Cherry Valley Artworks

Cherry Valley Summer Sculpture Trail

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The fourth Cherry Valley Summer Sculpture Trail is open for submission. The deadline is March 30, 2012. This is a juried exhibition, twelve selected artists will a receive a $200.00 stipend. Information here.

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Artworks 2012 Season

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2012 promises to be our busiest season yet. Plan now to join us for a gala and concert series in the Star Theater, a sculpture trail throughout the village, and our fourth Kite Festival.

APRIL: COMMUNITY WORK DAY
Volunteers will clean, paint entranceway and theater, begin needed demolition on gallery space. Work will be done on both the Foundry and The Star Theater. To volunteer, email cherryvalleyartworks@live.com

MAY: ARTWORKS SPRING GALA – THE FARM IN ART / THE ART OF FARMING
Artworks’ Spring Fundraiser will highlight the area's agricultural heritage through artistic interpretation and the celebration of local products and the people who are carrying on the agricultural tradition. Art and locally produced goods and services will be auctioned, local produce served and the farming tradition honored. To be held at The Star Theater.

JUNE: THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF CHERRY VALLEY
June 9th marks the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the village. A village-wide celebration will mark the event. Artworks is planning on being part of the event emphasizing our mission of revitalizing the community through the arts, while remembering Cherry Valley's rich cultural and history.

JULY: OPENING OF THE CHERRY VALLEY SUMMER SCULPTURE TRAIL
This year's Sculpture Trail will be the fourth time that Cherry Valley Artworks has brought the art of sculpture to Main Street. Beginning as a small show of local sculpture the trail has grown over the years to feature artists from such diverse locations as the mid-west, New York City and Paris while continuing to feature the best of local talent. This year's show will be curated by Chris Duncan, Professor of Art at Union College, and the trail will be extended beyond Main Street in order to highlight the exceptional beauty of the local landscape.

AUGUST: SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
For the second season the world class musicians of the Glimmerglass Opera will come out of the pit and into the spotlight on the stage of The Star Theater. They will perform a series of three eclectic concerts of music they love ranging from string quartet repertoire for string quartet to klezmer favorites. (August 5, 12, 19)

SEPTEMBER: THE CHERRY VALLEY KITE FESTIVAL
Kite building artists and flyers from around the country and the world will gather for the fourth time in a beautiful farm field in Cherry Valley to fly their remarkable creations to the delight of both children and adults. The kite festival has become the single largest event in Cherry Valley attracting over 1,200 people in a single day. In addition to the outdoor fly a Children's Kite Building Workshop will be held in the morning and an Indoor Kite Fly on Saturday evening. (September 15-16)

Tonight! Local author Dana Spiotta, joined by Clem Coleman and Richard Frasca

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A celebration of literature and rock and roll...this event, a fund raiser for the Cherry Valley Art Works organization, features local author Dana Spiotta reading from her new novel Stone Arabia, followed by musical performances from two of the novel's inspirations.

The Methodist Bells, a rock band fronted by Dana's husband Clem Coleman, and LA Cult rocker Richard Frasca, Dana's Step-Father, who has lately relocated to Cherry Valley.

Get a taste of Dana's newest highly acclaimed book, and a special insight into the novel with some of her musical surroundings.

Successful Chair Campaign!

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Nearly all of the 50 cushy chairs we purchased for the Star Theater have been sponsored at this point. The best seats in the house will be held for sponsors until ten minutes before the beginning of each program. Thank you to our sponsors and all those who support Cherry Valley Artworks - we look forward to seeing you at Sunday's concert!

Sponsor a chair and see a show for free!

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Artworks has purchased our first 50 theater seats as part of our ongoing effort to renovate the Star Theater. For just $50, you can sponsor one of these chairs. As a chair sponsor, you can call ahead to reserve "your seat" whenever you plan to attend a performance.

As a special bonus, we are offering one free ticket to our summer concert series to each new chair sponsor. Send your check, contact information, and preferred performance date to Cherry Valley Artworks, PO Box 92, Cherry Valley, NY 13320... or show up early for a concert and take care of business at the theater.

Help us make uncomfortable metal folding chairs a thing of the past!

