Calendar of Engagements
Last updated: August 28, 2024
2024
Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert, music of Bach, Brahms, Bartok, Stravinsky, and Beethoven
St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 31 St. Phillips Road
Etobicoke, Ontario
Sunday, February 4, 2024 - 2:30 pm
Performing piano music of Victoria Poleva as part of a concert of Ukrainian music
St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, 3962 Bloor Street West
Etobicoke, Ontario
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert
Dalton State College
Goodroe Auditorium
Dalton, Georgia
Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 7 pm
Berry College
Bell Recital Hall
Mount Berry, Georgia
Friday, February 23, 2024 - 7 to 9 pm
Jazz solo piano, Doc’s Tavern, Huntington House Inn
19 Huntington Place
Rochester, Vermont
Saturday, March 2, 2024 - 7 pm
Classical piano concert, music of Brahms, Bach, Poleva, Ligeti, Stravinsky, Lourié, and Beethoven
Christ Church, 64 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Advance tickets at Naive Melody Instruments, 95 State Street, Montpelier, or on Eventbrite.com
Sunday, March 3, 2024 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert, music of Brahms, Bach, Poleva, Ligeti, Stravinsky, Lourié, and Beethoven
70 Hillside Road
Northampton, Massachusetts
Saturday, June 22, 2024 - 2 pm
Classical piano concert, music of Ravel, Chopin, Bartok, John Kameel Farah, Verdina Shlonsky, and poems of the late Phyllis Rachel Larrabee with special guest Therisa Rogers
Unitarian Church of Montpelier
Montpelier, Vermont
Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 7 pm
Concert of jazz and classical solo piano music
Hosted by Wendy Redlinger, Wendy’s Jazz Soirées
2596 Tater Lane
Guilford, Vermont
Seating limited to 50 people: to reserve your space, call 802-254-6189 or email Wendy
Friday, June 28, 2024 - 7:30 pm
Jazz solo piano, Hugo’s
note: Hugo’s Music Lounge is a dedicated live music room on the third floor of the restaurant
44 Main Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Tuesday, July 16, 6:30 to 8 pm
Jazz quartet performance, The Brass Lantern Inn
Stowe, Vermont
**Note date change due to rainstorm cancellation of original date
Presented by Firefly Productions
Tickets to reserve your table, click here
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Piano music for wedding, Mountain Top Inn & Resort
Chittenden, Vermont
Sunday, July 28, 2024 - 3 pm
Classical piano performance at the Otter Creek Music Festival
Music of Chopin, Ravel, Victoria Poleva, John Kameel Farah, and Beethoven’s last piano sonata no. 32, opus 111
Middlebury Community Music Center
Middlebury, Vermont
Saturday, August 3, 2024 - 7:30 pm
Jazz trio with Rob Morse, upright bass and Timothy Quigley, drums
Hugo’s
note: Hugo’s Music Lounge is a dedicated live music room on the third floor of the restaurant - you can also order and eat dinner on this same floor where Michael will be performing
44 Main Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Friday, August 23, 2024 - 5 pm
Classical piano concert, Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation
Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Saturday, August 24, 2024 - 7 pm
Private house concert, classical piano
Shelburne, Vermont
If you would like to attend, please email Michael and he will send you details about the host and location
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - 7 pm
Classical piano concert
First United Church, 16 William St. West
Waterloo, Ontario
Presented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society
2023
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, music of Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Schoenberg, Michael Arnowitt, and Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva
151 Covington Lane
Shelburne, Vermont
Saturday, February 25 - two performances, one at 3 pm and one at 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, music of Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Schoenberg, Michael Arnowitt, and Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva
United Church of Christ - Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 North Main Street
Waterbury, Vermont
Tickets available by clicking here or at the door
Sponsored by Eleva Chamber Players
Sunday, February 26, 2023 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert, music of Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Schoenberg, Michael Arnowitt, and Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva
North Hadley Congregational Church
243 River Drive
Hadley, Massachusetts
Admission $20 sliding scale
Sunday, March 5 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert, music of Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Schoenberg, Michael Arnowitt, and Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva
Bennington College, Deane Carriage Barn
Bennington, Vermont
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 4 to 6 pm
Jazz piano, private event, Vintage Conservatory, Yorkville Village
Toronto, Ontario
Sunday, May 7, 2023 - 3:30 pm
Premiere of new composition by Michael Arnowitt, “Liffey Dreams” for chorus and piano, on texts from the final pages of James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake
Performed by the Toronto Chamber Choir and Michael Arnowitt, piano
(Also as part of the program Michael will perform solo piano Bach’s Wachet auf and a movement from The Art of the Fugue, and accompany a soprano aria of Maria Theresia von Paradis)
Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Avenue (near Yonge and St. Clair)
Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Friday, May 26 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, “From East to West”
Montpelier Unitarian Church
Montpelier, Vermont
Saturday, May 27, 2023 - 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Jazz trio with Steve Blair, guitar and Ron White, bass
Marriott Hotel Courtyard Burlington Harbor, 25 Cherry St.
Burlington, Vermont
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 7 pm
Jazz trio concert with Clyde Stats, bass and Keith Gibson, drums
The Loft, 72 Main St.
Meredith, New Hampshire
Concert series presented by Hermit Woods Winery
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - 6 to 8 pm
Jazz trio with Steve Blair, guitar and Clyde Stats, bass
Venetian Soda Lounge
266 Pine Street
Burlington, Vermont
Sunday, June 11, 2023 - 1 to 3 pm
Jazz trio with Clyde Stats, bass and Keith Gibson, drums
Foam Brewers, 112 Lake Street
Burlington, Vermont
Part of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Friday, June 23, 2023 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert
“Concerts at 100” concert series
100 Lyndhurst Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Private concert in the St. Clair West/Bathurst neighbourhood, seating limited to 100 people - contact Michael if you would like to make a reservation to attend and he will connect you with the concert host
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano at the Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue, entrance off Barbara Barrett laneway
Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 7 to 9 pm
Jazz trio with Tom Gershwin, trumpet and Pat Markley, bass
Foam Brewers, 112 Lake Street
Burlington, Vermont
Friday, December 1, 2023 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, “Crossroads” program
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Burlington, Vermont
Sponsored by Cathedral Arts
Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 2 pm
Classical piano concert, “Crossroads” program
Chandler Center for the Arts
Randolph, Vermont
Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 7 pm
Classical piano concert, “Crossroads” program
Scandinavian Cultural Center, Nordic Hall
206 Waltham Street, West Newton, Massachusetts
Monday, December 4, 2023 - evening time tbd
Classical piano concert, “Crossroads” program
Private concert, Northampton, Massachusetts
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - 7 pm
Jazz duo concert with Clyde Stats, bass
Cary memorial Library
Lexington, Massachusetts
Friday, December 8, 2023 - 7 pm
Jazz trio performance with Clyde Stats, bass and Keith Gibson, drums
, Cadenza, 5 Depot St.
