CT Alliance for Music announces competition winners Connecticut Alliance for Music announces the winners of the 2011 Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition held recently at Westport Town Hall. The Westport Arts Center and WSHU supported this annual event, traditionally bringing together young musicians from around the world, many of whom have garnered top prizes in competitions and performed with leading orchestras and chamber groups worldwide. More Nov 30, 2011 - 5:40 AM
Tim Reynolds and TR3 coming to the Ridgefield Playhouse Longtime Dave Matthews collaborator and two-time Grammy® award nominee, Tim Reynolds and TR3, his eclectic power trio will perform at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, December 2, at 8 p.m. More Nov 29, 2011 - 7:31 AM		WCSU jazz concert to feature John Patitucci Western Connecticut State University’s jazz studies program and Student Jazz Club will present legendary bassist John Patitucci on Friday, Dec. 2, in a series of master classes and an evening performance in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. More Nov 22, 2011 - 5:15 AM
Gospel music concert features Vaneese Thomas Vaneese Thomas, internationally acclaimed Gospel singer, will be featured in a concert of Gospel music Sunday, October 30, at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 884 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Joining Ms. Thomas will be members of church choirs from Stamford, New Canaan, Darien, Bridgeport and Fairfield, and a professional instrumental ensemble. More Oct 25, 2011 - 1:54 AM		Treetops CMS showcase Arriaga Competition winners' concert The TREETOPS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY continues its fall concert season in Stamford presenting the Lysander Piano Trio and the Harmonium Saxophone Quartet, joint 1st prize winners at the 2011 Arriaga Competition. This is a great opportunity to hear violinist Itamar Zorman, who after winning at the Arriaga Competition in Stamford, went on to winning the top prize at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Russia. The first half of the concert at Treetops CMS will feature the Harmonium Quartet performing Piazzolla’s Four For Tango, Noda’s Les Oiseaux, Donatoni’s Rasch, Albright’s Selections from Fantasy Etudes and a world première by Butera; while the second half of the program will feature the Lysander Trio performing Dvorak’s Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65. More Oct 13, 2011 - 5:58 AM
Guitar Magazine presents Ronnie Montrose Guitar Magazine presents Ronnie Montrose, heavy metal’s guitar guru who became famous from his stints with Gamma, Edgar Winter Group, Van Morrison and Sawbuck, will light up the night on Wednesday, October 12, at 8 p.m. at the Ridgefield Playhouse. Special guest is Michael Lee Firkins, whose sound fuses bluegrass, country, blues, and jazz elements into his distinct rock sound. He is noted amongst guitarists for his prolific use of hybrid picking at high speeds. This show is part of the Guinness Black Lager Rock Series. Media is sponsor is i95fm. More Oct 3, 2011 - 5:58 AM		Vienna Boys Choir comes to the Bushnell this holiday season The angelic voices of the Vienna Boys Choir will resound throughout Mortensen Hall at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. as the young choristers present their holiday repertoire. Mesmerizing audiences for more than 500 years, the internationally acclaimed choir will feature favorites such as “I’ll be home for Christmas” and “Silver Bells,” in addition to a selection of timeless French, Italian and Russian carols. More Sep 30, 2011 - 12:50 PM
3 Guitar Heroes concert canceled Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West have been forced to postpone the “3 Guitar Heroes” tour due to insurmountable travel issues. The band was to perform at the Ridgefield Playhouse on October 8. More Sep 27, 2011 - 6:09 PM		World-renowned pianist to perform at WCSU World-renowned pianist Peter Frankl will perform at Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The concert will be at noon in the Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. More Sep 26, 2011 - 11:51 AM
David Cassidy to perform at the Edgerton Center The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart University kicks off its Retro Series with David Cassidy who became the biggest television and performing phenomenon in history almost four decades ago when he rose to stardom in the hit family television show “The Partridge Family.” More Sep 26, 2011 - 5:58 AM		Treetops CMS opens new season with Chopin A last minute cancellation due to illness by the Kwon sisters will bring pianist Benjamin Hochman back to the Treetops Chamber Music Society for its season opening concert on September 25, in Stamford. Since his first appearance at Treetops, Hochman has concertized with some of the top orchestras in the world, including the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony, and this year won the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. The program at Treetops includes MOZART Sonata in C minor, K. 457; DEBUSSY Selections from Études, Books 1 and 2 (No. 5, “pour les Octaves”; No. 10, “pour les Sonorités opposées”; No. 11, “pour les Arpèges composées”; No. 12, “pour les Accords”; DAVID LUGWIG Five Bagatelles (commissioned by the 92nd Street Y, New York); CHOPIN Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60; Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4; Mazurka in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2; Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50, No. 3; Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat Major, Op. 61. More Sep 21, 2011 - 5:58 AM
The Temptations to perform at The Warner On Saturday, September 10 at 8pm, the iconic Motown sound of The Temptations can be heard at Torrington’s historic Warner Theatre. More Sep 3, 2011 - 1:35 PM		Local ragtime jazz quartet to perform in Darien “They all played ragtime!” says Lew Green, a 35-year resident of Darien describing the music scene a century ago. Lew and his wife Mary have recreated the music of the ragtime and jazz era and will perform with the Ragtime Evolution at the Darien Arts Center’s Cabaret Theatre, located at the Weatherstone Studio, 2 Renshaw Road ( behind Darien Town Hall), on Saturday, July 23, at 8 p.m. More Jul 21, 2011 - 5:58 AM

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