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Photo: Christopher Greenleaf
“pianist extraordinaire… the novelty of sound under Leverett’s insistent and amazing artistry dissolved resistance”
John Zeugner
Worcester Telegram
Faculty Recital: “A Bit of History”
Laura Klock, natural horn;
Monica Jakuc Leverett, fortepiano;
William Hite, tenor;
Jean Jeffries, natural horn
Classical and early romantic works on historical instruments, including Beethoven's Sonata for Horn and Piano, Op.17.
Bezanson Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts • www.umass.edu
Admission $10
A Valentine Concert with Brahms' Love Song Waltzes
Louise Fauteux, soprano; Heather Bell, alto; Peter W. Shea, tenor; Rafael Cotto, bass; St. Joseph College Choir, Voce Novissima (Kingswood-Oxford School); Michael-Thomas Gilman and Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano; Jean Jeffries, horn
Music to also include Schubert’s Fantasy in F Minor for piano duet
Hoffman Auditorium, St. Joseph’s College, West Hartford, CT • www.sjc.edu
Admission $10
Chamber Music at Wistariahurst: “American Originals”
Jennifer Tyo, soprano; David Perkins, baritone; Sarah Briggs, violin; Liz Beloit Crew, cello; David Schneider, clarinet; Edward Rosser and Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano; Amherst String Quartet
Amy Beach, Edward MacDowell, Arthur Farwell, Curt Cacioppo, Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA • www.wistariahurst.org
Admission $15
Arcadia Players Gala Anniversary Concert
Ian Watson, harpsichord;
Karen Smith Emerson, soprano;
Peter W. Shea, tenor;
Steven Curylo, bass;
Cantabile (vocal ensemble);
Christopher Krueger, flute;
Lisa Rautenberg, violin;
Zon Eastes, cello;
Monica Jakuc Leverett, fortepiano
An Arcadia Players showcase with works by anniversary composers from the Renaissance, Baroque and early Romantic periods: Carlo Gesualdo, Thomas Arne, Alessandro Scarlatti, W.F. Bach, Frederic Chopin, Ferdinand David, Robert Schumann.
Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall, Smith College • www.arcadiaplayers.org
Link to Google map
Chamber Music at Wistariahurst: “Friends and Lovers, II - the Schumanns and Brahms”
Laura Jenkins, soprano; Eileen Ruby, mezzo-soprano; Steve Curylo, baritone; Sarah Briggs, violin; Jean Jeffries, horn; Alissa Leiser and Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano; Schubertians Chorus, Laura Jenkins, guest conductor.
Songs, duets, choral works, solo piano pieces, and the Brahms Horn Trio
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA • www.wistariahurst.org
Admission $15
All-Beethoven Concert: Arcadia Players Orchestra
conducted by Ian Watson • Monica Jakuc Leverett, fortepiano
“Egmont” Overture • Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor • Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, “Eroica”
read program notes by Monica Jakuc Leverett • download (.doc)
Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall, Smith College • www.arcadiaplayers.org
Link to Google mapAll-Beethoven Concert: Arcadia Players Orchestra
conducted by Ian Watson • Monica Jakuc Leverett, fortepiano
See program above.
Connecticut Early Music Festival • Evans Hall, Cummings Art Center, Connecticut College, New London • www.ctearlymusic.org
Link to Google map.All-Beethoven Concert: Arcadia Players Orchestra
conducted by Ian Watson • Monica Jakuc Leverett, fortepiano
See program above.
St. Paul's Cathedral, Worcester, MA • www.cathedralofsaintpaul.com
Link to Google map.
1794 Meetinghouse Piano Series: “Fantasy, Nature, and Moonlit Hits”
Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano
“Moonlight” Sonata, “Clair de lune,” Karen Tarlow’s “Toccata Prestidigita,” (1997) and other works by Debussy, Mozart, Chopin, and Amy Beach.
1794 Meetinghouse, New Salem, Massachusetts • www.1794meetinghouse.org
Admission $15 Adults and Seniors
Music at the Charlemont Inn: “The French Connection”
Charlotte Dewey, soprano; Peter W. Shea, tenor; David Schneider, clarinet; Jim Ballard and Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano
Works by Debussy, Faure and Poulenc.
The Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, MA • www.charlemontinn.com
Admission $10; Concert and dinner $25
Chamber Music at Wistariahurst: “Impressions,” a concert of French music and painting with a slideshow of paintings
Musicians of the Chamber Music Society at Wistariahurst
Selections from the works of Debussy, Ravel, Chaminade, Chabrier, Bizet and others.
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA • www.wistariahurst.org
Admission $15
Music at the Charlemont Inn: “An Afternoon of Schubert and Brahms”
Eileen Ruby, mezzo-soprano; Sarah Briggs, violin; Jean Jeffries, horn; Monica Jakuc Leverett and Christine Olson, piano
Schubert songs, sonatina and rondo; Brahms Horn Trio.
The Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, MA • www.charlemontinn.com
Admission $10; Concert and dinner $25
Blaich/Leverett Duo at North Hall
Tanya Blaich and Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano
Solo and piano duet works by Schubert, Cacioppo, and Brahms, including Schubert Fantasy in F Minor, and Brahms Hungarian Dances.
North Hall, 40 Searle Road, Huntington, MA • www.northhallhuntington.org
Admission $10
Music at the Charlemont Inn: Fifth Annual Eastern Native Tree Society Evening of Music, Poetry and Prose
Eileen Ruby, mezzo-soprano; Benjamin Schwartz, cellist; Tanya Blaich, Monica Jakuc Leverett, and Christine Olson, pianists; Susan Middleton, Norma Roche, readers.
Music, poetry and prose celebrating Nature
The Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, MA • www.charlemontinn.com
Admission free; donations gratefully accepted for Eastern Native Tree Society and Charlemont Historical Preservation Society
Hors d’oeuvres at 5 pm; Dinner at 6 pm $25/person, not including drinks. Please make reservations by email: dbhguru@comcast.net.
Link to Google map
Chamber Music at Wistariahurst: “Sixth Annual Schubertiad”
Musicians of The Chamber Music Society at Wistariahurst
Fantasy in F Minor, Shepherd on the Rock, Octet.
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA • www.wistariahurst.org
Admission $15
(snow date Sunday December 19 at 7:30 pm, preceded by dinner at 6 pm)
Music at the Charlemont Inn: Christmas Concert
Charlotte Dewey, soprano; Eileen Ruby, mezzo-soprano; Akiva Cahn-Lipman, cellist; Monica Jakuc Leverett, pianist.
Music by Bach, Brahms, Debussy and more
The Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, MA • www.charlemontinn.com
Admission $10; Concert and dinner $25. Fundraiser for the Charlemont Historical Preservation Society.
Benefit concert for Charlemont Historical Preservation Society: An Evening of Romance
Sudie Marcuse, soprano; Dorie Goldman, mezzo soprano; Peter W. Shea, tenor; Jack Tozzi, baritone; Tanya Blaich and Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano.
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 by Brahms and Romantic songs by Brahms, Clara Schumann, Nielsen and a world premier of a Heine setting by Jennifer Griffith.
The Unitarian Society of Northampton • www.uunorthampton.org
Link to Google mapMusic at the Charlemont Inn: An Evening of Romance
Sudie Marcuse, soprano; Dorie Goldman, mezzo soprano; Peter W. Shea, tenor; Jack Tozzi, baritone; Tanya Blaich and Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano; plus guest artist Charlotte Dewey, soprano.
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 by Brahms and Romantic songs by Brahms, Clara Schumann, Nielsen and a world premier of a Heine setting by Jennifer Griffith.
The Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, MA • www.charlemontinn.com
Admission $10; Concert and dinner $25. Dinner reservations (413) 339-5391. Fundraiser for the Charlemont Historical Preservation Society.
Arcadia Players Concert Series: Concert in honor of Early Music America’s 25th Anniversary
Arcadia Players conducted by Ian Watson;
Monica Jakuc Leverett, fortepiano
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 7
Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall, Smith College • www.arcadiaplayers.org
Link to Google mapMusic at The Charlemont Inn: A Poet's Love-Two Heine Song Cycles
Peter W. Shea, tenor; Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano; plus guest artist Charlotte Dewey, soprano.
Kaeza Fearn “Kitty Song Cycle”(2009) (Massachusetts premiere)
Robert Schumann “Dichterliebe”
plus other Heine settings.
The Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, MA • www.charlemontinn.com
Admission $10; Concert and dinner $25. Dinner reservations (413) 339-5391. Fundraiser for the Charlemont Historical Preservation Society.
The Amherst College German Department and German House present:
A Poet's Love-Two Heine Song Cycles
Peter W. Shea, tenor; Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano
Kaeza Fearn “Kitty Song Cycle”(2009)
Robert Schumann “Dichterliebe”
plus other Heine settings.
Porter House, Amherst College • www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/german/events
Admission free
Chamber Music at Wistariahurst: Friends and Lovers, III
Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms
David Schneider, clarinet; Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello; Tanya Blaich and Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano; vocal soloists TBA
Robert Schumann: Spanisches Liebeslieder, Op. 138
Clara Schumann: Piano Pieces
Johannes Brahms: Trio in A Major for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 114
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA • www.wistariahurst.org
Admission $15
Better Than One: Two Fortepianos
with Margaret Irwin-Brandon and Monica Jakuc Leverett.
A program of sonatas and fugues by W.A. Mozart, J.S. and J.C. Bach and a concerto by W.F. Bach.
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA • www.wistariahurst.org
Admission $15