Bring dessert/coffee or cocktail/nosh and take a front-row seat for a beautiful & interesting, live musical recital with insights and Q&A.
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 concert, followed by Q&A with the artist.
Impromptuo
Wednesday, October 4
1-2pm (PT), 2-3pm (MT), 3-4pm (CT), 4-5pm (ET)
on Zoom
Don’t miss the Alliance concert debut of Impromptuo — an innovative improvisation-focused duo made up of violinist Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim and pianist Joey Chang, who use their classical training and improvisation as a means to present programs full of spontaneity.
This also questions the classical tradition, whether it be open-score works or pieces of the classical canon with added improvisations, while remaining true to its identity and background.
Impromptuo blurs the borders between musical styles with the intent to strip away perceived hierarchies in today’s musical traditions. Their program includes:
- Bach – Sonata for Violin and Piano in C minor (BWV 1017)
- Still – Pieces for Violin and Piano
- Audience-suggestion improvisations
- Mozart – Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-flat Major, (K. 454)
Save! Get “Early Bird” pricing before Oct 2nd.
About Impromptuo
Based in New York City, Impromptuo is an innovative improvisation-focused duo made up of violinist Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim and pianist Joey Chang. The duo has been commissioned and presented by Metropolis Ensemble, House of Yes, (Le) Poisson Rouge, Fifth Wall Performing Arts, and National Arts Diversity Integration Association in 2020. They have also performed as part of the Variousound Sessions 2020 Residency, and co-founded Muzosynth Orchestra (formerly the Moving Orchestra) in 2019. Though primarily trained in European classical music, Impromptuo draws influence from traditions of free jazz, experimental electroacoustic music, etc., and suggestions from you!
Lim’s and Chang’s paths as improvisers crossed as the two began jamming together at the start of 2019. Having both undergone training at The Juilliard School, they looked beyond the world of European classical music and came to the practice of free improvisation. As the duo performed more and especially into the COVID-19 pandemic with countless live-streamed concerts together, free improvisation became an essential part of their programming, presenting music eschewing labels and rather combining the duo’s multitude of influences.
Impromptuo was a recipient of a Chamber Music America 2021 Ensemble Forward Grant, made possible with generous support from the New York Community Trust, which has allowed them a prodigious opportunity to work with composer/multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey.
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.
Program subject to change; refunds are not available if a program takes place.
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:
- OMJCC Zoom — Zoom3@marinjcc.org
- JCC Alliance — alliance@marinjcc.org
Registrants are requested to make sure the email w/link has arrived by the evening of Oct 2nd. If the email does not arrive, please see “Troubleshooting” below.
The email w/link will be re-sent to all registrants 1-2 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 Sean less than 15-minutes 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 Sean at sfitzgerald@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.
ALL ARE WELCOME to join in our activities! JCC members, non-members, those who live near or far, people of all backgrounds, faiths, ethnicities, hair styles, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. “The more the merrier!”
