Bedford Chamber Concerts 2008 |
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This major Bedford cultural event is back for its seventh season, directed by Anthony Newman, and featuring artists who have performed to rave reviews in the world's most prestigious venues. Many performances have been sell-outs, and space is limited. See below for tickets/subscription information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Newman, Music Director At the forefront of Baroque music in the United States for more than 35 years, Anthony Newman is best known as an organist and a harpsichordist, and especially for his interpretations of the works of Bach. As keyboard artist, he has performed throughout the world—more than 70 solo appearances at Lincoln Center alone—and collaborated with many great artists, including Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman, Jean-Pierre Rampal, James Levine, Lorin Mazel, John Nelson, and Leonard Bernstein. Ranked with the top Baroque and Classical specialist conductors, Mr. Newman has guest-conducted many of the world’s preeminent chamber orchestras. A prolific composer, Mr. Newman’s works have been heard in New York, Paris, Vienna, Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw, Singapore, and London. Born in Los Angeles, Dr. Newman studied in Paris with Alfred Cortot
and Pierre Cochereau, organist of Notre Dame Cathedral. In 1969, he
became the youngest full-time faculty member at the Juilliard School
and later headed up the graduate music program at Purchase College, State
University of New York. Mr. Newman is Music Director of BachWorks,
New York City’s only all-Bach organization, and of the Bedford
Chamber Concerts. He is Music Director and organist at * * * All tickets will be held at the door. Bedford Chamber Concerts 2008-09 Season Reservation Form
Generous gifts make it possible to present these programs of outstanding chamber music. Please support the Bedford Chamber Concerts. Your generosity will be acknowledged with gratitude in the concert programs.
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