BPL A Little Sunday Music

A Little Sunday Music

Copernicus Duo - February 5, 2012

Bethlehem Public Library's winter concert series "A Little Sunday Music" continues its 2011-12 season Sunday February 5 at 2pm with a duo performance by cellist David Bebe and violinist Jamecyn Morey.

The couple has performed together as the Copernicus Duo for several years. They were a featured ensemble as part of Festival Miami and the National Foundation for the Advancement of Arts, premiering new and commissioned works. They performed in New York City's Lincoln Center last year.

David Bebe is director of the string program at The College of Saint Rose. He has also served on the faculties of the Indiana University String Academy, the String Academy of Wisconsin, and elsewhere. He received his doctor of musical arts in instrumental performance from the University of Miami, studying with Ross Harbaugh and performing with members of the Bergonzi Quartet. While in Miami, he gave the Florida premier of Steve Reich's "Cello Counterpoint."

Jamecyn Morey is an active orchestral and chamber musician with performance degrees from Indiana University and Roosevelt University in Chicago. She served as a fellow in the New World Symphony in Miami and faculty member at the New World School of the Arts. She now performs with the Sarasota Orchestra and the Albany and Glens Falls symphonies, and recently joined the Hyperion String Quartet as second violinist.

Broadway Royalty - December 4, 2011

a revue by Martin Kelly
produced by Community Action Theater Services

Broadway Royalty is an examination of 100 years of contributions by Broadway musical comedy composers and lyricists of Jewish descent. Community Action Theater Services (C.A.T.S.) is a not-for-profit theater troupe designed to bring this show and others like it to Capital Region communities.

Adam Paul Fine's musical theater roles include Beauty and the Beast at Cohoes Music Hall, Kiss Me Kate, Curtains, Meet Me In St. Louis, and the American premiere of the Russian musical The Road To Paradise. Adam works as a music teacher in the area and as vocal soloist at B'nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany.

J. William Hickman has appeared in over 150 productions with Schenectady Civic Players, Schenectady Light Opera, Cohoes Music Hall, NYS Theatre Institute, Theater Voices, and Proctors. Musical comedy favorites are Ben Franklin in 1776, Bigley in How to Succeed in Business, and Erroneus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Angela Potrikus is a singer/actress whose experience ranges from children's theater to appearances with the British Theatre Association and at the Royal Festival Hall. She has appeared with a variety of regional theaters including Cohoes Music Hall, Schenectady Theater for Children, Steamer 10, Curtain Call Theater, and Riverview Productions.

Janet Stasio has been a member of C.A.T.S. and its predecessor, Riverview Productions, for 19 years, during which time she has appeared in many of its musical revues, dramas and murder mysteries. In addition to musical comedy, Janet has also appeared as a soloist in operas, oratorios, recitals and musical theater in the Capital Region.

Vincent Bonafede is a musical director and keyboardist who has worked with most of the major community and professional theaters in the region, notably the Schenectady Light Opera Company. Most recently he worked with Leslie Uggams in her popular cabaret performances at Capital Rep in Albany.

Martin P. Kelly has been producing artistic director of Riverview Entertainment Productions (now C.A.T.S.) for 21 years. A veteran of 60 years in theater, he has taught theater at Siena College, The College of Saint Rose, and Catholic University. A playwright with 17 plays to his credit, he has presented his company and plays in New York City and at numerous regional dinner theater venues.

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The Glaston Duo - November 6, 2011

Bethlehem Public Library's annual winter concert series opens on Sunday November 6 at 2pm with a performance by the Glaston Duo. Flutist John Van Voris and guitarist Doug Esmond play classical music for concerts and special occasions throughout the greater Capital Region. They offer an eclectic mix of music, both standard and unexpected, with some original compositions to keep things lively.
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A Little Sunday Music is generously supported by Friends of Bethlehem Public Library. The concert is free and open to the public. The library is located at 451 Delaware Avenue in Delmar.