June 4, 2013

Kennett Square, PA – The Kennett Symphony will present Sound the Brass! on Saturday, June 22, 2013, 7:30 pm (Rain date June 23) in the Open Air Theatre of the Longwood Gardens under the direction of Maestra Mary Woodmansee Green.

Discover the versatility of the Kennett Symphony’s full brass and percussion sections as they present a musical extravaganza of diverse programming from the Renaissance to Ragtime!

Hear the stately and symphonic style of the brass section with Handel’s Overture to the Royal Fireworks, John Williams’ festive Olympic Fanfare, and an original composition, Of Kingdoms and Glory, by Curtis Institute graduate and trumpeter, Anthony DiLorenzo.

 

On the other side of the brass sound spectrum will be arrangements of Elgar’s expressive Nimrod Variation and Puccini’s Nessun Dorma from Turandot featuring the Kennett Symphony’s principal trombonist, Timothy Soberick.  Tommy Pederson’s Blue Topaz for bass trombone solo, will feature David Hoch, a 17 year old student at the Curtis Institute.

 

Rounding out the program is a swinging arrangement Benny Goodman’s Sing, Sing, Sing!, lively Renaissance dances of Tielman Susato, and Tomasi’s Fanfares Liturgique – considered to be the definitive brass and percussion work.

 

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, trombonist, Timothy Soberick, is principal trombone of the Kennett Symphony, and a member of the Harrisburg and Lancaster Symphonies.  Also featured will be trumpeter Luis Engelke, hornist Karen Schubert, timpanist Bill Cain and percussionist Bill Kerrigan, leaders of the full brass and percussion sections.

 

Enjoy this special concert at Longwood Gardens – ticket price includes free parking and all-day admission to the gardens. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door.

For tickets or information, visit www.kennettsymphony.org or call 610-444-6363. Longwood Gardens Member, Student and Group discounts are also available by calling the Symphony office.

 

Celebrating its 72^nd  season, the Kennett Symphony of Chester County is based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and serves residents of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey, along with the thousands of tourists who attend the Kennett Symphony’s popular summer concerts in Longwood Garden’s Open Air Theatre.  In addition to presenting varied and entertaining orchestral concerts, the Kennett Symphony encourages young musicians through annual Instrumental and Voice Competitions and its affiliation with the Kennett Sympho

Chadds Ford Gallery presents its’ first Plein Air Exhibit featuring artists that are well known for painting outdoors and not in a studio.  You are invited to attend and watch the artists paint, artwork that will be completed and for sale.  Opening Friday, June 21,  2013, 4:00pm to 8:00pm.  Located at 1609 Baltimore Pike (Route 1), next to Brandywine Prime, Chadds Ford.  No Admission  Fee.  For more information visit our web site www.awyethgallery.com or call 610.388.2412 or toll free 877.WYETHAJ (877.993.8425).  Open Tuesday thru Saturday 10:00 to 5:00, Sundays 12:00 to 5:00.

10% of all proceeds from sales will be donated to the American Red Cross – Central Oklahoma Relief Fund, welcoming all outside donations to be collected.  A fund will be started at Bryn Mawr Trust Company for all cash, checks and credit card donations.

Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association  (MAPAPA) promotes the appreciation and participation in the art of outdoor painting, workshops and events.  Plein Air artists exhibiting Jacalyn Beam, Roger Dale Brown, Valerie Craig, Beverly Ford Evans, Paul Scarborough and Robert R. Stack.

Jacalyn Beam
Like Pennsylvania Impressionist painters of the late 19th and 20th centuries, Jacalyn too has strong links to painting the barns, streams, hills and valleys of southeastern PA and DE capturing the particular architecture, colors and terrain, just a few miles from her Wilmington, DE home.

Roger Dale Brown, OPA
From Franklin, TN, Roger is avid about traveling, studying, teaching and competing in national painting competitions.  Experiences that expands knowledge  of history, nature and architecture, that are inspirations for his oil paintings.  Roger believes the “plein air” painting is an essential element to being a great artist.

Valerie Craig
Valerie’s oil and watercolor paintings are suffused with soft light and convey a sensitive approach. The St. Davids, PA artist’s subject matter is varied and includes still life, landscapes and street scenes.  Whether painting vast open areas or intimate spaces, she finds that capturing light and color is best accomplished through close observation and study.

Beverly Ford Evans
With her deliberate brushwork and attention to the scene, Beverly captures the essence of the landscape beautifully and artfully.  She loves to pack her paints and travel, from her Franklin, TN home, to other parts of our beautiful country, where she is inspired by the diversity and beauty at every turn in the road.

Paul Scarborough
Scarborough is a nature lover with a sharp eye for unusual subjects.  He is a poet on canvas who depicts the true character of the countryside – the rustic barns and resident  wildlife indigenous to Chester County, PA and  Delaware.  Anyone who has seen the Chadds Ford artist watercolor and acrylic landscapes has seen the poetic beauty  reflected in peaceful pastoral scenes with his trademark, the red cardinal.

Robert R. Stack
Using watercolor and gouache mediums, Bob’s subject matter varies, ranging from natural subjects, to architectural, equestrian  and Civil War themes.  From his Wilmington, De home, he lets his work, light, color and  composition take precedence over actual subject matter.  Lending itself to an air of mystery, sometimes he uses different shades of blue and gets a dramatic contrast using light and shadow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHADDS FORD, PA, June 4, 2013 – Visitors to the Brandywine River Museum this summer can get a glimpse into artists’ studios through Creative Spaces: Photographs of Artists’ Homes and Studios, a special exhibition on view from June 15 through September 8.

The living and studio spaces of an artist reveal much about creativity, craft and personality. Exploring the places where painters set up their easels or sculptors arranged their modeling stands can deepen the understanding of artistic process. This exhibition of photographs taken in the homes and studios of 38 artists of the 19th- and 20th-centuries features dozens of artists, including Jackson Pollock, Grant Wood, Andrew Wyeth, and N.C. Wyeth.The photographs were assembled by the Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios (HAHS) program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. HAHS is dedicated to helping a nationwide association of art-related historic sites preserve and interpret their buildings and collections. Comprised of sites as geographically and culturally diverse as Frederic Church’s Moorish-style Olana in Hudson, New York, to Georgia O’Keeffe’s adobe home and studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico, HAHS encourages collaboration and provides access to professional and technical information on preservation-related issues.

A member of HAHS since 2002, the Brandywine River Museum owns two historic artists’ studios which are open to the public as active and dynamic parts of the museum’s collection. Visits to both the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio and the Andrew Wyeth Studio greatly enrich the experience of viewing the paintings and drawings by these artists in the museum’s galleries. These properties may be toured individually for an $8 fee in addition to museum admission, or on special package tours.

The Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios Program is supported by a generous grant from the Wyeth Foundation for American Art.

The Brandywine River Museum, located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is open daily (except Christmas Day) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults; $8 for seniors ages 65 and over, $6 for students and children ages 6-12; free for children under six and Brandywine Conservancy members. Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon through November 24, 2013.