Freeport, Maine
Saturday, December 9, time tbd
Jazz trio performance with Clyde Stats, bass and Keith Gibson, drums
Private concert, Guilford, Vermont
Sunday, December 10, 2023 - 3 pm
Jazz trio performance with Clyde Stats, bass and Keith Gibson, drums
Private concert, Westborough, Massachusetts
2022
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - noon
Classical piano concert, music of Debussy, Bach, Lourié, and Ligeti
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario
Sponsored by Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation
Saturday, July 30, 2022 - 8 to 9:30 pm
Jazz solo piano, Upstairs at Hugo’s, 118 Main Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Saturday, August 13, 2022 - 7 pm
Jazz trio, North Branch Café
Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, August 14, 2022 - noon to 2 pm
Jazz duo with Clyde Stats, bass, The Skinny Pancake, 454 Mounntain Road
Stowe, Vermont
Monday, August 22, 2022 - noon
Classical music duo concert with Stelth Ng, violin
Music by Beethoven, Franck, and more
Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Square (near Eaton Centre)
Toronto, Ontario
Sponsored by Music Mondays
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert, “Kaleidoscope” program
JCOGS synagogue, 1189 Cape Cod Road
Stowe, Vermont
Advance registration of your intent to attend this concert is requested by the synagogue: contact Alison at the JCOGS office or register at their event page for the concert by clicking here
Friday, September 16, 2022 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, “Kaleidoscope” program
Cabot United Church
Cabot, Vermont
Sponsored by Cabot Arts
Event page for the Cabot concert
Sunday, September 18, 2022 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert, “Kaleidoscope” program
Stone Valley Arts Center
Poultney, Vermont
For more information, please visit the Stone Valley Arts website homepage
Friday, September 23, 2022 - 7 pm
House concert, classical piano “Kaleidoscope” program
Shelburne, Vermont
Limited seating, if you would like to be invited, please email MA at MAPiano.com
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - evening time tba
Piano solo classical, jazz, and other improvisational music, Aga Khan Museum
Toronto, Ontario
Saturday, October 1, 2022 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, “Kaleidoscope” program
Grace Church-on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Road (Forest Hill neighbourhood)
Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano, The Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Friday, November 11, 2022 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, “Crossroads” program
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Burlington, Vermont
Sponsored by Cathedral Arts
Saturday, November 12 - morning, time to be announced
Piano masterclass, Burlington, Vermont
Presented by Greenfield Piano Associates
Saturday, November 12, 2022 - 7 pm
Classical piano concert, “Crossroads” program
Chandler Center for the Arts
Randolph, Vermont
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 7 pm
Classical piano concert, “Crossroads” program
Beacon Hill Friends House, 6-8 Chestnut Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Concert in the Parlor Room, seating limited. For advance tickets/registration to attend, please click here.
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano, The Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - noon
Classical piano concert, City Sessions concert series
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
145 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz solo piano, The Annex Wine Bar
296 Brunswick Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
2021
Friday, February 12, 2021 - 7 pm
Solo piano concert with music by Bach, Debussy, Bartok, jazz, and more
Livestream on YouTube from the studio of Michael Arnowitt
Sponsored by Canadian Council of the Blind, Toronto chapter
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - 7:30 pm
Private classical piano concert for members of the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert (open to the public), Humbercrest United Church
16 Baby Point Road
Toronto, Ontario
Admission free, donations welcome to defray concert expenses
Space generously donated by Humbercrest United Church
Vaccination proof and masks required, audience size limited to 100 people
Audience members must sign up in advance by emailing MA at MAPiano.com or by calling 416-763-7344
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - 7 pm
Classical piano concert, The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn
95 Sanborns Grove Road
Bridgton, Maine
Admission by donation, $20 suggested
Proof of vaccination required or negative Covid Test within 72 Hours
Masks to be worn inside the building
Info: 207-749-6160, events@dragonflybarnmaine.com, www.hayloftatdragonfly.com
Friday, November 5, 2021 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, St. Michael’s College
McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall
Colchester, Vermont
Free admission
Presented by the Department of Fine Arts, St. Michael’s College
Masks to be worn inside the building
Advance reservations (optional): email MA at MAPiano.com
Saturday, November 6, 2021 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, Artistree Community Arts Center
2095 Pomfret Road
South Pomfret, Vermont
$15 in advance, $20 (day-of ticket price
All audience members must wear masks
Info: 802-457-3500, info@artistreevt.org, www.artistreevt.org
Concert info page
Friday, November 12, 2021 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, Brattleboro Music Center
72 Blanche Moyse Way
Brattleboro, Vermont
Admission by donation, $20 suggested
Proof of vaccination or negative covid test within 72 hours
Masks to be worn inside the building
Info: 802-257-4523, info@bmcvt.org, bmcvt.org
Saturday, November 13, 2021 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert, Bethany Church
115 Main Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Presented by Bethany Center for Spirituality and the Arts
Admission at the door by donation, $20 suggested
Advance tickets available through Eventbrite for $20
150 people maximum seating capacity, vaccine proof or negative covid test within 72 hours, masks must be worn within the church
Audience members are encouraged to sign up in advance by emailing MA at MAPiano.com or by calling 802-229-0984
Sunday, November 14, 2021 - 2 pm
Classical piano concert, North Hadley Congregational Church
243 River Drive
Hadley, Massachusetts
Admission by voluntary donation
Audience members must be masked at all times while in the church
Info: 413-270-2319, pastor@northhadleycongregationalchurch.org, www.northhadleycongregatonalchurch.org
Friday, November 19, 2021 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert, Follen Church
755 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, Massachusetts
General admission $20
Masks to be worn inside the church
Audience members are requested to sign up in advance by emailing MA at MAPiano.com or by calling 802-229-0984
Sunday, November 21, 2021 - 4 pm
Classical piano concert, The Medallion Opera House
Gorham Town Hall, 20 Park Street
Gorham, New Hampshire
Admission by voluntary donation
Audience members will be required to wear masks, and will be as physically distanced as possible
Info: 603-466-3322 x2, dvallee@gorham.org, www.medallionoperahouse.org
2020
Friday, January 17, 2020 - 7:30 pm
Jazz quintet concert featuring New York City musicians Dave Smith on trumpet and Rick Rosato on upright bass
Chandler Center for the Arts
Randolph, Vermont
Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 7 pm
Jazz quintet concert featuring New York City musicians Dave Smith on trumpet and Rick Rosato on upright bass
United Church of Newport, 63 3rd St.
