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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
with Stephanie Blythe, Mezzo Soprano
Thursday - April 2, 2009 - 8 p.m.
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Since its inception in 1969, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has played a
role unmatched in its field. Dedicated to serving the art of chamber music, CMS presents chamber music of
every instrumentation, style, and historical period in its extensive concert season in New York, its national
tours, its many recordings and national radio broadcasts, its broad commissioning program, and its multi-faceted
educational programs. Demonstrating the belief that the future of chamber music lies in engaging and expanding
the audience, CMS has created programs to bring the art of chamber music to audiences from a wide range of
backgrounds, ages, and levels of musical knowledge. The artistic core of CMS is a multi-generational, dynamic
repertory company of expert chamber musicians who form an evolving musical community. As part of that
community, the CMS Two program discovers and weaves into the artistic fabric a select number of highly
gifted young artists - individuals and ensembles - who embody the great performance traditions of the past
while setting new standards for the future.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is one of twelve constituents of
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the largest performing arts complex in the world. Along with
other constituents such as the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center Theater, and
The Metropolitan Opera, the Chamber Music Society has its home at Lincoln Center, in Alice Tully Hall.
Through its performance, education, and recording/broadcast activities, it draws more people to chamber
music than any other organization of its kind.
CMS presents annual series of concerts and educational events for listeners ranging
from connoisseurs to chamber music newcomers of all ages. Performing repertoire from over three centuries,
and numerous premieres by living composers, CMS offers programs curated to provide listeners a comprehensive
perspective on the art of chamber music. The performing artists of CMS, a multi-generational selection of
expert chamber musicians, constitute an evolving repertory company capable of presenting chamber music of
every instrumentation, style, and historical period (see Artists of the Society and Guests). Its annual
activities include a full season of concerts and activities, national and international tours, nationally
televised broadcasts on Live From Lincoln Center, a radio show broadcast nationwide, and regular appearances
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