Chesapeake Music

10/11/2024

What a crisp cool Autumn day it is outside here at Chesapeake Music on the eastern shore of Maryland! Wrap up in a cozy sweater, grab a cup of hot coffee, tea or even hot chocolate and sit outside or in your house and listen to some classical music that we've provided the link to. I bet you'll feel nice and relaxed and free from stress....ENJOY!

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09/30/2024

And just like that we are now sold out for the Isidore String Quartet this Saturday Oct. 5th! But please keep an eye out for more concerts coming in the future!

09/30/2024

YUCK! What a day this is, overcast and rainy but you know what?? This Saturday October 5th at 7:30pm the Isidore String Quartet will be at the The Ebenezer Theater for our concert and THAT will definitely lift your spirits! There is only a handful of tickets left for this amazing concert so make sure you don't miss out and go to our website at www.chesapeakemusic.org or call the office Monday through Friday at 410-819-0380 to order your tickets today...

09/26/2024

Chesapeake Music Presents
Isidore String Quartet
Saturday evening, October 5, 2024, 7:30 pm

The Ebenezer Theater
17 South Washington Street
Easton, Maryland
The Isidore String Quartet is heavily influenced by the Juilliard String Quartet and the idea of “approaching the established as if it were brand new, and the new as if it were firmly established.” The name Isidore pays tribute to the legendary violinist Isidore Cohen of the Juilliard String Quartet. The name also goes back in time to a Greek monk named Isidore who concocted the first genuine vodka recipe for the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Don’t miss the chance to see these young, dynamic chamber musicians.

Watch them on the video below.

Chesapeake Music Presents
Isidore String Quartet
Saturday evening, October 5, 2024, 7:30 pm

The Ebenezer Theater
17 South Washington Street
Easton, Maryland
The Isidore String Quartet is heavily influenced by the Juilliard String Quartet and the idea of “approaching the established as if it were brand new, and the new as if it were firmly established.” The name Isidore pays tribute to the legendary violinist Isidore Cohen of the Juilliard String Quartet. The name also goes back in time to a Greek monk named Isidore who concocted the first genuine vodka recipe for the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Don’t miss the chance to see these young, dynamic chamber musicians, go to our website at www.chesapeakemusic.org or call the office Monday through Friday at 410-819-0380 and get your tickets today!

Watch them on the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QShori1T4F0

09/23/2024

HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE! It's time to start another week and another week closer to our October 5th concert from the Isidore String Quartet! And here is a little something about rhe last member of this group of incredibly talented gentlemen...Joshua McClendon!

Born in 1999, cellist Joshua McClendon began his cello studies at the age of eight under the tutelage of cellist Paul Wingert. In 2018, he entered his undergraduate studies at the Juilliard School where he studied with Professors Richard Aaron and Timothy Eddy. Other important mentors of his have included Joel Krosnick, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Natasha Brofsky,

Astrid Schween, Miriam Fried, Jonathan Koh, Roger Tapping, and Laurie Smukler. A founding member of the Isidore String Quartet, Joshua has gained international recognition after winning the First Prize and Haydn Prize at the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition. In Spring of 2023, the Isidore Quartet received an Avery Fisher Career Grant, becoming the youngest ensemble in the program’s history to do so. Since, as a member of ISQ, he has made debuts throughout North America and Europe including chamber music societies of Seattle, San Antonio, Evanston, the Kennedy Center, and more, as well as summer music festivals such as Edinburgh International Festival, Lucerne Festival, Bravo! Vail, and Toronto Summer Music. Joshua has had the great fortune of collaborating with artists such as James Ehnes, Shai Wosner, Efe Baltacigil, Jon Nakamatsu, Barry Shiffman, and the Adelphi and Leonkoro Quartets.

Joshua performs on a Giovanni Grancino cello, Milan c. 1697 on loan from Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.

Alright, now you've heard about all four members of The Isidore String Quartet and we're only a little less than 2 weeks away and tickets have started disappearing so don't forget to go online to www.chesapeakemusic.org or call our office Monday through Friday at 410-819-0380 to order your tickets today before they're gone!!

09/19/2024

Chesapeake Music Presents
Isidore String Quartet
Saturday evening, October 5, 2024, 7:30 pm

The Ebenezer Theater
17 South Washington Street
Easton, Maryland
Isidore String Quartet violinist Phoenix Avalon writes,

“We are excited to come to Easton and to bring a program that exemplifies the foundation of the Quartet. The Mozart String Quartet No.19 in C major was revolutionary for its time in a similar way that the Bartók String Quartet No. 2 and the Ravel String Quartet in F major redefined the limits for string quartet writing in their own wonderful and unique ways.”

