Arbor
Chamber Music
was founded in 1991 by pianist Lenore Fishman Davis, whose goal has
been to bring the highest artistic level of chamber music
performances to New Jersey audiences and to cultivate a greater
appreciation for the broad and inspiring chamber music repertoire.
Begun in Summit, Arbor has performed throughout northern New
Jersey, and now has two concert series, which take place regularly
at the Burgdorff Cultural Center in Maplewood and at St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church in Westfield.
Now
entering its twelfth season, Arbor Chamber Music has achieved
considerable acclaim for its dynamic performances and enriching
pre-concert discussions by composer John Sichel, and is known for
bringing world-class artists into intimate concert halls and into
schools. The Arbor series has become one of New Jersey’s
pre-eminent classical music series, drawing listeners from
throughout the state, and has been hailed by the Newark Star-Ledger
as “a hotbed of musicianship.”
Arbor
Chamber Music regularly presents collaborations of today’s best
performers, including: pianist Richard Goode, violinist Marcia
Weinfeld, the Brentano String Quartet, The St. Lawrence String
Quartet, Richard, Peter and Lucy Stoltzman, violinist Emi Ohi
Resnick, cellist Matthias Naegele, clarinetist David Krakauer,
clarinetist Todd Palmer, violinist Mark Steinberg, the Zéphyros
Wind Quintet, violinist Maria Bachmann, and pianist Lenore Fishman
Davis.
Dedicated to nurturing the next generation of musicians and
listeners, Arbor instituted its Mentoring Program at Westfield High
School. Through this
project, Arbor artists work directly with instrumental students in
coachings, masterclasses, performances and discussions and reach
about 350 gifted high school students throughout the school year.
Click here for more information on the Mentoring
Program.
Arbor
Chamber Music's concerts and educational programming are made
possible through the generosity of the Frank and Lydia Bergen
Foundation, The Westfield Foundation, Chase Manhattan Bank, Hayward
Industries, and the NJ State Council on the Arts through grants
administered by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage
Affairs and the Essex County Cultural Affairs Office.
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