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CONCERT / EVENT CALENDAR > 2024





Jaclyn Breeze, flute and Laura Freeman, piano
Sunday, October 6, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Leroy Anderson House
Contemporary music for flute and piano accompaniment.



Shawna Lee Kwashnak, Portraitist and author
Exploring the Creative Process
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
Leroy Anderson House





Takeshi Nagayasu, piano and Joseph Darcourt, cello
Sunday, December 1, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
Leroy Anderson House
Bach Cello Suite no. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: Prelude; Haydn Cello Concerto no. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: Allegro Moderato; Chopin Etudes Op. 10 no. 8, Op. 10 no. 7, Op. 10 no. 18; Chopin Ballade no. 3; Chopin Preludes Op. 27 no. 16, 17, 18; Scriabin Sonata no.5; Ave Maria - Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de J.S. Bach, Bach-Gounod; Chopin Nocturne in E-flat Major; Encore: Leroy Anderson

Check back for details which will be posted here in coming days and weeks.











LoriAnn Witte, weaver
February 18, 2024, 2:00 pm

Weaver LoriAnn Witte will share her experiences of becoming a weaver and how she finds ideas and develops them. Witte is the executive director of the Glebe House and Gertrude Jekyll Garden in the Hollow in Woodbury. A resident of Woodbury, Witte says of her art, "It is a journey that started with necessity and changed throughout the many phases of life. It is filled with ideas that have grown with and around me."

Witte will present samples of her work and lead guests in a demonstration. Guests will have the opportunity to try their hand at weaving with small looms and supplies Witte will provide.






Jaclyn Breeze, flautist
Saturday, March 2, 2024, 2:00 p.m.

Music for solo flute by Arthur Honegger, Claude Debussy, Edgar Varèse, Holden Shea, Katherine Hoover, Pierre Octave Ferroud, and John La Montaine. PROGRAM + Biography pdf




Matt Wood, multimedia artist
March 3, 2024, 2:00 p.m.

Matt Wood, whose works range from photography to oils to interior design, will reflect on how his projects find him and how he realizes the best medium for a project. Wood says his art reflects his life: "Art is how I interact with the world. My thoughts, my experiences, my reactions, and my hopes are all mediated through my canvas or my lens, and I find that for me it can't be any other way."

Some of Wood's work, including four 48" x 48" iceberg paintings, is currently on display in the group exhibit at the Mattatuck museum titled "Sea Change, See Change," running from January 21 to May 19, 2024.




Daniel Corr, classical guitarist
Saturday, March 9, 2024, 2:00 p.m.

Music for classical guitar by Albert, Sor, Shand, Hasenöhrl, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and a new transcription of Forgotten Dreams by Leroy Anderson. PROGRAM + Biography pdf




Cynthia Gillette, painter
March 17, 2024, 2:00 p.m.

Woodbury artist Cynthia Gillette will present on her odyssey as a painter in a variety of media. Well-known in Woodbury for her support of local arts and her presence at summer Arts Walk events, Gillette is renowned for her sensitive renderings of animals and highly detailed, lifelike natural and architectural details in her work.

She says, "I am really enjoying the process in my painting at this time. My portraits of people and animals have led me to meet new wonderful people, and my travels have enriched the landscapes I see. I do observe all with a more critical, collective eye and due to this I plan my ideas with future compositions and new techniques in mind. Painting and designing are an evolving organic learning experience, albeit sometimes challenging, but they can also be so exciting. That is all inspiring to me."






Melody Asbury, painter
April 7, 2024, 2:00 p.m.

Woodbury artist Melody Asbury will share how she has come to explore the spirit of wild animals through painting. A signature member of the Society of Animal Artists, Asbury is an accomplished painter admired for her intimate portrayal of animals. Her love of painting animals came after a lengthy career as a portrait and courtroom sketch artist for TV. She says, "Growing up with an artist mother, I had a paintbrush in my hand at a very early age. Art has always been a means of expression, of focusing attention on what I feel is important. It is a lifelong journey with many different paths I have taken."


Note: The presentations are free and open to the public. However, reservations are required. Contact the Foundation at leroyandersonfoundation@gmail.com to reserve seats.






Yale String Quartet
Sunday, May 5, 2024, 2:00 p.m.

No longer accepting reservations (04.26.24)

Yaira Matyakubova, violin 1, Gregory Tompkins, violin 2, Riana Heath, viola, Philip Boulanger, cello; Indoor concert to include Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" Quartet, and more to be announced. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf




Hampton Trio
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 3:00 p.m.

Mark Davis, mandolin, Beverly Davis, classical guitar, Robert Margo, madola in G; Indoor concert to include Baroque to Contemporary music arranged by the Hampton Trio. Complete program to be announced.

Check back for details which will be posted here in coming days and weeks.





Deming String Quartet
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 3:00 p.m.



