Rider University newswire@Rider
February 7, 2007
ARTS AND PERFORMANCES

“Watercolors: New Jersey Landscapes,” by W. Carl Burger continues through February 22

The Rider University Art Gallery is presenting an exhibit entitled “Watercolors: New Jersey Landscapes,” by W. Carl Burger, which continues through Thursday, February 22. The Art Gallery is located in the Bart Luedeke Center on the Lawrenceville campus, and admission is free. For information call 609-895-5588.

“Volanti Flutes” Will Perform on February 8

Westminster Conservatory faculty will present a Chamber Music Concert on Thursday, February 8 at 7 p.m. in the Rider University Art Gallery on the Lawrenceville campus. The members of “Volanti Flutes” are Jill Crawford, Ellen Fisher Deerberg, Katherine McClure and Barbara Highton Williams. The program will include an arrangement of Gabriel Fauré’s “Pavane, the Quatuor de flûtes, op. 108” by Florent Schmitt, “Trois Pièces” by Eugene Bozza, the “Quatuor pour flûtes” by Pierre Max Dubois, the “Quartet” of Anton Bernhard Fürstenau, and selections from Bizet’s “Carmen” arranged for flutes. Admission is free.

“An Afternoon of Chamber Music” to be held February 11

Pianist Phyllis Alpert Lehrer, violinist Denise Huizenga, violinist Susan Yeh and cellist Daniel Lee will present a chamber music recital on Sunday, February 11 at 3 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus. The repertoire consists of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer Sonata for Piano and Violin,” Mozart’s “Piano Quartet in G Minor,” and Brahms’ “Piano Trio in B Major, op. 8.” Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive two free tickets with a valid Rider ID.

“Westminster Conservatory at Nassau” Recital Takes Place on February 15

At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 15, the monthly series “Westminster Conservatory at Nassau,” will present “Trio da Capo” - Ileana Ciumac, violin; Tomasz Rzeczycki, cello; and Galina Prilutskaya, piano - in a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, op. 49. This free recital will take place in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton.

Rider Fine Arts Department Presents “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde”

“Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,” by Moisés Kaufman and directed by Miriam Mills is being presented by the Rider Fine Arts Department in The Yvonne Theater in the Fine Arts Building on the Lawrenceville campus. The play has been described by “Newsday” as “Stunning…taut, shattering, yet delightfully exuberant…altogether fascinating.” There is a preview on Thursday, February 15 at 7 p.m. and performances on Friday and Saturday, February 16 and 17, and Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24, all at 8 p.m. Tickets for the preview (available only at the door) are $4 general admission, and $10 for adults and $5 for students/seniors for the other performances. For information call 609-896-5303.

 

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