Newport, Vermont
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Two performances:
1 pm - Jazz trio concert, Highland Lodge, Greensboro, Vermont
7:30 pm - Jazz quintet concert featuring New York City musicians Dave Smith on trumpet and Rick Rosato on upright bass
FlynnSpace, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington, Vermont
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm
Jazz quartet house concert performances with Dave Smith, trumpet from New York City, George Koller, bass, and Nico Dann, drums
591 Runnymede Road, Toronto, Ontario
Space limited - if you wish to attend, please call 416-763-7344, mention whether you wish to attend the 6:30 or the 8:30 performance, and leave a callback number
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 7 pm
Jazz duo with Ilana Waldston, vocals
Aiolio Trattoria, 2496 Kingston Road
Scarborough, Ontario
Dinner and music performance - make reservations by calling Aiolio
Saturday, April 18, 2020 - 7 pm
Jazz quartet performance with Trevor Hogg, tenor sax, Mark Godfrey, bass and Nico Dann, drums
Toronto Estonian House, Crystal Room
958 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Sponsored by the Toronto chapter of the CCB Visionaries
October 8-19, 2020
- Tour of China, exact locations to be announced
Tour of China, jazz duo with guitarist Steve Blair
8 concerts, details to be announced
Presented by Joy Titan Entertainment and Parma Recordings
Saturday, November 7, 2020 - time tba
Classical piano concert, Stone Valley Arts
Poultney, Vermont
Sunday, November 8, 2020 - 4 pm
Concert, Cabot United Church
Sponsored by Cabot Arts
2019
Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 10 am
Demonstration of Sibelius Access, music display computer software for the blind
Miles Nidal Jewish Community Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Solo keyboard music, CNIB Community Hub, 1525 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
Event presented by Trailblazers
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 3 to 6 pm
Demonstration of Sibelius Access, music display computer software for the blind
Swansea Town Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Jazz keyboard with John Wilson, vocals
Salute (formerly Juniors), Italian restaurant, 18 Edson Hill Road
Stowe, Vermont
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 7 to 9 pm
Jazz solo keyboard, The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano performance, program about the life and music of Aaron Copland
House concert in Rosedale neighbourhood, Toronto, presented by Groupmuse Toronto
If you would like to attend, call Michael at 416-763-7344
Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 7 pm
Classical piano performance, program about the life and music of Aaron Copland
House concert, Montpelier, Vermont
Call 802-229-0984 if you would like to attend - limited seating
Friday, July 19, 2019 - 5 pm
Classical piano performance, program about the life and music of Aaron Copland
Sounds in the Sanctuary concert series
Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, 39 Strawberry Hill
Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Saturday, July 20, 2019 - 4 pm
Classical piano performance, program about the life and music of Aaron Copland
Bryan Gallery
Jeffersonville, Vermont
Sunday, July 21, 2019 - 2 pm
Classical piano performance, program about the life and music of Aaron Copland
Shir Shalom synagogue
Woodstock, Vermont
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 7 pm
Classical piano performance, program about the life and music of Aaron Copland
Waterbury Municipal Center, Steele Room, 28 North main Street
Waterbury, Vermont
Presented by the Waterbury Public Library
Monday, August 19, 2019 - 12:15 pm
Jazz quartet concert, Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Square (near Eaton Centre)
Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 7 pm
Special program of international poetry with jazz
With Therisa Rogers, spoken word, George Koller, bass, and Davide DiRenzo, drums
Program will include poetry in English, Arabic, Spanish, and French, and some instrumental jazz trio music
Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts
427 Bloor Street West, 1 block west of Spadina
Toronto, Ontario
Click hereto purchase advance tickets on Eventbrite.com
Saturday, September 14, 2019 - 7 pm
Jazz quintet concert, Montpelier Unitarian Church
Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, September 15, 2019 - evening
Jazz quintet concert, Stone Mountain Arts Center
Brownfield, Maine
Annual gala for Mountain Top Music (based in Conway, New Hampshire), with doors and appetizers at 5 pm, dinner at 6 and concert at 7:30
Monday, September 16 - 7 pm
Classical piano house concert
Morrisville, Vermont
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 7 pm
Benefit piano concert for Toronto charity Balance for Blind Adults
Music of Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Verdina Shlonsky, Barbara Heller, George Antheil, and jazz based on Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story and Michael’s own jazz compositions
Al Green Theatre at the Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
Tickets and event details
Commentary by Michael about the pieces on the program
Sunday, October 27, 2019 - 3 pm
Classical piano solo concert
JCOGS (Jewish Community of Greater Stowe) building
Cape Cod Road (near Stoweflake)
Stowe, Vermont
Sunday, November 3, 2019 - 4 pm
Classical piano solo concert
Plainfield Opera House, Plainfield, Vermont
Monday, December 9, 2019 - 7 to 9 pm
Jazz duo, The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
Friday, December 27, 2019 - 7:15 to 8:30 pm
Jazz duo with Clyde Stats, bass, Light Club Lamp Shop
Burlington, Vermont
Saturday, December 28, 2019 - 10 am to 1 pm
Jazz solo piano, Bagitos
Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, December 29, 2019 - 6 to 8 pm
Solo piano music, Hinesburg Public House
Hinesburg, Vermont
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 - 9 pm to 1 am
Trio featuring John Wilson, vocals
Trapp Family Lodge
Stowe, Vermont
2018
Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 3 pm
Program of music of Aaron Copland as part of the First Night Burlington festival
First Baptist Church, St. Paul St.
