Amherst Ballet

And last but not least of the musicians joining us tomorrow evening for our Benefit Concert: Amherst Ballet’s very own music director! 🎉 Violist Geoffrey Archambeau is known for bringing together superb artists for innovative programs in new places. His career has featured concerts with world-class artists in Europe and the United States, and his chamber music partners have included members of the Enso and Jupiter string quartets. Prior to joining Amherst Ballet, Geoffrey produced highly-regarded programs in California, Pennsylvania, and here in Western Mass with Conway Fine Arts, ranging from ‘Chocolates and Sardines - performances of Dvorak string quartets accompanying short stories adapted and staged in a horse barn by ex-Hollywood film director Michael Haley - to Bach and Ballet, J.S. Bach’s cello suites performed with original choreography by Mikayla Archambeau at Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center in Greenfield.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night at 6:30pm! If you haven’t yet, reserve your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-concert-for-the-new-music-program-tickets-1993351927274?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawTNvQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEOGE5Z0NkU1BUSkVabFU4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHm5YAdcfm9fUA0tMebtbAD7PqonnGkvpQgKoIMz8wT9l8XVL8yOyJIJ5-BZQ_aem_vRlFH4PXJB-1NqNKZqv5VQ

Thank you for supporting Amherst Ballet and our music program! 🎻🎶🎹

Our next featured musician: award-winning violinist Gary Capozziello enjoys a multifaceted career as a performer and an educator. Praised for his dynamic performances, he has garnered acclaim from the Hartford Courant, WTNH-FM, and the American League of Orchestras. Recent concerto performances include with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra - where he serves as Assistant Concertmaster - Orchestra New England, and the American Chamber Orchestra. Gary has received first prize at the Paranov Music Competition, the Jerry Malafronte Award for Musical Excellence, and the Peter Wright Memorial Prize. He is on the performance faculty of the Hartt School of Music and also teaches at the Hotchkiss School, as well as at the Promisek+ Bach Workshops, his own initiative.

Come see Gary, alongside four other talented musicians (check out our previous posts!) on Thursday night at 6:30pm for our Benefit Concert to support our music program and piano. 🎻🎶🎹

Reserve your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-concert-for-the-new-music-program-tickets-1993351927274?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawTMtsFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwVU9mSzFiaVFFbDdnWG1Uc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvlSUzzivgei75McZ9iZaAIc2GdLEPoCElrz_QLne-CjuP4AgKnAcAE4U7A3_aem_jCd_y6OVkwsskUrZYEpJ5g

Do you have your tickets for our Benefit Concert yet?! It’s just a few days away! 🎶⏱️

Violinist Jaroslaw (Yarek) Lis, whom our audiences will remember from leading the piano quintet at last year’s spring show, is a principal violinist with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. Well-known and followed in Connecticut by audiences and fellow performers alike, Yarek earned his master’s degree and artist diploma from Yale University. Prior to his studies in the United States, he received a master’s degree at the Frederic Chopin University in Warsaw and was the youngest member of Sinfonia Varsova, a fine professional group with recordings on Denon and Aperto. 🎹🎻🎵

Purchase your tickets and support our music program (specifically our piano): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-concert-for-the-new-music-program-tickets-1993351927274?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawTLXl5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwVU9mSzFiaVFFbDdnWG1Uc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtxrLYdEfdio3eGQudXs4wcniUbhl3RR_gXFWUGO7bpjeUtZV96zI6vS0fn6_aem_vk7NuN1zWOp5sNm8StCjfg

Another familiar musician joining us this Thursday 7/23 for our Benefit Concert! Concert cellist Ignacy Gaydamovich, returning for his second performance with Amherst Ballet, enjoys an illustrious career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across the United States and abroad, including Panama, Lithuania, Japan, and Russia. His honors include top prizes in international competitions. Currently a tenured professor of cello at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Ignacy has also taught at Smith and Mount Holyoke colleges. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Hartt School.

