Washington DC
Throughout:Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales, Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., January 30 – April 25
National Museum Wales counts among its treasures the Davies Collection, an extraordinary group of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century paintings that is remarkable for its breadth and quality. Assembled between 1908 and 1923 by sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, the collection is exceptionally strong in Realist and Impressionist works and includes masterpieces by Cézanne, Daumier,
Manet, Millet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Van Gogh.Turner to Cézannefeatures fifty-three extraordinary paintings - many of which are rarely exhibited outside of Wales - and five important Impressionist works on paper selected from the collection by Guest Curator Oliver Fairclough, Keeper at National Museum Wales. The exhibition explores the stylistic innovations that shaped the art of the nineteenth century, offering an exceptional survey of the evolution of modern art from its beginnings in the romantic naturalism of Turner through Post-Impressionism.
Visit www.corcoran.org/turnertocezanne/index.php
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Throughout:
‘Wales in America’ exhibition at the Anthracite Heritage Musuem in Scranton, Pensylvania March 1st to May 2010
The exhibition tells the story of Welsh immigration into the USA and the contribution that the Welsh have made to American throughout its history. It includes details of the Welsh mining industry and the migration of Welsh miners to the Pennsylvanian coalfields. The exhibition has been arranged by the Welsh Assembly Government in New York in association with the Anthracite Heritage Museum, National Museum Wales, National Library of Wales, National Union of Miners, the South Wales Miners’ Library, and the St David’s Society of Scranton.. Visit www.anthracitemuseum.org
Boston
March 1
Launch of the University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize 2010 at the British Consulate-General, Boston
(www.thedylanthomasprize.com).
In 2010, the Dylan Thomas Prize will become an annual prize of £30,000 (c $46,000), awarded every November to a published writer under 30 years of age for poetry, short stories, a play, a novel or a screenplay. The event at
the Consulate on March 1 will launch this new prize to the literary media, publishers, writers and academics. Anyone in these categories should contact catrin.brace@wales-uk.com for an invitation. Order of events is as follows:
5.00 – 6.00 ‘Dylan Thomas’s World: a global perspective in writing’
Lecture by Professor Peter Stead, Chair of the Dylan Thomas Prize. Professor Stead will talk about the world of Dylan Thomas, starting with his life in Swansea and Carmarthen in Wales then moving on to London and New York to look at his global appeal as a writer. Professor Stead will also demonstrate why Thomas provides a suitable brand for an international prize for young writers.
A 40-minute talk with time for discussion at the end.
6.00 – 7.30 – launch event and reception hosted by the British Consul General for Boston Dr Philip Budden.
California
March 1- 2: Professor Mark Clement Vice Chancellor of the University of Wales will be visiting West Coast universities March 1-2 to encourage engagement in the Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarship. The Innovation Scholarships give outstanding graduate students the chance to develop their research through high-growth, innovative companies in Wales and receive supervision in their studies from a partner university in the UK.
Los Angeles
March 1st: British Consul General in Los Angeles Dame Barbara Hay will host a Creative Industries evening at her home in association with International Business Wales (Creative Business Sector); UKTI; and the UK Film Council. This is a business event - admittance by invitation only.
New York
Throughout:
A Little Night Music at the Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 West 48th Street
Welsh actress and Academy Award–winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and five-time Tony Award®–winner Angela Lansbury star in the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award–winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Tony Award®-winner Trevor Nunn.
Based on Ingmar Bergman's film, Smiles of a Summer Night, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is a witty and urbane musical set in waltz time. The action takes place in a weekend country house in turn-of-the-century Sweden, where surprising liaisons, long-simmering passions and a taste of love’s endless possibilities are all brought to light.
More information and tickets: www.nightmusiconbroadway.com/about.php
Tuesday March 2 – Sunday March 7 inclusive:
An exhibition of some rare Dylan Thomas manuscripts and other artefacts at the Morgan Library and Museum, New York, including autographed letters from Dylan to Miss Ellen Kay; an autographed manuscript containing four drafts of an untitled poem beginning "Too proud to die, broken and blind he died" donated by Ruthven Todd; and photographs of both Dylan and Dylan and Caitlin taken by Vernon Watkins shortly after their marriage.
