WHAT:  Arlington Street Church Restoration Open House

WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 6:00PM-8:00PM

WHERE: 351 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116

While many people pass by Arlington Street Church every day, most do not realize the historic and architectural significance of the building and the unique collection of Tiffany windows housed within it. 

As we embark on a journey to restore the Arlington Street Church to its original glory, we invite the local community to join us for a special event on the evening of September 25 to learn more about this architectural treasure, our plans to restore and preserve it, and how you can be a part of this important work. 

Our doors will open at 6:00 PM for complimentary tours of the sanctuary our collection of Tiffany stained glass windows along with refreshments and informational displays about the planned preservation work. 

At 7:00PM, historic preservation experts and landscape architects will share plans for the restoration process that will unfold in the coming years and will be available to answer any questions that you may have. 

The evening's event  will begin at the side entrance to the church at 351 Boylston Street and will conclude with the official outdoor lighting of the beautiful collection of Tiffany stained glass windows at 8:00PM. 

The event is sponsored by The Foundation for the Preservation of 20 Arlington Street, a non-profit organization that is separate from the church and whose mission is to preserve this historic building and its priceless collection of Tiffany stained glass windows. For more information, visit https://www.asctiffany.org/foundation

It’s time again for Boston ArtWeek!! For this year’s event we are having family day at the Tiffany Windows Education Center! Bring your family to enjoy our art-tastic activities and some of the most beautiful stained glass windows you’ll ever see! Learn about stained glass, how it’s made, and why the artist Louis Comfort Tiffany was so special. Enjoy the beauty of our sixteen, 9-foot tall Tiffany windows, then jump into our fun activities like a scavenger hunt, coloring a Tiffany window, and making your very own wax “stained glass” window to take home!

ADMISSION IS FREE!!

Franz Schubert
String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471

Anton Bruckner
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112

Featured Musicians

Jennifer Frautschi & Yura Lee, violins
Marcus Thompson & Carol Rodland, violas
Clancy Newman, cello

The violin immediately plunges into the first theme of Schubert’s String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471 with a lighthearted melody reminiscent of Mozart. This single-movement piece embraces the spirit of true classicism throughout before sweeping to a gentle close.

Bruckner’s symphonic leanings burst out of the chamber music canvas in his String Quintet in F major. This thematically and harmonic complex work—which won Bruckner a diamond pin from the quintet’s dedicatee, Duke Max Emanuel of Bavaria—provides a rare opportunity to hear the composer in an intimate setting.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478

Maurice Ravel
Piano Trio in A minor

Featured Musicians

Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Marcus Thompson, viola
Clancy Newman, cello
Max Levinson, piano

Disregarding the Viennese musical conventions of his time, Mozart brought forth the piano as an equal partner to the strings in his Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor. This innovation amplified the piece’s thematic possibilities, making the quartet an especially delightful demonstration of Mozartian brilliance.

Written at the onset of the Great War, Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor was written directly before the composer attempted—unsuccessfully—to enlist, and as such straddles the patriotic Frenchman’s pre and post-war output.

Boston Chamber Music Orchestra Concert- Britten & Beethoven

Benjamin Britten
Phantasy Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quintet in C major, Op. 29

Featured Musicians

Peggy Pearson, oboe
Ayano Ninomiya & Yonah Zur, violins
Marcus Thompson & Deanna Badizadegan, violas
Clancy Newman, cello

A phantasy is a short piece of music that is written in the spirit of spontaneity and freedom, two qualities which are evident in Britten’s Phantasy Quartet for oboe and string trio. Simultaneously, the nineteen year-old Britten achieves an impressive matureness of expression in this twelve-minute jaunt around the composer’s imagination.

High and low string voices whirl tumultuously in the final movement of Beethoven’s only original and full-length String Quintet in C major, which is appropriately nicknamed “The Storm.”