Meet the Artists: Big Galut(e)

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Clarinetist Robin Seletsky is a classically trained performer who is equally at home with the klezmer style. She lives in upstate New York and is currently the principal clarinetist with the Glimmerglass Opera and the Binghamton Philharmonic. She is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and the Juilliard School. During her tenure as Assistant Principal Clarinet with the San Antonio Symphony the San Antonio Express News noted, “Clarinetist Robin Seletsky delivered her solos with great flair.” In 2008 she was cited by the New York Times for her work with Glimmerglass Opera, “Robin Seletsky, the principal clarinetist, blew a jazzy solo onstage during “Too Darn Hot”...and offered stylish solos from
the pit.” Although she grew up with the sounds of klezmer from listening to her father, Harold Seletsky (“The Prez of Klez”), it wasn't until the midst of the revival that she began her exploration into this style of music. She has attended KlezKamp where she studied with masters of both the older and new generations of klezmorim. Robin is the founder of the Catskill Klezmorim with whom she has recorded two CDs and performed scores of concerts around the country. In addition to her professional orchestral work, she is instructor of Clarinet at Hartwick College and Music Director at Temple Beth El in Oneonta, NY. Professional affiliations include memberships with the International Clarinet Association and the Guild of Temple Musicians.

Praised by the Washington Post for his “incisive, vibrato-rich tone,” Sasha Margolis joined Glimmerglass Opera and the Honolulu Symphony in 2003. An active chamber musician, he performed in Hawaii with Pacific International Concert Artists, the visiting Maia Quartet, and, at Hawaii Public Radio, with his father, pianist Sanford Margolis. As a chamber music teacher for President Obama’s alma mater, the Punahou School, he worked with students who have gone on to study at Oberlin Conservatory, New England Conservatory, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has also taught in Arezzo for Oberlin-in-Italy. Previously, he was a substitute player for the National Symphony, and an active member of Washington Musica Viva, performing for President Zeman of the Czech Republic at the Czech embassy, and collaborating with numerous National Symphony players. At Spoleto Festival USA, Mr. Margolis was concertmaster for U.S. premieres of Hans Werner Henze’s Der Prinz von Homburg and little-known operas by Janacek, Bellini and Donizetti, also playing and acting in Mauricio Kagel’s La Trahison Oral. At Strings-in-the-Mountains, in Steamboat, Colorado, he performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Andres Cardenes and Ann Williams; he has also played as a guest member of the Arianna Quartet, and with members of the Corigliano and Pro Arte Quartets. As a student at Oberlin, he performed the Berg Violin Concerto with Robert Spano conducting. On a lighter note, Mr. Margolis appeared as a strolling violinist on ABC’s Lost, and played for the wedding of NBA star Grant Hill. His short story “The Fallen Cone” was honored by the Sean O’Faolain International Short Story Competition; he has also written for Opera America Magazine.

Michael Leopold holds degrees in historical plucked instruments from Sacramento State University (1998) and in lute and theorbo from L’Istituto di Musica Antica of the Accademia Internazionale della Musica (2004) in Milan, Italy. Originally from Northern California, he continues to reside in Milan and performs both as a soloist and as an accompanist throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, Chile, Mexico and the United States. In addition to his work with Ars Lyrica, the Catacoustic Consort and other American period-instrument ensembles, he has played with a number of leading Italian early music groups, including Concerto Italiano, La Risonanza, La Venexiana and La Pietà de’ Turchini. He has also collaborated with several orchestras and opera companies, including Orchestra Verdi di Milano, Opera Australia, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Chicago Opera Theater and Portland Opera. He can be heard in recordings on the Stradivarius, Glossa, Naïve, and Naxos labels.

