The Allen Center Presents

Cherry Street Players 

 at The Allen Center

7PM Pre-Concert Recital

Classical with a Twist -- “Songs and Spirituals”

Boston String Academy Youth Ensemble

         Director Mariesther Alvarez, violin

         Director Marielisa Alvarez Morales, violin

         Jorge Soto, conductor

         Tony Morales, faculty

Gaspar CassadoSuite for solo cello  9’

Preludio-fantasia. Andante

 Intermezzo e danza finale. Lento ma non troppo

ShostakovichAllegro non troppo - Quartet No. 3 in F Major Op. 73  for String Orchestra      

Jean SibeliusAndante Festivo for String Orchestra  

7:30-8PM Refreshments

8PM Program

Indra Thomas, soprano

Allison-Yoshie Eldredge, cello

Miki Sawada, piano

Margaret Bonds                                         3 Dream Portraits

Minstrel Man

Dream Variation

I, too

Bach-Gounod                                     Ave Maria

Gabriel Faure.                                    Apres un rêve

Florence Price                                             Fantasie No. 2 Nègre in g minor

Michel LegrandPapa Can You Hear

Hammerstein and KernsCan’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine

Andrew Lloyd WebberOn My Own from Les Miserables

George Gershwin Someone to Watch Over Me

                                                                    I’ve Got Rhythm   

Rodgers-Hammerstein-Prutsman   Shall We Dance

Traditional SpiritualsDeep River

                                                                   I feel the Spirit 

Q and A with the Artists to follow the concert (15’)

For more information on the artists, please visit their websites.

Miki Sawada:www.mikisawada.com

                                www.gatherhear.com

Allison Eldredge: https://allisoneldredge.instantencore.com

Indra Thomas: http://indrathomas.com/

Social media:

instagram @mikipony

facebook @gatherheartour

Facebook @allisoneldredge, cellist

Facebook @indrathomas

instagram @Allison.eldredge.1740

Allison-Yoshie Eldredge, Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient and Musical America's Artist of the Year, is Artist-in-Residence of The Allen Center. As Founder of Cherry Street Players, Allison-Yoshie Eldredge is  bringing prominent professional musicians, special guests and the rising generation of Artists to share great classical music of the world and  bridge history with present culture throughout the programming at the historical homestead, The Allen Center. 

Our "classical with a twist" concerts have an informal setting with conversation between Artists and special guests, and audience members and a brief Q & A with the Artists. Audiences will also experience the visionary educational history and beauty of the 1840 Nathaniel Allen Homestead as the artistic home of Cherry Street Players at The Allen Center.

In the historic intimate setting of The Allen Center, Cherry Street Players invites friends and families to gather with new people in a musical spirit of togetherness, passion, and hope and experience evenings of socially, culturally-relevant and fun music. 

Free limited parking available onsite as well as at the nearby lot of Family Access of Newton on 492 Waltham Street.