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FRIENDS OF MUSIC AT QUEENS PRESENTS : 'THE AMERICAN CHAMBER PLAYERS'

Charlotte, N.C. - Friends of Music at Queens presents the American Chamber Players on Saturday, October. 24, 2009 at 8:00 pm in the Dana Auditorium, in the E.H Little Fine Arts Center on the Queens University of Charlotte campus (corner Selwyn and Wellesley Avenues)

Tickets are available from the website at www.queens.edu/friendsofmusic or call 704-337-2213 Tickets are $15.00.

A special Pre Concert Dinner and lecture is being hosted by Catherine & Wilton Connor at 6:30 pm in the Claudia Belk Dining Hall, with dinner Guest Speaker, Dr Paul Nitsch, Artistic Director of Friends of Music at Queens. Cost for this dinner is $30.00 and reservations can be made when purchasing concert tickets.

The American Chamber Players with members : Miles Hoffman, violist; Loren Kitt, clarinetist; Joanna Maurer, violinist; Alberto Parrini, cellist; Sara Stern, flutist and Anna Stoytcheva, pianist; are one of the most exciting and innovative chamber music ensembles around.

They were formed in 1985 by Miles Hoffman from a core group of artists of The Library of Congress Summer Chamber Festival.

The six members of the ensemble perform repertoire ranging from familiar masterpieces to neglected gems to newly commissioned American works, and their fascinating and delightful programs with varied instrumental combinations have been as enthusiastically praised as their extraordinary, dynamic performances.

Saturdays' concert program includes :

Bloch's Concertino for flute, viola, and piano
Schubert's Auf dem Strom for soprano, viola and piano
Madeleine Dring's Trio for flute, violin and piano
Beethoven's Variations on "La ci darem la mano"
Rachmaninoff's Two Songs for soprano and piano
Mozart's Trio in E-flat Majory (Kegelstatt Trio)

Friends of Music is a volunteer organization that has sponsored and presented chamber and other music genre events in Charlotte for 25 years. Visit www.queens.edu/friendsofmusic for more information.