A Good Old Fashioned Schubertiade!
111th Street Style
It's always a treat when you get a bunch of people together, who appreciate chamber music, sit in a lovely, spacious, comfortable room, and listen to some magnificent music...especially if some of it is Schubert! Once again, our wonderful friends, Vita and Ishmael Wallace, provided us with a fantastic concert, including offerings of Schubert piano "jewels" for 4-hands. These were some of the most lovely piano 4-hands pieces I've ever heard. They also performed part of Faure's "Dolly" Suite (for 4-hands), another great treat. Ishmael graced us with a cosmological narrative of antiquity and Vita added some works for accordion. I had the opportunity to sing with a small group, as well as the whole audience/community. We had discussions about art, tales of travel and loss, and reflections on the idea of "home." And we ended the evening with a startlingly organic master performance on the sopranino sax, which bent the tonal and atonal aural-sphere of the living room into bands of sound I don't think any of us had ever heard or experienced before! Yet, it was simply amazing. Of course, a big thanks to the hostess(es) and friends of "What a Neighborhood!" for their continued support, especially in this 10th anniversary year. We enjoyed a late evening of music, arts, poetry, meditation, and conversation over juice drinks, cheese, and a multitude of dipping and sweet delights!
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