It's the Eve of St Valentines and the Omaha
Consort is getting in the mood.
The first dozen couples who show up at
the door will be given a long stemmed rose.
Come early and enjoy a
complimentary glass of champagne and chocolate.
Enjoy a magical evening
listening to the Omaha Consort play Schubert by candlelight.
Tickets only $20. Compare that to a
"romantic" dinner for two in a crowded
restaurant.
The concert on Wednesday February 13th
starts at 6:30pm in the
beautifully restored theater at the Scottish Rite
Masonic Center.
Doors open at
6:00pm
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Looking ahead to February and Schubert's "Octet"
Following January's "Partita Party" the Omaha Consort now prepares for the February presentation of Schubert's "Octet".
The concert will be at the Scottish Rite Theatre in downtown Omaha on February 13.
Tickets are $20 and, as always, there will be wonderful food and complimentary wine from our tremendous supporter and local wine shop, Morning, Noon, and Night.
When programming the first couple of seasons of Consort series I've focused on Vienna and surrounding regions from 1760-1800. I believe this is an important cradle for chamber music as we know it today. We have presented our audience with a generous dose of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven along with many important contemporaries of those famous masters like January's performances of Rosetti and Myslevicek.
Now we begin to look ahead to the next generation of European masters. Remember the Spohr "Nonet" from last season? He and Schubert were contemporaries... Schubert introduced Spohr to the music circles of Vienna. Remember Beethoven's "Septet" from last season? The "Septet" directly influenced the "Nonet" by Spohr and the "Octet" of Schubert.
I'm excited to start moving into the music composed after 1800 and am very happy that we will be able to reference the direct and important influences that the Viennese music of the late 18th century made on what followed.
I'll write a bit more about the "Octet" in coming posts but I would like to make one more mention here about Schubert. Today I turn 32 and on this birthday I realize that makes me now a year older than Schubert was when he passed away much too soon. This was a man beloved by his friends and provided such an incredible amount of masterful art in such a short time. We are fortunate to have his "Octet" as it is one of the greatest masterpieces of chamber music in existence. I hope you'll join us in February to hear it up close and personal.
The concert will be at the Scottish Rite Theatre in downtown Omaha on February 13.
Tickets are $20 and, as always, there will be wonderful food and complimentary wine from our tremendous supporter and local wine shop, Morning, Noon, and Night.
When programming the first couple of seasons of Consort series I've focused on Vienna and surrounding regions from 1760-1800. I believe this is an important cradle for chamber music as we know it today. We have presented our audience with a generous dose of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven along with many important contemporaries of those famous masters like January's performances of Rosetti and Myslevicek.
Now we begin to look ahead to the next generation of European masters. Remember the Spohr "Nonet" from last season? He and Schubert were contemporaries... Schubert introduced Spohr to the music circles of Vienna. Remember Beethoven's "Septet" from last season? The "Septet" directly influenced the "Nonet" by Spohr and the "Octet" of Schubert.
I'm excited to start moving into the music composed after 1800 and am very happy that we will be able to reference the direct and important influences that the Viennese music of the late 18th century made on what followed.
I'll write a bit more about the "Octet" in coming posts but I would like to make one more mention here about Schubert. Today I turn 32 and on this birthday I realize that makes me now a year older than Schubert was when he passed away much too soon. This was a man beloved by his friends and provided such an incredible amount of masterful art in such a short time. We are fortunate to have his "Octet" as it is one of the greatest masterpieces of chamber music in existence. I hope you'll join us in February to hear it up close and personal.
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Party
I think I will always remember last night...watching the Omaha Consort playing by candlelight in a beautiful, restored, Victorian theater.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Jason does it again
Go here
and read part of Jason’s interview for KVNO about the music
we will be presenting on Thursday.
Great stuff, Jason!!! Can't wait for the party.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
More free parking on Thursday
I have found that we can also park in the Wells Fargo staff
parking lot after 5:30pm on
Thursday. This lot is next to (north of) the ATM lot, opposite the Rose
Theater, on Farnam
Street.
Entrance to the Scottish
Masonic Rite Center
is on the 20th Street
side of the building.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Our New Home
Happy New Year to everyone.
We are looking forward to our first concert in our new home
at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 202 South 20th
Street, Omaha, NE 68102.
This is located on the south-west corner of 20th and Douglas.
There is plenty of metered parking…free in the evening… and Wells Fargo allows
patrons to the Masonic Center to park on their ATM lot, between the back of the
Center and the Rose Theater, for evening events.
The Scottish Rite Masonic Center has some pictures of this magnificent
building, including several of the beautifully restored theater that we shall
be using for our performances, on its web site http://www.scottishriteomaha.org/
The first concert will be on Thursday January 10th.
As always, the doors open at 6:00pm
for a complimentary glass of wine, Jason starts his talk about the evening
music at 6:30pm and the concert
begins at 7:00pm.
We can promise a night of glorious music in elegant
surroundings.
Omaha Consort, making Omaha
the place to live.
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