By special request of the Ricciardi family, our final program “La Dolce Vita and La Dolce Musica” presented by Erica Reiksheimer, was in recognition of their father’s love of opera. The program included a tour of Italy’s culture, music, opera stars, and popular Neapolitan songs.
The Friends continue to be active, serving the community and continuing to promote the Goodnow Library and its resources. We are currently putting together a new roster of programs that will begin this Fall. As always we appreciate and thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you at our next set of programs!
The Friends continue to be active, serving the community and continuing to promote the Goodnow Library and its resources. We are currently putting together a new roster of programs that will begin this Fall. As always we appreciate and thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you at our next set of programs!
The Friends of the Goodnow Library are alive and well!
This year the Friends were proud to sponsor a series of programs brought to you by the generous bequest of Stella and Frank Ricciardi.
Our first program entitled “The Sounds of Vienna” presented by Erica Reiksheimer, a founder of the Lyric Opera, has lectured about opera and its great singers for many years. Her presentation was a grand tour of Vienna, it’s culture and it’s most famous composers.
In January, more than seventy children and adults filled the Curtis Middle School auditorium to enjoy the Tanglewood Marionettes. The Dragon King, an underwater fantasy based on Chinese folklore tells the story of an intrepid grandmother who travels to the bottom of the sea in search of the Dragon King. The audience was so mesmerized by the story, the scenery, and the marionettes; you could hear a pin drop. Imagine everyone’s delight when the audience was invited to come to the stage to see how the marionettes and the scenery worked.
Jane Oneail, art history professor and owner of Culturally Curious provided a wonderful lecture about such well known artists as Donatello, Monet, and Sargent whose work was considered scandalous at the time of the particular works presentation.
In March, the audience was wowed by the musical talent of Eric Shindler and August Baik. Their program covered the works of Beethoven, Bach, Franck, and Rachmaninoff. Roommates and friends, Eric and August met at a musical competition on the west coast and are now freshman at the New England Conservatory. Look for the pair next year in our programming.