CT Open House Day
The Leroy Anderson House
will be open for tours
on both Sat. June 8 (11-2)
& Sun. June 9 (11-5) 2024

Larry Deming and Claudia Tondi, violins, Yaroslav Kargin, viola, Patricia Smith, cello. Program will include music by Ellington, Gershwin, Ives, J. Mitchell, T. Monk, W.G. Still and Larry Deming. The members of the quartet have performed in many orchestras and ensembles including the Danbury, New Haven, Hartford and Springfield Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra New England, Yale Camerata and the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra. Rain date: Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 3 pm.

Check back for details which will be posted here in coming days and weeks.


Note: For outdoor concerts at the Leroy Anderson House, admission is free but email reservations are required. Bring your own folding chair and sit anywhere on the lawn that you like. The acoustics are excellent no matter where you sit. Create your own social distancing.



No programs in July.






Candlewood Brass Quintet
Saturday, August 24, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Rain date: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 3:00 p.m.

Program to be announced.





Westfarms Quartet
Saturday, September 7, 2024, 3:00 p.m.

Program to be announced. Rain date is Sunday, Sept 8, 2024.

Note: For outdoor concerts at the Leroy Anderson House, admission is free but email reservations are required. Bring your own folding chair and sit anywhere on the lawn that you like. The acoustics are excellent no matter where you sit. Create your own social distancing.



Michael Gallagher, Photographer
Exploring the Creative Process
Sunday, September 29, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
Leroy Anderson House





Adella Carlson

Contemporary Music for Clarinet performed by Adella Carlson; Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.; Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biography pdf




Yale Octet

Chamber Music Ensemble from the Yale Graduate School of Music performing Franz Schubert's Octet in F major, D.803; Friday, May 12, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.; Southbury Public Library, Kingsley Room, Southbury, Connecticut. Yale Octet concert sponsored by Leroy Anderson Foundation. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf




Candlewood Brass Quintet

Performing a selection of classical and popular compositions for brass quintet; Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.; Rain Date: Sunday, May 21 at 3:00 p.m.; Leroy Anderson House, Terrace + Lawn, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf




Westfarms Quartet

Performing Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 in Bb Major, Op. 130; Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.; Leroy Anderson House, Terrace + Lawn, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf




Fanfare Brass Quintet

Performing a selection of classical and popular compositions for brass quintet; Sunday, Sept 24, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.; Leroy Anderson House, Terrace + Lawn, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf






Joseph Darcourt + Takeshi Nagayasu

Performing Beethoven Sonatas for piano and cello, Joseph Darcourt, cello, + Takeshi Nagayasu, piano. Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 3:00 pm. Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf




Imperial Brass Band

The Imperial Brass Band of Westfield, New Jersey, gave a concert on Sunday, May 21, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.; Leroy Anderson House, Terrace + Lawn, Woodbury, Connecticut. The program, titled "Americans We", included music by Leroy Anderson, George Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Henry Fillmore, Adrian Drover, Dag Wirén and Emil Söderström.; PROGRAM + Personnel pdf

Watch this video of images by Marc Russsell from the concert set to Serenata by Leroy Anderson recorded in 2017 by the Imperial Brass for their compact disc. VIDEO: Imperial Brass performs Serenata.




Westfarms Quartet

Performing Haydn's Quartet No. 63 in Bb Major "Sunrise" Op. 76 No. 4 and Mendelssohn's Quartet No. 2 in A Minor Op. 13. Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 3 p.m. Returning for its second year, the Westfarms Quartet will include violinist Selah Kwak, violinist Mike Winer, violist Dylan Lomangino, and cellist Kaila Piscitelli. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf




Riana Heath, violin and Ilan Zajtman, piano

Performing Polonaise Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61 by Chopin, "Posthume" Violin Sonata no.1 by Ravel, and Violin Sonata no.10 by Beethoven. Sunday, October 23, 2022, Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf






Susan Anthony-Klein
Music from the Leroy Anderson House

Pianist Susan Anthony-Klein performed several compositions by Leroy Anderson for videos made at the Leroy Anderson House which were recorded by Mark Thayer of Pomfret, Connecticut. Susan performed Belle of the Ball, The First Day of Spring, Forgotten Dreams, The Golden Years, Saraband, and Song of the Bells. March 9, 2021, Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. VIDEO: Susan Anthony Klein performs The First Day of Spring.




Joseph Darcourt, Ivan V. Morozov, and Luis Ortiz

Performing music by Bach, Elgar, Rose, Lalo, Morozov and Anderson. Joseph Darcourt, cello, Luis Ortiz, piano, Ivan Morozov, clarinet. Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 1:30 pm. Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf




Daniel Williams, clarinet and Susan Anthony-Klein, piano

"New Year's Concert" of music for clarinet and piano at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 3 pm.  Daniel Williams and Susan Anthony-Klein performed compositions by Carl Maria von Weber, Bohuslav Martinů and other composers.






