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 that 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 post-concert meet-and-greet reception 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 2010 Concert:
     Thursday, April 8, 2010
     Eugene and Shelley Enlow Recital Hall
     Kean University
     Union/Hillside, NJ

     Concert: 8:00 PM

        Trio for flute, clarinet and piano - Matthew Halper
        Ballad for cello and piano - Aaron Jay Kernis
        String Quartet No. 4, Op. 103 - Lowell Liebermann
        100 Greatest Dance Hits - Aaron Jay Kernis
        Piano Trio - John Musto
        

      Featured Performers:

        Lisa Hansen, flute
        Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
        Allison Brewster Franzetti, piano
        Caroline Stinson, cello
        Christopher Kenniff, guitar
        Joanna Frankel, violin
        Tessera Quartet; Emily Daggett Smith, Stefan Jackiw, Edward Klorman and Deborah Pae

For more information, please contact
Kean Stage 908-737-SHOW (7469) or the
Department of Music at (908) 737-4330.

Ars Vitalis is made possible by the support of:

The Department of Music; The College 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