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Pyxis Piano Quartet at Market Street Music

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This Saturday, Pyxis Piano Quartet again takes the stage at Market Street Music, a soulful, grassroots organization dedicated to bringing the classics to inner city Wilmington.

17692The sparkling chamber ensemble features Luigi Mazzocchi on violin, Amy Leonard on viola, Jie Jin on cello and Hiroko Yamasaki on piano. It’s a great program featuring the music of Mozart, Strauss, and Kernis. Afterward, meet the musicians, up close and personal.

The music starts at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 at Market Street Music’s home venue, First and Central Presbyterian Church at 1101 N. Market Street in Wilmington. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and $15 for students age 15 and up. Younger students are admitted free.

Mastersingers in concert at Market Street Music

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MSW2014Cropped_0Luxuriate in the sonorous music of the Russian Orthodox tradition along with the beloved and classic Requiem of 19th century French composer Gabriel Faure–with an orchestra accompanying a beautiful ensemble of voices as Mastersingers take the stage at Market Street Music.

Directed by David Schelat, Mastersingers represents some of the finest professional and amateur singers in the region, who offer impeccable sound and abundant dedication to the classics, new music and world music.

He will lift his baton at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Market Street Music’s home venue, First and Central Presbyterian Church at 1101 N. Market Street in Wilmington. Tickets are $20, $15 for students age 15 and up. Younger students are admitted free.

 

Music to our ears: Pyxis Piano Quartet, in concert at Market Street Music

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Beyond loving music, there are two reasons I always enjoy Market Street Music concerts.

PyxiswithMicheleKellyFirst, there’s the setting, the highly acoustical sanctuary at First and Central Presbyterian Church, long a destination for music lovers in the heart of the City of Wilmington.

And, second, supporters have the opportunity to meet musicians after the concert in this very intimate and exceptionally friendly environment.

We all have two things in common at Market Street Music events: we embrace music; and we embrace our city. (The home-baked brownies are great, too.)

On Saturday, March 19, reserve your seats for what promises to be an exquisite performance by Pyxis Piano Quartet, artists who have found a warm and receptive audience at Market Street Music.

Here’s the program:  C. P. E. Bach Quartet in D Major, Wq 94; Nikolayeva Trio Op. 18 for Flute, Viola, and Piano; Brahms Two Viola Songs, Op. 91; Villa Lobos Jet Whistle for Cello and Flute with guest artist Michele Kelly, on flute.

As Bach often said: Yowza! See you at the concert!

Mastersingers perform tonight

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Mastersingers12111_3If you haven’t had the pleasure of listening to Mastersingers of Wilmington, a highly polished and talented choral group, there are still tickets available for tonight’s concert, presented by Market Street Music, a nonprofit group dedicated to bringing high-quality music to the city. (Full disclosure: I serve on MSM’s board of trustees.)

Mastersingers of Wilmington will perform some of our most loved — and hard to sing! — choral music, including Mendelssohn’s He Watching Over Israel and Stanford’s Beat Quorum Via. Marvin Mills is at the organ, with David Schelat conducting.

The music starts at 7:30 p.m. at beautiful First and Central Presbyterian Church on Wilmington’s Rodney Square. Tickets are $25 at the door.