Reserve your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-concert-for-the-new-music-program-tickets-1993351927274?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawTKH95leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzM2p1SHV0VXFOYjVva2Z4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoFy_5fNHcr9QryQp3_oC5A0ykrlkXfxG10mhlWk-PeMwLTgL_0gmxgHOvQ5_aem_q1OUtZCBsxMHLz5zbuLf6A

Meet the musicians for our Benefit Concert on 7/23! Pianist Corbin Beisner, returning for an encore with Amherst Ballet as the featured pianist in last year’s spring show Working to Transcend, has captivated audiences across the United States and Europe for more than twenty years. His international recital career has taken him to the Conservatori Liceu in Barcelona, the Liszt Saal at the Accademia d’Ungheria in Rome, and venues across Switzerland, including an all-Liszt program at the Hotel des Trois Rois in Basel. Critics consistently praise his artistry, a rare combination of classical polish and improvisational instinct.

Buy your tickets to our concert today, which will directly support our new music program and the care for our studio’s Steinway and Sons Model B concert grand piano. Link to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-concert-for-the-new-music-program-tickets-1993351927274?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawTI7wJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyNWx4dXBDQXdsc0ZuOXpFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHi1JgGwEG-RK7cIJeWbAMCLp3bgKcoNGkGv_mmtpct1vOF9SgxfSiBdvZs9C_aem_atN22AKDGYXiQeJVj6r1Zg

Our lovely piano! 🎶🎹✨

Dancing to live music is an experience like no other, and we are so grateful to offer this at Amherst Ballet. Please join us for a Benefit Concert next Thursday 7/23 at 6:30pm to help support our purchase of special wheels used to move our piano for rehearsals without damaging the Marley dance floor, and a Dampp-Chaser humidification system to maintain the piano’s beautiful sound. The concert will feature five talented musicians playing Dvorak’s beloved masterpiece and a rare Romantic gem. Visit the link below for details and to reserve your tickets today. 🎻🎵

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-concert-for-the-new-music-program-tickets-1993351927274?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for a special Thursday night concert on July 23rd at 6:30pm with five fantastic artists, performing Dvorak’s beloved masterpiece and a rare Romantic gem. 🎶 This benefit concert will help fund our new music program’s purchase of special wheels - to move our Steinway and Sons grand piano for rehearsals without damaging the Marley dance floor - and a Dampp-Chaser humidification system, to maintain the piano’s beautiful sound. 🎹

Our musicians include Gary Capoziello (violin), Jaroslaw Lis (violin), Geoffrey Archambeau (viola), Ignacy Gaydamovich (cello), and Corbin Beisner (piano). 🎻🎹🎶

Suggested donation of $50 - reserve your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-concert-for-the-new-music-program-tickets-1993351927274?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thank you for a wonderful season! Summer classes start tomorrow, Saturday, June 20th – see you there! Enjoy these photos from our end-of-year celebration and costume exhibit, including a look at the process of making a new tutu.

Summer classes and workshops:
https://amherstballet.org/summer-programs/ (also linked in Instagram bio)

Support Amherst Ballet by making a donation if you are able: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/B7HQVP78R36FL (also linked in Instagram bio).

You may remember this tutu, which featured in the $22 for Tutus spring appeal. Its materials are too fragile for more performances, so we are going to keep it as part of our collection of vintage tutus, and we are working on building a new tutu inspired by it for use in future performances.

Come see the new one in process and learn about how tutus are made (!!) at our end-of-season party and costume exhibit, June 14, 2:00pm, 65 Sunderland Road in Amherst.

Costume restoration made possible in part by support from Amherst and South Hadley Local Cultural Councils.

Support Amherst Ballet by making a donation if you are able: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/B7HQVP78R36FL (also linked in Instagram bio).

That’s a wrap - almost! Celebration this Sunday…

Thank you to our dancers, musicians, volunteers, audience members, and families for your amazing work in and support of our spring production, Shatter Into Light. You are why we do what we do, and we couldn’t do it without you!

All are invited to our end-of-season celebration and costume exhibit this coming Sunday, June 14, 2:00pm, at 65 Sunderland Road in Amherst. Eat, dance, and have a great time with us as we celebrate some of the highlights of our first season in our new studio!

Support Amherst Ballet by making a donation if you are able: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/B7HQVP78R36FL (also linked in Instagram bio).