Arts in the Village opens 18th season on September 29

Performer: Guy Fishman & Friends

Presenter: Arts in the Village Concert Series

When: Saturday, September 29, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Rd., Rehoboth, MA 02769

How much: $18 general; $16 seniors; $8 children and students; cash and checks only

Information: 508-463-5384; http://www.carpentermuseum.org/Arts.htm; doors open at 7:00 p.m. for wine bar; first come, first seated; tickets available at door

Keywords:
Arts in the Village, Rehoboth, classical music, Guy Fishman, Ian Watson, Emily Marvosh, Handel and Haydn Society, cello, piano, contralto


Arts in the Village Opens 18th Season with Guy Fishman & Friends

The Arts in the Village Concert Series opens its 18th season on Saturday, September 29, with a concert that features three performers from Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society, the nation’s oldest continuously performing arts organization. Guy Fishman is the Society's principal cellist, and Ian Watson is its resident conductor and principal keyboardist. They will be joined by H+H star contralto Emily Marvosh for a program of German Romantic music by Brahms, Schumann, and Mendelssohn. All three composers wrote magnificent works for the cello that remain both staples of its repertoire and audience favorites. Among these are the sonatas by Mendelssohn and Brahms, the Fantasiestücke by Schumann, and songs for alto and viola by Brahms, played in this concert on the cello.

Guy Fishman performs as a soloist, recitalist, chamber, and orchestral musician on period and standard cello. He has played with Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish, Eliot Fisk, Daniel Stepner, Lara St. John, Vadim Gluzman, Richard Egarr, Kim Kashkashian, Mark Peskanov, and Natalie Merchant in recital, and appears at prestigious summer festivals as well as with orchestras such as the Albany Symphony and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He earned a Doctorate at the New England Conservatory and serves on its faculty. A Fulbright Fellow, Fishman plays a rare cello made in Rome in 1704 by David Tecchler.

Multi-talented Ian Watson is Artistic Director of Arcadia Players Period-Instrument Orchestra, Music Director of the Connecticut Early Music Festival, and Associate Conductor of the Handel and Haydn Society. Watson won a scholarship at age 14 to the Junior School of the Royal Academy of Music in London, later winning all the prizes for organ performance. He has appeared with most major UK orchestras and numerous others throughout Europe. He is featured on many film soundtracks including Amadeus and the BBC‘s production of David Copperfield.

Alto Emily Marvosh has been gaining recognition for her “sterling voice” and “graceful allure” on concert stages in Boston, New York, San Francisco, Prague, and Vienna. A member of the Handel and Haydn Society’s Chorus since 2009, she is often featured as a soloist. She is a core member of the Lorelei Ensemble, which promotes innovative new music for women. Recent awards include the prestigious Adams Fellowship at the Carmel Bach Festival and the American Prize in the Oratorio and Art Song divisions.

This concert will take place on Saturday, September 29, at 7:30 p.m., at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, in Rehoboth, MA 02769. Admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $8 for students and children. Season subscriptions are still available. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. for a wine bar, and tickets are available at the door. First-come, first-seated. Cash and checks only. Information: 508-463-5384; http://www.rehobothantiquarian.org/arts-in-the-village/.