Raleigh Chamber Music Guild

Sights & Sounds on Sundays
2008-2009 Call for Proposals
October 15th deadline is here! Once again, we are accepting proposals from North Carolina-based chamber ensembles to present concerts on our Sights & Sounds on Sundays 6-concert series at the North Carolina Museum of Art. For more information and application materials, click here .

2008 Fundraising Gala (the Evening Before)
Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 PM

Please join friends of the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild for our 8th annual fundraising gala at Ruggero Piano [directions]. The gala will feature Awadagin Pratt, Piano and Zuill Bailey, Cello and will include heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine and desserts. Seating is limited, so make reservations early!

Sponsor tickets $150 ($110 tax-deductible) — includes two reservations and recognition in the program.
Individual tickets $50 ($30 tax-deductible).

Call (919) 821-2030 or mail our Gala Form to make your reservation!

Jupiter String QuartetSunday, April 13, 2008, 3 PMProgress Energy Centerdocument.write(getMap('masters')) The fifth performance in the 2007-2008 Masters Series features the Jupiter String Quartet in the annual RCMG Endowment Fund Concert. The program consists of works by Mendelssohn Britten, and Beethoven. The Jupiter String Quartet has just been awarded the Cleveland Quartet Award by Chamber Music America, a prize which "honors and promotes a rising young string quartet whose artistry demonstrates that it is in the process of establishing a major career." More... See the recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch article on the Jupiter: Click Here

Master Class Led by the Jupiter Quartet
Saturday, April 12 at 3 PM

There will be a Master class led by the Jupiter Quartet at Ruggero Piano Company, 4720 Hargrove Rd. in Raleigh: Directions . Four student ensembles will participate: one middle school age, (Duke University String School) one high school (Triangle Youth Philharmonic)and two colleges (East Carolina University and Appalachian State University).

The public is invited to observe at no charge. To view the program, click here .

UNC Ensemble/IceblinkSunday, April 27, 3 PM (2 PM Talk) NC Museum of Natural Sciences Note the special location for this concert!document.write(getMap('naturalsciences')) The final concert in the 2007-2008 Sights & Sounds series features Iceblink, a new multimedia work commissioned by the RCMG from UNC composer Allen Anderson, based on journals and images from Antarctica as conceived by flutist, journalist & photographer Brooks de Wetter-Smith during a December 2006 expedition. At 2 PM prior to the concert, Allen Anderson and Brooks de Wetter-Smith will talk about their work. During the actual performance of Iceblink, images from Antarctica will be projected on a large screen behind the players. In addition to the commissioned work, the concert will include works by Stravinsky and Debussy. More...

ATTENTION: Advance tickets for the Sunday performance are sold out. Vacant seats will be sold at 2:55 PM on a first come, first served basis.

"Iceblink" in the news ...

News & Observer article, Art from the bottom of the world.

Preview interview on WCPE Radio 89.7 FM.

State of Things interview on WUNC Radio 91.5 FM.

Lalla Essaydi, Silence of Thought #2, 2003

Blue Mountain Ensemble
Sunday, July 13, 3 PM
NC Museum of Art

The first concert in the 2008-2009 Sights & Sounds series features the Blue Mountain Ensemble in an eclectic program of works by Kuhlau, Brahms, Prokofiev, Foss and others. The program was designed to accompany the Far From Home museum exhibit, which presents 20 artists of diverse national and cultural origins whose work explores the universal theme of displacement.

The Blue Mountain Ensemble is based in central North Carolina and brings together very familiar faces to classical music audiences of this region. Its core members Michael Burns, Carla Copeland-Burns, and Elizabeth Tomlin are active artists in numerous venues throughout the state and enjoy nationwide exposure as guest performers and teachers. More...

Fletcher Theater, Progress Energy Center

Masters Series — 2008-2009 Season

The Raleigh Chamber Music Guild Masters Series announces its 67th season, with an exciting roster of artists spanning a wide range of instrument ensembles. We hope you share our excitement and will join us for the 2008-2009 season. Concerts take place at 3 PM in Fletcher Theater of the Progress Energy Center.

• Sept 7 Chiara String Quartet

• Oct 26 Borromeo Quartet, tenor Wade Henderson

• Nov 16 Ritz Chamber Players

• Mar 1 Guarneri String Quartet

• Mar 29 Weilerstein Trio

Season tickets - General public - $90; students - $45
Single tickets - General Public - $25; students - $9

Sights & Sounds on Sundays — 2008-2009 Season

Now celebrating its 10th season, this series is a cooperative venture of the North Carolina Museum of Art and the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild, features some of the most exciting performers in our region. Unless otherwise noted, all concerts take place at 3 PM at the North Carolina Museum of Art.

• July 13 Blue Mountain Ensemble

• Sept 21 Aurora Musicalis

• Oct 12 Lenoir Sax

• Jan 25 Ciompi Quartet, pianist Randall Love

• Feb 8 José Meliton and Elena Martin

• Apr 26 New@WFU

Season tickets - General public - $45; students and NCMA members - $40
Single tickets - General public - $10; students and NCMA members - $8

Tickets Are Available Now!

You can buy tickets online for individual Masters Series performances. We are pleased to offer this service through TicketWeb. Service fees apply.

Buy individual tickets online: Click Here

The Raleigh Chamber Music Guild offers four ways to purchase tickets:

Mail: RCMG, PO Box 2059, Raleigh NC 27602
Phone: (919) 821-2030
At the door
Online: For individual Masters Series tickets only —
for season tickets use methods 1, 2 or 3

If you wish to be added to the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild mail/email list, please contact Nancy Lambert at rcmg@juno.com.

Doug Short, Webmaster

• Sept 7	Chiara String Quartet
• Oct 26	Borromeo Quartet, tenor Wade Henderson
• Nov 16	Ritz Chamber Players
• Mar 1	Guarneri String Quartet
• Mar 29	Weilerstein Trio

• July 13	Blue Mountain Ensemble
• Sept 21	Aurora Musicalis
• Oct 12	Lenoir Sax
• Jan 25	Ciompi Quartet, pianist Randall Love
• Feb 8	José Meliton and Elena Martin
• Apr 26	New@WFU