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The 2012 International Cello Festival

TIME TO TANGO!
Sunday, October 28 at 7:30pm. 
Tickets $15 (students $10)
Center for the Arts: Harold J. Kaplan Concert Hall
Recital featuring Cecylia Barczyk with Frances Borowsky, Elizabeth Borowsky, Robert McMahan, and the TU Orchestra. Exciting rhythms of Central and South America are woven into cello compositions by Ginastera, Piazzola, DeFalla, and Cuban composer Jorge Lopez Marin. The program also features the world premier of William Milner’s Sonata for Two Cellos and Piano (click in for a video interview with Dr. Milner and program notes!). 

THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO
Tuesday, October 30 at 7:00pm.
Center for the Arts: Recital Hall
 A discussion of the book by Steven Galloway and a selection of inspiring music for cello.

MASTER CLASS BY CECYLIA BACZYK
Friday, November 9 at 6:00pm.
Center for the Arts: Harold J. Kaplan Concert Hall

RECITAL BY AMIT PELED
Sunday, November 11 at 3:00pm. 
Tickets $20 (students $10)
Center for the Arts: Harold J. Kaplan Concert Hall
 Acclaimed Israeli cellist Amit Peled and pianist Alon Goldstein present works by Beethoven and Brahms, and the Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major (accompanied by cello ensemble!). Also on the program: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 by Villa-Lobos with Cecylia Barczyk and cello students from Towson University and Peabody. 

For more information: www.towson.edu/artscalendar or 410-704-ARTS (2787)
Tickets are available online or at the box office prior to the concert.
Directions and parking

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Amit Peled Concert (November 11, 2012)

Masterclass (November 9, 2012)

Time to Tango with Cecylia Barczyk (October 28, 2012)

2011: The Cello Sings
​(FAMOUS ARRANGEMENTS AND ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS)

Dear Friends,

It is with great pleasure and anticipation that I invite you to the forthcoming International Cello Festival at Towson University, April 10-17. Spring is a time for transformation and rebirth. Just as the caterpillar emerges as a beautiful butterfly, enjoy a refreshing look at old musical favorites in their beautiful new form for cello and piano. Usher in a beautiful musical Spring with this “triple crown” of concerts – a musical and soulful getaway without leaving town.

·My lifelong friendship with French pianist Anton Gryzik has resulted in his beautiful arrangements of Richard Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, Franz Liszt’s Die Lorelei, and Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 for our performances. The music took on a very personal meaning as Anton painstakingly worked on extracting the beautiful, wrenching harmonies out of Wagner’s orchestral score while battling for his life with cancer. According to Anton, friendship and beautiful music gives him strength and hope to continue fighting. Our performance in Paris last October was recorded for French television and acknowledged with a standing ovation. We will be delighted to chat with you at the reception after the concert. 
[Sunday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.]

·Frances Borowsky was so inspired by a friend’s performance of Francis Poulenc’s Clarinet Sonata that she vowed to make her own cello arrangement of this work.  The result is a “cello sonata” so difficult that she might well remain the only performer of it! Frances will team up with her sister, Elizabeth, to form a duo that transcends youthful energy and charm. Also on the program: Polish cellist and Towson alumna Aneta Otreba returns to take on the devilishly difficult cello arrangement of Cesar Franck’s Violin Sonata. Aneta recently received her D.M.A. from the University of Maryland, and by the time of this recital (!), will be a mother of two! Her partner at the piano is Towson’s celebrated and beloved pianist, Reynaldo Reyes. 
[Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.]

·If you missed German cellist Alexander Hülshoff’scello recital at Towson two years ago, here’s a second chance to hear this wonderful cellist in his electrifying collaboration with pianist Andrew Harley. Warhorse sonatas by Brahms and Debussy will be flanked by arrangements of the Leonard Bernstein Clarinet Sonata and Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dances. 
[Sunday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.]

See you soon!

Sincerely,
Cecylia Barczyk

Recital by Cecylia Barczyk and Anton Gryzik
Sunday, April 10, 7:30 p.m. - Center for the Arts Recital Hall
The cello truly can sing! Famous vocal composition by Brahms, Liszt, Wagner, and others find their perfect voice on cello, performed by cellist Cecylia Barczyk. Proceeds will benefit the Cello Scholarship Fund.
Tickets: $14 general admission; $10 seniors; $7 students.

Concert for Children
Wednesday, April 13, 11 a.m. - Center for the Arts Recital Hall
A perfect way to introduce young people to the wonderful world of music, this concert features all string instruments in solo and ensemble settings with music by Beethoven, Mozart, Bartok, Bernstein, and Gershwin.
Admission is free. Advanced reservation required, call 410-704-2838.

Students and Alumni of Towson University
Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. - Center for the Arts Recital Hall
Award-winning young Towson University cellists, alumni and the Towson/Maryland Cello Ensemble perform original and arranged compositions for cello and cello ensemble by Tchaikovsky, Poulenc and Franck. Proceeds will benefit the Cello Scholarship Fund.
Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 seniors, $7 students

Recital by Alexander Hulshoff and Andrew Harley
Sunday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. - Center for the Arts Harold J. Kaplan Concert Hall
Internationally acclaimed German cellist Alexander Hulshoff returns to Towson University for an evening of original and arranged cello music.  Program will include Sonatas by Debussy, Britten, and an arrangement of the Clarinet Sonata by Bernstein, and Hungarian Dances by Brahms. Proceeds will benefit the Cello Scholarship Fund.
Tickets: $18 general admission; $10 seniors; $7 students