Time is running out. You won’t want to miss this exciting performance by an award-winning quartet. Buy your tickets today by going to our website at www.chesapeakemusic.org or giving the office a call Monday through Friday at 410-819-0380.

09/18/2024

Get ready for the NEXT play by our friends at the Tred Avon Players!

Get Ready for Ghostly Fun with BLITHE SPIRIT!

Follow the misadventures of Charles Condomine, whose attempt to research his next novel goes hilariously wrong when the eccentric Madame Arcati conjures up the spirit of his late wife. The result? A spirited clash between his two wives—one living, one... not so much!

Don't miss this enchanting evening of laughter! Tickets on sale: www.tredavonplayers.org

09/16/2024

GOOD BRIGHT AND SUNNY AFTERNOON TO ALL!
Well we're getting closer and closer to the Isidore String Quartet being our guest at the The Ebenezer Theater on Saturday Oct. 5th at 7:30pm! So here in an introduction for the 3rd member of this charming quartet....

Devin Moore (age 25), native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a performer, visual artist, and creative director with a dedication to world-class performance, socially-informed creativity, and unwavering community.

Devin began studying the violin at the age of nine, and would go on to be an active member of the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra, Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, and Youth Chamber Connection, while also participating in several local competitions and festivals in the Pittsburgh area.

As a violist, Devin has performed in prestigious venues worldwide, including: the Kennedy Center, Spivey Hall, Carnegie Hall, Maison Symphonique, Elbphilharmonie, Concertgebouw, and the Esterhazy Palace. He has attended the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Kneisel Hall, Sarasota Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School, and National Youth Orchestra of the USA. Devin has also been invited to perform with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as co-principal violist as well as the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra All-Stars Orchestra, Apex Ensemble, Tertulia, Knights, and Jupiter Chamber Players; he has also given solo performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh. Devin has recorded for several notable films and albums, such as: the New York Philharmonic’s A Gathering of Friends, Bruce Springsteen’s Only the Strong Survive, White Noise, Bros, and Disney’s Crater, and was a featured soloist for the 2022 film Till. He has also collaborated with world-class performers, including: James Ehnes, Jeremy Denk, Stefan Jackiw, David Chan, Sarah Chang, Shai Woser, Jon Nakamatsu, Barry Shifman, and the Adelphi, Leonkoro, and Pacifica Quartets

At the Juilliard School, Devin held the position of principal violist of the Juilliard Orchestra, Juilliard Orientation Orchestra, Juilliard Chamber Orchestra, Juilliard Lab Orchestra, Juilliard Commencement Orchestra, and AXIOM. Outside of his musical endeavors, Devin was a Graduate Classical Music Representative on the Student Congress and, at the 2021 Juilliard Commencement Ceremony, was awarded the esteemed Joseph W. Polisi Prize for his work at the institution. Devin was also a recipient of a Kovner Fellowship under the tutelage of Samuel Rhodes and Misha Amory.

Devin is a founding member of the Isidore String Quartet; the quartet was awarded first prize at the 14th Annual Banff International String Quartet Competition and a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant. The ISQ has given performances in over 90 cities worldwide, with notable series such as: Chamber Music Pittsburgh, Seattle Chamber Music Society, CalPerformances, Boston Celebrity Series, 92Y, Fortas Chamber Music Series, Aspen Music Festival, Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Lucerne International Music Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Schloss Esterhazy, Elbphilharmonie Teatime Classics, Flagey, and String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam. The quartet is currently teaching and performing as the Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas and was the inaugural Arts Leadership Ensemble for PROJECT: Music Heals Us. The ensemble’s mentors include: Joel Krosnick, Laurie Smukler, Roger Tapping, Robert McDonald, Mark Steinberg, Miriam Fried, Timothy Eddy, Will Fedkenheuer, and Robyn Avalon.

Outside of classical music, Devin has an extensive background in the visual arts and musical theatre. In 2016, Devin won the Gene Kelly Award for Best Actor and was a finalist and scholarship recipient for the 2016 National High School Music Theatre Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway.

He plays on a 2009 Miralles viola on generous loan from The Maestro Foundation.

Come join us and go online at www.chesapeakemusic.org or call our office Monday through Friday ata 410-819-0380 to order your tickets today!

