Although it was a cold and windy night outside, the ambience inside was warm and cozy for Saturday’s benefit concert. Thank you to Jim and Joann for sharing your beautiful house with us, and thanks as well to Dagmar for the delicious desserts! Guests were treated to music by Gliere, Ravel, and Boieldieu as they sipped champagne, and the decadent Prince Regent torte made its appearance just in time for selections from Schubert’s Winterreise. Linzer cookies, tea, and coffee helped round out the evening.

We greatly enjoyed this chance to present a preview of our March 5 concert in this intimate, special atmosphere. Donations will be taken to the Food Bank on February 22.

We will be presenting an all-Romantic-music program on March 5 at Christ Presbyterian Church, 135 Whitney Avenue, in New Haven. Selections range from the “simply sweet” to the “dark and stormy,” representing the many poetic and sensual fixations of 19th century composers such as Camille Saint-Saëns, Franz Schubert, and Emmanuel Chabrier. We will be providing a short musical commentary prior to the concert, and the concert will be followed by a dessert reception. (And if you want a “foretaste” of this concert’s music, consider coming to our house benefit on February 19!)

Get an exclusive sneak peak at our “Sweet Treats” program. This intimate house concert in Madison, CT, will feature not only selections from our March 5 Romantic-era program, but each piece will also be paired with a delicious European dessert from Dagmar’s Desserts in Old Saybrook. Tickets are limited to 30 on a first-come-first-served basis. You can reserve your ticket by emailing apple orange pair. Tickets are $30 each, payable in check at the door and made out to the CT Food Bank; all proceeds from this concert benefit the Food Bank.

Tomorrow is Cornucopia: A Musical Harvest! It’s our debut concert. 135 Whitney Ave. Pre-concert chat 6:15, Concert 7, reception. $10/$5