Church of Beethoven-Oak Park Season Finale: Cello with dance

Church of Beethoven, Oak Park's informal, family friendly classical music series welcomes C of B favorites Archbold Duo on Sunday Nov. 20 at Oak Park's Open Door Theater.

For the Church of Beethoven 2016 season finale, there will be a first-time dance performance with Oak Park choreographer Connor Cornelius. Timothy Archbold, a talented Australian cellist, performs with with his wife Karen Archbold, a mezzo-soprano and flutist. They perform classical repertoire with a special emphasis on contemporary and indigenous Australian music.

Timothy Archbold is a freelance cellist in the Chicago area. He currently performs with several area orchestras including the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and as assistant principle cellist in the Northwest Indiana Symphony. He is adjunct cello professor at Bradley University. Timothy grew up in Regional Australia. He received his bachelors degree from University of Melbourne. He then went on to complete an Artists Diploma at the Hochschule fur Kunste in Bremen, Germany and his masters degree at Wichita State University.
Karen Archbold studied classical voice at the Hochshchule fur Kunste in Bremen, Germany. While there she performed Beethoven Ninth's Symphony with the Bremerhaven Orchestra, Lili Boulanger's Psalm 130, and Rutter's Magnificat with the Hochschule's Orchestra. Other solo performances include Verdi's Reqiuem with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and Mid-Kansas Symphony and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder with the MasterWorks Festival Orchestra London. Karen was a member of the Wichita Grand Opera's Young Artist Program. She has sung the roles of Berthe from Barber of Seville and Buttercup from HMS Pinafore.
Connor Cornelius is a company dancer and choreographer for Cerqua Rivera Dance Theater and also a dancer with Project Bound. This spring, Connor was selected as one of four choreographers for Dance Chance Redux: 6.0. This winter, she was selected as one of ten finalists for Met Dance’s Emerging Choreographer competition. This fall, Connor was selected as one of four Chicago-based choreographers for DanceWorks Chicago’s DanceMoves choreography competition. Connor's work has also been commissioned for MOMENTA, BRAVO-the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, OPRF Orchesis, Trinity Choir and among others. Started in Oak Park in 2011, Church of Beethoven -Oak Park presents Sunday morning classical music performances in an intimate and casual setting as well as poetry by local poets and two minutes of silence. The family-friendly concerts are designed to bring classical music to an intimate audience in a casual setting.

Record store owner Val Camiletti is mistress of ceremonies in a refreshing Sunday morning event with free coffee and cookies.
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If you go:

WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 20

WHERE: Open Door Theater, 902 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park IL 60304

TIME: 10:30 a.m. sharp (come early at 10 a.m. for cookies and coffee)Seating is limited, reservations recommended.

Tickets: $10 general admission/ $5 children available on-line or at the door.
*SAVE THE DATE: Sunday December 4th 3PM for Open Door's Holiday Party: Hallelujah! Celebrate with us the Season of Wonder... please invite your friends! Stay tuned for full details...