Beethoven Club Memphis

Please tune in to WKNO - 91.1 FM Memphis this afternoon at 3:50 for Checking on the Arts. We will be talking about all the the fun pieces on Luna Nova's concert coming up on Monday.

Childless Cat Lady

W***y Bearden gave a great presentation about the history of music in Memphis this afternoon at Elmwood Cemetery.

Planning ahead for Beethoven Club Memphis events for the coming year. Here are some dates for the calendar.

2025 Young Artists Competition
March 1-2: All piano divisions
March 22: All other instruments and voice
April 6: 1st Prize Winners Concert
Guidelines will be posted by December 1, 2025

More information here: http://www.beethovenclubmemphis.org/competitions.html

What folk songs or children's songs can you think of that are about butterflies or bees? Luna Nova is going to be doing a concert with this theme on August 19. More details to follow!

Masato Blake made this beautiful chiffon cake for our Festival lunch today!

Congratulations to everyone who performed on the Young Artists Competition 1st prize Winners Concert at the Beethoven Club Memphis. Whitman Jenkins, Wesley Lim, Liam Thompson, Matthew Griner, Olivia Remak, and Lucas Smith. We had a full house and it was a great concert.

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Belvedere Chamber Music Festival | Jun 19 | Daily Memphian The 18th annual Belvedere Chamber Music Festival (belvederefestival.org) will be held at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal June 19-22, 2024. Concerts are Wed.- Sat. at 7 and Fri.-Sat. at 3. Free admission

The first prize winners' concert from this year's Beethoven Club Memphis Young Artists Competition will be Sunday, June 2, at 3:00 at the Beethoven Club. Admission is free and it is open to the public. First prize winners who were not able to be a part of this concert will be appearing on Beethoven Club events later in the year. A complete listing of winners is at:
http://www.beethovenclubmemphis.org/YAC2024winners.html
We hope you can join us!

2024 Luna Nova Composition Winners announcement:
www.belvederefestival.org/2024winners.html

The winners of Luna Nova's 18th annual Composition Contest will be widely announced tomorrow. We had 194 entries from 30 countries. The three winners will receive cash prizes and live performances and recordings at this year's Belvedere Festival June 19-22. Congratulations to these great composers!

1st Prize
Yurui (Rain) Hou
Columbia University – Juilliard School of Music
April is the Cruelest Month, violin and piano

2nd Prize
Gabe Wallerstein
University of Miami
Battle of the Butterflies, flute, violin, and piano

3rd Prize
Sergio Flórez Rincon
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Sancocho #1, Flute and Guitar

Save the dates now. Concert details to follow. We are very grateful to be going into our 18th year of producing this festival. Call 901-493-0958 for more information.

Join us for this great concert from the Memphis Youth Symphony Program!

Spring Concert with the Memphis Boy & Girl Choir, the Memphis Chamber Choir, and the Training Choir, April 28, 5 p.m. The Memphis Boy & Girl Choir presents their end-of-the-year concert and are joined by the Memphis Chamber Choir which returns after many years of not singing and features William Walton, Jubilate Deo, Anton Brukner, Os justi, Paul Christiansen, My song in the night, and Shawn Kirchner, Brightest and Best with violin. The Training Choir of 1st & 2nd grade will also sing two of their favorite songs of the year.
This will be a great concert for people those interested in children's choirs. It is free and open to the public.

Robin enjoying the neighborhood cat’s breakfast.

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church will feature a concert by organist/composer David Briggs called "one of the world's greatest contemporary organist" by the New York Times. Here is some information from his remarkable biography:
https://www.david-briggs.org/biography
The concert is Sunday, April 14 at 6:30 at Grace-St. Luke's, 1720 Peabody. It will last about 70 minutes with no intermission and is free an open to the public. There will be a reception afterward. Please come and bring your friends!

This is the 51st year that the Beethoven Club has sponsored this event. This year we had 93 entries, more than we have ever had before. Thanks to all the teachers, students, judges, BC volunteers and parents for coming together to make all this work!

The winners are announced at:
http://www.beethovenclubmemphis.org/YAC2024winners.html

Is there some dependable place near Central Gardens that could deliver lunch for a small group--box lunches or something simple. Holiday Ham is gone and apparently Panera doesn't do deliveries any more.

Sunday March 24, 5 p.m.
Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1720 Peabody

Holy Week Lessons & Carols:
A Meditation on the Passion of Christ, with Carols
The Grace-St. Luke’s Choir
One of the most profound choral services of the year, this meditation employs lessons & carols, spirituals, anthems, motets, and congregational hymns to illuminate the Passion of Christ, which is retold using biblical narratives from Mark, Matthew, and John, sung to some of the most ancient plainchant known to the Church.

https://www.gracestlukes.org/holy-week-lessons-and-carols

Holy Week Lessons and Carols Sunday, March 24, 20245 p.m. Holy Week Lessons & Carols: A Meditation on the Passion of Christ, with CarolsThe Grace-St. Luke’s ChoirOne of the most profound choral services of the year, this meditation employs lessons & carols, spirituals, anthems, motets, and congregational hymns to illuminate t...

$2500 in available prizes. Deadline for entry this Saturday, March 30, 11:00 p.m. Details at:

Beethoven Club of Memphis 2024 Young Artists Competition April 6,-7, 2024 Deadline for entry is March 30, 2024, 11:00 p.m. Guidelines Entry Form   Fee Payment Form