Columbia Museum of Art Announces the Return of “CMA Chamber Music on Main”

COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Museum of Art opens its 13th season of “CMA Chamber Music on Main” on Thursday, October 30, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., intimately set in the Museum’s gorgeous DuBose Poston Reception Hall. The fan-favorite, five-concert series returns with world-renowned artistic director and cellist Edward Arron.

“I am incredibly excited to be returning to the Columbia Museum of Art for another year of thrilling chamber music,” says Arron. “As always, the concerts will feature internationally acclaimed artists, including many beloved veterans of the series as well as a number of Columbia debuts. The programs this season comprise a range of compositions spanning nearly 350 years. I look forward to seeing you from the stage!”

For the first concert of the season, the CMA welcomes back two Columbia favorites–violinist Tessa Lark and pianist Jeewon Park–to perform the exquisite and charming Mozart B-flat Trio; the passionate and sublime Schumann d minor Trio; and in between, Lark and Arron will play the epic and transporting Duo for Violin and Cello by Zoltán Kodály.

Arron brings the indispensable art of music to our community in numerous ways throughout the season. He will be conducting a master class at USC and performing a concert for the students at the School of Music. He also hosts an outreach program at the Museum in April, where students from Richland One schools will be treated to works by great composers performed by Arron, on cello, and other guest musicians.

Upcoming concerts in the 2014-2015 season are:
Wednesday, December 10
Tuesday, February 10
Tuesday, March 10
Tuesday, April 28

Season tickets are $170 or $130 for CMA members. Single-concert tickets are available for $40 or $30 for members and $5 for students. All seats are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Happy hour at 6:00 p.m. Concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. Museum shop and galleries open during happy hour.

For tickets and program information, visit columbiamuseum.org

Edward Arron
Cellist Edward Arron has garnered recognition worldwide for his elegant musicianship, impassioned performances, and creative programming. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Arron made his New York recital debut in 2000 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Earlier that year, he performed Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos with Yo-Yo Ma and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at the Opening Night Gala of the Caramoor International Festival. Since that time, Mr. Arron has appeared in recital, as a soloist with an orchestra, and as a chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

In the spring of 2013, Mr. Arron completed a ten-year residency as the artistic director of the critically acclaimed “Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert,” a chamber music series created in 2003 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Museum’s prestigious “Concerts and Lectures” series. Currently, he is the artistic director, host, and resident performer of the “Musical Masterworks”concert series in Old Lyme, Connecticut, as well as the “Festival Series” in Beaufort, South Carolina, and “CMA Chamber Music on Main” at the Columbia Museum of Art. Additionally, Mr. Arron curates a series, “Edward Arron and Friends,” at the Caramoor International Music Festival, and is the co-artistic director along with his wife, pianist Jeewon Park, of the new “Performing Artists in Residence” series at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Edward Arron began his studies on the cello at age seven in Cincinnati and, at age ten, moved to New York, where he continued his studies with Peter Wiley. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where he was a student of Harvey Shapiro. Mr. Arron has served on the faculty of New York University since 2009.

Presenting Sponsor
U.S. Trust
Gold Sponsors
Dr. Suzan D. Boyd and Mr. M. Edward Sellers, Ethel Brody (in memoriam), Dr. Gail M. Morrison, Hannah and Ron Rogers
Silver Sponsors
Kay and John Bachmann, Charlotte and Joe Berry, Dr. Faith Divisek and R.G. “Skip” Kugler, Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Gimarc, Susie and Carroll Heyward and Sidney Rex, April C. Lucas and John J. Stucker, Rice Music House, Jeannie and Hyman Rubin, Jr., Kit and Joel Smith, Susan Thorpe and John Baynes, Ms. E. Katherine Wells and Mr. James F. Flanagan, Walda C. Wildman, CPA, LLC
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