Record Observer from Easton, Maryland • Page 9

WYE MILLS The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Carolyn Kuan, will present music from the past three centuries at a concert in the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College on Tuesday, April 8. Showtime is 8 p.m., and the featured soloist is BSO principal second violin is Quing Li. The concert opens with a 21st-century piece by Scottish composer James MacMillan, Commissioned by Guildhall School of Music and Drama, it received its premiere last year by the London Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra then goes back to the 18th century with Violin Concerto No. 3 featuring Quing Li.

The concert concludes with rousing 19th-century hit, Symphony No.5. Quing Li joined the orchestra under David Zinman in 1993. She is an active chamber music player and soloist. been a prize winner at leading violin competitions including the Marbury, Queen Elizabeth International, Tokyo International, Beijing International and the Young Concerts International violin competitions. Li has appeared at the Aspen, Tanglewood, Mea- dowmount and Grand Teton festivals, and has collaborated with concert stars Hilary Hahn, Pinchas Zukerman, Eugenia Zukerman, and Leon Fleisher.

She holds degrees from Peabody Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. Conductor Carolyn Kuan is currently the associate conductor of the Seattle Symphony orchestra. Last summer she brought a cheering Seattle audience to its feet with her rendering of Carl As a guest conductor, she has lead the Bournemouth Symphony, Detroit Symphony, National Symphony, San Francisco Symphony and regional orchestras throughout the country. Kuan is an advocate of new music, and served as assistant conductor for the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. She has also won numerous international conducting awards; she was the first female awarded the Herbert von Karajan conducting fellowship.

Kuan studied with Marin Alsop, Kirt Masur, Gustav Meier and Leonard Slatkin. She graduated cum laude from Smith College, holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Illinois and a performance diploma from the Peabody Conservatory. The Chesapeake College BSO concerts are presented by the Mid-Shore Symphony Society. For ticket information, call 410-827-5867 Rik Ferrell Contributing Writer Friday, April 4 Andy Friedman the Other Failures Chestertown 410-778-6779 Andy Friedman is a cartoonist for The New Yorker and one of the most acerbic on the planet and a good thing. Songs like Die Like Andy and with the are Cannery Row-edged masterpieces that get right up in your face like an angry drunk.

www.Andys-Ctown.com Saturday, April 5 Chester River Runoff Avalon Theatre, Easton 410-822-7299 Chester River Runoff is genuine traditional bluegrass with a youthful fire in its belly, and taking the Mid-Atlantic by storm. This concert is serv- ing as a benefit show for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to help raise awareness for Bay Day. www.AvalonTheatre.com Tuesday, April 8 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Todd Performing Arts Center Chesapeake College, Wye Mills 410-827-5867 great when the BSO crosses the bridge to visit, because they always bring us a present: first-rate classical music. This time around, conductor Carolyn Kuan presents amazing Symphony Also on the bill is Violin Concerto with the talented Quing Li on violin. www.Chesapeake.edu To have your event considered for inclusion in Live Music This Week, please e-mail LiveMusic BrightsideMarketi ng.com at least three weeks in advance.

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with a silent auction, raffle, refreshments and entertainment by CYSO small groups. The concert begins at 8 p.m. The concert features both the symphony and concert orchestras and special guests, the Maryland State Boychoir of Baltimore. The program will include selections from and and Festival then pieces by the Maryland State Boychoir alone. The symphony orchestra, under the direction of Julien Benichou, and Boychoir will join forces for selections from Magic and This is the major fundraising event of the year for the CYSO.

Tickets will be available in advance through the Maryland Hall Box Office, 410-260-5640, or online at www.mdhallarts.org. The price for tickets is $43 for adults in advance, $53 at the door; $18 for students. No senior prices available. Chesapeake Youth Symphony presents spring gala concert Baltimore symphony performs at Todd next week CHESTERTOWN Erin Murphy, a Washington College graduate who has gone on to enjoy a postcollegiate career as a poet, will return to her alma mater to present a reading in the Sophie Kerr Room at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 9.

Murphy (class of 1990) is the author of and Other of and Much of This (winner of the Anthony Piccione Poetry Prize). She is assistant professor of English at Penn State- Altoona. She has received the Foley Poetry Award, the National Union Poetry Award, a $5,000 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize, and fellowships from the Maryland State Arts Council, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. reading is part of Washington 2007-2008 Sophie Kerr Lecture Series. The series honors the legacy of Sophie Kerr, a writer from Denton whose generosity has enriched Washington literary culture.

Admission is free and open to the public. The Sophie Kerr Room is located in the Miller Library. For more information, call 410-778-7879. Erin Murphy returns to Washington College ERIN MURPHY CHESTERTOWN Chestertown will be abuzz from 5 to 8 this evening, as three new art exhibits open at local galleries. Artist Sally Clark opens a new exhibit at The Gallery, at 239 High St.

is a collection of mixed media pieces. An opening reception will be held this evening, and the exhibit will remain on display until April 27. Painter Marcy Dunn Ramsey will open at the Carla Massoni Gallery, at 203 High St. Her exhibit will hang until May 4. The gallery will also show vessels by Seiko Behr, sculpture by Shelley Robzen and new paintings by Grace Mitchell.

The Chestertown Arts League, at 312 Cannon will open an exhibit of artworks crafted from native or nautical memorabilia or inspired by the uniquely picturesque scenery of the Chesapeake Bay. During reception, the Choice Award will be presented. will remain on display through April 29. Sally Clark explains the name of her current exhibit thusly: of the ordinary, an extraordinary phenomenon this present she said, wanted to explore a new medium for myself. In the past, I have enjoyed water- color painting in the traditional sense.

Also, I have dabbled in acrylics and faux painting in acrylic washes and glazes. for this present show, I wanted to tap into my creative juices and try to stretch my imagination and go in a new direction. I wanted, not only to combine watercolor and acrylics together, but also to build surface texture. individual pieces may not have a common theme, but they are similar in execution. Many times, the texture alone or the combination of colors dictated the composition.

I called that moment of clarity will encompass a variety of media, materials and methods exhib- ited. The show committee is chaired by local artist Zane Carter. Artworks will include found art with Bay artifacts; traditional paintings; photograpy of landscape scenes of the Bay and its tributaries and the boats which ply them; wildlife photography and painting; and whatever else tingles the imagination of Arts League members. A monumental hanging in the theme of the show by local artist Lois Kuck will adorn the front of the gallery. The show will open on tonight from 5 to 8 p.m.

at the CAL gallery, at 312 Cannon St. Refreshments will be served and there will be a choice vote taken at the opening. Three new art exhibits opening tonight WYE MILLS In anticipation of the Queen Anne upcoming 20th anniversary gala on April 26, weekly rehearsals have been ongoing for the past two months. The concert will be held at The Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, and will begin at 7:30 p.m. The performance, entitled, in will feature music composed and arranged by American composers.

Colonial Music experts, Ginger and David Hildibrand will provide an overture of Colonial music. They will also accompany a musical selection for voices only. A grand finale, entitled, and arranged by Carl Stommen, will salute members of the armed forces of America. Former members of the Chorale will be invited to join this musical salute. As a gift to the community, the Chorale will offer this concert free of charge.

At a reception held after the concert, the Chorale will have the opportunity to personally thank members of the audience. For information, call 410-827-8618 or visit www.qachorale.org. The Queen Chorale is funded in part by grants from The Queen County Arts Council, The United Way of Queen County Inc. and The Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant community where the arts thrive. Chorale celebrates its 20th anniversary with free concert April 26 at Todd Arts Center STEVENSVILLE The Kent Island Federation of Art (KIFA) has just opened a new exhibit, at its gallery at 405 Main St.

Botanical artists and friends Lee and Donna Schneider are showing works that reflect their personal artistic impressions of the beauty that exists within the diverse world of flora. Each work provides the perfect counterpoint to the other. paintings are very precise and founded in science, while inspiration is looser, more impressionistic. Each is very creative in her own right, and together they create a wonderful blend of color, light and beauty. KIFA invites the public to an opening reception from 4 to 7 p.m.

Saturday. Light fare and beverages will be served. Original work and giclee prints will be on display, and most will be available for purchase. Call KIFA for more information 410-643-7424. KIFA features botanical art Pictured are members of the Queen Chorale in a planning session for the April concert.

They are, Board President Anne Foss, accompanist Cynthia Bidinotto-Slate and Artistic Director Bob Huntington. by Lee CAROLYN KUAN.