Mark Rubinstein’s wide range of interests, his insatiable curiosity, and the unusual scope of his abilities have combined to generate a unique and diverse musical career. Mark’s main instrument is piano, but he has played drums in punk bands, electric bass in salsa groups, and accordion in settings ranging from symphony orchestras to avant-garde theatre pieces. His interest in ethnic music has led him to seek out performance opportunities in Greek, French, German, Italian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Brazilian, and traditional Jewish music. Mr. Rubinstein’s work as a recording engineer has led to Grammy nominations and platinum records for his clients, and his productions are noted for their clarity of sound and attention to detail. Career highlights include: music direction for the recent production of “The Blue Flower” by American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA, as well as an earlier production by Prospect Theater Company in New York; music direction for regional tap dance festivals “Soul To Sole” in Austin, TX and “Third Coast Tap Festival/Jazz on Tap” in San Antonio, TX; performances (on piano) with legendary jazz flutist Herbie Mann, seminal jazz bassist Eddie Gomez, saxophonist Bunky Green, and legendary tap dancers Arthur Duncan, Dianne Walker, and Sarah Petronio; European tours with noted songwriters Dirk Hamilton and George Carver; membership in influential early Texas punk band The Rejects; and recordings (as engineer) with many noted artists including: Grover Washington, Jr., Shirley Horn, Cher, Liza Minelli, Judy Collins, Najee, Gerald Levert, Scarface, George Duke, Bobby Womack, Backstreet Boys, and Natalie Cole. Mark is currently the Audio Engineer for School of Music at The Ohio State University, where he teaches classes in audio recording, oversees recording activities for the school, and collaborates in the development of curriculum for the Music, Media, and Enterprise program.

Richard Sosinsky (double bass) B. Mus. Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, M. Music The Juilliard School. As an orchestral player; Member of American Composers Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Riverside Symphony. Performs with Albany Symphony, American Ballet Theater Orchestra, Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra, Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, New York City Opera Orchestra and Opera Orchestra of New York among others. Chamber music performance includes work with Newband (custodians of the Harry Partch collection of instruments), Washington Square Chamber Music Society and New York Philomusica. Performed in Martha Clarke’s “KAOS” playing bass, mandocello, banjo, jaw harp and percussion. Appears on Daywood Drive Records with Dan Willis and Velvet Gentlemen on ”The Satie Project” (2010).

Mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway has appeared at The Glimmerglass Festival, Tulsa Opera, Central City Opera, Gotham Chamber Opera, Steinway Hall, the Miller Theater, the Bulgarian Consulate, Merkin Hall, the Chautauqua Institution, Alice Tully Hall, and the Academy of Music(Philadelphia). A proponent of contemporary and lesser-known music, Ms. Calloway gave the world premiere of New Andean Songs by Gabriela Lena Frank with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new music series, Green Umbrella, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. This spring she sang Harrison Birtwhistle’s Corridor in Merkin Hall, as well as the world premiere of a piece by Nico Muhly, both with the Signal Ensemble. Last February she sang the world premiere of Steven Stucky’s orchestrated Spanisches Liederbuch (Wolf) as a guest artist at Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Calloway has premiered countless works at the Bang on a Can Festival, the Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Cornell University, MIT, Tufts University, and Temple University. She has collaborated with many of today’s prominent contemporary music ensembles, including Signal, Ensemble X, Continuum, and Sequitur. Last year Ms. Calloway sang the world premiere of Jay Scheib and Anthony Gatto’s multimedia opera, The Making of Americans, at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis. She also appeared at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater with the Biava Quartet under the auspices of Pro Musica Hebraica and this spring sings with the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival. Ms. Calloway is a founding member of Shir Ami, an ensemble dedicated to the preservation and performance of Jewish art music suppressed by the Nazis and Soviets. She is also a member of In Flux, a recently formed ensemble committed to performing vocal chamber music by the leading composers of today and the recent past.

This summer tenor Yoni Rose makes his Glimmerglass Festival debut as a member of the Young Artists Program, performing in Annie Get Your Gun and Medea, as well as “Mommie Dearest,” a show in the company’s new Meet Me at the Pavilion series. Performance credits include Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Vivente; Alfred in Die Fledermaus and Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Janiec Opera Company. A district winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, he holds a bachelor’s in music from University of Maryland.

Meet the Artists: The Fenimore String Quartet

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Don't miss these fantastic musicians on August 7!

