The Nassau Music Society

Bringing quality music to The Bahamas!

The Nassau Music Society
Ocean Place, Cable Beach
P.O. Box SP-61476
Nassau, Bahamas
Bahamas
admin@nassaumusicsociety.org

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The aim of the Nassau Music Society is to promote and encourage the art of music by organizing concerts and other musical activities and to provide financial and other assistance to students of music.

It is run by a volunteer Committee and a part-time Administrator.

The Nassau Music Society offers its Members and the Bahamian Community the opportunity to listen to good quality classical and jazz music and has been doing so since the 1960's. The Society was officially incorporated in 1961 and the first President was Clement Bethel.

In recent years, international artists such as Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists, Natalia Gutman, Dmitri Berlinsky, Igor Raykhelson, Ekaterina Astashova, Vilija Poskute, Tomas Daukantas , Mark Drobinsky, Polina Leschenko, The Scottish Chamber Soloists, The Howard Fishman Quartet, Collen Lee, the Albek Twins, Alberto Nose, Jue Wang, Quartetto Gelato among many other have all performed for the Society in the Bahamas..

SOCIETE GENERALE Private Banking presents Nassau Music Society with a generous donation toward its classical music season in the presence of two visiting performers this Season

L-R: Jue Wang (pianist), Patrick Thomson, President, Italia Watkins-Jan, Vice-President - Administrator, Dominique Lefevre, CEO Societe Generale Private Banking, Renee Barrow, Human Resources Manager, Alexandre DaCosta (violinist)

Nassau, Bahamas - Patrick Thomson, President and Italia Watkins-Jan, Vice-President /Administrator of the Nassau Music Society, accompanied by Alexandre DaCosta, world renowned violinist, and Wonny Song, piano virtuoso, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Dominique Lefèvre, Managing Director of Société Générale Private Banking (Bahamas) Ltd on Thursday, March 31, 2011.

Mr. Lefèvre and his company are the leading sponsor of the Nassau Music Sociéty
and have supported the organisation in its efforts to bring top-quality, international classical musicians to The Bahamas for many years. All artists, in addition to the concerts they perform, are required to hold a free Master class for young Bahamian musicians.

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NASSAU MUSIC SOCIETY PAYS COURTESY CALL ON GOVERNOR GENERAL

Nassau, Bahamas - The Nassau Music Society (Patrick Thomson, President, Terry Factor, Vice President, Italia Watkins-Jan, Vice-President - Administrator & Linda Thomson, Committee Member) paid a courtesy call on the Governor General, H.E. Sir Arthur Foulkes, before the concert on Tuesday, March 29th at Government House with Alexandre DaCosta (violinist) and Wonny Song (pianist). Both musicians were accompanied by their fiancées, Martine and Luna.
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2011 - 2012 Concerts

After an exciting 2010-2011 Season, featuring Jue Wang, Stanford Olsen & Christy Lee, Bizet Broadway, Quartetto Gelato, Alexandre DaCosta & Wonny Song and John O'Conor, The Nassau Music Society has planned an even more exciting 2011-2012 Season thanks to the continual support of its sponsors whose logos may be seen on this page and throughout this site.

If you would like to join them in supporting our efforts, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The following concerts have been planned for the upcoming season and details are outlined on the Programme page as soon as they are received:

UPCOMING CONCERTS

May 5, 2012