The Heck With That!
Sometimes when we’re planning a season, we decide on a theme, focus
on a composer or specific type of music. Other times we say “the heck
with that,” and just book the biggest, baddest artists on the block
to come and give absolutely knockout concerts. For 2009-2010 at
Leffler Chapel we took the
“heck with that” route. And with names like the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra,
the Raleigh Ringers and the Vienna Boys Choir on the docket – not to
mention “Only in Elizabethtown” events featuring piano wizards Marc-Antonio Barone and Charles Abramovic, and Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man of Yo-Yo
Ma’s Silk Road Project – we think you’ll be pleased with the results.
Scroll down and prove us wrong, if you can. See you at
Elizabethtown College's Leffler Chapel!
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Dinner at Leffler
Even great music just doesn't sound the same on an empty stomach.
But no fear! Gretna Music offers Dinner at Leffler, a delicious
buffet meal served before each concert in Leffler Chapel’s McCormick
Gallery. The menu includes a choice of 2 entrees, sides, desserts and
an assortment of non-alcoholic drinks. Arrive early, enjoy fine food
and good company, take in an enlightening pre-concert talk, and then
hear great music by world-class musicians, all without ever
leaving Leffler Chapel. Reservations required one week
in advance. Make yours by calling 717-361-1508 or click
here. Bon Appetit!
Upcoming Events
All Events at the Leffler Chapel & Performance Center, Elizabethtown College
- Wister Quartet performs Mendelssohn
- July 31, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Mt. Gretna Tour of Homes & Gardens
- August 1, 2009
- 10:00 AM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse & Mt. Gretna Post Office
- New Black Eagle Jazz Band
- August 1, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Jazz Worship Service with the Black Eagles and Rev. Darrell Woomer
- August 2, 2009
- 11:00 AM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Tango & Fandago: Wister Quartet w/ guitarist Allen Krantz
- August 2, 2009
- 7:30 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Chestnut Brass Company
- August 7, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Mose Allison Trio
- August 8, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Opera: La Serva Padrona
- August 9, 2009
- 7:30 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul
- August 18, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Garrick Ohlsson, piano
- August 19, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Momenta SQ performs Beethoven
- August 21, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Duquesne University Tamburitzans
- August 22, 2009
- 2:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Leon Redbone
- August 22, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Momenta SQ performs Schumann
- August 23, 2009
- 7:30 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- The Godfathers of Groove
- August 26, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Rob Henderson with the Karendra Devroop Trio
- August 27, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Cedar Walton Trio
- August 28, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Phil Giordano Jazz Orchestra
- August 29, 2009
- 2:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Claudia Acuna and Hilary Kole with the Arturo O'Farrill Trio
- August 29, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Trio Solisti performs Mussorgsky
- August 30, 2009
- 7:30 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Leo Kottke
- September 3, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Audubon Quartet performs Ravel, Brahms
- September 4, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Le Vent du Nord
- September 5, 2009
- 8:00 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Audubon Quartet - all Dvorak
- September 6, 2009
- 7:30 PM
- Mt. Gretna Playhouse
- Marc-Antonio Barone and Charles Abramovic, duo pianists
- October 30, 2009
- 7:30 PM
- Leffler Performance Center-Elizabethtown College
- The Raleigh Ringers
- December 6, 2009
- 7:30 PM
- Leffler Performance Center-Elizabethtown College
- Vienna Boys Choir
- December 17, 2009
- 7:30 PM
- Leffler Performance Center-Elizabethtown College
- Wu Man, pipa
- February 14, 2010
- 7:30 PM
- Leffler Performance Center-Elizabethtown College
- Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- March 19, 2010
- 7:30 PM
- Leffler Performance Center-Elizabethtown College
Directions to Leffler Performance Center
Marcantonio Barone and Charles Abramovic, duo pianists
Friday, October 30, 2009 7:30
pm
Charles Abramovic and Marcantonio Barone have accompanied some of the brightest stars in the classical pantheon, but they’ve never teamed with each other until now. Leave it to Gretna Music to bring them together for this shining evening of rarely heard masterpieces by Mozart, Rachmaninoff and others for one piano 4-hands, and duo pianos.
Program
Scarlatti, Sonatas TBA (Mr. Abramovic)
Schubert, Moments Musicaux Nos. 1, 2, & 3 (Mr. Barone)
Mozart, Sonata in F Major for piano four hands
Rachmaninoff, Suite No. 1 for two pianos
Lutoslawski, Variations on a Theme of Paganini for two pianos
Sunday, December 6, 2009, 7:30 pm
The Raleigh Ringers are the preeminent handbell
choir in the United States. They’ve given concerts across the country
and the world, their Christmas special has been seen on over 250
PBS stations, and they’ve won more awards than you can shake a bell
at. They’ll ring in the season with the first of TWO Holiday concerts
that’ll warm the heart of Scrooge, tame a bumble, and light up Rudolph’s
nose!
Group Site
Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:30 pm
The world’s most beloved choir, the Vienna
Boys Choir dates all the way back to 1498. They’ve performed for
emperors, generals, popes and kings. Franz Schubert was a member,
and they worked with Haydn and Mozart. A holiday concert by these
phenomenal young Austrians positively makes the season.
Generously sponsored by Pat & Linda Castagna
Group Site
Wu Man, pipa
Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:30 pm
Romance and music are truly international languages.
This Valentine’s Day we’ll offer proof by uniting the two, with
the help of Chinese pipa virtuoso, Wu Man. Renowned in the USA for
her show stopping appearances with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road project,
Wu Man will give a rare and passionate solo performance perfect
for the occasion.
Wu Man's Site
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra wih Truls Mørk, cello
Friday, March 19, 2010 7:30 pm
The Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is the world’s pre-eminent ensemble of its kind. For their first appearance in central Pennsylvania in 15 seasons, they’ll bring with them Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk, for music of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Beethoven .
Program
Stravinsky Apollon Musagète
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and
Orchestra, op. 33
Tchaikovsky Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 1 in D major
Beethoven Selections from Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43