Ars Vitalis

The New Jersey New Music Forum

          Dr. Matthew Halper, Artistic Director

          Vincent J. Manzo, Assistant Director

Ars Vitalis is an arts initiative at Kean University which showcases the works of prominent New Jersey area composers.  In addition to providing a concert forum for the presentation of vital new works of music, Ars Vitalis features a pre-concert panel discussion with the invited composers offering the audience an opportunity to meet the people behind the music.  Under the artistic direction of Dr. Matthew Halper, Ars Vitalis introduces audiences to the allure, the drama and impact of the living art of contemporary music composition.

Spring 2009 Concert:
     Sunday, April 5, 2009
     Merkin Concert Hall
     at Kaufman Center
     129 West 67th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues
     New York, NY

     Concert: 7:30 PM

        Two Movements for flute and piano - Matthew Halper
        Six Songs - Jennifer Higdon
        Five Choral Scherzi - Samuel Adler
        Piano Trio - Jennifer Higdon
        New Work (TBA) - David Maslanka

        

      Featured Performers:

        Kimberly McCoul Risinger, flute
        Allison Brewster Franzetti, piano
        Katherine Harris, soprano
        Christopher Kenniff, guitar
        Brett Deubner, viola
        Sharon Roffman, violin
        Caroline Stinson, cello
        Gabriela Martinez, piano

For more information, please contact the
Merkin box office 212-501-3330 or the
Department of Music at (908) 737-4330.

Ars Vitalis is made possible in part through a HEART Grant from the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders

and through the generous support of:

The Department of Music; The School of Visual and Performing Arts; The Kean University Concert Artist Program; and the Kean Federation of Teachers (KFT).

Kean University Home Page
Email: arsvital@kean.edu