A Night In Paris

Take a musical trip to Paris and enjoy works for violin, cello, and piano by 19th century French composers Claude Debussy and Louise Farrenc! Learn more at our event page.

A Night In Paris
Sat, April 6 @ 7:00pm
The Barrow Mansion – 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City, NJ
FREE, all ages welcome

Program:
Piano Trio in G major, L. 5 by Claude Debussy
Piano Trio No. 2 in d minor, Op. 34 by Louise Farrenc

Performed by: James Keene (violin), Ansel Cohen (cello), and Hsin-Yi Tsai (piano)


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2024 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

Other Voices: Music by Women and Living Composers

Join us for an afternoon concert by violinist Elena Chernova-Davis and pianist Mina Perry, in a program featuring music by women and living composers. The concert will include music by Juilliard graduate Marc Migó, Grammy winner Danaë Xanthe Vlasse, and two composers from the Romantic era: Clara Schumann and Pauline Viardot. Learn more at our event page.

Other Voices: Music by Women and Living Composers
Sat, March 9 @ 4:00pm
Nimbus Arts Center – 329 Warren St, Jersey City, NJ, 07302
FREE, all ages welcome

Program:
Tres Romances for Violin and Piano by Marc Migó
Nocturne #3 for Violin and Piano by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse
Three Romances Op. 22 by Clara Schumann
Sonatina for Violin and Piano by Pauline Viardot

Performed by: Elena Chernova-Davis (violin) and Mina Perry (piano)


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2024 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

CVM presents Søren Beech

Con Vivo Music is pleased to welcome cellist Søren Beech and pianist Christopher Cooley to our stage for a recital of major works for cello and piano by Vivaldi, Schubert, and Rachmaninoff. The concert will open with Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major by Vivaldi, one of the great Baroque composers famous for his instrumental concertos. Second on the program is Arpeggione Sonata in A minor by Franz Schubert. Written in Vienna in 1824, this sonata is the only substantial composition extant today for the arpeggione (which was essentially a bowed guitar), and is now commonly performed on cello. The concert will conclude with Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff, known for placing equal importance on the piano alongside cello.

CVM presents Søren Beech
Sun, Feb 18 @ 4:00pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church – 440 Hoboken Ave, Jersey City, NJ
near Journal Square PATH / parking available behind church
FREE, all ages welcome

Program:
Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, RV 47 by Antonio Vivaldi
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821 by Franz Schubert
Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Performed by Søren Beech (cello) and Christopher Cooley (piano).

Learn more at our event page.


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2024 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

CVM presents João Kouyoumdjian

DUE TO WEATHER – RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY OCTOBER 1

Con Vivo Music and St Paul’s Lutheran Church welcome João Kouyoumdjian to the stage!

João Kouyoumdjian is a Brazilian-born classical guitarist of mixed Brazilian and Armenian ethnic heritage. His concert program presents masters of guitar composition Heitor Villa-Lobos, Fernando Sor, and Issac Albéniz alongside traditional Armenian songs. Join us for an intimate classical guitar recital!

CVM presents João Kouyoumdjian
Sun, Oct 1 @ 4:00pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church – 440 Hoboken Ave, Jersey City, NJ
FREE, all ages welcome

Learn more at our event page.


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2023 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

Time for Two

Music at Saint Paul’s and Con Vivo Music present Time for Two. Join us for a Sunday afternoon performance by cellist Søren Beech and pianist Teresa Shyr!

Time for Two
Sun, June 11 @ 4:00pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church – 440 Hoboken Ave, Jersey City, NJ
FREE, all ages welcome

Program
Sonata No.6 for Violoncello and Piano – Antonio Vivaldi
12 Variations on a Theme from Handel’s Judas Maccabeus – Ludwig van Beethoven
Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 – Robert Schumann
Vocalise, Op. 34, no. 14 – Sergei Rachmaninoff
At the Fountain – Karl Davydov

Learn more at our event page.


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2023 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

Cordas Americanas / Toomai String Quintet with Adonis Gonzalez

2023 Toomai String Quintet web

CVM welcomes Toomai String Quintet back to our stage with guest pianist and Latin Grammy nominee Adonis Gonzalez.

Toomai’s program Cordas Americanas features music by some of Latin America’s most influential composers, spanning 1920s classical music to modern-day popular music. Through Toomai’s versatility and engaging string arrangements, the group evokes the essence of beloved musical traditions from Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico. This concert celebrates the world premieres of new works by the Cuban composer and pianist Adonis Gonzalez, and also features works by Heitor Villa Lobos, Léa Freire, Israel “Cachao” Lopez, Manuel Ponce, Milton Nascimento, and more.

Cordas Americanas / Toomai String Quintet with pianist Adonis Gonzalez
Fri, May 19 @ 7:00pm
Grace Church Van Vorst – 39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ
FREE, all ages welcome

Learn more at our event page.


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2023 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

CVM presents James Keene and HsinYi Tsai

CVM is rounding out the year with one more fantastic concert. We are excited to welcome to our stage Jersey City based violinist James Keene with pianist HsinYi Tsai. The recital will open with legendary Romantic composer Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestucke. Second on the program is Claude Debussy’s Violin Sonata, the last major work by the famous Impressionist composer. The concert will conclude with Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2, known for its balance of lyricism and virtuosity.

