Charlotte Chamber Music

04/03/2013

This will a must-listen for all chamber-music fans...

After 43 years, the renowned quartet retires at the end of this concert season. Hear their final Boston performance, presented by the Celebrity Series of Boston in our Fraser Performance Studio

02/11/2013

A nice review of our January concert, featuring faculty members of the UNC School of the Arts....

CVNC: An Online Arts Journal in North Carolina | UNC School of the Arts Players Serve Up a Fine

11/06/2012

Run, don't walk, to hear the VEGA Quartet in a special Election Day performance at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the new home of our "First Tuesday" concerts. They blew everyone away at our noon recital...they play again at 5:30! Among the pieces they're playing: Selections from composer David Garner's Appalachian-inspired fiddle works "I Ain't Broke (But I'm Badly Bent.). Check it out!

David Garner's "thirteen fiddle tunes for string quartet - i aint broke (but I'm badly bent)" performed by the Vega String Quartet. Recorded on June 25, 2012...

09/28/2012

We look forward to seeing you at the inaugural First Tuesday Concerts at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, Oct 2 and the Living Room Concert on October 7 at Tanja Bechtler’s home! Please contact the Bechtler for questions regarding tickets, parking, or any other questions you may have.

We are excited to have you join us for the inaugural First Tuesday Concerts at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, Oct 2 and the Living Room Concert on October 7 at Tanja Bechtler’s...

09/17/2012

Montreal has a fun new interactive musical art installation - 21 musical swings! What a fantastic idea! Imagine if something like this were created in Charlotte:

21 Balançoires (21 Swings) is a recent project by Canadian design collective Daily Tous Les Jours, known for their wide variety of interactive public installations and experiences. Surrounded on both sides by a new music complex and science center, designers Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat chose t...

09/14/2012

Check out the Next Season of First Tuesday and Living Room Concerts!

Music and Museum is an innovative concert and lecture series that fuses image, music and conversation to provide an insider’s perspective on selective artistic works. The concerts (featuring chamber musicians, cabaret artists and other small ensembles) are accompanied by one or more works from curre...

09/11/2012

Our season opening concert, Surrealism in Music & Art, will take place October 2 in the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art within the exhibition Giacometti: Memory and Presence. We are thrilled that audiences get to enjoy the works of Stravinsky, Poulenc, & Satie while also looking at art by Alberto Giacometti!

Following the evening concert, please join us for a celebratory event in the Bechtler Lobby to mark this historic and exciting occasion.

09/04/2012

We are very excited to announce that Charlotte Chamber Music is merging with the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art!

The programs you know & love will be strengthened & enriched by this partnership, as the Bechtler shares our commitment to quality community programming & provides an attractive venue within the Uptown Arts campus.

Further details are available on our website:

Dear Community Member, As a valued supporter of Charlotte Chamber Music, I am pleased to share with you a few updates about the organization. Charlotte Chamber Music (CCM) has made great progress i...

08/31/2012

We love the idea of "Play Me, I'm Yours," an art & music installation. Music & art both speak to the soul in unique & direct ways. What are some of your favorite ways to celebrate music and visual arts together?

Street Pianos: Play Me, I'm Yours This particular piano was designed by muralist Kent Twitchell, as part of a unique art, music and performance-based installation. Hand-painted and gaily-decorated pianos are placed in public spaces with the invitation to anyone to sit down and play. http://www.arts...

08/29/2012

Some of our wonderful volunteers, Bob Busch, Frances D'Amato, Jan Busch, & Mariana O'Donald, are hard at work preparing a mailing with the latest news!

08/21/2012

Some kittens were recently rescued from behind our office, and this little orange one still needs a home. Let us know if you would like to adopt!

08/15/2012

The Ae**us wind pavilion was first housed at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England (a garden & conservation center & home to the largest greenhouse in the world). Very interesting sculpture, don't you think?

More information on the Ae**us is available here: http://www.lukejerram.com/aeolus

08/06/2012

Have you been listening today as WDAV celebrates the London Olympic Games by highlighting musicians from across the pond? You can listen in at 89.9 FM or WDAV.org.

I think cello is my favorite instrument, and today's English Artist Spotlight will feature one of the best cellists. Listen at 89.9 FM and WDAV.org as we continue to celebrate the London Olympic games with a festival of music from across the pond. (matt)

08/02/2012

A little musical humor for your Thursday morning.

08/01/2012

We're excited to have so many new fans! Welcome to our latest "likers," Leona Hill, Taijah Godschild, Ellen Gurley Stanfel, Jason Herring, Matilde Tetti, Ricki A Gulbranson, Manda Emery, Vadim Burkin, Dan Mauney, Toni Render, Dreah Emery, & Erum Touseef!

08/01/2012

We've highlighted Dennis of Church Street Realty as one of our Gallery Gala sponsors, and we would like to thank of of our underwriters for helping make the Gallery Gala such a spectacular success. Thank you!

Today we’d like to highlight Dennis Marsoun of Church Street Realty, who you may remember meeting at the Gallery Gala. Dennis is one of the wonderful people we share our office with, and he w...

07/30/2012

We love this!

Love this.

07/18/2012

Watch as Vienna's genre-splicing string trio Trilogy (http://triology.cc/en/index.html) performs electronic music group Kraftwerk's 1978 song "Das Modell." Very cool!

http://youtu.be/GiRI5di49mA