Burlington, Vermont
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance about the life and music of Aaron Copland
Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council
Saturday, January 6, 2018 - 6 to 8 pm
Solo piano music, Hinesburg Public House
Hinesburg, Vermont
Sunday, January 7, 2018 - 6 to 8 pm
Solo piano music, Hinesburg Public House
Hinesburg, Vermont
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance about the life and music of Aaron Copland
Trinity Church, Rutland, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Rutland Free Library
Thursday, May 3, 2018 - 5 to 8 pm
Piano music of the 1930’s in conjunction with art exhibit Ron Slayton: Master of Watercolor
Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier, Vermont
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - 6 to 8 pm
Jazz and other improvisational music, piano solo
Bagitos, 28 Main Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 4 pm
Classical piano concert, program of music of Aaron Copland
Beth Jacob Synagogue, Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, May 13, 2018 - 9 pm to midnight
Jazz with John Wilson, vocals and John laRouche, chromatic harmonica
Doc Ponds restaurant, Stowe, Vermont
Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 7 pm
Classical piano concert, program of music of Aaron Copland
House concert, Shelburne, Vermont
Friday, July 13, 2018 - 5 to 8 pm
Jazz trio with Dan Silverman, trombone and Rob Morse, bass
North Branch Cafe, 41 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont
CD release event for Michael Arnowitt’s new recording, “Sweet Spontaneous” on Parma’s Big Round record label, distributed by naxos
Meet and greet the artist, get a copy of the recording and a T-shirt of the cover art featuring a painting by maggie Neale, and hear Michael Arnowitt perform live with a trio excerpts from the recording
For more info and to order the recording, please click here
Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 8:30 to 10:30 pm
Jazz trio with Steve Blair, guitar and Rob morse, bass
Marriott Hotel, Burlington, Vermont
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 6:30 to 9 pm
Jazz with John Wilson, vocals
Juniors at Stowe, Edson Hill Road
Stowe, Vermont
Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 7 pm
Classical piano house concert
Morrisville, Vermont
Friday, September 14, 2018 - time tba
Presentation and workshop with Montpelier High School creative writing class
Montpelier, Vermont
Saturday, September 15, 2018 - 7:30 pm
Classical solo piano program “Fantastic Voyage” with music of Schumann, Chopin, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Arthur Lourié, and Lowell Liebermann
Barre Opera House, Barre, Vermont
Sponsored by Capital City Concerts
Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 7:30 pm
Free concert, Classical solo piano program “Fantastic Voyage” with music of Schumann, Chopin, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Arthur Lourié, and Lowell Liebermann
Tran-Baker Center for the Arts
226 Geary Avenue, northeast corner of Dufferin and Geary, one block north of Dupont
Toronto, Ontario
2017
Tuesday, January 10, Wednesday, January 11 and Thursday, January 12, 2017
Recording session of new 2 CD set “Sweet Spontaneous”
14 jazz compositions by Michael Arnowitt
Sear Sound recording studio
Manhattan, New York City
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and the Music of 1911”
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Middlebury Library
Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 1 pm
Michael Arnowitt will perform one piece and receive a resolution of commendation from the Vermont House and Senate in appreciation of his years in Vermont
State House, well of the House chamber
Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, March 5, 2017 - 3 pm
Classical piano solo concert, Chopin’s 24 Preludes
Montpelier High School Auditorium, Montpelier, Vermont
Tickets $20 at the door or in advance at Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, Vermont (cash or checks only)
Sunday, March 12, 2017 - 2:30 pm
Classical piano solo concert, Chopin’s 24 Preludes
Memorial Hall Library
Andover, Massachusetts
Saturday, July 15, 2017 - 6 to 9 pm
Jazz trio, Sweet Melissa’s
Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, July 16, 2017 - 4 pm
Piano dedication concert (joint program with other performers)
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
Plainfield, Vermont
Friday, July 21, 2017 - 7 to 10 pm
Jazz duo with vocalist John Wilson
Tap 25, Main Street
Stowe, Vermont
Saturday, July 22, 2017 - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Solo piano music, Hinesburg Public House
Hinesburg, Vermont
Sunday, July 23, 2017 - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Solo piano music, Hinesburg Public House
Hinesburg, Vermont
Saturday, July 29, 2017 - 7 pm
Classical piano house concert
Morrisville, Vermont
earlier in 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The last three Beethoven piano sonatas
Lecture-demonstration for students: 12:30 pm
Concert, 7 pm
Fine Arts Center, Casella Theater
Castleton State College, Castleton, Vermont
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 7:30 pm
Concert of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas
University of Vermont Recital Hall, Music Building
Burlington, Vermont
Tuesday, February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2016 - 7 to 9 pm
A six week class on the topic of Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas
Monteverdi Music School, Montpelier, Vermont
The class will meet weekly on Tuesday evenings, exploring each of the last three sonatas for two weeks. Michael Arnowitt will lead discussion and perform at the end of each session the sonata movements explored in that class.
Cost $150 for the full course, or $30 to attend an individual class. To enroll in the course, contact the school at 802-229-9000.
Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 7 pm
Jazz quartet concert of Michael’s Jazz Suite from West Side Story
Hinesburg Town Hall
Hinesburg, Vermont
Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 2 pm
Jazz quartet concert of Michael’s Jazz Suite from West Side Story
Brewster Academy, Anderson Hall
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Sponsored by Friends of Music at Wolfeboro
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “The Life and Music of George Gershwin”
Trinity Church, Rutland, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Rutland Free Library
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “Beethoven’s Sketchbooks”
Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council
Saturday, May 21, 2016 - 7:30 pm
Benefit concert for Syrian refugees - special program of Syrian music and literary readings of poetry and prose by Syrian writers, organized by pianist Michael Arnowitt
First Congregational Church, , Burlington, Vermont
Sunday, May 22, 2016 - 3 pm
Benefit concert for Syrian refugees - special program of Syrian music and literary readings of poetry and prose by Syrian writers, organized by pianist Michael Arnowitt
Montpelier High School Auditorium, Montpelier, Vermont
Saturday, June 11, 2016 - 11 am to noon
Talk “The Music of Poetry”
Part of a day-long event on poetry and music
Fielder Farm, Huntington, Vermont
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 8:30 to 10:30 pm
Jazz trio with Steve Blair, guitar and Ron White, bass
Marriott Hotel, Burlington, Vermont
Saturday, July 2, 2016 - 7 pm
Classical piano house concert, Morrisville, Vermont
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 6:30 pm to dark
Jazz combo outdoor concert
Marshfield Village Green, Marshfield, Vermont
Sponsored by the Jaquith Public Library
Friday, July 29, 2016 - 5 to 8 pm
Jazz and other improvisational music, piano solo
Bagitos, 28 Main Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Saturday, July 30 - 7:45 to 8:45 pm
Piano music, JCOGS (Jewish Community of Greater Stowe) building
Cape Cod Road (near Stoweflake), Stowe, Vermont
fall 2016
Friday, September 2, 2016 - 7 to 9 pm
Jazz trio outdoor performance
Fresh Tracks Farm and Winery, Berlin, Vermont
Saturday, September 3, 2016 - 8:30 to 10:30 pm
Jazz trio with Steve Blair, guitar and Jeremy Hill, bass
Marriott Hotel, Burlington, Vermont
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 7:30 pm
Jazz quartet performance, “Jazz Suite from West Side Story”
Wake Robin, Shelburne, Vermont
Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “The Life and Music of George Gershwin”
The Tillotson Center, Kaufmann Theater
Colebrook, New Hampshire
Sunday, September 25, 2016 - 4 pm
Piano music, private function for Onion River Exchange
Montpelier, Vermont
Limited seating - contact if interested in attending to receive further information
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “Beethoven’s Sketchbooks”
Norwich Congregational Church, Norwich, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Norwich Public Library
Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 5 pm
Private function, Waterbury, Vermont
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance, “Chopin’s 24 Preludes”
First Congregational Church, Manchester, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Mark Skinner Library
Sunday, December 4, 2016 - 3 pm
Cameo on Joe Lovano jazz concert (Michael will perform one duo with Joe as part of the program
Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, Vermont
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 8:30 to 10:30 pm
Jazz quartet with Dan Silverman, trombone, Clyde Stats, bass, and Jeff Salisbury, drums
Juniper’s at Hotel Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Saturday, December 17, 2016 - 7:30 pm
Duo jazz concert with John LaRouche, chromatic harmonica
The Music Box, 147A Creek Road, Craftsbury, Vermont
Saturday, December 24, 2016 - 5 to 9 pm
Solo piano music, Trapp Family Lodge
Stowe, Vermont
Sunday, December 25, 2016 - 5 to 9 pm
Solo piano music, Trapp Family Lodge
Stowe, Vermont
Saturday, December 31, 2016
New Year’s Eve performances
1 pm - Concert of Chopin’s 24 Preludes, at the First Night Burlington festival
First Baptist Church, St. Paul St., Burlington, Vermont
5 to 9 pm - Solo jazz and classical piano music, Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, Vermont
2015
Thursday, January 1 every day through Sunday, January 11, 2015 - 5:30 to 9:30 pm
Solo piano music at the Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, Vermont (see above)
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 5 pm
Interview on WGDR radio, 91.1 fm
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 11 am
Interview and performance on WVPR (Vermont Public Radio)
Sunday, February 8, 2015 - 3 pm and 7 pm
Classical piano concert, “Beethoven & Arnowitt VIII”
(3 pm concert sold out, 7 pm added second performance)
Beethoven’s last 3 piano sonatas, op. 109, 110, and 111, the final installment in Michael Arnowitt’s Beethoven sonata cycle
Montpelier Unitarian Church
Montpelier, Vermont
Sponsored by Capital City Concerts
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 3:30 to 6 pm
Apres-ski, jazz duo with John Wilson, vocalist
The Rusty Nail, Stowe, Vermont
Friday February 13, Saturday February 14, Sunday February 15, and Monday February 16, 2015 - 5:30 to 9:30 pm each day
Solo piano music at the Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, Vermont
The grand piano is in the Lounge, the room before the Dining Room
Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 7 pm
Private function, Morrisville, Vermont
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Solo keyboard original jazz compositions, other improvisations, and some classical piano music
The North Branch Tea and Wine Cafe, 41 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 2 pm
Lecture-demonstration “The Music of Poetry”
Waterbury Congregational Church, Waterbury, Vermont
Sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Waterbury Public Library
Monday, May 18, 2015 - times tba
Piano performances at conference on cosmology
Music will include the premiere of a new Michael Arnowitt classical composition, “Dark Matters”
Mitchell Institute for Physics and Astronomy Building
Texas A & M University
College Station, Texas
Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 8 pm
Jazz trio performance, Sweet Melissa’s
Montpelier, Vermont
Trip to Korea
Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 3 pm
Classical piano performance
Geoje Art Center
Geoje, Korea
Wednesday, June 3 and Friday, June 12, 2015
Performances at the International School of Geoje (Geoje Gukje Waygook Haekyo)
Geoje, Korea
Saturday, June 6, 2015 - 6 pm
Jazz piano concert
Concert House, Seoul, Korea
near the Seoul Arts Center
address in old style: 1535-9 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Gogeum Building, B1
address in new style: B1 Gogeum Building, 55 Banpo Daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Sunday, June 7, 2015 - 2 pm
Classical piano concert, at the piano studio of Yun Ji Kwak
World Meridian Townhouse 109-101
Paju City, Korea
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert at the home of Professor Bong-Ae Shin, retired dean of the Yonsei University School of Music
Seoul, Korea
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
morning - meeting with Maestro Keum Nam-sai, conductor of the Euro-Asian Philharmonic Orchestra
Bundang, Korea
afternoon - Concert, Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies
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Yongin, Korea
evening - Meet with Hearts of Vision Chamber Orchestra Members (an orchestra of blind musicians) and see their performance
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Activities in Seoul, Korea
morning - meet and lunch with pianist Lee Hee-ah
Embassy Annex American Center Korea
afternoon - concert and masterclass, Seoul Arts High School
evening - concert, Seoul National University of Education
Thursday, June 11, 2015
mid afternoon Concert at Kojedo Aikwangwon
Geoje, Korea
Friday, June 12, 2015
early afternoon - concert and masterclass at Busan Arts High School
Busan, Korea
4 pm - concert, Busan School for the Blind
Busan, Korea
Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 11 pm
Jazz trio performance, Jazz Club Monk
Busan, Korea
Sunday, June 21, 2015 - 4 pm
Concert of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas
The Chapel Restoration - 45 Market Street
Cold Springs, New York
Sunday, June 28, 2015 - 4 pm
Concert of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Newport, Vermont
Sponsored by the Now Playing Newport series
Saturday, July 11, 2015 - 4 pm
Duo concert with cellist Paul Cohen - sonatas of Beethoven and Brahms plus other pieces
Rich’s Hollow Concert Series
House concert hosted by Celina Moore, North Montpelier, Vermont
Call Michael at 802-229-0984 for details if you are interested in attending (seating limited to 50)
Every day from Sunday, July 19 through and including Monday, July 27, 2015 - 5:30 to 9:30 pm
Classical and jazz solo piano music
Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, Vermont
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - noon to 1 pm
Jazz trio outdoor concert, pocket park in front of Christ Church
Montpelier, Vermont
Sponsored by Montpelier Alive
Saturday, August 1, 2015 - 3 pm
Private function, Stowe Community Church
Stowe, Vermont
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 7:30 pm
Duo concert with Michael Dabroski, violin - music of Bach, Beethoven, Satie, and Dabroski
College Street Congregational Church, 265 College St.
