Month: August 2013

This just in from Ann Seamonds:

Music at Eden ’s Edge (MEE), the North Shore ’s resident chamber music ensemble, has named cellist Jacques Lee Wood its 2013 Emerging Artist at the Edge. Mr. Wood will perform as part of the MEE ensemble in its August concert, Heartily August – Music of Schubert, Martinu and Hilary Tann for Flute, Violin, Cello and Piano.

The concerts take place on Friday, August 23, 8:00 pm at the First Universalist Church of Essex and Saturday, August 24, 8:00 pm at the Home of John Archer in Danvers . MEE will also present the program on Tuesday, August 20, 2:00 pm at the Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church in Danvers as part of its free Senior/Family Series.

Mr. Wood is a gifted cellist who is gaining attention as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician of the highest caliber. A versatile artist, Wood’s interest in teaching and research supplements an active performance career that covers a broad range of repertoire and interests from historically informed performance of the Baroque, Classic and Romantic periods to newly composed works.

A top prizewinner at the ARTS Competition and the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, Mr. Wood most recently performed the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Seoul National Orchestra, the Schumann Cello Concerto with the Ureuk Symphony at Merkin Hall in New York , and the Haydn C major Cello Concerto with the American Baroque Orchestra. Other recent, noteworthy performances include a Carnegie Hall recital with the Yale Baroque Ensemble, the Asian premiere of American composer Russell Peck’s Voice of the Wood with the Pohang Symphony Orchestra, a Tokyo debut recital at Sonorium Hall, and lecture-recitals at Yale University, Auburn University, and the University of Connecticut that explored issues of historical performance practice in Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas.

Mr. Wood teaches chamber music at the Yale Department of Music and the Yale School of Music and currently serves on the faculty at the Korea Philharmonic Summer Research Institute, Seoul National Symphony Orchestra Summer Academy, Bari International Music Festival, International Musical Arts Institute, and the Manchester-by-the-Sea Summer Chamber Music Festival. He is a principal player with Bachsolisten Seoul, Trinity Baroque Orchestra ( New York ), Grand Harmonie, and the American Baroque Orchestra. He is a frequent guest artist with A Far Cry, Bach Collegium Japan , Firebird Ensemble, and the Sebastian Chamber Players.

Currently a Doctoral Candidate at Yale University , Mr. Wood received his Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory of Music and his Master of Music at Yale University under Laurence Lesser and Aldo Parisot, respectively.

MEE established the Emerging Artist at the Edge initiative in 2008, presenting gifted young professionals as they join seasoned MEE performers for a fresh musical viewpoint.

Heartily August Concert Details

Discoveries abound as MEE presents Heartily August – Music of Schubert, Martinu and Hilary Tann for Flute, Violin, Cello and Piano. The program showcases cellist Jacques Lee Wood, 2013 Emerging Artist at the Edge. Music of Martinu and Tann compete for your attention with intriguing and unexpected twists and turns, while the great B Flat Trio of Schubert makes a poignant statement.

Bohuslav Martinu                      Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano

Hilary Tann                               Llef for Flute and Cello

Franz Schubert                         Piano Trio in B Flat, Op. 99

Artists are Orlando Cela, Flute; Naoko Sugiyama, Piano; Jacques Lee Wood, Cello – MEE Emerging Artist at the Edge; and Maria Benotti, Violin.

Tuesday, August 20, 2:00 pm
Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church , 323 Locust Street , Danvers
Free Admission (part of Senior/Family Series). Fully accessible to mobility-impaired individuals.  Families with young children are encouraged to attend the Tuesday afternoon Senior/Family Series. For information, or for individual assistance for individuals with disabilities, please call: (978) 270-4463.

Friday, August 23, 8:00 pm
First Universalist Church of Essex, 57 Main Street , Essex
General Admission $20, Seniors $18, Students $15, Family $55
Call (978) 270-4463 or order tickets online at www.edensedge.org

Saturday, August 24, 8:00 pm
Home of John Archer, 10 North Street , Danvers
General Admission $20, Seniors $18, Students $15, Family $55
Call (978) 270-4463 or order tickets online at www.edensedge.org

About Music at Eden ’s Edge

Founded in 1982, MEE (www.edensedge.org) has come to represent the highest standards of musical performance artistry as well as a strong dedication to community outreach. Its annual Concert Series, which runs from June through September, features extraordinary musical artists performing in some of the area’s most beautiful and distinctive settings.  MEE is known for creative programming that ranges from the Baroque period to innovative 21^st century compositions, and for concerts that combine rarely performed works with more familiar and traditional pieces in the chamber music repertoire. For more information, contact MEE at (978) 270-4463 or visit www.edensedge.org.