Chamber Players International Presents
The Long Island Mozart Festival 2008
at
Old Westbury Gardens
Friday, August 29 – Monday, September 1

Friday, August 29 Opening Night

8:00 PM
"Mozart Under the Stars"
Serenade for Strings: W.A. Mozart
Variations on a Theme of Mozart: F. Chopin
Concerto For Piano and Orchestra in F Minor: F. Chopin

Alexander Panizza, pianist   
Orchestra de Chambre Français
Daniel Boico, conductor

Saturday, August 30
Grounds open at 10 am

3:00 PM
Youth Ensemble Program-Girl Scout of Nassau County Chorus

4:00 PM
Dance Ensemble Program-Circle of Dance Reportory Company

5:00 PM
Main Stage Concert - "Concertos for all Seasons"
Concerto No. 3 for Violin and Orchestra: W.A. Mozart
Romance in C Major Op. 48. C. Saint-Saëns
Introduction & Rondo Cappriccioso op. 28.  C. Saint-Saëns

Anastasia Khitruk:  Violin soloist
Orchestra de Chambre Français

Sunday, August 31
Grounds open at 10 am

3:00 PM
Youth Ensemble Program-Gemini Youth Orchestra

4:00 PM
Dance Ensemble Program- Huntington Ballet Theatre & Long Island High School for the Arts

5:00 PM
Main Stage Concert - "Mozart's Sunlit World"
Concerto No. 24 for Piano and Orchestra: W.A. Mozart
Piano Quartet in Eb Major (performed as a concerto): W.A. Mozart
Tatiana Goncharova: Piano soloist
Orchestra de Chambre Français

Monday, September 1
Grounds open at 10 am

3:00 PM
Youth Ensemble Program-Uniondale HS Orchestra

4:00 PM
Dance Ensemble Program- ABT – II Karen LeFrak's "Cake", Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto, No.3

5:00 PM
Main Stage Concert-"Mozart's Timeless Influence"
Serenade for Strings: W.A. Mozart
Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra: F. Mendelssohn
"Concerto Green" for Violin, Piano and Orchestra: D. Winkler
(world premiere, composed for the 2008 Long Island Mozart Festival)
 
Dmitri Berlinsky, Violin soloist
Tatiana Goncharova: Piano soloist
Orchestra de Chambre Français
Daniel Boico, conductor
 

Historical Dancing—All Weekend

This troupe of Terpsichore revivalists brings 18th-century dance back to life, costumed in period garb. Audience participation welcome.

Fencing Demonstration—All Weekend

The gentlemen of Mozart’s day knew how to defend their honor when challenged to a duel. The North Shore Fencing Club will provide a brief, historic perspective on the sport of fencing, followed by a demonstration of contemporary techniques. Director: Vladimir Gofman.

Mozart Dice Game—All Weekend

“Musikalisches Würfelspiel” or, musical dice. Mozart might have created this musical game of chance in 1787. Players become composers by tossing a pair of dice to determine each musical note. Musical-dice specialist Rebecca Arkenberg conducts guest musicians using her specially designed game board, fleshing out the harmonies and continuo. Result: Minuet a la Mozart. Participants can take home a copy of their eight-bar composition.

Traditional Puppet Mastery—Punch ’n Judy—Saturday and Monday Only

Master puppeteer Fred Greenspan provides an historic overview before each show, then wows kids and families with the sometimes sweet, sometimes raucous doings of puppets based on characters from medieval Europe.

House and Garden Tours—All Weekend

Old Westbury Garden volunteers lead 45-minute tours of Westbury House and the gardens. House tours, on the hour and half-hour, narrate the history contained in 16 remarkable rooms. Garden tours—at 11am, 1:30pm and 5:30pm—guide visitors through the Boxwood Garden, Primrose Path, Cottage Garden, Rose Garden, Walled Garden and Lilac Path.

Café Mozart

Our outdoor bistro offers an array of healthy foods for adults and children.

Carriage Rides—All Weekend

Climb aboard a horse and carriage to see a grand view of Westbury House through its beech tree allée.

Children’s Activities—All Weekend

Play the game of royals, croquet, receive free face painting or try your hand at sand art.