Burlington, Vermont
Benefit concert for Palestine music projects on the West Bank
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 7:30 pm
Duo concert with Michael Dabroski, violin - music of Bach, Beethoven, Satie, and Dabroski
Montpelier Unitarian Church, 130 Main St.
Montpelier, Vermont
Benefit concert for Palestine music projects on the West Bank
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 7:30 pm
Duo concert with Michael Dabroski, violin - music of Bach, Beethoven, Satie, and Dabroski
Trinity Church, 85 West St.
Rutland, Vermont
Benefit concert for Palestine music projects on the West Bank
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 6:45 pm
Classical piano performance and dinner to benefit Eleva
Moose Meadow Lodge, Duxbury, Vermont
Saturday, September 26, 2015 - 7 pm
Duo concert with Michael Dabroski, violin - music of Bach, Beethoven, Satie, and Dabroski
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Dartmouth College, 5 Summer St.
Hanover, New Hampshire
Benefit concert for Palestine music projects on the West Bank
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 7 to 9 pm
First of a six week class on the topic of Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas
Monteverdi Music School, Montpelier, Vermont
The class will meet weekly on Tuesday evenings, exploring each of the last three sonatas for two weeks - the last class will be Tuesday, November 3
To enroll in the course, contact the school at 802-229-9000
Saturday, October 10, 2015 - 7 pm
Concert of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas
Greensboro United Church, Greensboro, Vermont
Sunday, October 11, 2015 - 3 pm
Concert of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas
JCOGS (Jewish Community of Greater Stowe) building
Cape Cod Road (near Stoweflake), Stowe, Vermont
Saturday, October 17, 2015 - 7:30 pm
Concert of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas
Norwich Congregational Church
Norwich, Vermont
Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 6 to 9 pm
Private function, Berlin, Vermont
Sunday, November 1, 2015 - 4 pm
Duo classical concert with Paul Cohen, cello
Music of Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven
Centre Congregational Church, Brattleboro, Vermont
Sponsored by the Brattleboro Music Center
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 7 pm
Solo piano music for Leanne Ponder poetry book launch event
Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, Vermont
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 7 pm
Private piano concert
Morrisville, Vermont
Saturday, December 12, 2015 - 6 to 8 pm
Jazz solo piano, Bagitos, 28 Main Street
Montpelier, Vermont
2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 8 pm
Jazz trio concert
Milford Center for the Arts
Milford, Connecticut
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 6 to 9 pm
Jazz solo keyboard and wine tasting
Fresh Tracks Farm and Winery
Berlin, Vermont
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “The Life and Music of George Gershwin”
Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council
Sunday, February 9, 2014 - 3 pm
Performance of music of Gershwin
East View at Middlebury
Middlebury, Vermont
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 7:30 pm
Performance of music of Gershwin
Wake Robin, Shelburne, Vermont
Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Jazz duo with John LaRouche, chromatic harmonica
Capitol Grounds coffeehouse
Montpelier, Vermont
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 3 to 6 pm
Jazz duo with vocalist John Wilson, Fireside, at The Inn at the Mountain
Stowe, Vermont
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Jazz duo with vocalist Penny Towers, The Cliff House, Mount Mansfield
Stowe, Vermont
Saturday, March 15, 2014 - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Jazz duo with John LaRouche, chromatic harmonica
Capitol Grounds coffeehouse
Montpelier, Vermont
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 7 to 10 pm
Private function, Berlin, Vermont
Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Jazz duo with vocalist Penny Towers, The Cliff House, Mount Mansfield
Stowe, Vermont
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 7:30 pm
Classical piano concert “1913”
Music of Debussy, Rachmaninov, Satie, Ornstein, Ives, and Stravinsky
UVM Recital Hall, Music Building
Burlington, Vermont
Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 2 pm
Performance of improvisational music with David Budbill, poet
Second Congregational United Church, Jeffersonville, Vermont
Sponsored by the Varnum Library and Cambridge Arts
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 5 to 8 pm
Jazz duo with Doug Perkins, guitar
Audi South Burlington
Shelburne Road, South Burlington, Vermont
Saturday, April 5, 2014 - 1 pm
Lecture-demonstration “The Music of Poetry”
Rawson Library, Jericho, Vermont
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 7 pm
Lecture-demonstration “The Music of Poetry”
First Congregational Church, Manchester, Vermont
Sponsored by the Mark Skinner Library and the Vermont Humanities Council
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 7:30 pm
Lecture-demonstration “The Music of Poetry”
JCOGS (Jewish Community of Greater Stowe) building
Cape Cod Road (near Stoweflake), Stowe, Vermont
Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 3 pm
Performance of improvisational music with David Budbill, poet
Cabot United Church, Cabot, Vermont
Sponsored by Cabot Arts
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 1 to 3 pm
Jazz solo keyboard, Earth Day celebration
Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, Vermont
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 8 pm
Jazz trio with vocalist John Wilson
The Crop Bistro, Stowe, Vermont
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “From East to West”
South Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
First Wednesdays series, sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council
Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 2 to 5 pm
Jazz solo piano, Fresh Tracks Farm and Winery
Berlin, Vermont
(Fundraiser for New Beginnings)
Sunday, June 8, 2014 - 4 pm
Classical piano concert (with special guest artist Rachel Evans, violin)
The Chapel Restoration - 45 Market Street
Cold Springs, New York
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 7 pm
Poetry and music improvisation performance
The Enquiring Mind Bookstore
Saugerties, New York
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - probably 7 pm start time
Jazz trio with vocalist John Wilson
The Crop Bistro, Stowe, Vermont
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 6:30 pm
Jazz quartet outdoor concert
Marshfield Village Green, Marshfield, Vermont
Sponsored by the Jaquith Public Library
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 7 pm
Jazz trio concert, Brookfield Old Town Hall
Brookfield, Vermont
Sponsored by the Brookfield Community Partnership
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 7 pm
Classical piano solo
Private function, Montpelier, Vermont
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 6 to 8 pm
Jazz trio featuring Eve Haslam, vocals
Nutty Steph’s, Rte. 2, Middlesex, Vermont
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 8 to 11 pm