Violinist Ruotao Mao is an active soloist, chamber musician and the concertmaster of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra. His playing was described by The Classical New Jersey as "virtuoso display of world-class magnitude." and "the level of playing has reached far beyond mere technical competence." A native of Beijing, China, Mr. Mao graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music with "distinction in performance" award. He earned his Master Degree in Music from the Mason Gross School of the Arts where he studied under violinist Arnold Sternhardt of the Guarneri String Quartet. He also studied with Dorothy Delay, Paul Kantor and Masuko Ushioda. As a chamber musician, he is one of the founding members of the former Beijing Piano Quartet, winner of "Artists International Chamber Music Series" with appearances in Weill Hall of Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center and also the highly acclaimed Amabile String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at Rutgers University (2000 and 2001). As a soloist, he appeared with orchestras such as the Jupiter Symphony, NEC Symphony, Corelliard Chamber Orchestra, the Brunswick Symphony Orchestra, Riverside Symphonia, Edison Symphony, the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Bay-Atlantic Symphony, Arcadian Symphony Orchestra and Rutgers University Orchestra among many others. In 2004, Mr. Mao premiered a violin concerto by Ernie Stires in Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall. He had performance tours in Korea and Colombia, South America. He performed on WNYC, WETS and WDVR-FM broadcasts and is a recording artist for the CRI and Beijing Broadcast Labels. Mr. Mao also serves as the concertmaster of the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, Riverside Symphonia, the Bay-Atlantic Symphony and Edison Symphony Orchestra. In 2002, Mr. Mao was appointed as violin and viola faculty at The College of New Jersey.

Sue Rabut studied violin with Roman Totenberg in the undergraduate program at Boston University's School for the Arts. She freelanced in Boston and played with Sarah Caldwell's Opera Company of Boston, Virginia Opera, Des Moines Opera and Boris Goldovsky's touring opera orchestra. Sue was chosen by audition to be a violinist in the Apple Hill Chamber Players, a nationally touring chamber group based in New Hampshire which also runs a summer institute for chamber music, coaching intergenerational groups of students. Following her five-year tenure with Apple Hill, she returned to Boston for an appointment as second violinist with the Boston Composers String Quartet, which specialized in contemporary music and brought a six-chapter music history curriculum into the public schools. That quartet was disbanded in 1997 when two members began families, which prompted a return for her to freelancing in Boston. Sue was concertmaster of Opera North in New Hampshire for seven years, and has been a regular member of the New Hampshire, Vermont and Springfield Symphonies, and the Boston Pops Esplanade orchestra, as well as a substitute with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood. Ms. Rabut joined the Glimmerglass Opera in 1992, winning the position of Principal Second Violin in 1993, in which capacity she served until 1996. After an eight-year hiatus, she re-auditioned in 2005 and rejoined the Glimmerglass violin section, where she has served as Acting Associate Concertmaster for the last two seasons. Ms. Rabut is a member of Boston's Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, and Boston Classical Orchestra. She plays period violin with Cecelia Society, Boston Baroque and Handel and Haydn Society, in which group she also holds a position as assistant to the Education director. She teaches violin privately in Boston, where she resides with her ten-year-old daughter.

Dee Dee Fancher is a native of the Chicago area. She has been playing the viola for over forty years, and has been a section violist with the San Antonio Symphony for twenty of those years. Prior to joining the San Antonio Symphony, Ms. Fancher spent four years as Assistant Principal Violist of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. She has been a member of Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra for seventeen years, and has been a participant in music festivals and tours in the United States and abroad. She studied viola with Roland Vamos at Western Illinois University, and has coached with William Lincer, Burton Kaplan, Ellen Rose, and Wayne Brooks among others. In addition, she is committed to teaching music to children, and hopes to build a private viola studio in Columbus, Ohio where she now resides with her husband Mark Rubinstein.

Ruth Berry is a cellist, music educator, artistic director and administrator. She gives recitals of popular classics with Duo Intermezzo, is a member of the Magellan String Quartet, is Artistic Director and co-founder of the musician-run chamber orchestra, Lyra Vivace, and manages a unique musician booking service, In Praise of Music. Ruth serves as Artistic Advisor with the Augusta Opera (where she also performs as principal cello), and on the Executive Committee of the Columbia County Orchestra Association Board of Directors. During the summers, she performs with Glimmerglass Opera, where she specializes in solo continuo work for 17th- and 18th-century repertoire. Ruth performs on a cello made by Max Frirsz in 1982, and on a baroque cello made by Alexandro Donaldi in 1992. Ruth has taught cello, music theory and music appreciation at Georgia Southern University during the 18-year faculty residency of the Magellan String Quartet. She has taught at Mansfield University, did research for the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, and wrote program notes for Encore. Ruth has performed in masterclasses for Yo Yo Ma and Janos Starker, held several principal cello positions (including 16 years as Principal Cello of the Augusta Symphony) and has recorded on the Spectrum and Nonesuch labels. She has worked as education director and grants administrator with the Greenville (SC) Symphony, and has worked as orchestra personnel manager for the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra and the Binghamton Philharmonic. A native of upstate New York, Ruth is the proud owner of the historic Catlin Memorial Library in Springfield Center, NY.

