October 17, 2020
Mozart On The Meadow
Grounds open at 4pm, Concert 5pm
Bedminster, NJ
A co-presentation by two of New Jersey's premier music organizations, Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH) and The Center for Musical Excellence (CME), Mozart On The Meadow will be hosted at one of the Somerset Hills’ most beautiful private estates.
Primarily a fundraising gala for MISH and CME, the day's festivities will also serve as a grand celebration marking the 10th anniversary for both non-profit organizations! The concert will feature piano, violin, and clarinet concertos, including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Symphony No. 40 by Mozart, and will be performed by world-class musicians, under the direction of CME’s Founder and Steinway Artist, Min Kwon.
Country Music Band and other informal music to follow.
There will be food, excellent wines, and other refreshing drinks for purchase. No outside food or beverages allowed. Please bring your own chairs and blankets. Raffle tickets (book or individual) and virtual tickets available for purchase.
Grounds open at 4pm, pre-concert music of string quartets and woodwind quintets on the lawn, Concert at 5pm. *
*All prevailing rules of the CDC and local health authorities will be adhered to at the time of the event.
PROGRAM:
Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” K. 525
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Graeme Steele Johnson, basset clarinet
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Suliman Tekalli, violin
Serenade No. 12 for Winds in C minor, “Nachtmusik,” K. 388/384a
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Min Kwon, piano
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Surprises
Proudly Presenting CME Musicians:
Violin:
Suliman Tekalli
Adelya Nartadjieva
Rubén Rengel
Julia Danitz
Xinou Wei
Max Tan
Gergana Haralampieva
Viola:
Colin Brooks
Marta Lambert
Cello:
Nan Cheng Chen
Samuel DeCaprio
Bass:
Sam Suggs
Flute:
Katie Althen
Oboe:
Tamara Winston
Amelia Merriman
Clarinet:
Graeme Steele Johnson
Yoonah Kim
Bassoon:
Rémy Taghavi
Eleni Katz
Horn:
Eric Huckins
Wilden Dannenberg
Artistic Director:
Min Kwon
Hosts:
Min Kwon and Stephen Sands