can be purchased HERE.
NEMPAC Performance Season Pass options are also available for purchase until Friday, October 20th and can be purchased HERE. This pass provides a discounted option for our community music-lovers and supporters to attend all of our exciting upcoming programs this year.
About the Concert Series at Bijou de la Vida: Originally the NEMPAC professional musicians series, this series was renamed after the discovery of a magical private art gallery owned by NEMPAC trustee and friend, Ramin Khostatefeh. In an artistic, intimate, inspiration setting, NEMPAC presents a concert featuring professional musicians in the Boston area, several of which are NEMPAC faculty members. Each event includes a lite wine and cheese reception prior to the concert program starting at 7:30 p.m. The series originated at the Old North Church in 2012 and has since grown into a professional musician series often featuring artists who are on the cusp of entering nationally or even world-wide career. The series provides an opportunity for community members to attend a high-level performance event at an affordable cost.
