Chamber Music PLUS

Confidentially, Chaikovski

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“It is impossible to describe the impression your work made on me, for several days I was as one in a delirium from which I could not emerge.”

~ Nadejda von Meck to Chaikovski

“Without exaggeration I can say that you saved me, that I would surely have gone mad and perished had you not come forward with your friendship and sympathy.”

~ Chaikovski to Nadejda von Meck

Agreeing never to meet in person, Chaikovski and his patron, Nadejda von Meck, exchanged over 1,200 letters between 1877 and 1890. In musical history’s most extraordinary correspondence the pair reveal their love of art, love of family, and in a tragic conclusion, love of one another.

Clark-Schuldmann Duo: Russian American Favorites

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“The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love instead.”

Igor Stravinsky

Honoring their Slavic and American roots, cellist Harry Clark and pianist Sanda Schuldmann in their tradition of annual recital, will feature some of their most beloved works from the Russian and American repertoire including works of Shostakovitch, Stravinsky, Benjamin Lees & Robert Starer.

Ghost Towns: A Theatrical Odyssey

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“Here Lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.”

Tombstone cemetery epitaph

Arizona has more ghost towns than any other state. Celebrate Arizona’s Centennial (1912-2012) with a theatrical glimpse into the Grand Canyon State’s stories of people, purpose and places gone bad, and heed the ghostly admonitions these stories warn all Arizonans of modern day folly.

Après un rêve

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:30:24 +0000

“Lili, what do you hear at the other end? Is it one music, with no beginning, no end?”

~Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger had two great passions in her long life—teaching and her younger sister Lili, who died at the age of twenty-five. Après un Rêve is an exceptional journey into the essence of the Boulanger sisters, who despite their privileged upbringing exemplify the struggle women experienced when attempting to enter the world of professional music.

Rachmaninoff Remembered

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:00:04 +0000

“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.”

~Sergei Rachmaninoff

The last great romantic composer left his native Russia in 1917 never to return. Rachmaninoff Remembered reveals the composer, the pianist, the husband, the father, his great triumphs tinged with the nostalgia for his never forgotten muse—his native soil.

Chamber Music PLUS Returns with Rhythms of LIFE in 2012-13

admin — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:41:22 +0000

Chamber Music PLUS (CMP) is pleased to announce the return of the organization’s signature series,RHYTHMS OF LIFE, with a new and exciting series of events for the 2012-13 season.

Please stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding the 2012-13 Season.

Mark your calendars and join us at the Z MANSION, 288 N. Church Ave, on March 27, between 2-4 p.m.and find out what the 2012-13 Season has in store for you. CLick here to view the official save the date invite
We look forward to greeting you at the Mansion. If you are unsure on how to navigate the invite just call Sanda Schuldmann @ 520.400.5439.

Congratulations to our friend, the incomparable pianist André Watts on winning the National Medal for the Arts.

Chamber Music PLUS has enchanted audiences nationwide in its three decades of fresh, innovative approaches to concert presentation. Founded and led by cellist and artistic director Harry Clark, and pianist and executive director Sanda Schuldmann, the duo has successfully proven that with creativity, clever production, and skillful presentation the art of classical music and jazz can thrive in modern times.

For the past twelve seasons the organization has created a new art form– Rhythms of LIFE – working with the finest musicians, actors and directors to invigorate and reinvent classical and jazz presentation, bringing to life in compelling and singular fashion the powerful and personal stories of the artists that audiences want to know more about.

In chamber, theater and orchestral settings, Rhythms of LIFE productions have graced such diverse stages as New York’s Apollo Theater, Albuquerque’s National Hispanic Cultural Center, Yale’s New Haven Battell Chapel, and now proudly in Tucson and the Phoenix area.