September-07-12

• September-07-12
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  New Chamber Music Series in Midtown

  CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY LAUNCHES
  DETROIT inDEPTH SERIES

  New Audiences Invited to Experience Acclaimed Artists

  in Intimate Midtown Locations

  
  The Chamber Music Society of Detroit is on the move this year with a mission to introduce its acclaimed tradition to new audiences in Midtown and downtown.
  
  Extending the reach of the world class musicians it presents at the Seligman Performing Arts Center in Southfield, the new Detroit inDepth series will include events at five intimate locations in Midtown with an eclectic mix of artists and ensembles.
  
  The series will offer three free events and three lower priced concerts, as well as half-price student tickets.
  
  “We present some of the most dynamic artists in the international world of chamber music,” says President Steve Wogaman, “and we’d like to introduce their incredible artistry to Detroiters who’ve not previously experienced our concerts, as well as the loft crowd, downtown workers and students.”
  
  The inDepth series will allow concertgoers to enjoy music ranging from Beethoven and Mozart, to Pulitzer Prize winning American composer Elliott Carter, to Renaissance and cabaret music.
  
  The title “in-depth” refers to the fact that audiences will also hear from the artists themselves about their work and the music, while encountering them in uniquely intimate settings.
  
  The new series will feature the acclaimed Juilliard String Quartet [[Sept. 7), two-time Grammy Award winning clarinetist Richard Stolzman and the Linden String Quartet [[Nov. 16, FREE), a master class with legendary pianist Menahem Pressler [[Dec. 14, FREE), the groundbreaking American String Quartet [[Feb. 1), Piffaro the Renaissance Band [[Mar. 22, FREE), and the Gryphon Trio and cabaret chanteuse Patricia O’Callahan in a performance titled “Broken Hearts and Madmen."
  The Juilliard String Quartet kicks off the series in The Music Box at the Max M. Fisher Music Center arranged for cabaret seating on Friday, September 7 at 8 p.m. In this multi-media concert, the quartet will perform Elliott Carter’s String Quartet No. 5 with onscreen images guiding listeners through the piece, followed by an audience Q&A.
  
  Beethoven’s forward-looking Grosse Fuge will be followed by an excerpt from a new documentary film called The Juilliard String Quartet: Keeping Beethoven Contemporary.
  
  Ticketed events in the Detroit inDepth series are priced at $20 and $30, with half-price tickets for students. Three of the events are FREE and open to the public.
  
  To purchase tickets or for more information about the 2012-13 CMSD concert season call [[248) 855-6070 or visit www.ChamberMusicDetroit.org.