P RES ENTS

2019/20 SEASON
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TANYA BANNISTER
I am thrilled to welcome you to the 2019-2020 CAG Season!

Music connects and inspires us, and CAG strives to partner with the
best young musical talents to create relevant, fun, and engaging
programs. Don’t miss last year’s competition winners Invoke, the
Aizuri Quartet, pianist Yi-Nuo Wang, and percussionist Mitya Nilov
performing live in concert!

This season, we have forged partnerships to deepen our commitment

to social impact. We are proud to curate an evening with The Wilson
Center and Roadmaps Festival titled The Arctic: Sounds of Crisis, an experiential event
featuring music and discussion around climate change. The Argus and Aizuri Quartets will
perform with violist Kim Kashkashian under the umbrella of Music For Food, a musician-led
organization working to end hunger.

CAG musicians love to work with young people and instill a love of music in the next generation.
Our artists will partner with Creative Stage Collective to present Instrumental Storytellers,
a journey into classical music for fans both new and old. And don’t miss our CAG Live! In
Conversation series of discussions on issues in the music industry, intended to be a resource to
artists beyond our roster.

Membership to CAG’s concert season entitles you to benefits including invitations to post-
concert receptions, salon concerts, and dress rehearsals. Get up close and personal with our
young artists – become a CAG member today!

I look forward to seeing you this season.

Tanya Bannister
President, Concert Artists Guild

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

CREATIVE
STAGE
COLLECTIVE
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2019/20 SEASON
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 11:00AM - 5:00PM

2019 CAG VICTO R E L MA LEH

COM P E T I T IO N
Be the first to see CAG’s new stars at the 2019 CAG Competition Finals!
CAG’s annual competition identifies musicians with an entrepreneurial spirit and a de-
sire to make an impact in the world. The winners receive management contracts, a New
York showcase performance, and professional career development and coaching.

The competition will be followed by the announcement of the winners, sponsored by

Judi Sorensen Flom.
Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Music Center

This event will be hosted by Bob Sherman of WQXR and livestreamed on

The Violin Channel.

CAG L I V E ! IN CO N VE RSATI O N
CAG is committed to being a resource for artists at all stages of their careers. Tune in
to this series of free livestreamed events focusing on enhancing musicians’ lives and
discussing issues relevant to the arts in our fast-changing world.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS

All CAG members are invited to join us at these events.

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2019/20 SEASON

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 7:00PM

I NVOK E
AMERICAN POSTCARDS
Invoke originals and new music by American composers including Takuma Itoh and
Jessie Montgomery. A co-presentation with Joe’s Pub.
Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 7:30PM

AIZU R I QUART E T
LOCALLY SOURCED
Composers influenced by their surroundings, including Armenian folksongs by Komitas
and Paul Wiancko’s LIFT.
Sponsored by Marilyn G. and Joseph B. Schwartz, longtime friends of CAG
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
 Join us to experience these exciting events!
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION ON BACK PAGE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 7:30PM

Y I-NUO WA N G, PI AN O
Piano masterworks with folk and literary inspirations by Bartók, Brahms, Liszt, and
others.
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 7:30PM

MITYA NI LOV, PE RCUSSI O N

RUSSIAN SOUL
Percussion works including The Little Prince by Victor Grishin and a new commission by
Michael Gilbertson.
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
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NEW PROGRAMS

DATE TBD IN SPRING 2020

TH E A RCTI C : SOU NDS O F C R I S I S

An experiential evening linking global warming, the transformation of our planet, the
impacts this palpable change is having on the people of the North – and why you should
care.

The program, led by Mike Sfraga, Director of the Global Risk and Resilience Program
and the Polar Institute at The Wilson Center, weaves a compelling narrative on global
warming and the Arctic with visuals and music by the Verona Quartet and pianist Tanya
Bannister. This will be followed by a panel discussion with leaders in the field led by
critically-acclaimed journalist Ali Velshi.

A co-presentation with the Wilson Center and Roadmaps Festival

Location TBD in Spring 2020

Limited tickets will be available early 2020

MONDAY, MARCH 16, 7:30PM

QUA RTET EXT RAVAGA N ZA!

Featuring the Aizuri and Argus Quartets and Kim Kashkashian, viola
CAG partners with Music for Food, a musician-led initiative for local hunger relief, for this
concert, which will raise resources and awareness in the fight against hunger. Featuring
Mozart’s Viola Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 614, Garth Knox’s Satellites, and Mendelssohn’s
Octet for Strings, Op. 20.

A co-presentation with Music For Food

Broadway Presbyterian Church, 114th Street and Broadway

Suggested donation is $30/$10 students and seniors. This concert

benefits Broadway Community.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 4:00PM AND 7:00PM

IN ST RUM E N TAL STO RYTELLERS

Instrumental Storytellers awakens excitement and passion for classical music in young
people and inspires traditional concertgoers to experience the music in a new way, fea-
turing storytelling, movement, comic sketches, and poetry. Be taken on an imaginative
journey for audiences of all ages!

A co-presentation with Creative Stage Collective

Leonard Nimoy Thalia At Peter Norton Symphony Space

Tickets available at Symphony Space

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MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND BENEFITS

Concert Artists Guild is a 501(c)(3) organization that identifies and develops

artists with a desire to make an impact in the world through music. Since
1951, we have helped more than 500 young musicians launch meaningful
careers in the arts.

Join us as we inspire the next generation of young artists.

Become a CAG member today!

DEBUT: $250
2 tickets to each CAG Presents concert and reception

ENSEMBLE: $500
All Debut benefits, plus acknowledgment in printed donor listings

GREEN ROOM: $750

All Ensemble benefits, plus an invitation to a concert dress rehearsal

SALON: $1200
All Green Room benefits, plus 2 tickets to all CAG Partnership concerts
and invitations to CAG Salon concerts in private homes

ENCORE: $2500
All Salon benefits, plus a private lunch with a CAG artist

LISTEN | CONNECT | JOIN US!

Keep up with CAG news and get a look behind the scenes on social media.

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