The Catskill Chronicle

SULLIVAN COUNTY & BROOKLYN (March 9, 2012) – The Weekend of Chamber Music kicks off its 19th season on March 24 with the annual fundraiser for its Sullivan County-based Artist Coaching Project.

The Project has brought world-class musicians to coach, workshop and mentor young musicians in rural schools since 1997.

The event moves to Saturday this year, and at 4:00 p.m., it’s early enough to be an “appetizer” for an evening on the town, or a midday stroll through the Brooklyn Museum and Botanical Garden, just across the street from the concert.

Guests will enjoy a truly authentic chamber music experience in a private Brooklyn apartment with striking views of Manhattan and New York Harbor.

Always delighted to share and discuss his unique expertise, harpsichordist and early music specialist Kenneth Hamrick performs on his 1990 Earl Russell replica of the French Blanchet-Taskin double-manual harpsichord to this concert. The original, built in 1764, is in the Edinburgh Collection of Historical Keyboard Instruments in Scotland. Acclaimed cellist Caroline Stinson of the Lark Quartet performs movements from Bach’s D major Suite for Unaccompanied Cello, and flutist Judith Pearce performs with them.

A high point of the concert is what could be the first performance in the U.S. of a Telemann manuscript, recently uncovered in Darmstadt, Germany. After the concert, guests will mingle and chat with the artists, see the harpsichord up close, and enjoy delicious light buffet with wine & dessert. Reservations are a minimum donation of $75, and the address will be given upon reservation. Contributions are tax deductible. Seating is limited, so make your reservations early. Call 718-638-8962, 845-932-8527, or email info@WCMconcerts.org.