\n October 26th -NORWALK CITY HALL\, 125 Ea st Ave #236 -The Mayor’s Gallery\, at the Norwalk City Hall presents Chres tomathy-an Anthology of the other arts. The show features photographs and paintings from Norwalk’s Crystal Theater in its 25th anniversary season an d special moments from the Norwalk Symphony. Among the special guests will be Crystal Theater’s own Cheryl Kemeny and Company as well as Maestro Jon athan Yates from the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra. There will be a r eception 3:30 -4:30 on Friday October 26th in the gallery at Norwalk City Hall 125 East Ave room 236.
\n\n Crystal Theatre\, founded
in 1987 by Cheryl Kemeny\, David L. Jackins\, Alexandrea Kemeny\, and Mari
ner Pezza\, is a non-profit organization with the mission of training stud
ents in the techniques of musical theatre\, promoting and producing origin
al works\, and providing performance opportunities for those who might oth
erwise not have access to the stage.
\n Over the past 25 years\
, Crystal Theatre has been fulfilling this mission by producing over 100 s
tudent and professional shows since its inception. Twenty-four of these sh
ows were original musicals written for Crystal students\, with three world
premiers scheduled for this year. Crystal Theatre has taught over 3000 ch
ildren and entertained more than 100\,000 audience members through the yea
rs. The Theater Company has also provided many instances of community outr
each over the years. Special guests from the upcoming performance of “Whi
stleville” will be at the reception.
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\n\n The Norwalk S ymphony Orchestra\, in its 73rd season\, has been fulfilling its mission t o provide audiences with the opportunity to explore and discover the joys of orchestral music by bringing this live experience through excellent per formances\, pre-concert discussions and educational activities for all age s.
\n\n The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra (NSO) was founded in January 1939 and was primarily a community orchestra composed of volunteer musicia ns from the greater Norwalk region until 1985. In 1956\, the Norwalk Youth Symphony was formed\, and younger musicians from surrounding communities were frequently invited to be part of the orchestra. All rehearsals and pe rformances were held in what is currently the Norwalk Concert Hall\, forme rly the WPA-era high school auditorium\, and support for the organization came from the family and friends of the orchestra members.
\n\n Over the years\, the Norwalk Symphony has been led by many influential Music D irectors starting with Edward Kreiner who conducted the premier concert on May 9\, 1939. A year later\, the celebrated Quinto Maganini\, a Pulitzer Prize winning composer and principal flute for the New York Symphony\, beg an his 26-year tenure as the Orchestra’s Conductor and Music Director. Fol lowing Maestro Maganini’s retirement in 1967\, Dennis Russell Davis conduc ted the orchestra from 1969 to 1973\, and was succeeded by Gilbert Levine from 1974 to 1980. Jesse Levine\, who expanded the musical aspirations of the NSO as well as demanded an increasingly rigorous standard of performan ce from its musicians\, held the baton from 1980 to 2000. During this time the profile of the musicians shifted dramatically to a fully paid profess ional orchestra. Diane Wittry\, the NSO’s first female Maestro\, stood the podium for 7 seasons from the 2002-2003 season to 2009-2010. Currently Jo nathan Yates\, a professional with envious musical accolades\, directs the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra into its next chapter and has so far demonstra ted his enormous talent to do so.
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\n\n The Mayor’s Gall ery of Norwalk is sponsored by the Norwalk Arts Commission and supported b y the Cultural Arts Commission of Connecticut in an effort exhibit art in public spaces and make art accessible to the public in a variety of venues .
\n\n\nPhone: 203-854-7707\n\n125 East Ave\nNorwalk\, CT\n06876\n\n DTSTART:20121026T090000 DTEND:20121026T170000 LOCATION:Norwalk City Hall -Mayor's Gallery PRIORITY: RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20130125;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;WKST=SU SUMMARY:Chrestomathy- An Anthology of the other Arts URL:http://www.norwalkpark.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR