Vivaldi's The Four Seasons with the Purchase College Camerata

Photo caption: Bradley Brookshire, director of the Purchase College Camerata. Photo credit: Erin Baiano.


The Purchase College Camerata, directed by harpsichordist and Purchase College, SUNY Conservatory of Music faculty member Bradley Brookshire, presents the complete Vivaldi Seasons in a lunchtime concert at the Neuberger Museum of Art on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 12:30 pm. Four young virtuoso violinists from the Purchase College Conservatory of Music – Gustavo Briceno, Emily Frederick, Lauren Jenkins, and Sarah Tusch – will be the featured soloists. An orchestra of strings, harpsichords, and guitars – a grouping typical of 18th-century Venice – will accompany the soloists. The program is free with museum admission.

Founded in 1997, the Purchase College Camerata specializes in music of the baroque era performed on modern orchestral instruments. Brookshire, known for his vivacious and colorful musicianship, is seen frequently as a harpsichordist in Metropolitan Opera productions and with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra, and other major musical ensembles.

The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione, 1725) are a group of four stunning violin concertos that depict events in four sonnets – reproduced in the concert’s program materials – that Vivaldi himself may have written. Brookshire will begin the concert with a very brief tour of the clever effects with which Vivaldi brings the seasonal events in the sonnets to life.

The Neuberger Museum of Art is an integral part of Purchase College, State University of New York. The Museum is supported in part by the State University of New York. Support for the Museum’s collection, exhibitions, publications, and education programs is provided by grants from public and private agencies, individual contributions, and the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art’s members and Board.

The Museum is located at 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase, N.Y. (Westchester)

914-251-6100

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NOTE: The Museum will be closed from December 22, 2014 through Jan. 5, 2015. It will reopen on January 6, 2015.

Museum Hours

Tuesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 5 pm

Closed Mondays and major holidays. Closed from Dec. 20, 2014 to Jan. 5. 2015; reopening Jan. 6, 2015.

Group tours by appointment only on Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 am to 12 noon

For persons with special needs, designated parking is available at the south end of the Museum building. Call ahead for wheelchair accommodations.

Walk-in Public Tours

Tuesday–Friday, Gallery Talk, 1 pm

Sunday, Topic Tour, 2 pm

Sunday, Gallery Talk, 3 pm

Gallery talks offer fresh insights into the Museum’s special exhibitions and permanent collection, while Topic Tours explore different aspects of the permanent collection.

Museum Store

Open during Museum hours. The store features a broad selection of art books,

art cards, handcrafted jewelry, children’s items and one-of-a-kind limited edition gifts.

Admission

$5.00 General Public

$3.00 Seniors

Free admission for Museum members, children 12 and under, and Purchase College students, faculty, and staff

Directions

The Neuberger Museum of Art is easily accessible by car or bus, and may also be reached by Metro-North. By car: From the North or South - take the Hutchinson River Parkway to Exit 28. Head north on Lincoln Avenue to Anderson Hill Road. Turn right onto Anderson Hill Road. Left at first traffic light into Purchase College campus. From 684 - take Exit 2 South on Route 120 to Anderson Hill Road. Turn left onto Anderson Hill to 2nd traffic light. Turn left at Purchase College campus. From the East - take Route 287 (Cross Westchester Expressway) to Exit 8E. Take second left over Expressway onto Anderson Hill Road. Follow signs to SUNY Purchase.

Handicap Parking

On the Purchase College campus, park in Parking Lot #1 and proceed to the underpass at the Performing Arts Center. The handicap elevator is located across from the entrance to the Performing Arts Center. Take the elevator to the second level, then exit to the left. The entrance to the museum is located diagonally across, about a city block away.