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SUMMARY:Medal of Honor Recipient & Author Kyle Carpenter
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nDue to popular demand\, this event has moved to the Grunin Center Main Stage \nGeneral Admission Seating\, Free\nAdvance Registration Required\nThe event will also be live-streamed \n  \n\nThe cost of this ticket has been generously underwritten by the sponsors of the Blauvelt Speaker Series \nAbout Kyle Carpenter\nWhile serving as a Marine rifleman in Afghanistan at age 20\, on the morning of November 21st\, 2010\, Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter’s squad was attacked by Taliban forces. During the attack\, a live grenade landed between Kyle and a fellow Marine. In a courageous act to save his fellow Marine\, Kyle threw himself on the grenade. \nKyle’s injuries were severe – he was unconscious for five weeks and spent over two and a half years recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda\, Maryland. He had lost his right eye\, most of his lower jaw and teeth\, and his right arm was broken in 30 places. He went through roughly 40 surgeries during his recovery. During this grueling recovery process\, Kyle’s spirit remained strong. He set several post-recovery goals for himself: run a marathon\, earn a college degree\, backpack through Europe\, and go skydiving. After nearly three years of recovery\, Kyle was released from the hospital at age 24 and has since been able to accomplish every post-recovery goal and many more. And on June 19\, 2014\, Kyle was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama for his self-sacrificing act of valor. Kyle is the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor\, our country’s highest military honor. \nIn 2019\, Kyle published his autobiography\, You are Worth It: Building A Life Worth Fighting For. It not only tells the story of the events leading up to November 20\, 2010 and the recovery period which followed\, but it is also a story of rebirth and overcoming adversity\, of how Kyle battled back from the gravest challenge to forge a life of joyful purpose. In the words of General Jim Mattis “Kyle Carpenter’s memoir of gallantry beyond the call of duty provides a vivid reminder that grit and valor remain American hallmarks.” He is also host of “The Kyle Carpenter Podcast” in which he shares the stories of people who inspire him\, expanding perspectives through meaningful conversations on leadership\, adversity\, and finding a joyful purpose in life. \nIn addition to the Medal of Honor\, Kyle’s military awards include a Navy and Marine Corps\nAchievement Medal\, NATO Service Medal\, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon\, Combat Action Ribbon and a Purple Heart\, the award for which he is most proud. \n \nThe Blauvelt Speaker Series is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and the Wintrode Family Foundation. This year’s 2023-2024 additional sponsors include Carluccio\, Leone\, Dimon\, Doyle & Sacks\, LLC\, The Citta Foundation\, Arlene and Frank Dupignac\, Jr.\, Kean University\, Stella and Marshall Kern\, New Jersey Natural Gas\, and Novins\, York\, Jacobus & Dooley. \n \n This event is presented in collaboration with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office \n  \n  \nASL Interpretation\nAn ASL Interpreter will be available at this event. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/medal-of-honor-recipient-author-kyle-carpenter/
CATEGORIES:Blauvelt Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Afternoon Recital: Margarita Rovenskaya
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nTickets $7\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket \nClassic Club Subscription Eligible \nAbout Margarita Rovenskaya\nJoin Margarita Rovenskaya for a journey through the world of Czech music! This recital will feature the music of Dvorak\, Smetana\, Janacek\, and Ivana Loudova\, with each composer showcasing their use of Czech history\, language\, fairy tales\, folk dance\, and folk song. \nThese composers expanded musical forms to include dances such as dumkas\, furiants\, polkas and sousedskas\, using new harmonies and creating melodies inspired by the countryside\, language\, and traditions around them. These works embody their nationalistic spirit and the Czech identity within the classical tradition. This recital will illustrate the folk harmonies\, forms\, and spirit of Czech music. \nPianist Margarita Rovenskaya has performed extensively in the US and abroad\, with performances in Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall\, Steinway Hall\, Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Center\, Zimmerli Museum\, Ukrainian Museum\, Teatro Machiavelli in Sicily\, and Salmagundi Art Gallery\, among others. Prizewinner of the WPTA Finland International Competition\, Constantine the Great International Competition\, American Music Talent Competition\, Mary Smart International Concerto Competition\, and Chopin Society Malaysia Competition\, Margarita has also performed and studied internationally at festivals such as the Sicily International Piano Competition\, Tel Hai Piano Masterclasses\, Summit Music Festival\, PianoSummer at New Paltz\, Beethoven Institute at Mannes\, and Round Top Festival Institute. Margarita performs in several chamber concert series as well as the annual Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival\, which celebrates the music of avant-garde Ukrainian composers. \nDr. Rovenskaya especially enjoys chamber music\, and has collaborated with internationally acclaimed artists\, including concertmaster of Russian orchestra Moscow Virtuosi\, Alexey Lundin. In summer of 2013\, she performed in Vermont as part of the six-week Manchester Music Festival chamber series. In the summer of 2015\, Margarita was Visiting Artist and Piano Fellow at the Heifetz. Her performances also include premieres of new music\, such as the US premier of Frank Ticheli’s Clarinet Concerto\, where she was the orchestral pianist\, and Christopher Dietz’s premiere of Sonoromoro for chamber orchestra\, piano and percussion. Dr. Rovenskaya is also a member of the Desdemona Ensemble\, a chamber ensemble which commissions and performs music of living composers; composer Finola Merivale’s album\, Tus\, was recorded by Desdemona Ensemble and won Best Contemporary Classical Album this year. It features “Release”\, a work for violin and piano\, with Dr. Rovenskaya on piano. \nBorn in Ukraine\, Margarita Rovenskaya began studying the piano at the age of six in Chicago. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Oberlin Conservatory in May 2012\, her Masters in Piano Studies at New York University in May 2014\, and earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts at Rutgers University in 2022. Her teachers include Efrem Briskin\, Peter Takacs\, Eteri Andjaparidze\, and Vladimir Valjarevic. Dr. Rovenskaya is currently based in New York City. She has served as Co-Adjunct Faculty at Rutgers University\, Adjunct Piano Instructor at New York University\, and is currently Head of the Piano Department at Newark School of the Arts as well as Piano Faculty at the Spence School. \n \nThe Afternoon Recital Series is made possible\, in part\, through the support of the Ocean County College Foundation. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/margarita-rovenskaya-2/
CATEGORIES:OCC Afternoon Recital Series,Spring 2024
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SUMMARY:The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nOrchestra: $48\, Mezzanine: $40\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket\n \nGrunin Presents and Jazz Club Subscription Eligible \nAbout The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass\nThe Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass is America’s premier large brass ensemble. A group that always reflects the diverse makeup of men and women in the American culture\, RMPBB is dedicated to the notion that music is a gift to be enjoyed by everyone. \nThe Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass is a family-owned and operated business that had its beginnings on the streets of New Orleans. On the advice of family patriarch Ellis Marsalis\, the group created a concert format that breaks the usual barriers between genres and strives to create a connection between the audience and performers. \n \nThe ensemble is especially dedicated to reaching out to the world’s youth and inspiring them to reach for their dreams. A veritable “dream team” of virtuoso brass players\, the group burst onto the music scene with a debut performance in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center in Verizon Hall\, a residency for the Mann Center for the Performing Arts\, and a special feature on the National Public Radio show\, “All Things Considered.” \nIn recent years the group has been invited to perform in performing arts centers around the world including China’s National Center for the Performing Arts\, Guangzhou Opera House\, Tangelwood’s Seiji Ozawa Hall\, and prominent performing arts centers throughout the United States\, South America\, Asia\, and Europe. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/rodney-marsalis-philadelphia-big-brass/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Spring 2024
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