Jazz trio featuring Eve Haslam, vocals
Sweet Melissa’s, Langdon Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Saturday, September 13, 2014 - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Jazz trio featuring Eve Haslam, vocals
The Radio Bean, Burlington, Vermont
Friday, September 19, 2014
Classical piano solo performance
Mitchell Physics Building, Texas A & M University
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “The Life and Music of George Gershwin”
Norwich Congregational Church
Norwich, Vermont
Sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Norwich Public Library
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 7:30 pm
Performance of Michael Arnowitt’s suite of jazz arrangements from West Side Story
Michael Arnowitt, piano, Dan Silverman, trombone, Robinson Morse, upright bass, and Caleb Bronz, drums
Montpelier City Hall, Montpelier, Vermont
Presented by Lost Nation Theater - box office 802-229-0492
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 7 pm
Jazz trio featuring John Wilson, vocals
Sweet Melissa’s, Montpelier, Vermont
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 5:30 pm
Lecture-performance “Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and the Music of 1911”
UVM Recital Hall, Music Building
Burlington, Vermont
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 10 pm
Maine Public Broadcasting Network airs the documentary film “Beyond 88 Keys: The Music of Michael Arnowitt”
Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 11 am
Maine Public Broadcasting Network airs the documentary film “Beyond 88 Keys: The Music of Michael Arnowitt”
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 7 pm
Lecture-performance “Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and the Music of 1911”
Rutland Free Library
Rutland, Vermont
Sunday, November 16, 2014 - 3 pm
Classical piano solo concert
JCOGS (Jewish Community of Greater Stowe) building, Cape Cod Road (near Stoweflake)
Stowe, Vermont
Special inaugural concert for their new piano
Saturday, November 22, 2014 - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Solo piano music, part of Abundance Dinner event
Montpelier Senior Activities Center
Fundraiser for the Onion River Exchange
Sunday, November 23, 2014 - 3 pm
Classical piano concert
Ragle Recital Hall, Serkin Performing Arts Center
Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vermont
Saturday, December 13, 2014 - 7:30 pm
Jazz trio with Robinson Morse, upright bass and Caleb Bronz, drums
Sweet Melissa’s, Langdon Street
Montpelier, Vermont
Monday, December 15 every day through Monday, December 22, and Tuesday, December 30 and Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Solo piano at the Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, Vermont
The grand piano is in the Lounge, the room before the Dining Room
Music 5:30 to 9:30 pm each day, except New Year’s Eve 6 to 8 pm solo piano and 9 pm to midnight jazz duo with Will Patton, bass
Selected past engagements
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, Florida
Lang Hall, Hunter College, New York City
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City
Sandy Spring Museum Masters of Music Concert Series, Sandy Spring, Maryland
Bethanienklooster, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, sponsored by the Tot en Met concert series
Centrum nieuwe Muziek, at the Kloveniersdoelen, Middelburg, the Netherlands
Rode Pomp, Ghent, Belgium
Anthology Film Archives, New York City (screening of documentary film "Beyond 88 Keys")
FlynnSpace, Burlington, Vermont
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts
Dunaway Center, Ogunquit, Maine
Église St.-Merri, Paris, France
Centre Quaker International de Paris
"Piano Amsterdam" concert series, Goethe-Institut, Amsterdam, Holland
Zichy Jenö u. 41, Budapest, Hungary
State House (well of the House chamber), Montpelier, Vermont
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California
The Composers’ House, Guerneville, California
Church of the Good Shepherd, Rangeley, Maine (sponsored by Rangeley Friends of the Arts)
Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Festival
Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts
Mount Washington Hotel, Conservatory Room, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Dupont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
United Presbyterian Church (sponsored by Community Concerts), Amsterdam, New York
Special gala concert celebrating Michael’s 50th birthday, featuring music for piano and orchestra by Brahms, Bach, Prokofiev, and Arnowitt
Featured speaker/performer at Vermont Humanities Conference “Music and the Human Experience”, UVM Davis Center, Burlington, Vermont
The Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
McArthur Library, Biddeford, Maine
Elixir Bistro and Lounge, White River Junction, Vermont
Phineas Swan's, Montgomery Center, Vermont
Chosen Vale Music, Enfield, New Hampshire
Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont
The Cliff House, Mount Mansfield, Stowe, Vermont
Frederick Johnson Pianos showroom, White River Junction, Vermont
Bethlehem Summer Concerts outdoor series, New Hampshire
First Baptist Church, New London, New Hampshire (sponsored by Summer Music Associates)
Pence Auditorium, Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Arizona
Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, Wilmington, Vermont
Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Haskell Opera House, Stanstead, Quebec
Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, Maine
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, Vermont
Ought-One Festival of Contemporary Music, Montpelier, Vermont
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, Vermont
Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, Vermont
Methodist Church, Northfield, Vermont (sponsored by Paine Mountain Arts Council)
Middlebury Library, Middlebury, Vermont
Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont
The Opera House at Enosburg Falls, Enosburg Falls, Vermont
Dibden Auditorium, Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont
River Arts Center, Morrisville, Vermont
Dorothy Alling library, Williston, Vermont
Richmond Library Community Hall, Richmond, Vermont
Topnotch Resort, Stowe, Vermont
College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, Vermont
Positive Pie 2, Montpelier, Vermont
The Chateau, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, Vermont
Barre Opera House, Barre, Vermont
Frank W. Cyr Center, Stamford Friends of Music, Stamford, New York
First Congregational Church, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Rivers Music Conservatory, Weston, Massachusetts
Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont
Middlebury Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, Vermont
Bundy Center for the Arts, Waitsfield, Vermont
St. Michael's College, McCarthy Arts Center, Colchester, Vermont
Vermont Millennium Music Festival
Leunig's Bistro, Burlington, Vermont
Center for Digital Art, Brattleboro, Vermont (screening of documentary film "Beyond 88 Keys")
Lanpher Memorial Library, Hyde Park, Vermont
Roxbury United Congregational Church (sponsored by the Roxbury Free Library
American Flatbread restaurant, Waitsfield, Vermont
