PRISM Quartet concert featuring Walden alumni Solon Snider and Mark Macaluso

Wall to Wall World Premieres: PRISM Quartet, Inc. in partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music, PRISM presents an electrifying program of world premieres of new saxophone quartets by Walden alumni Solon Snider and Mark Macaluso, winners of the PRISM/Walden School Commissioning Award; Bang on a Can composer and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Julia Wolfe; Grammy Award-winner Michael Daugherty; the Curtis Institute’s David Hertzberg; Princeton University’s Emma O’Halloran, Viet Cuong and Jonathan Russell; counter)induction’s Kyle Bartlett; and PRISM’s own Matthew Levy.

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An Afternoon with Cyrus Chestnut in Baltimore

Please join us for an afternoon fundraising reception and performance by renowned jazz pianist, Cyrus Chestnut, in support of The Walden School.

Mr. Chestnut has been called a "...highly intelligent improviser with one of the surest senses of swing in jazz" by The New York Times,and is an alumnus of The Walden School's Young Musicians Program.

For more information and to RSVP email events@waldenschool.org or call 415-647-4810. Space is limited! Gifts may be made in person at the door or online at waldenschool.org/support. We hope to see you there!

Host Committee
Ellen & Ed Bernard
Seth Brenzel
Amy Bryan
Arno & Ruth Drucker
Jack & Lucy Henningfield
Howard & Marianne Katz
Logan Brenzel & Ernest Massiah
Gloria Mehiel
Laura Mehiel


Walden and BPYO

Walden alumnus Douglas Friedman was selected for the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s Young Composers Initiative.


PRISM Quartet concert featuring Walden alumni Solon Snider and Mark Macaluso

PRISM presents an electrifying program of new saxophone quartets by Walden alumni Solon Snider and Mark Macaluso, winners of the PRISM/Walden School Commissioning Award; Bang on a Can composer and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Julia Wolfe; Grammy Award-winner Michael Daugherty; the Curtis Institute’s David Hertzberg; Princeton University’s Emma O’Halloran, Viet Cuong and Jonathan Russell; counter)induction’s Kyle Bartlett; and PRISM’s own Matthew Levy.

For more information please click here.


PRISM Quartet concert featuring Walden alumni Solon Snider and Mark Macaluso

Wall to Wall World Premieres: PRISM Quartet, Inc. in partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music, PRISM presents an electrifying program of world premieres of new saxophone quartets by Walden alumni Solon Snider and Mark Macaluso, winners of the PRISM/Walden School Commissioning Award; Bang on a Can composer and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Julia Wolfe; Grammy Award-winner Michael Daugherty; the Curtis Institute’s David Hertzberg; Princeton University’s Emma O’Halloran, Viet Cuong and Jonathan Russell; counter)induction’s Kyle Bartlett; and PRISM’s own Matthew Levy.

For more information please click here.


Walden School/JCC Alumni Composers Forum in San Francisco – Featuring Wild Rumpus!

We hope you will join us for this year's annual San Francisco Walden/JCC Alumni Composers Forum featuring the ensemble Wild Rumpus.

All are welcome to gather for an evening of world premiere compositions, terrific performances, and enlightening discussion. The Composers Forum will be followed by a reception for participants and attendees, so between new music, great people and delicious food, there are plenty of reasons to join us. Please, email us at events@waldenschool.org or call 415-648-4710 if you have any questions.

Moderators: David Conte and Alex Christie
Composers: TBA - submit your scores to events@waldenschool.org

About Wild Rumpus:
Wild Rumpus is dedicated to the development of new music through collaboration with young/emerging composers. By creating a space for experimentation, risk-taking, and dialogue, we hope to be challenged and excited by the music we make, and to support the artistic/technical growth of the composers who work with us. We want to share this process in a way that sparks the curiosity and intelligence of our audience and draws them into the adventurous, eclectic world of new music.


Walden School/JCC Alumni Composers Forum in New York - Featuring Face the Music!

We hope you will join us for this year's annual New York City Walden/JCC Alumni Composers Forum featuring the ensemble Face the Music.

All are welcome to gather for an evening of world premiere compositions, terrific performances, and enlightening discussion. The Composers Forum will be followed by a reception for participants and attendees, so between new music, great people and delicious food, there are plenty of reasons to join us. Please, email us at events@waldenschool.org or call 415-648-4710 if you have any questions.

To reserve tickets please email events@waldenschool.org. 

Moderators: Paul Moravec and Sky Macklay
Composers: Alice Volfson, Dayton Hare, Eliza Triolo, Hilary Kruh, Jessica Rudman, Kevin Becker, Kim Diehnelt, Sammy Sussman

About Face the Music:
Face the Music is the only teen ensemble in the U.S. dedicated to the creation and performance of music by living composers. In residence at Kaufman Music Center, Face the Music has taken its place as a full-fledged player in New York City's vibrant contemporary classical scene, rapidly becoming what Allan Kozinn of the New York Times has called "a force in the New York new-music world."


The Walden School Players in Concert

The Walden School Players present a concert of contemporary classical and improvised music at the Keene Public Library. The concert starts at 12 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Program Includes:

Bonnie Whiting (percussion) :  “Amazonia Dreaming” by Annea Lockwood

Erica Dicker (violin):  “The Northern Cross (Cygnus)”  by Erica Dicker

Erica Dicker & Tawnya Popoff (viola) :  “La Malinconia per violino e viola” by Salvatore Sciarrino

Peter Evans (trumpet) :  “Venus” by John Coltrane

Ryan Muncy (soprano saxophone) : “Tre Pezzi, Movement 1” by Giacinto Scelsi

Erica Dicker, Chris Wild (cello), & Aaron Wunsch (piano):  “Tien-Yuen (Heavenly Melody)” from Piano Trio #1 by Nathaniel Stookey


The Walden School Choral Concert

One of the most popular concerts on our annual summer series, this is a culminating performance by the entire Young Musicians Program community featuring a variety of choral ensembles. The concert is led by Alysoun Kegel, Walden’s director of choirs, and will be held in the Peterborough Town House.

 

Free and open to the public


Benefit concert featuring Thomas Hecht

Please join us for an afternoon of music, food, and drink in support of The Walden School.

Featuring pianist, Thomas Hecht
Musical program at 4:30 PM

RSVP to events@waldenschool.org
or call 415-648-4710 by May 26th.

$75/person or $125/couple

You may pay at the event, donate online or mail payment to:
31A 29th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.

If you are unable to attend, we still welcome your support.

Host Committee:
Seth Brenzel
Amy Bryan
Arno & Ruth Drucker
Jack & Lucy Henningfield
Marguerite Ladd
Charles & Barbara Mallonee
Steve Messner
Peter Thompson