Anton Miller, violin + Rita Porfiris, viola

Performing "An American Songbook, reimagined", including works by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Bohuslav Martinu, Leroy Anderson, Aaron Copland, and others. Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 3:00 pm. Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut.




Cynthia Bos, piano and Zander Bos, violin
Connecticut Open House Day 2019

Pianist Cynthia Bos and violinist Zander Bos will entertain visitors at the Leroy Anderson House at 33 Grassy Hill Road in Woodbury, Connecticut on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm as part of Connecticut Open House Day. Their program will feature familiar light concert pieces composed by Leroy Anderson. Free admission. No registration necessary. PRESS RELEASE + Biography pdf




Divertimenti, Light concert music

Performances by Rebecca Nesmith, soprano, Jennifer Anthony-Bogue, flute, Joseph Darcourt, cello, and Susan Anthony-Klein, piano, including works by Mozart, Fauré, V. Rachmaninoff, J.S. Bach, Jules Massenet, C. Franck, Gershwin, Bolling, and Leroy Anderson. Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 3:00 pm. Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut.




Musique Française, music by French composers

Performances by Rebecca Nesmith, soprano, Jennifer Anthony-Bogue, flute, Joseph Darcourt, cello, and Susan Anthony-Klein, piano, including works by Berlioz, Chopin, Fauré, Gounod, Massenet and Saint-Saens. Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm. Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf




Cynthia Bos, piano and Zander Bos, violin
Afternoon in Advent Concert

Music for Advent performed by Cynthia Bos, piano, Zander Bos, violin and Joseph Darcourt, cello. Sunday, December 8, 2019. Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biographies pdf






Northeast Connecticut Community Orchestra
Southbury Public Library, Southbury, Connecticut.

Ten members of this string orchestra from Woodstock in Connecticut's "Quiet Corner", performed music by composers ranging from Vivaldi and Mozart to Scott Joplin and the Beatles. The Northeast Connecticut Community Orchestra was founded in 2012 by music teacher Yaroslav Tereshchenko, then of Mansfield, CT.
Sponsored by Leroy Anderson Foundation.




Yulia Fedorov, Première Concert

Pianist Yulia Fedorov gave the first public concert at the Leroy Anderson House on September 8, 2018, following official designation as a historic house museum by the Town of Woodbury. Yulia Fedorov performed music by Edward MacDowell, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Franz Liszt, Edvard Grieg, and Leroy Anderson. Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM + Biography pdf


(1) PRESS RELEASE Yulia Fedorov Concert 2018.pdf
(2) BIOGRAPHY of Yulia Fedorov and thoughts about Andante.
(3) LETTER to Yulia Fedorov from Leroy Anderson Foundation September 9 2018 pdf.




Cynthia Bos, piano and Zander Bos, violin
Advent Concert

Music for Advent performed by Cynthia Bos, piano, Zander Bos, violin and Joseph Darcourt, cello. Sunday, December 9, 2018. Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut. PROGRAM pdf





Adella-Carlson at Leroy Anderson House
Adella Carlson Contemporary Clarinet Recital
Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Connecticut
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.


Music from the Leroy Anderson House
STRINGS AT A COMPOSER'S HOME
by Howard Fielding
Sept. 12, 2022

Leroy Anderson was the mid-century modern composer whose home in Woodbury, Connecticut was appropriately Mid-Century Modern. The house is owned by the composer's family foundation and is open on select weekends as a museum of his life and legacy. Several times a year, the home hosts concerts as part of a series. Usually these are outdoors on the lawn, but some more intimate performances have been in the living room around the composer's piano.

Westfarms Quartet by Marc Russell
Westfarms Quartet at Leroy Anderson House 2022 - photo by Marc Russell

The performance by the Westfarms Quartet that was originally scheduled for June took place Saturday, September 10, 2022. The Connecticut-based quartet features regulars Mike Winer, violin, and Dylan Lomangino, viola. On Saturday, they were joined by Selah Kwak on violin and Kaila Piscitelli on cello.

The Leroy Anderson House is in a quiet residential neighborhood perfect for an afternoon concert. Acoustics were fine for the nuanced performance of Mendelssohn's Quartet No. 2 in A Minor Op. 13 and Haydn's "Sunrise" Quartet No. 63 in Bb Major, Op. 76, No. 4. The quartet was accompanied only by the birds and crickets of the surrounding woods.

The quartet performed Anderson's "Blue Tango" as an encore, much as the Boston Pops would with the composer's works at the end of a concert. "Blue Tango," Anderson's first big hit, sounds quite different when played by a string quartet but still delighted the audience.

Afterward, a newcomer to the concert series described the afternoon as "a little bit of Tanglewood" - which is exactly what it was meant to be.

Tanglewoodbury. It sort of has a ring to it, doesn't it?

Howard Fielding
Blog: Living Here Together
Photo: Marc Russell