StoneRidge to Offer Lecture About Child Prodigy and Composer Camille Saint-Saëns

Jeffrey Engel, a noted musician, teacher and lecturer of music, will be making a presentation about the extraordinary life of child prodigy and composer Camille Saint-Saëns at StoneRidge Senior Living Community on Monday, October 23. Part one of the lecture will be held in the auditorium at 3:30 p.m. and the second lecture will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on the same day.

The public is invited to attend the event, however, seating is limited and advanced reservations are required.

Engel is a graduate of Ithaca College and the Sorbonne. He holds a music teaching certificate from the Hartt College of Music and is an accomplished cello player who studied in France. He is a published author and currently serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern Connecticut Community College.

Saint-Saëns was born in Paris in 1835. He began playing the piano at age two and a half, and wrote his first work by age three. By his early twenties, Saint-Saëns had composed two symphonies and had won the admiration and support of Berlioz, Liszt, Gounod and Rossini. While Saint-Saëns’ music wasn’t held in high regard in his homeland, he was heralded as one of France’s greatest living composers by musicians in England and the United States well into the twentieth century. Some of his most famous works include Danse macabre, Samson et Dalila and Africa.

To make a reservation and attend the Saint-Saëns lecture at StoneRidge, please call Michael Langlois at (860) 572-5601.

About StoneRidge

StoneRidge is a senior living community in Mystic, CT. StoneRidge, situated on 32 acres, is next to 100 acres of conservation land at the corner of Jerry Browne and Pequotsepos Roads. A few miles from historic downtown of Mystic, CT, StoneRidge is conveniently located close to Olde Mistick Village, the Mystic Aquarium, the Mystic Seaport, the Nature Center and the Mystic Museum of Art. StoneRidge is managed by Life Care Services (LCS®), the leader in developing and managing senior living communities nationwide.