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Valentine's Day benefit concert for the Morristown Soup Kitchen

Grace Episcopal Church will host a Valentine’s Day concert featuring internationally acclaimed violinist, Christopher Collins Lee and renowned harpist, Merynda Adams to benefit The Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown.   The program titled, “Romantic Duos” will include beautiful melodies by Puccini, De Falla, Elgar and many more, in a program starting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.  The concert will be held at Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ.  There is no admission fee; however, charitable contributions of any amount will be welcomed at the door. 

Attending this benefit concert is a beautiful way to musically experience the romance of Valentine’s Day in a way that also spreads love throughout our very own communities. 

The Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown provides nutritious meals in a safe, warm, caring environment, free of charge, to anyone who comes seeking nourishment. They also provide access to community services and resources to those in need while providing opportunities for volunteers to give of themselves in service to others. Anyone is welcome at the Soup Kitchen regardless of age, sex, race, financial qualifications, or religious beliefs.

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Recent recitals by Dr. Lee and Ms. Adams have received wonderful audience appreciation for the depth of musicality, expression and passion.  This Valentine’s concert will feature Romantic music arranged by the artists from many great opera and classical composers. 

The recital features Christopher Collins Lee, who is currently concert master of 14 orchestras around the world and former concert master of NJ Symphony Orchestra. He was an Official Musical Ambassador of the U.S. Department of State and has performed thousands of concerts worldwide under their auspices. The New York Times termed Dr. Lee “an impressive, stylish violinist with something special to say.”  He has received top prizes in the Carl Flesch International Competition, the Tibor Varga International Competition, the J.S. Bach International Violin Competition, The Lion D’or of the French government, a Guggenheim Grant, the Belgian American Award, and The Fritz Kreisler Prize.  It is interesting to note that one of his recordings was chosen to represent human culture on the Voyager Time Capsule, which is now leaving our solar system.

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Harpist, Merynda Adams has been described by the Newark Star Ledger as having “played the harp with color and great facility” and is in demand as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the Metropolitan area.  Ms. Adams has performed with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, New York Grand Opera, New Philharmonic, Lyrica Chamber Music, Opera at Florham, Northeastern Philharmonic, Colonial Symphony, Westfield Symphony, Lake Placid Sinfonietta and off Broadway in the “The Fantasticks”.

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