Mezzo Soprano, Jazimina MacNeil in Final Concert for Access to Art’s Summer Chamber Music Series

WEST CAPE MAY– Access to Art presents its final concert of the Summer/Fall Sam Maitin Chamber Music Series at Cape May United Methodist Church, 635 Washington St., Cape May on Sunday afternoon, Sept. l2th at 3 p.m.
The Mondrian Ensemble, lead group of the 13th annual Sam Maitin Chamber Music series, will perform the works of Brahms, Mozart, Schubert and Chopin. The Mondrian Ensemble includes Philadelphia Orchestra current and past performers including Michael Ludwig, violin (former Associate Concert master of the Philadelphia Orchestra and currently Concert Master of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra), Anna Maria Ahn Petersen, viola, and John Koen, cello. Aurelia Mika Chang, concert pianist, who performs on three continents is the fourth member of the Ensemble.
The Mondrian Ensemble has been performing for Access to Art’s chamber music series since its incipiency in l998 Guesting with them is Curtis Institute of Music ‘s Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo soprano, who has performed at the Marlboro Festival. Of Jazimina, the New York Times said: “Fresh is one thing: just what you hope for in a young performer. Less expected –astonishing, in fact–were the richness, maturity, and genuine distinction in the mezzo-soprano sound of Jazminia MacNeil as Prince Orlofsky, clearly a singer to watch.”
The Mondrian Ensemble was formed in l998 to perform for Access to Art’s Summer Chamber Music Festival. Michael Ludwig, Anna Marie Ahn Petersen, and John Koen were then with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Michael, in his 20’s was named their Associate Concertmaster, the third place in the orchestra. John has won awards from the orchestra as a valuable contributor to its music and its welfare. All of them have travelled the world, to rave reviews, with that distinguished orchestra.
Aurelia Mika Chang, pianist, has performed on three continents. She is a former member of the California Arts Council. She returns to the concert series following a summer stint in Japan where she was performing. She spent part of the Spring in Vienna with friend, and violinist, Kathryn Kruger. Chang began with Access to Art at l9 years old, a student at Juillard. She was part of the first music series presented by the Cape May County Art League which included Anne Marie Ahn, of the Ahn sisters, and other gifted musicians. Currently she has two sons who play the piano and she continues to reside in NYC. The Ahn sisters are currently commanding $l0,000 per performance and are featured in Vogue Magazine.
Tickets are $20. adults, $l5. seniors, and $l0. students. Call Access to Art, Inc. at (609)465-3963 to reserve or purchase online at www.accesstoart.org with TicketLeap.
Access to Art, Inc. is an l8 year old not for profit that presents the visual and performing arts in Cape May County and environs and began the Sam Maitin Summer Chamber Music Festival 13 years ago, although they have presented them since l992 when the organization first formed