Solo piano music for veterans' ceremony, State House, well of the House, Montpelier, Vermont
Stowe Community Church, Stowe International Music School and Festival, Stowe, Vermont
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, Vermont
The Black Door Bistro, Montpelier, Vermont
Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, Vermont
Ciao Bella restaurant, St. Albans, Vermont
Pitcher Inn, Waitsfield, Vermont
Centerra Grill, Lebanon, New Hampshire
various First Night (December 31) festivals in Vermont and New Hampshire
Vermont
Plainfield Town Hall, Plainfield, Vermont
Aldrich Public Library, Barre, Vermont
Cabot United Church, Cabot, Vermont
The Blue Plate, Burlington, Vermont
The Bobcat Café, Bristol, Vermont
Northern Lights Bookshop, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont
Vermont Public Radio live performance studio, Colchester, Vermont
Dartmouth College, Filene Auditorium, Hanover, New Hampshire (screening of documentary film "Beyond 88 Keys")
Stowehof, Stowe, Vermont
Michael's Restaurant, Warren, Vermont
Ethan Allen III boat, Lake Champlain
Gateway Center, Newport, Vermont
The Canoe Club, Hanover, New Hampshire
Remick Park, Littleton, New Hampshire
The Cliff House, Mount Mansfield, Stowe, Vermont
Wake Robin, Shelburne, Vermont
Waitsfield Farmers' Market, Waitsfield, Vermont
Selection of other engagements from last couple of years
The Grand Auditorium, Ellsworth, Maine
Star Island, Maine
Slosberg Recital Hall, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Lane Series, University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, Vermont
Catamount Sunday Jazz Series, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Recording 3 pieces on a new CD of Beverley Johnston - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
McMaster University, Convocation Hall, Hamilton, Ontario
Barrie Concert Association, Barrie, Ontario
Talk on Glenn Gould as part of Green Mountain Film Festival
Rivier College, Dion Center, Nashua, New Hampshire
Performances on piano, portative organ, and as conductor at Vermont Millennium Music Festival
Lecture-demonstration and concert at Hartman Theatre, SUNY - Plattsburgh, New York
Centre Congregational Church, Brattleboro, Vermont (sponsored by Friends of Music at Guilford)
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
von Kuster Hall, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Waterloo, Ontario
Flickinger Arts Center, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire
Showplace, Peterborough, Ontario (sponsored by Peterborough Concert Association)
Conover Hall, Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts
Goddard College, Haybarn Theater, Plainfield, Vermont
Performed and organized benefit concert for humanitarian aid for Kosovo war refugees,
Unitarian Church, Montpelier, Vermont
Village Players Theater, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (sponsored by Wolfeboro Friends of Music)
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, New Hampshire
West Kortright Centre, East Meredith, New York
For your interest - some Major European tour itineraries
European Tour - February 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 5:30 pm
Jazz quartet performance, Zikmunda Wintra 3, Praha 6
Prague, Czech Republic
Performance sponsored by the U.S. Embassy
Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 10 am
Jazz workshop and performance, International School Prague
Prague, Czech, Republic
Friday, February 15, 2008 - 8 pm
Jazz quartet performance, Jazz Club Teplice
Teplice, Czech Republic
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 8 pm
Jazz quartet performance, Café Eckermann, at the Goethe Intézet (Institute)
Ráday u. 58, Budapest, Hungary
Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 7 to 10 pm
Jazz performance, iF Kávézó, Ráday u. 19
Budapest, Hungary
Monday, February 18, 2008 - 7 pm
Jazz quartet performance, Fészek Art Club, Kertesz u. 36
Budapest, Hungary
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 7 pm
Jazz quartet performance, American Corner
Ceremonial hall of Eszterhazy College
Eger, Hungary
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 8:30 pm
Classical piano concert, Rode Pomp, Gent, Belgium
Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 12:30 pm
Classical piano solo concert, American Cathedral
23, avenue George V 8e (cross-street of the Champs-Élysées)
Paris, France
sponsored by Les Arts George V, Concert à midi et demi
Friday, February 22, 2008 - 8 pm
Jazz quartet concert, American Cathedral
23, avenue George V 8e (cross-street of the Champs-Élysées)
Paris, France
Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 8 pm
Jazz quartet concert, Chez Véro
Congénies, France
Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 8 pm
Classical piano concert, The Priory Le Mesnil Saint Martin
Montaut, France (near Villereal)
Tour of Europe and Russia, fall 2005
Monday, October 3, 2005 - 7 pm
Jazz quartet performance, JFC Jazz Club,
St. Petersburg, Russia
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - 7 pm
J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations
Petrozavodsk, Russia
City Concert Hall, Music Choir School, presented by Petrozavodsk Conservatory
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - 1 pm
Performance and discussion at Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatory of Music
Petrozavodsk, Russia
Friday, October 7, 2005 - 7 pm
Jazz solo piano performance at Yaroslavl Jazz Centre, Yaroslavl, Russia
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 4 pm
Classical piano concert, Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Moscow, Russia
Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 12:30 pm
J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, Partita no. 1
American Cathedral, Paris, France
sponsored by Les Arts George V, Concert à midi et demi
Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 8:30 pm
J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations
Rode Pomp, Gent, Belgium
Plus - screening of documentary film "Beyond 88 Keys" after the concert
Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 4 pm
Performance as part of new music concert, 12 to 5 pm
I will play from 4-5 pm (contemporary music plus some improvisation),
Mellotone Studios, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 8:30 pm
Classical piano concert of new music, Rode Pomp, Gent, Belgium
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Performance of Water Music for students of UNESCO - IHE (Institute for Water Education)
Delft, The Netherlands
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 7:30 pm
Water Music multi-media concert with author/photographer Marjorie Ryerson,
At the Prinsenhof, Van der Mandele Hall, Delft, The Netherlands
Sponsored by UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Friday, October 28, 2005 - school presentations 9 am and 1 pm, full concert 7 pm
Water Music multi-media concert with author/photographer Marjorie Ryerson,
International School of Düsseldorf
Niederrheinstr. 323, Düsseldorf, Germany
Saturday, October 29, 2005 - 9 pm
Performance as part of 29th Prague International Jazz Festival
Reduta Jazz Club, Prague, Czech Republic
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
Performance at Deylova Konzervator (music academy), Prague, Czech Republic
