ARMISTICE CENTENNIAL
October 16 - November 10,2018
November 11, 2018 marks the centennial anniversary of the Armistice, the official end of World War I. Commemorate and explore “the great war” through a series of cultural and historical events leading up to the Capital Region’s first performance of Benjamin Britten’s moving War Requiem in over 40 years.
34th Infantry Division Band, Army National Guard
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
“Good Musicians, Good Soldiers” Recital and Lecture
Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, Violin | Max Caplan, Piano
12:00pm – 1:00pm | FREE | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Troy
This interactive lecture and recital will feature a look at four concert violinists who enjoyed superstar careers but were deeply affected by WWI – Fritz Kreisler, David Hochstein, Samuel Gardner, and Jacques Thibaud. Musicians of Ma’alwyck director and violinist Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz will discuss their lives and response to this devastating war, as well as performing some of the signature repertoire that they played during the time, including Kreisler’s Polchinelle and transcription of Francoeur’s Sicilienne & Rigaudon, works of Samuel Gardner and the soaring final movement of Franck’s violin sonata (a staple of Thibaud’s concert programming). Programs presented with support from the Albany Symphony, St. Paul’s Church, Troy and the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library.
Preparedness parade on State Street in Schenectady. 1916
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Exhibit Opening Reception “Together Until the End: Schenectady in World War I”
3:00pm – 5:00pm | FREE | Fenimore Gallery at Proctors, Schenectady
Join the Schenectady County Historical Society for the opening reception celebrating the second installation of “Together Until the End: Schenectady in World War I”, an exhibition exploring Schenectady’s place in the war. The exhibit will run in the beautiful Fenimore Gallery at Proctors from October 15 through November 11. Opening remarks by Robert Weible, former NYS Historian. Light refreshments will be served.
U.S. Navy Band- Great Lakes 1918
Thursday, October 18, 2018
“Good Musicians, Good Soldiers” Recital and Lecture (#2)
Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, Violin | Max Caplan, Piano
6:30pm – 7:30pm | FREE | Schenectady County Public Library
This interactive lecture and recital will feature a look at four concert violinists who enjoyed superstar careers but were deeply affected by WWI – Fritz Kreisler, David Hochstein, Samuel Gardner, and Jacques Thibaud. Musicians of Ma’alwyck director and violinist Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz will discuss their lives and response to this devastating war, as well as performing some of the signature repertoire that they played during the time, including Kreisler’s Polchinelle and transcription of Francoeur’s Sicilienne & Rigaudon, works of Samuel Gardner and the soaring final movement of Franck’s violin sonata (a staple of Thibaud’s concert programming). Programs presented with support from the Albany Symphony, St. Paul’s Church, Troy and the Friends of Schenectady County Public Library.
The Lost Radio Rounders
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
From the Battlefield: Music by Soldiers in WWI
3:00pm – 5:00pm | FREE | Fenimore Gallery at Proctors, Schenectady
Featuring a performance by the Lost Radio Rounders and a guest lecture with Aaron Noble, Senior Historian and Curator of Political and Military History, NYS Museum
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Altered Landscapes: the Great War and the World Remade: Guest Lecture with Dr. Richard Fogarty, University at Albany
6:30pm – 8:30pm | FREE | Fenimore Gallery at Proctors, Schenectady
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Pop-Up Concert at Schenectady Greenmarket
10:00am – 12:00pm | FREE | Schenectady Greenmarket at Proctors Arcade
Enjoy a FREE community performance by musicians of the Albany Symphony
Monday, November 5, 2018
PHOTO CREDIT: Times Union
Britten’s War Requiem: Its History, Music and Poetry | A Roundtable Discussion
7:00PM | FREE | The Cathedral of All Saints, Albany
The program aims to place Britten’s masterwork in its historical contexts bridging the 20th Century’s two world wars; to explore the character of Britten as pacifist and composer; and to investigate his startling choice of poetic texts.
Participants:
The Very Reverend Dr. Leander S. Harding, Dean of the Cathedral of All Saints
Woodrow Bynum, Director of Music and Choirmaster, Cathedral of All Saints
Dr. Eugene Garber, Professor Emeritus, The University at Albany
Moderator: William Douglas, Lloyd Cast Organ Fellow, Cathedral of All Saints
Monday, November 5, 2018
The Big Parade Film Screening
Avery Tunningley, Organ
7:00pm – 10:30pm | Mainstage at Proctors
See one of America’s most famous silent war films with live accompaniment on Goldie, the mighty Wurlitzer organ at Proctors!
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Under Four Flags Film Screening with Musicians of Ma’alwyck
12:00pm – 1:00pm | FREE | Schenectady County Community College, Carl Taylor Auditorium
In 1918, an American documentary about World War I was released just following the Armistice. Featuring footage shot in the desolate fields of Belgium and France with film crews assigned to the American Expeditionary Forces, the movie provides a unique look into the final days of the war. Musicians of Ma’alwyck has commissioned composer Max Caplan to write a score for this silent film. He will talk the process of creating the piece and the ensemble will perform excerpts from the score.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Vanguard “Prevue” Pre-Concert Talk
12:00pm – 1:00pm | FREE | Albany Public Library, Albany
A lively concert preview with Music Director, David Alan Miller and Albany Pro Musica’s Artistic Director, Dr. José Daniel Flores-Caraballo.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
All Quiet on the Western Front Film Screening
11:00am – 1:30pm | GE Theatre at Proctors, Schenectady
To a Soldier: A Great Life Lost
Musicians of Ma’alwyck Concert
2:30pm – 4:30pm | First Reformed Church, Schenectady
Musicians of Ma’alwyck honors the life of violinist David Hochstein, a great concert artist, who was the nephew of Emma Goldman, and discovered by George Eastman. Hochstein volunteered to serve in the front lines in France and was killed in October 1918. His death reverberated around the musical world and inspired fellow violinist Samuel Gardner (1918 winner of Pulitzer Prize in Music) to compose a profoundly moving piano quintet depicting Hochstein’s life. Musicians of Ma’alwyck presents this quintet, paired with music of Hochstein and Fritz Kreisler. The program opens with the silent film Under Four Flags shown with a newly created score by composer Max Caplan. The performance also features readings from WW1 letters by Pastor William Levering and Norman Thibodeau. Special guest artists include violinist Theodore Arm and pianist Max Caplan.
Britten’s War Requiem in Concert
David Alan Miller, Conductor
Albany Pro Musica, Chorus
Cathedral of All Saints Boy Choir
7:30pm – 10:00pm
Mainstage at Proctors