Music & Morsels

Bring a cup of coffee/tea & pastry or create a wine/cheese happy hour and take a front row seat at your computer for a live, classical piano concert, followed by Q&A with the artist.

"She was a great artist...": Masterpieces by Beach, Chaminade & Boulanger

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

1-2pm (PT), 2-3pm (MT), 3-4pm (CT), 4-5pm (ET)

on Zoom

Pianist Ian Scarfe will be joined by French violinist Mélanie Clapiès for a program of lyrical and intriguing works by several overlooked composers, each of them female.

The duo will present music by American composer Amy Beach, including her "Romance for Violin and Piano", which premiered at the Women's Musical Congress of 1893. They will also present works by two French composers, Cecile Chaminade and Lili Boulanger, who were among the most talented composers in Paris in the early 20th century.

Scarfe and Clapies will share stories about the composers and the history of this music, and offer a kind of "listening guide" to the audience to deepen the listening experience. They will also be on hand to take questions from the audience and participate in a live discussion afterwards.

Save! Get “Early Bird” pricing before March 7th!

About Ian Scarfe

Ian Scarfe enjoys a wide-ranging career as an advocate for music. Initially following directions to become a piano soloist, he quickly discovered the joys of diversifying his work. As a performer he is equally comfortable as a soloist, accompanying recital partners, or in the mix of a small or large ensemble. As a speaker, he is a frequent lecturer during formal concerts, a host and emcee during casual musical events, and also a narrator to children's programs. As a musical entrepreneur, he keeps a busy travel schedule across the United States and Europe organizing concerts, tours, and festivals.

About Mélanie Clapiès

Mélanie Clapiès is a violinist whose career has taken her all over the world. She has held teaching positions in France and the United States, and recently earned her doctorate from Yale. She is a musician who is known not only for her technical prowess, but for her complete commitment to expressive performances, as you will soon hear.

Tickets & Notes:

"Early Bird" Ticket: $12.50; available until 48-hours prior to the performance.

"Regular" Tickets: $15; available until the performance begins.

All tickets are 1) are per device, not per person on Zoom, and 2) are non-refundable & non-exchangeable.

The Fine Print:

Fortunately, we've had very few issues, but just to be clear...

Your Zoom “Event Link”: The Zoom event link will be emailed to you two days before the event. To help it land in your "inbox," before registering, please add the following emails to your contacts:

• James Sokol -- jsokol@marinjcc.org
• JCC Alliance -- alliance@marinjcc.org

Registrants are requested to make sure the email w/link has arrived by the evening of March 7th. If the email does not arrive, please see "Troubleshooting" below.

The email w/link will be re-sent to all registrants about 2-hours prior to the event. NB: However, if it landed somewhere other than in your inbox the first time, it will probably do the same later.

Have a Comcast email? Please refer to this guide: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/spam-filters-and-email-blocking-new-experience.

Troubleshooting: We will do our best to remedy any issues. Registrants who have NOT received the email w/link are asked to check their email "junk" and "spam" folders. If found, please move the email to your inbox. If the email/link is still not there, please contact James (see below) immediately.

Late Troubleshooting: We will try our best - but cannot guarantee - help with Zoom links to guests contacting James less than 1-hour prior to the event.

Live Only: In agreement with our guides, artists, instructors, special guests, etc., events are not recorded. Make-up sessions are unavailable. Credit/refund is not given for missed events.

Liability: While we will do our best to remedy any issues, The Osher Marin JCC & its Program Partners cannot be held responsible for 1) issues related to Eventbrite or Zoom, 2) ticket buyers not following the instructions above, nor 3) packing, shipping, or deliver services of food/beverages not received in time for tasting events.

Don’t ya just hate “the fine print?!!”

Questions? Email James at jsokol@marinjcc.org.

Music & Morsels is created by the Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael, CA) and offered by the National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance. See below for a full list of Alliance Partners.

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