Tonight’s performance has been made possible by the generosity of a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

Pop culture often depicts heaven as a place in the clouds with pearly gates. Angels clad in robes of classical Greek design soar to and fro on diminutive wings. One musical instrument above all others has come to be associated with such a scene, the harp.

Harpist Amy Ley will dispel as poppycock such frivolous notions of her chosen instrument. The harp stands six feet tall, weighs 90 pounds, and its 47 strings exert 4,400 pounds of pressure on the instrument’s soundboard. Try flying around in a toga carrying one of these babies!

And yet, Amy’s life as a musician is bound to this impractically large instrument. Third floor walk-up? Sure. Public transportation? Yup. The harp goes everywhere. This evening’s performance is sure to convince you why it is all worth it!

ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE

Concerto in B-Flat, Handel

solo from "Lucia di Lamermoor,” Donizetti

Ariadne’s Dance from “The Crown of Ariadne,” Schafer

Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin

Fauré

Bordel 1900 from "L’Histoire du Tango,” Piazzola — with Timothy Christie

Artist: Amy Ley, harp

Beethoven, Zorn, Handel, Berio, Shostakovich, Mozart, and more.

Wild contrasts and surprise performances orbit the profound music of Beethoven’s late string quartets.  The super-cool Jimgermanbar in Waitsburg sets the stage...  Jim will slice a filament-thin shaving of lime zest into your cocktail with his ceramic Kyocera knife, and you will realize that it’s the first time you’ve ever tasted a properly made mojito.

Collage is a style of performing in which the conclusion of one piece dovetails with the beginning of the next to form a continuous fabric of contrasting sounds and textures.  The show unfolds in two halves, each with the slow movement of a late Beethoven string quartet buried in its center like gooey molten chocolate in a lava cake.

The cartoon violence of John Zorn’s “Cat O’ Nine Tails,” the bracing steely energy of Luciano Berio’s “Edouard” and the baroque grandeur of Handel’s G minor Passacaglia will rub shoulders with the grinding blues jam, “Black Bend” by Dan Visconti.  Classicism and modernism meld into a kaleidoscope of musical wonder.

There are two shows and programs may vary slightly.  The Gold Pass will be accepted at either show, but pass holders must choose one or the other.  Space is extremely limited.  Tickets are good for their assigned time only.

Beethoven, Zorn, Handel, Berio, Shostakovich, Mozart, and more.

Wild contrasts and surprise performances orbit the profound music of Beethoven’s late string quartets.  The super-cool Jimgermanbar in Waitsburg sets the stage...  Jim will slice a filament-thin shaving of lime zest into your cocktail with his ceramic Kyocera knife, and you will realize that it’s the first time you’ve ever tasted a properly made mojito.

Collage is a style of performing in which the conclusion of one piece dovetails with the beginning of the next to form a continuous fabric of contrasting sounds and textures.  The show unfolds in two halves, each with the slow movement of a late Beethoven string quartet buried in its center like gooey molten chocolate in a lava cake.

The cartoon violence of John Zorn’s “Cat O’ Nine Tails,” the bracing steely energy of Luciano Berio’s “Edouard” and the baroque grandeur of Handel’s G minor Passacaglia will rub shoulders with the grinding blues jam, “Black Bend” by Dan Visconti.  Classicism and modernism meld into a kaleidoscope of musical wonder.

There are two shows and programs may vary slightly.  The Gold Pass will be accepted at either show, but pass holders must choose one or the other.  Space is extremely limited.  Tickets are good for their assigned time only.