Caldwell University Presents its 2014-2015 Concert Series

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 12:57pm

CALDWELL, NJ - Caldwell College, now Caldwell University, is marking the 75th year of its formation with special events throughout the year to celebrate the university’s achievements. The school's Music Department Concert Series, under the direction of Laura Greenwald D.M.A., opens its 19th season with a special Faculty Favorites Concert on homecoming weekend. Other fall concerts will include one act operas by Mozart and Puccini performed by the Garden State Opera, Chinese world music and Vivaldi’s “Gloria” with orchestra and spring concerts will feature the UpTown Flutes, Rob Middleton & Soundscapes, the All Seasons Chamber Players and the Harmonium Chamber Singers. Parking is always free and a reception will follow each concert. The university is located at 120 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell. 

Tickets
All tickets may be purchased online here, in advance by mail, or at the door.

• Subscription to All 8 Performances (20% discount)
  $120 ~ General Admission
  $92   ~  Students, Seniors
  
  
• Group Discount for 10 or more tickets to a single concert 
  $16 ~ General Admission    (20% discount) 
  $12 ~ Students, Seniors      (20% discount) 
  
  
• Ticket Price Per Concert 
  $20 ~ General Admission 
  $15 ~ Students, Seniors 
  $10 ~ All tickets for Christmas Spectacular!
  
  
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  Payable to Caldwell University 
  Caldwell University Concert Series 
  Attn: Laura Greenwald 
  Music Department Caldwell University 
  120 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey 07006-6195 

 Caldwell University 2014-2015 Concert Series

Saturday, Sept. 20

Professor Laura Greenwald Credit: Caldwell University

Faculty Favorites Concert
6pm
Alumni Theatre

• On Homecoming Weekend, the Music Department faculty and recent alumni will perform works from a broad range of styles including musical theater, jazz, world music and classical selections. Greenwald, a soprano and director of vocal studies at Caldwell, will be performing along with her colleagues. 
  
  
• Caldwell alumni will receive a special
  $10 admission  

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Sunday, Oct. 26

Garden State Opera
4pm 
Student Center Auditorium

• The Garden State Opera  is comprised of young singers who will perform Puccini’s first opera, “Le Villi,” in Italian and Mozart’s comedy “Der Schauspieldirektor” in German with English caption supertitles.  

• The Caldwell University Chorale will serve as the chorus and both will be accompanied by a full orchestra.  

Sunday, Nov. 9

EastRiver Chamber Ensemble
4pm
Alumni Theatre

• Based out of New York City, the EastRiver Chamber Ensemble is a collective of Chinese musicians who perform folk and traditional music from the Dongbei and Hebei regions of north China. 
  
  
• They are gathered under the auspices of Mencius Society for the Arts.
  

• The ensemble also features stunning and death-defying acrobatic dance, an exhilarating tradition often seen on the stages of the dramatic and lively Chinese opera.
  

Friday, Dec. 5

Christmas Spectacular! 
8pm 
Student Center Auditorium

• The Christmas Spectacular will feature The Caldwell University Chorale and String Ensemble performing Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” and the Caldwell Wind Ensemble and Honor Band performing “Sinfonia V” by New Jersey composer Timothy Broege.

• All tickets for the Christmas Spectacular! are $10

Caldwell University Chorale Credit: Colette Liddy

• The concert will culminate with the annual carol sing-along under the direction of Laura Greenwald and Rebecca Vega.
  

Sunday, Feb. 8

UpTown Flutes
4pm
Alumni Theatre

• The UpTown Flutes are an Artists International award-winning, dynamic, acclaimed virtuoso ensemble that represents an ever-changing repertoire of music that is evocative, enchanting, always appealing, and makes full use of the rich tone colors of the flute family: piccolo, C flute, alto flute, and bass flute.
  

• The group’s fourth CD, “Streaming Green,” was released in August.
  
  
• The concert will include selections by women composers, including Catherine McMichael, Elise Carter and Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda.
  

Thursday, Feb. 26

Rob Middleton & Soundscapes
“Brazil and Beyond"
8pm
Alumni Theatre

• Rob Middleton & Soundscapes is a jazz ensemble that includes woodwinds, acoustic guitar, Latin percussion, vibraphone and marimba. 
  
  
• Middleton directs the ensemble called 
  NewYorkestra
  

• The program will include favorites by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Djavan as well as original music by Caldwell University's Instructor of Music Rob Middleton.
  
  
• This concert will focus on Brazilian samba and bossa nova along with music that crosses the boundaries of jazz, popular and classical styles. 

Tuesday, March 24

All Seasons Chamber Players
“Spring Mix" 
8pm
Alumni Theatre

• The All Seasons Chamber Players will present chamber music including Doppler’s Nocturne for Flute, Violin and Piano, Kuhlau’s Trio in G Major, Cecile Chaminade’s Trio No. 2 and a piece by Amy Beach for cello and piano.

• The Chamber Players are now in their 34th season 

Tuesday, April 14

The Harmonium Chamber Singers
"Heart and Hand"
8pm
Alumni Theatre

• The Harmonium Chamber Singers are an ensemble which includes 24 of the most advanced members of the Harmonium Choral Society, an auditioned community choir. They specialize in unaccompanied repertoire in an eclectic mix of styles, from sublime to silly. 

• This program will include works from John Dunstable, Eleanor Daley, Orlando di Lasso and Nils Lindberg.
  
  
• Dr. Anne Matlack, who holds degrees from Yale University and the College-Conservatory of Music, has been artistic director of the Harmonium Choral Society since 1987. 

Further Information

• Alumni Theatre
  The theatre is shown as number 2 on the map. 

• Student Center Auditorium
  The theatre is shown as number 4 on the map. 

Caldwell University
120 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
75th anniversary hotline: 973-618-3371

Laura Greenwald, Music Department
973-618-3520

President Dr. Nancy H. Blattner
973-618-3500

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Caldwell University is a private, Catholic coed four-year university with a strong liberal arts core curriculum that enhances critical thinking and analytical reasoning. Caldwell offers 25 undergraduate and 30 graduate programs, including doctoral, master’s, certificate and certification programs, as well as online and distance learning options that prepare students for today's global marketplace. The university has 15 NCAA Division II athletic teams and numerous clubs, fraternities, sororities and activities on a beautiful 70-acre campus located in the suburbs of Caldwell, New Jersey. Caldwell was founded by the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell.  Its core values of respect, integrity, community and excellence influence academic and campus life.

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