Hidden Treasures – you'll hear them Saturday!

If you haven’t heard the music of Chamber San Juans lately, this is a good weekend to start – it’s gonna be great. With a Grammy nominee & world-class musicians, this one’s gonna be a winner. Here’s more from the Community Theatre’s Jan Bollwinkel-Smith:

Chamber Music San Juans Presents “Spring’s Hidden Treasures”

Grammy-nominee Martin Kuuskmann plays here on Saturday

Bring together a charismatic bassoonist with a critically acclaimed pianist, add four familiar and favorite Chamber Music San Juans musicians, and you have a recipe for one inspiring and refreshing evening of  classical music.

The sounds of Chamber Music San Juans’ spring concert, “Spring’s Hidden Treasures,” will fill the main auditorium at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Artistic Director and clarinetist Patricia Kostek’s musical ingredients feature bassoonist and Grammy Award nominee, Martin Kuuskmann; pianist Arthur Rowe; cellist Rowena Hammill; violinist Ron Patterson and violist Roxanna Patterson.  The international artists will play works by Mozart (Trio for clarinet, viola and piano), Fauré (Piano Quartet in C minor), Vogel (Quartet for bassoon and strings), Händel-Vermes (Chaconne for violin and viola) as well as works for clarinet and bassoon duo by Brazilian composer Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez.

Born in Estonia, Kuuskmann is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and Yale University School of Music.  Kostek notes that Martin’s charismatic and engaging performances throughout the world have earned him high praise as a vibrantly creative bassoon virtuoso forging a new path in his field. The New York Times has praised Kuuskmann’s playing as “dynamic…amazing…gripping.”

Pianist Arthur Rowe

Recitalist, soloist with orchestra and chamber musician Arthur Rowe tours annually across North America and has received enthusiastic reviews from his performances in cities such as New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Seattle and San Diego, as well as in venues in Europe and New Zealand. Following a New York solo recital, The New York Times wrote:  “…It was first-rate playing: a kind of execution tinglingly alive to the shape and contribution of each phrase.”

The business partner for this performance is Kings Market.  Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for student reserved.  $5 Student RUSH will be available at the door.  A private donor has made provision for free tickets to anyone needing financial assistance to attend a Theatre event.

The SJCT Box Office is open Tuesdays-Fridays, 11-4, Saturdays 11-2, and one hour before any performance.  Call 360-378-3210, or surf to www.sjctheatre.org

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