Save the date: August 24

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On August 24, Dana Spiotta will read from her new book, Stone Arabia. Live music from Richard Frasca and Clem Coleman will be included as part of the event. More details to follow!

Summer Concert Series to Feature a String Quartet, Eclectic Ensembles, and a Klezmer Band

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On August 7, 14, and 21 Cherry Valley Artworks will present a series of Sunday evening concerts in the Star Theater, a historic venue in downtown Cherry Valley. Musicians for the three-concert series are drawn from the prestigious Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra.

On August 7, a String Quartet will present Schubert’s String Quartet in a minor ("Rosamund"), Piazzolla's "Four, for Tango" and Ravel’s String Quartet. This concert features Ruotao Mao, violin I; Sue Rabut, Violin II; DeeDee Fancher, viola; Ruth Berry, cello.

Ensembles Large and Small will take the stage on August 14, presenting various combinations of instruments playing a wide range of music. This ambitious program, under the direction of Ubaldo Valli, is still a work in progress—selections will be announced on www.cvartworks.org closer to the date of the concert.

On August 21, Big Galut(e) will present a variety of klezmer favorites, including soulful solo improvisations, frolicking freylekhs, hobbling horas and bustling bulgars. As befits its name (Galut means Diaspora in Hebrew) the group will also perform music drawn from worldwide Jewish traditions: Spanish-tinged Sephardic songs, Middle Eastern melodies, tunes and schtick from the Yiddish theater, and even elements of jazz and the blues. The name Big Galut(e) also hints at the unique combination of instruments including — along with the traditional clarinet, violin, bass, and accordion, —baroque guitar and a giant lute. Players include Michael Leopold, Sasha Margolis, Mark Rubinstein, Robin Seletsky, Richard Sosinsky, plus some special guests.

All concerts take place at 7:30pm in the Star Theater, 44 Main Street, Cherry Valley, NY. Admission is just $7 ($6 for Artworks members). Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.

Summer Concert Series

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Mark your calendars now! On three Sunday evenings this August, Cherry Valley residents will have the opportunity to hear world-class musicians from the the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra at affordable prices. Concerts will be at the Star Theater, August 7, 14, 21.

Yard Sale - July 16

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The Artworks Yard Sale offers you two ways to support the renovation of the Star Theater. On July 8 & 9, you can donate your art, antiques, books, furniture and decorative items to the sale. All proceeds will benefit Artworks. Or, simply join us as a consumer on July 16!

Beautiful Darling Posters Available!

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Posters from Beautiful Darling are available - $10 unsigned or $15 signed by director James Rasin and star Jeremiah Newton. All proceeds benefit Artworks. Please e-mail cherryvalleyartworks@live.com to reserve your copy. A minimum order is required.

Beautiful Darling

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Saturday June 11, Cherry Valley Artworks presents the film Beautiful Darling.
7:30 pm
Star Theater, 44 Main St.
Click here for more info.
See the poster.

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2010 Christmas Show

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Click to see more pictures from our 2010 Christmas Show.

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2010 Christmas Show

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On December 11 and 12, Cherry Valley Artworks will present a double-bill for children of all ages. Plan now to join us for Punch and Judy and the Golden Ball and Heckity Peg and the Christmas Dinner PLUS special appearances by the Young Cherry Valley Players. Performances at the Old School Cafe: Saturday, December 11 at 7:00pm and Sunday, December 12 at 2:00pm.

LAST CHANCE

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THE WORD IS OUT! THE REVIEWS ARE IN! "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" IS THE HIT OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

DON'T MISS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE IT THIS SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 12TH

See the details on the poster