Church of Beethoven Comes to Oak Park
The Church of Beethoven—a family-friendly Sunday morning classical music series started in Albuquerque, NM -- is coming to Oak Park for three Sundays at Trattoria 225 rustic Italian restaurant
When: Sunday, July 17 2011 (also Sunday, August 14 and Sunday, September 18)
10:30 – 11:30 am (come early at 10:00 am for coffee)
Where: Trattoria 225 , 225 Harrison St. Oak Park 708-355-8555
Spoken Word by Tim and Pamela Leeming and Friends
A one-hour family-friendly classical “mini-concert” with poetry and two minutes of silence.
The Church of Beethoven is "...a 'church' with no preaching, just uplifting music, poetry and two minutes of silence in an all-too-busy world." The goal of the Church of Beethoven is to build a sense of community around the arts, by removing the typically formal atmosphere of classical music, by breaking down the proverbial "fourth wall" between the audience and the performers. Featuring intimate Sunday morning performances by professional poets and musicians, it is located in the Arts District of Oak Park Illinois on Harrison St.
The original Church of Beethoven was founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Oak Park native and classical cellist Felix Wurman in an abandoned gas station on historic U. S. Route 66. http://youtu.be/F_NekVF9XXY The Albuquerque “Church” grew out of its humble beginnings and moved into The Kosmos, a larger arts space. Felix Wurman died of cancer in 2009, but the Church of Beethoven lives on in Albuquerque and has sprouted new branches in Durham, North Carolina and here in Oak Park, Illinois.
Church of Beethoven-Oak Park hopes to model itself on Rogers Park's successful Mayne Stage Sunday mornings classical series, broadcast weekly on WFMT.
Stay for brunch after the concert at Trattoria 225 rustic Italian restaurant. Concert-goers recieve a special discount.
See our website: churchofbeethoven-oakpark.com for more information.