Welsh afternoon tea will also be served each day at The Morgan Cafe March 3-7 as follows:
Welsh Afternoon Tea
Glengettie & Harney and Sons Teas
Finger Sandwich, Fresh Fruit, Welsh Cake & Welsh Rarebit, Homemade Cookies
15.50
The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York (www.themorgan.org/home.asp)
Hours
The Morgan Library & Museum and the Morgan Shop are open
Tuesday through Thursday: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission
$12 Adults
$8 Children (under 16)
$8 Seniors (65 and over)
$8 Students (with current ID)
Free to members and children 12 and under (must be accompanied by an adult)
Admission is free on Fridays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission to the McKim rooms is without charge during the following times: Tuesday, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m to 6 p.m.
Thursday March 4:
Evening: a reception in honor of Welsh composer Karl Jenkins will be hosted by the British Consul-General Sir Alan Collins at his residence in New York. A musical tribute to the composer will be made by Only Men Aloud! This is a private event for members of the music industry in New York.
Friday March 5:
Evening:
The St. David's Society of the State of New York
Announces its 175th Annual St. David's Day Dinner Dance
Friday evening, 5 March 2010
Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, New York
The 2010 William R. Hopkins Bronze Medal Recipient:
Dr. Karl Jenkins OBE
Composer/Musician
Cocktails in the Library at 6:30 pm
Dinner in the Grand Ballroom at 7:45 pm
Performance from Only Men Aloud!
Dancing to the music of the Lester Lanin Orchestra
Black tie suggested
TICKET $150
212.422.5456 telephone - 212.422.5480 fax jwthomas@amergeog.org
Saturday March 6:
3.00 pm
It’s Alec Templeton Time! with Dr.Rhian Davies of the Gregynog Festival and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts . Born in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4, 1909, the blind composer-pianist Alec Templeton was brought to America by the bandleader Jack Hylton in the mid 1930s. Templeton soon had his own weekly radio show ‘Alec Templeton Time’ sponsored by Alka-Seltzer and relayed coast to coast on the NBC Red Network. Templeton toured widely in America and crossed over to television and film, earning a personal star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This show combines archive film footage, broadcasts and recordings with live performances from Simon Crawford-Phillips of Templeton’s classical, jazz and blues compositions.
Free entry. No reservations required. Seating will be on a first-come-first-served basis so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 111 Amsterdam Avenue (at the Lincoln Center)
8.00 pm Music Masters of Wales, Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall
Karl Jenkins: Euphonium Concerto (US Premiere) & Sacred Songs (Selections)
Karl Jenkins, Guest Conductor/Composer
David Childs, Euphonium
Arwel Hughes: Dewi Sant (New York Premiere)
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director & Principal Conductor Pennsbury High School Concert Choir & The Pennsbury Community Chorus
James Moyer, Director
Susan Holsonbake, Tenor
Mark Womack, Baritone
Call CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800 or visit
www.carnegiehall.org
Visit www.DCINY.org for more concert details.
Sunday March 7:
9.30 – 11.30 am: Dylan Thomas Walking Tour of Greenwich Village: a literary odyssey researched and composed by Aeronwy Thomas, daughter of Dylan; and Peter Thabit Jones, Welsh poet and Dylan Thomas scholar.
A unique two-hour guided tour of ten places in Greenwich Village associated with the Welsh poet and author Dylan Thomas who visited New York four times and died in St Vincent’s Hospital on November 9, 1953. The tour guide will be New York City guide and Welshman Ianto Roberts and the tour will include readings of some of Dylan’s work. Accompanying the tour will be Professor Peter Stead – author and broadcaster and Chair of the Dylan Thomas Prize.
A donation of $25 is payable on the day. All proceeds will go to the non-profit organisation ‘The Dylan Thomas Prize for Young Writers.’
The tour is limited to 16 people. Please email catrin.brace@wales-uk to reserve a place.
Meet at 9.20 outside the Church of St. Luke’s in the Field Episcopalean Church, 487 Hudson Street at the corner of Grove Street
4.00 pm: Welsh-Canadian organist David Enlow presents ‘The Organ Works of Cesar Franck’ Southfield Organ at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 West 73rd Street
Program:
- Grand Piece Symphonique
- Fantaisie in A Major
- Pastorale
- Choral No 1 in E Major
Free entry.
Download brochure here: www.davidenlow.com/pdfs/FranckBrochure.pdf
Evening:
6.30 – 8.00 Private concert by Only Men Aloud! followed by a reception and viewing of the Dylan Thomas manuscripts for clients and guests of the Welsh Assembly Government, Visit Wales, International Business Wales, and the Morgan Library at , the Morgan Library and Museum, New York. By invitation only.
