Leonia Chamber Musicians Society Concerts: The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc. (LCMS) salutes pioneering American woman composer and piano virtuoso Amy Beach in the organization’s second concert of the 2019-2020 series. The LCMS presents ‘Harmony in Life’, a recognition of three composers who overcame life’s struggles to write beautiful music, on November 24, 2019 at 4:00 pm at the Presbyterian Church in Leonia, located at 181 Fort Lee Road in Leonia, New Jersey. The society’s members –Theresa Norris, flute; Marsha Heller, oboe; Roy Lewis, violin; Maggie Speier, viola; and Daryl Goldberg, cello -will be joined by guest artist violinist Janey Choi.
Beach’s (1867-1944) compositional excellence paved the way for acceptance in a male dominated field. Her romantic Theme and Variations for Flute and String quartet is based on one of the many melodious songs she wrote.
Englishman Gustav Holst (1874-1934), known for his great orchestral suite The Planets, composed a Terzetto for the interesting combination of flute, oboe and viola. He overcame a life of illness to compose a wealth of opera, orchestra and chamber music compositions.
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) is famously known for his musical tribute to Czech history in his orchestra piece Má vlast (My Homeland). After losing his hearing, he continued to compose one of his best works, the string quartet Z mého života (From My Life).
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