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FALLS VILLAGE featured at Music Mountain Labor Day weekend celebration includes benefit concert

FALLS VILLAGE » Music Mountain continues its 88th season with a holiday week- end of music this weekend with performances by the Shanghai String Quartet. The Shanghai String Quartet’s Saturday night per- formance will include Men- delssohn: String Quartet in E Flat Major, Opus 12; Yi-Wen Jiang: Selections from Chi- nasong; and Brahms: String Quartet in C Minor, Opus 51 #1. The quartet’s most popu- lar disc, Chinasong, is a col- lection of Chinese folk songs CONTRIBUTED PHOTO arranged by Violinist Yi-Wen The Shanghai String Quartet performs this weekend at Jiang reflecting on his child- Music Mountain in Falls Village. The quartet is joined on hood memories of the Cul- Sunday by pianist Qing Jiang. tural Revolution in . On Sunday, join the chestra, and visiting guest gie Hall, Jordan Hall, Stein- Shanghai String Quartet professors of the Shanghai way Hall, and the Isabella with guest artist Qing Ji- Conservatory and the Cen- Gardner Museum, as well ang, piano, as they present CONTRIBUTED PHOTO tral Conservatory in Beijing. as in the UK’s Snape Malt- a special concert featuring The Shanghai String Quartet performs this weekend at Music Mountain in Falls Village. Praised by the New York ings Hall, and China’s Cen- Beethoven: String Quartet Times as a “fiery musician” tral Conservatory in Beijing. in B Flat Major, Opus 18 #6; whose playing is “vigorous Committed to educating the Beethoven: String Quartet with the emotional breadth artists and regularly tours with Rudolf Buchbinder to and passionate,” pianist next generation, Ms. Jiang is in E Minor, Opus 59 #2; and of Western repertoire, al- the major music centers of Zhou Long’s Poems from Qing Jiang enjoys a diverse currently Assistant Profes- Brahms: Piano Quartet in G lowing it to traverse musi- , and Tang for string quartet and career in solo, chamber, sor of Piano at Bucknell Uni- Minor, Opus 25. Renowned cal genres including tradi- Asia. The Quartet has been orchestra with the Singa- and contemporary music. versity. Chamber music con- for its passionate musicality, tional Chinese folk music, regular performers at many pore Symphony (BIS). The A dynamic chamber musi- certs continue with Amernet impressive technique and masterpieces of Western of North America’s leading Shanghai Quartet currently cian, Ms. Jiang has collab- String Quartet with Vi- multicultural innovations, music and cutting-edge con- chamber music festivals. Ad- serves as Quartet-in-Res- orated with many leading vek Kamath, Viola on Sept. the Shanghai Quartet has temporary works. Formed ditionally, the Quartet has idence at the John J. Cali artists and chamber ensem- 10, and the Juilliard String become one of the world’s at the Shanghai Conserva- an extensive discography School of Music, Montclair bles and has worked directly Quartet on Sept. 17. foremost chamber ensem- tory in 1983, the Shanghai of more than 30 recordings, State University, Ensem- with contemporary com- To download a ticket order bles. Its elegant style melds Quartet has worked with the ranging from the Schumann ble-in-Residence with the posers. She has appeared form visit www.musicmoun- the delicacy of Eastern music world’s most distinguished and Dvorak piano quintets Shanghai Symphony Or- in Lincoln Center, Carne- tain.org or call 860-824-7126.

WARNER THEATRE WARNER STAGE COMPANY See Martina McBride in ‘And Then There Were None’ opens Sept. 23 concert Sept. 14 TORRINGTON » The War- since its première in 1943 their views as to the writ- ner Stage Company will with an ending which is er’s intention by enabling TORRINGTON » The War- present Agatha Christie’s unique to the play and is us to choose from the ner Theatre will welcome “And Then There Were not that of the novel on 1943 (play) ending and award-winning country su- None” in the Warner The- which it is based. There the 1939 (novel) ending perstar Martina McBride to atre’s Nancy Marine Stu- is much evidence that this – allowing us to face the the Main Stage on Thurs- dio Theatre this Septem- was not her initial inten- same choice his grand- day, Sept. 14. ber! “And Then There tion but was instead the mother faced. A multiple Grammy Were None” is the world’s result of what was per- The Warner Stage Com- Award nominee, McBride CONTRIBUTED PHOTO best-selling mystery ever, ceived to be the needs of pany production of “And has sold more than 18 mil- Country superstar Martina with 100 million sales to audiences at a very dark Then There Were None” lion albums to date, includ- McBride is scheduled to date. Widely considered to time in history. She never is directed by Lynn Paule- ing 20 Top 10 singles and perform at the Warner be Christie’s masterpiece, shied from taking notice lla Beard with John Ozer- six No. 1 hits. She released Theatre on Sept. 14. her own stage adaptation of others’ input and the hoski as assistant direc- her first single, “Reckless,” of this dark and captivat- success then and since tor and features Nicholas the title track from her lat- ing tale will thrill and en- CONTRIBUTED PHOTO of the play vindicates her Bourne, Tony Enright, est studio album available House Beacon of Hope thral, as murder unfolds. The Warner Stage approach and their views. Roger Grace, MayTae now, in 2016. Award and Music Business A group of 10 strangers is Company will present In recent years, enterpris- Harge, Eric Lindblom, McBride has earned Association’s prestigious lured to a remote island Agatha Christie’s “And ing producers presenting Scott Murphy, Lana Peck, more than 15 major mu- 2015 Harry Chapin Memo- off the coast of Devon. Then There Were None,” to, perhaps, more inquir- Thursday Savage, An- sic awards, including four rial Humanitarian Award Upon arrival it is discov- opening Sept. 23. ing audiences have exper- thony Stachowitz, Payton wins for Female Vocalist of for her philanthropic ef- ered that their host, an imented with incorporat- Turpin and Mike Zizka. the Year from the Country forts on behalf of domes- eccentric millionaire, is gin to die. ing the novel’s ending in Performances are Sept. Music Association and won tic violence. Through her missing. At dinner a re- One of Christie’s dark- the play. 23, 29 and 30 at 8 p.m., three Academy of Country Team Music Is Love char- corded message is played est tales and a master- This, too, has been well and Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 at Music awards for Top Fe- ity initiative, McBride part- accusing each of them in piece of dramatic con- received leading to a con- 2 p.m. male Vocalist. ners with non-profit causes turn of having a guilty se- struction, its growing troversy as to which is To purchase tickets, McBride has been to help many of the towns cret and by the end of the sense of dread and unfal- the “real” ending. On the call the Warner Box Of- awarded 14 Gold Records, she’s performing in. evening the 10 guests be- tering tension will keep 125th anniversary of her fice at 860-489-7180 or nine Platinum honors, The concert begins at 8 come nine. Stranded on you guessing to the very birth, Matthew Pritchard visit warnertheatre.org. three Double Platinum Re- p.m. To purchase tickets, the island by a torrential end. (Agatha Christie’s grand- The Nancy Marine Studio cords, and two Triple Plat- call the Warner Box Office storm and haunted by an Christie’s play has son) made the choice Theatre Series is spon- inum Awards. McBride at 860-489-7180 or visit ancient nursery rhyme, been performed success- available to all producers sored by Northwest Com- was awarded the Covenant warnertheatre.org. one by one the guests be- fully all over the world and directors to express munity Bank.

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