Providence Athenaeum weekly Salon


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Providence Athenaeum is a unique library and cultural center that welcomes and enriches the educational and cultural pursuits of its members and the community and encourages a diverse public to engage in spirited conversation. Providence Athenaeum offers a wide range of experiences by providing and conserving extraordinary collections, offering innovative and compelling programs, promoting and collaborating with the community’s vibrant cultural sector, and highlighting and preserving its historic building.

This weeks salon brings together composer Kareem Roustom, Community MusicWorks (CMW) Artistic Director Sebastian Ruth, and FirstWorks Executive Artistic Director Kathleen Pletcher, on “A Voice Exclaiming,” Roustom’s composition for an intergenerational cast of musicians, commissioned by CMW and FirstWorks for world premiere this fall by the Kronos Quartet, the Community MusicWorks Players, and CMW students, part of the FirstWorks 2013-14 season.

Enjoy this conversation between a composer and his performing and presenting partners about their upcoming collaborative concert with the Kronos Quartet; tickets for the 11/8 performance at the RISD Auditorium will be available for purchase at the Salon.

This event is free and open to the public.

 

 

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