'Photography and the Painted Image,' an exhibition curated as part of a Connecticut College course last fall, will be on view at Lyman Allyn Art Museum from Jan. 17 through April 12.
Musical Masterworks said the trio of acclaimed artists brings “expressive depth” to the intimate chamber setting inside the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme.
The internationally recognized artists’ colony has announced the appointment of Sarah Weatherley as its new development director.
The group was founded in 1997 and has grown to more than 80 members who gather at Monday evening rehearsals for two spring concerts and two Christmas concerts.
The Afro-Cuban jazz celebration includes Fast on vibraphone, Jorge Fuentes on the congas, Matt Dwonszyk on bass, Amy Milan on keyboards and renowned percussionist Anthony Carrillo on the bongos, timbales and other percussion.
Artistic Director Ian Watson said performing the work on period instruments gives the music an immediacy and color that audiences rarely hear today.
George Frideric Handel composed Messiah in 1741 in just 24 days. From the joyous “For Unto Us a Child is Born” to the triumphant “Hallelujah” Chorus, the timeless masterpiece captures the wonder and reverence of the holiday season.
The Westerly Museum of American Impressionism is open with more than 150 paintings from a collection of roughly 300 works accumulated by local collectors and philanthropists Cynthia D. Sculco and Dr. Thomas P. Sculco.
The first show will feature new artistic director and flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, who will be joined by violinist Ani Kavafian, cellist Peter Wiley, and pianist Shai Wosner. The inaugural Mihae Lee Legacy Concert includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Mel Bonis, and Valerie Coleman, culminating in Franz Schubert’s Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898.
Con Brio Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. Chris Shepard, will feature the music of English composer and conductor Sir John Rutter.
