Classical and “All That Jazz”

Santa Cruz Chamber Players
Ivan Rosenblum, artistic director and piano
Kathleen Purcell, flute
Kristin Garbeff, cello

Music by Beethoven, Schumann, Scriabin, Piazzolla, Erwin Schulhoff, Marin Marais, and Nikolai Kapustin

In the “good old days,” classifying music was relatively simple. Record stores had bins with separate, discrete categories that immediately directed prospective buyers to the kind of music they sought. Well, “those days are gone”; for some music lovers that’s a loss, and for others, it’s a definite “plus.” Our program plays to both kinds of listeners. Some of our pieces fall within the old categories and some replace the categories with their own interesting syntheses of styles.

With solo, duet, and trio instrumentation from the 18^th through the 20^th century, from Baroque to Contemporary, this concert provides a maximum of engaging variety. Along with “cross-over” pieces by Erwin Schulhoff and Astor Piazzolla, we offer beautiful traditional works by Marin Marais, Beethoven, Robert Schumann, and Alexander Scriabin. We’re particularly pleased to introduce Santa Cruz audiences to the exciting “jazzical” style of Russian composer Nikolai Kapustin.

Saturday March 28 at 8 p.m. and Sunday March 29 at 3 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Dr., Aptos

Tickets: $25 general, $20 senior, $10 youth. Advance single tickets for all SC Chamber Players’ concerts are available at www.scchamberplayers.org — Single tickets are also available at the door 1/2 hr. prior to each performance.

Santa Cruz Chamber Players is supported by donations from individuals and businesses. Concerts are co-sponsored by KUSP, 88.9 FM, and are taped live and rebroadcast at a later date. Please check concert programs or call KUSP for more information

Santa Cruz Chamber Players – PO Box 4174 Santa Cruz, CA 95063 – 831.425.3149, www.scchamberplayers.org