Saturday, March 21st at 7pm
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Church in the Gardens * 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, Queens New York
Program:
Haydn String Quartet Op. 77 no. 1 in G
On Poetry & Earth – for string trio and narrator by Samuel Lord Kalcheim with poems by John Keats and Countee Cullen
The Happy Prince – for piano quartet & narrator by Colin Pip Dixon based on the beloved story by Oscar Wilde
Featuring
MacIntyre Dixon, narrator * Barbara Podgurski, Piano * Colin Pip Dixon, violin * Katie Kresek, violin * Arnaud Ghillebaert, viola * Kathryn Brunhaver, cello
Tuesday, March 24th at 7pm
All Angels Church * 251 W 80th St. New York, NY 10024
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Program:
Hear My Prayer – for soprano and string trio from “Invocation – a prayer for peace” by Colin Pip Dixon based on a text by A. Einstein.
On Poetry & Earth – for string trio and narrator by Samuel Lord Kalcheim with poems by John Keats and Countee Cullen
Icarus Quartet – for string quartet and narrator by Colin Pip Dixon based on the celebrated ancient Greek myth
Featuring
MacIntyre Dixon, narrator • Camille Ortiz, soprano • Colin Pip Dixon, violin • Alwyn Wright, violin • Arnaud Ghillebaert, viola • Kathryn Brunhaver, cello
Come soar with Icarus!
Greek myth meets string quartet in an original work that brings the eternal characters of Daedalus and Icarus to life through music. Melodic, contemporary and moving, this classic story that has inspired artists over the centuries now brings Icarus’ journey into the 21st Century! Broadway veteran actor, MacIntyre Dixon is the narrator for this New York City premiere! The piece has been performed in Brussels (Belgium) and at the festival of the Chateau de Machy near Lyon, France.
The program opens with an excerpt from Colin Pip Dixon’s “Invocation – a prayer for peace”, a setting of Albert Einstein’s words “We implore you as human beings to human beings, remember your humanity and forget the rest”… a cry for the times we live in.
Also on the program, a celebration of our entrance into Spring with composer Samuel Lord Kalcheim’s “On Poetry and the Earth” – a piece he wrote for the Elsewhere Ensemble based on poems by John Keats and Countee Cullen.
A truly unique concert where music, story and poetry come to life!
Audience Testimonials:
“No one else does what The Elsewhere Ensemble does in concerts—not just blending the spoken word with great music (which would really be enough!), but making us hear both the word and the music as we have never heard them before.”
“Rarely have I been to a classical music concert that was so intimate and moving. The musicians, the soprano and the narrator were all top notch. And the energy and connection between the performers and the audience was palpable.”
A swallow flying across the night sky to carry a jewel to a suffering child…
A boy joyfully soaring towards the heavens with wings created by his father…
Winged flight is a theme running across all three of these programs. Oscar Wilde’s beloved tale of “The Happy Prince” comes to life through music in two of the concerts… and in the last concert in NYC Icarus takes flight once again on a new retelling of the classic Greek tragedy of father and son for string quartet and narrator. As one audience member said “The Elsewhere Ensemble makes us hear the word and music as we have never heard them before.” These concerts seek to create moments of beauty, light and to remind us of our shared humanity! The poetry and the stories are masterfully narrated by Broadway theater actor MacIntyre Dixon. Both programs feature new music by composers Colin Pip Dixon and Samuel Lord Kalcheim. The Elsewhere Ensemble has enchanted audiences worldwide, from Oregon to New York, Paris, Beirut and beyond!
Eugene Beall Hall:
Beall Hall * School of Music & Dance * University of Oregon
961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403
Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 @ 7:30pm
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PROGRAM:
The Happy Prince – for piano quartet & narrator by Colin Pip Dixon based on the beloved story by Oscar Wilde
On Poetry & Earth – for string trio and narrator by Samuel Lord Kalcheim with poems by John Keats and Countee Cullen
Hear My Prayer – for soprano and string trio from “Invocation – a prayer for peace” by Colin Pip Dixon based on a text by A. Einstein.
Featuring:
Colin Pip Dixon, violin * Arnaud Ghillebaert, viola * Kathryn Brunhaver, cello * MacIntyre Dixon, narrator * Grant Mack, Piano * Camille Ortiz, soprano
The Elsewhere Ensemble 