The Red Violin Concert:
A Fundraiser for The Nantucket Doctor Movie Project.
Featuring Concert Violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn accompanied by Dr.
Jennifer Maxwell on piano.
Private Meet and Greet Reception to follow concert.
Elizabeth Pitcairn
Biography:
Violin virtuoso
Elizabeth Pitcairn has earned a stunning reputation as one of America’s most
beloved soloists. She appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra at
the Academy of Music and in the year 2000 gave her New York debut at Alice
Tully Hall with the New York String Orchestra. She has since performed at
Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Fisher Center and the Kimmel
Center. Passionate about youth and education, she serves as President and
Artistic Director of the Luzerne Music Center which provides training for
gifted young musicians ages 9 to 18 in upstate New York. Ms. Pitcairn attended
the Marlboro Music Festival and is a graduate of the University of Southern
California. The artist performs with one of the world’s most legendary
instruments, the Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius of 1720, said to have inspired
the Academy Award–winning film The Red Violin. Pitcairn believes strongly in
philanthropy and is a frequent performer for such charitable events as the
American Cancer Society, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the Helping
Hands and Hearts Foundation and the Nakashima Foundation for Peace.
About the Nantucket
Doctor Movie: www.ackdocmovie.com
Dr. Timothy Lepore -
beloved Nantucket physician, friend, and community-builder - is a major figure
shaping Nantucket life and history. The Nantucket Doctor Movie
chronicles his life and work on this beautiful, culturally diverse island and
showcases Nantucket’s creative people, resources, and unique community.
The film is in
development and the community is invited to take part in a dialogue with the
filmmakers as they continue their work on the movie and raise funds for
continued production. A short reel of work so far will be shown.
The Nantucket Doctor Movie is a Fiscally
Sponsored Nonprofit
via Fractured Atlas