09/12/2024

Chesapeake Music Presents
Isidore String Quartet
Saturday evening, October 5, 2024, 7:30 pm

The Ebenezer Theater
17 South Washington Street
Easton, Maryland
The Isidore String Quartet seeks to cultivate joyful experiences, impact the world, and inspire others through the honored tradition of the string quartet in collaborative and playful ways. The quartet is heavily influenced by the Juilliard String Quartet and the idea of
“approaching the established as if it were brand new, and the new as if it were firmly established.”

The Isidore String Quartet will appear at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on October 30. You can see them right here in Easton without the drive to D.C.

So don't miss your chance to see them here locally in Easton! Go on to our website at www.chesapeakemusic.org or give our office a call Monday through Friday at 410-819-0380 to order your tickets today!

09/10/2024

We are certainly starting to get the taste of fall and along with that comes our fall concert on Oct 5th at 7:30pm...The Isidore String Quartet! We told you we would give everyone a little information on the artist's that form this wonderful group and this week we start with Phoenix Avalon. Phoenix Avalon (age 23) is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School where he worked under the tutelage of Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin as a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship.

Originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Phoenix began his violin studies at age three with Rick Lohmann and Carmelo de los Santos. Since then, he has attended the Meadowmount School of Music, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, the Perlman Music Program, and was a scholarship student at the Cleveland Institute of Music Young Artist Program studying with Jaime Laredo and Jan Sloman. Phoenix has studied chamber music extensively with members of the Cavani String Quartet, the Juilliard String Quartet, and the Cleveland Quartet.

As a soloist, Phoenix has performed across the United States and Europe and has enjoyed engagements with the Jena Philharmonic, the Cleveland POPS Orchestra, the Boulder Symphony, the Arapahoe Philharmonic, the New Mexico Philharmonic, and Performance Santa Fe Orchestras. He has been featured on USA national radio programs Performance Today and From the Top, as well as giving a solo presentation for TedXABQ.

Phoenix’s competition awards include First Prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition as a member of the Isidore String Quartet, First Prize at the Louis Spohr International Violin Competition, Third Prize at the Johansen International Competition and Silver Medal at The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association as a member of the Razumovsky Quartet. He is honored to also be a recipient of a 2019 EMCY Prize and the Davis New Mexico Arts Excellence Scholarship.

Phoenix is a founding member of the Isidore String Quartet. Formed in 2019, the ISQ has attended the Ravinia Steans Institute, received first prize and the Haydn prize at the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and was most recently honored with the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Actively dedicated to community service, Phoenix has played for numerous fundraisers and outreach programs, and has developed and toured an interactive presentation of classical music history for school children as part of ‘From the Top’s Leadership Training’. Phoenix performs on a G.B. Guadagnini violin, Milan 1753 “Ex-Birkitt”, on loan from Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.

Stayed tuned for a little something about the remaining 2 members later on. Don't hesitate to go online to our website at www.chesapeakemusic.org or call the office Monday through Friday at 410-819-0380 to order YOUR tickets today!

09/03/2024

Good Morning and HAPPY SEPTEMBER! Well as I promised last week we here at Chesapeake Music are going to tell you a little bit about the artist's that make up the illustrious Isidore String Quartet! First let us introduce Adrian Steele. From Adrian's bio he is a Seattle-born violinist Adrian, (age 24), is a founding member of the Banff-winning Isidore String Quartet. A graduate of the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Laurie Smukler, he has attended the Kneisel, Aspen, and Bowdoin festivals, where he garnered a passion for chamber music. As a member of the Isidore String Quartet, he attended the Ravinia Steans Music Institute in the summer of 2022 and has worked with such great mentors as Joel Krosnick, Roger Tapping, Misha Amory, Timothy Eddy, and others. Past teachers include Lewis Kaplan and Ron Patterson. You will be able to hear and see Adrian along with his fellow ensemble members on Saturday October 5th at 7:30pm in the The Ebenezer Theater. You can go to our website at www.chesapeakemusic.org or feel free to call our office at 410-819-0380 Monday through Friday to make sure you get your seat for this wonderful group of artist's today!

08/27/2024

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! We wanted to let the new week start up before we told you about our next exciting concert! It's the Isidore String Quartet coming to the The Ebenezer Theater on Saturday October 5th at 7:30pm. The four artists that make up this quartet are Adrian Steele, Devin Moore, Phoenix Avalon and Joshua McClendon. We'll be telling you a little bit about each artist as the weeks go on. "Rich and characterful, vividly traced the shifting moods and "a more romantic figure on a voyage of self-discovery", said the Edinburgh Music Review. Buy your tickets today and see for yourself what the critics are saying about this illustrious group! You can purchase your tickets at our website www.chesapeakemusic.org or give our office a call at 410-819-0380. See you at the theater!