CVM presents James Keene and HsinYi Tsai
Fri, Dec 16 @ 7:00pm
The Barrow Mansion – 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City, NJ
FREE, all ages welcome

Program:
Fantasiestucke – Robert Schumann
Violin Sonata – Claude Debussy
Violin Sonata No. 2 – Johannes Brahms

Learn more at our event page.


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2022 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.
CVM thanks The Barrow Mansion Development Corporation for their generous support.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

UNACCOMPANIED: stories of immigration

Unaccompanied Leo Eguchi

LIVESTREAM ON YOUTUBE

CVM welcomes to our stage cellist Leo Eguchi and his program UNACCOMPANIED, a concert of new works for solo cello that explore personal stories of immigration and American assimilation. Each piece is composed by immigrant and first-generation American composers tasked with tackling the question, “What does your American-ness sound like?”

UNACCOMPANIED spotlights each composer’s work and story, while also exploring commonalities in the immigrant experience.

UNACCOMPANIED: stories of immigration
Leo Eguchi, cello
Sat, Nov 12 @ 7:00pm
The Barrow Mansion – 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City, NJ
FREE, all ages welcome

Learn more at our event page.


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2022 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.
CVM thanks The Barrow Mansion Development Corporation for their generous support.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

CVM presents Chilltown Boogie

LIVESTREAM – Sunday, Oct 2 at 3:00-4:30pm
click here for our digital program PDF

Con Vivo Music presents Chilltown Boogie, an opera by Alon Nechushtan, telling the history of Jersey City in 5 stories at 5 locations across the city. This epic production spans 150 years of history with an ensemble of singers and chamber orchestra, alongside dancers from Nimbus Dance.

Join us and discover Jersey City’s history spanning the Revolutionary War to the Underground Railroad, Morris Canal, the Hague administration, and the founding of Temple Beth-El.

SNEAK PEAK

Con Vivo Music presents:
Chilltown Boogie by Alon Nechushtan
an historical opera across Jersey City

Full schedule, event descriptions, and cast available at our event page.

WE HAVE SWITCHED TO THE FOLLOWING RAIN PLAN:
Sunday, Oct 2 at 3:00-4:30pm
Jersey City Theater Center
165 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (enter on Barrow)
FREE, livestream available at https://www.convivomusic.org/

Sunday, Oct 2nd – FREE
THE BOATMAN
J Owen Grundy Pier – MOVED TO RAIN SCHEDULE ABOVE
1878, Morris Canal – A former alcoholic turned born-again Christian discusses his life on the Morris Canal.

THE HERO
Paulus Hook Park – MOVED TO RAIN SCHEDULE ABOVE
1779, Paulus Hook – George Washington and Henry Lee discuss the Revolutionary War.

THE MAYOR
City Hall Park – MOVED TO RAIN SCHEDULE ABOVE
1949, City Hall – Newly defeated Frank Hague and elected mayor John V. Kenny discuss change in Jersey City.

THE HAUNT
Berry Lane Park – MOVED TO RAIN SCHEDULE ABOVE
1830, Old Bergen Cemetery – A ghostly meeting discusses the Underground Railroad and generational change.

THE CHOICE
Temple Beth-El – MOVED TO RAIN SCHEDULE ABOVE
1892, Temple Beth-El – Rabbi Schweizer discusses the growing community of Jewish immigrants and the founding of Temple Beth-El.


CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2022 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

RAHA Duo & Hazel Dean Davis: Toward the Sky

CVM’s founder Amelia Hollander Ames returns with her group RAHA Duo, plus special guest Hazel Dean Davis! Join us for a beautiful concert of music for viola, piano, and French Horn.

This concert will feature the world premiere of “Sleepers for viola and piano” by Matthew Aucoin, commissioned by CVM and RAHA Duo. Matthew Aucoin is an American composer, conductor, writer, pianist, and a 2018 MacArthur Fellow. He is Artist in Residence at Los Angeles Opera, and has worked as a composer and conductor with the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, the American Repertory Theater, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Music Academy of the West. He is co-Artistic Director of the American Modern Opera Company.

Our program will also include “Songs of the Wolf” by Andrea Clearfield which is inspired by the legend of La Loba, the Wolf Woman, and “The Stone and the Milkweed” by Jonathan Bailey which is inspired by Richard Wilbur’s poem “Two Voices in a Meadow”.

RAHA Duo & Hazel Dean Davis: Toward the Sky
Friday, April 8 2022 @ 7:00pm
Grace Church Van Vorst – 39 Erie St, Jersey City, NJ
In person: FREE, all ages welcome
COVID-19 vaccine and masks required
Livestream: Con Vivo Music on YouTube

Program:
Evan Ziporyn – Two Scenes from ShadowBang
Andrea Clearfield – Songs of the Wolf
Matthew Aucoin – The Sleepers for viola and piano *+
Jonathan Bailey Holland – The Stone and the Milkweed *~
Curtis Hughes – Department of Levitation Studies
Mel Fitzhugh – Violaceous
Jules Massenet – Amours Benis

* premiere
+ co-commissioned by RAHA Duo and Con Vivo Music
~ The commission of “The Stone and the Milkweed” is made possible thanks to the generous contributions of Steve Eddins, Aaron Jophlin, Hazel Davis, and Steve Hackbarth along with grants from the Arlington Commission for Arts & Culture, The Longy School of Music, and Brevard Music Center.

Performed by: Amelia Hollander Ames (viola), Elaine Rombola Aveni (piano), and Hazel Dean Davis (French horn)

CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us at least two weeks prior to your visit.

CVM’s 2022 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.