Morris Museum To Present Two-Concert Series In May 

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Live Arts at the Bickford Theatre is hosting a two-concert series on the theme of time, with virtuoso Britton-Rene Collins and Brooklyn-based string quartet The Rhythm Method.

These performances will be held in conjunction with the exhibition "Cache of Kinetic Art: Timeless Movements." The exhibition will explore broad themes of the human experience and how time manifests in nature through 35 works of kinetic art.

Britton-Rene Collins, award-winning virtuoso, will present her newest piece, on Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m.

Collins was commissioned by the Morris Museum to write a new work, Elapse, which she will perform alongside another world premiere, Ellias Haddad's Erratic Bliss, works by Frederic Rzewski, Collins' arrangement of Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor and other works.

Britton-René won the Ambassador Prize in the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition for exceptional musicianship and demonstrating an active passion for creating social change through her music. She has also made several concerto appearances, including the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Valdosta Symphony and the Meridian Symphony.

The series' second concert will take place on May 29 at 2 p.m. The Rhythm Method, a Brooklyn-based string quartet, will return to the Morris Museum after their debut during the Lot of Strings 2021 season with a multifaceted program exploring time themes.

"This musical journey literally takes the audience through time and space; beginning outside of the Bickford Theatre with Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music, equal parts sculpture and composition, and continues in the theater with works by Marina Kifferstein, Paul Pinto, and the world premiere of a Live Arts commission by local composer, Kailyn Williams," the Morris Museum said.

Visitors to the Bickford Theatre must wear a face mask, and those aged 12 and up must show proof of full vaccination and identification.

Tickets and more information are available at, Morrismuseum.org/rhythm-method-on-time.

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