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SUMMARY:Manhattan Chamber Players\, Chamber Music at the Clark
DESCRIPTION:All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online\, via telephone\, or in person. \nTicket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. \nTickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 at Noon. \nSeating at the Clark Library is limited\, and tickets are likely to sell out within a few minutes. \nOnline: https://ucla.evenue.net/events/CTO\nTelephone: (310) 825-2101\nIn person: Central Ticket Office windows located on the UCLA campus at 325 Westwood Plaza (ground level\, across from Pauley Pavilion). \nIf any tickets for this concert remain unsold\, they will be available for purchase at the Clark Library on the day of the event. Any available day-of tickets will be sold on a first-come\, first-served basis by a Central Ticket Office representative beginning at 1:00 p.m. Payment will be accepted via credit card only. For inquiries\, please call or email the Central Ticket Office at (310) 825-2101 or cto@tickets.ucla.edu\, Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \n\nProgram \nJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)\nString Sextet No. 2\, op. 36 \nArnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)\nVerkläerte Nacht\, op. 4 \nPyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)\nSouvenir de Florence\, op. 70 \nArtists \nRobin Scott\, violin\nBrendan Speltz\, violin\nLuke Fleming\, viola\nPierre Lapointe\, viola\nAndrew Janss\, cello\nBrook Speltz\, cello \nManhattan Chamber Players are a chamber music collective of New York-based musicians who share the common aim of performing the greatest works in the chamber repertoire at the highest level. Formed in 2015 by Artistic Director and violist Luke Fleming\, MCP is comprised of an impressive roster of musicians who all come from the tradition of great music-making at the Marlboro Music Festival\, Steans Institute at Ravinia\, Music@Menlo\, Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival\, and Perlman Music Program\, and are former students of the Curtis Institute\, Juilliard School\, Colburn School\, and New England Conservatory. \nMCP has been praised in Strings Magazine for “A fascinating program concept. . . . It felt refreshingly like an auditory version of a vertical wine tasting.”  The article went on to applaud MCP for “an intensely wrought and burnished performance. Overall\, I wished I could put them on repeat.”  At the core of MCP’s inspiration is its members’ joy in playing this richly varied repertoire with longtime friends and colleagues\, with whom they have been performing since they were students. As stated by The Boston Music Intelligencer: “This ensemble’s nature and practices constitute proof against complacency and stagnation. They achieved as precise ensemble as you’d ever want to hear.” \nIts roster allows for the programming of the entire core string\, wind\, and piano chamber music repertoire from piano duos to clarinet quintets to string octets. While all its members have independent careers as soloists and chamber musicians\, they strive for every opportunity to come together and again share in this special collaboration\, creating “a mellifluous blend of vigorous intensity and dramatic import\, performed with enthusiasm\, technical facility and impressive balance\, relishing distinctions … a winning performance.” (Classical Source) \nMembers of MCP are current and former members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center\, Ensemble Connect\, and the Aizuri\, Attacca\, Dover\, Escher\, Vega\, and Ying Quartets\, the Aletheia\, Appassionata\, and Lysander Piano Trios\, and Imani Winds. They are top prizewinners in the Banff\, Concert Artists Guild\, Fischoff\, Melbourne\, Naumburg\, Osaka\, Primrose\, Queen Elisabeth\, Rubinstein\, Tchaikovsky\, Tertis\, and Young Concert Artists Competitions\, and are some of the most sought-after solo and chamber performers of their generation. Manhattan Chamber Players have been featured multiple times on NPR’s Performance Today\, and is the Ensemble-in-Residence at both the Festival de Febrero in Mexico and the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival in New Orleans. In addition to its numerous concerts across the U.S.\, Canada\, and Mexico\, MCP regularly tours in Asia and the Middle East\, and has led chamber music residency programs at institutions throughout the U.S. and abroad. \nManhattan Chamber Players is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. \nmanhattanchamberplayers.com \n\nChamber Music at the Clark is made possible by The Ahmanson Foundation\, under the auspices of Lee Walcott; Henry J. Bruman Endowment for Chamber Music; The Colburn Foundation; Ms. Brenda F. Anderson; Martha Bardach/Bardach Robson Family Charitable Foundation; Catherine Glynn Benkaim\, Ph.D. and Ms. Barbara Timmer; Rogers Brubaker\, Ph.D; Johanna R. Drucker\, Ph.D.; The Mari and Ed Edelman Charitable Fund for Music and Public Service; Dr. Daniel J. Fink and Dr. Ruth F. Cousineau; Susan S. Harris\, Ph.D. and Mr. Mark J. Harris; Judith L. Hellinger; Dr. David E. Lopez; Dr. Martin H. Mach and Dr. Susan P. Mach; Mr. Bernie Mendes and Ms. Elaine Mendes; Mrs. Janet K. Minami; Mr. Jeffrey L. Nagin and Mrs. Bette I. Nagin; Jeanne Robson\, Ph.D. ; Dr. Thomas Rosenthal and Ms. Susan M. Rosenthal; Dr. Patricia Bates Simun and Mr. Richard V. Simun Memorial Fund; Professor Bronwen Wilson; and Mr. Robert A. Young and Mrs. Roberta J. Husted Young. \nPlease see here for more information about our chamber music programs. \n\nPhoto credit: Courtesy of Arts Management Group.
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LOCATION:UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\, 2520 Cimarron Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90018\, United States
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SUMMARY:21st Century Book Collecting
DESCRIPTION:Spencer W Stuart\, Collections Advisor \nEvery other year\, Southern California hosts one of the largest and most important opportunities to see and buy rare books\, manuscripts\, ephemera\, prints and maps on the West Coast. The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America’s International Book Fair takes place over three days with scores of dealers from around the world. For first time attendees\, these fairs can seem overwhelming\, but building a collection is not as intimidating or expensive as it could be. It’s also no longer straight-forward. More than a quarter of the way into the century\, traditional models of developing collections\, both privately and institutionally\, are no longer common practice. While book fairs have been held for centuries\, they are now only one of many options for acquiring materials. The implications of these structural changes for emerging collectors\, seasoned professionals\, and those in the process of estate planning are important. \nJoin Collections Advisor\, Spencer W Stuart\, as he outlines these transformations and how to navigate them as a collector. Using collector case studies from his professional practice\, Spencer will demonstrate generational changes in the outlook and intent around building collections of rare books and ephemera brought on by technological and economic changes to the trade and auction arena. \nSpencer W Stuart is a Collections Advisor working with new\, expanding\, mature\, and de-accessioning collections throughout the world\, both in private and institutional contexts\, aiding to facilitate collection development\, cataloguing\, and de-acquisition strategies. \nIn tandem with his advisory work\, he is author of Contemporary Issues in Rare Book & Manuscript Collecting\, the host of the monthly webinar series COLLECTING INSIGHTS as well as the weekly Rare Book industry roundup The Antiquarian Outlook. His articles have appeared through Rare Book Hub\, Amphora\, and Manuscripts. He also occasionally appears on CBC Radio to present segments on Book History. \n\nThe lecture is free to attend with advance registration. It will be held in-person at the Clark Library. Seating is limited at the Clark Library; walk-in registrants are welcome as space permits. The registration form will be posted here approximately one month in advance of the program. \n\nPhoto credit: Photo courtesy of Spencer W Stuart
URL:https://dev.1718.ucla.edu/event/21st-century-book-collecting/
LOCATION:UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\, 2520 Cimarron Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90018\, United States
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