Music & Morsels

Presented by the OMJCC and National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance

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: Beethoven and Beyond  on Wednesday, May 4th from 4-5pm (ET) on Zoom 

Pianist Ian Scarfe welcomes special guest cellist James Jaffe for a program featuring some of the great masterpieces for cello and piano, starting with Beethoven's first cello sonata! This Sonata was written in Berlin, for the King of Prussia, who was a cellist, and represents the first of the classical sonatas which starred the cello. They will also perform romantic and contemporary works, and discuss the evolution of music for this beloved instrument. 

🎫Purchase tickets here. Get “Early Bird” pricing before May 2nd! 

Music & Morsels: the Voice of the Cello on Wednesday, June 15 from 4-5pm (ET) on Zoom 

An especially versatile instrument, the cello is equally at home blending into large ensembles or singing out as the lead voice in a group. But in this program, we get to hear the cello's voice all on its own. Join host Sean Fitzgerald to embark on a musical journey with Cellist James Jaffe, who guides us on a unique path through J.S. Bach's foundational works for the instrument, and then shows us how the cello's voice developed in the hands of twentieth and twenty-first century masters Gaspar Cassadó and Chinary Ung. 

🎫 Purchase tickets here. Early bird ends 6/13

The Albany JCC offers in person and virtual programs for adults and senior adults! 

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