Towson University, Center for the Arts Recital Hall
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252
Concert: Music from the Randolph S. Rothschild Collection and the Baltimore Chamber Music Society Featuring Towson University Faculty
Randolph S. Rothschild, husband of Amalie Rothschild, whose work is in exhibition in the Center for the Arts Gallery from April 19th-June 19th, was a patron of contemporary American music and a champion of modern American composers. He was a major benefactor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Peabody Conservatory and the Chamber Music Society of Baltimore, playing a significant role in the 1980s and 1990s Baltimore music world. Included in the performance are three works that were either commissioned by Rothschild or given their first Baltimore première through the Baltimore Chamber Music Society: one movement from Stephen Albert's Cello Concerto, George Crumb's Little Suite for Christmas and a work titled VCPR by former TU composer (now deceased) Gordon Cyr. The concert features Towson University faculty Eva Mengelkoch, piano; Reynaldo Reyes, piano and Cecylia Barcyzk, cello.<br /><br /> The Center for the Arts Gallery will be open from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
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