Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Krechkovsky-Loucks Duo at Eelswamp

Violin and Piano Recital

Saturday 18th January, 2014, 5pm

 

  - Sold out -

Kevin Loucks, piano

 graduate of the Juilliard School

 

Iryna Krechkovsky, violin

winner of the 2012 Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank Competition, at which she was awarded the privilege of borrowing the Baumgartner Stradivarius (1689) for three years


Bach: Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in F minor, BWV 1018

Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor

Gershwin/Heifetz: Selections from Porgy and Bess for Violin and Piano

Saint-Saens: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75


Kevin Loucks, piano, is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music. He has performed at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. He was a top prize winner at the Schlern International Competition in Italy, the International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition in Boston, and the 2012 American Prize in Piano Performance, and was featured as guest artist at the Laguna Beach Chamber Music Festival in California, the Daejeon Chamber Music Festival in South Korea, the Moulin d’Andé in France, and the Montreal Chamber Music Festival in Canada.

Iryna Krechkovsky, violin, was born in the Ukraine and graduated from the Cleveland School of Music. She was a top prize winner at the Sorantin International Competition, the Canadian Music Competition, the Kocian International Violin Competition in Czech Republic, and most recently, winner of the 2012 Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank Competition, at which she was awarded the privilege of borrowing the Baumgartner Stradivarius (1689) for three years.


Tickets: 1,200 baht, limited to 25 places only.  If you are interested don't delay. All previous events have sold out within a few days of announcement.

Reservation: Email asiachart@hotmail.com or call 038 069681 office hours. Due to limited number of places payment must be received before the day.

Location: http://eelswamp.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-music-room-at-eelswamp.html

Monday, December 9, 2013

Accommodation at Eelswamp

Eelswamp can offer visiting musicians two choices of accommodation.

The New Room
Completed in November 2014, this room is adjacent to the piano room. It allows pianists 24-hour convenient access to the piano room without fear of disturbing anyone.
The room has a splendid view of the pond. It is stylishly decorated and is shielded from the rest of the house compound by a clump of bamboo and a waterfall.
View of the pond, ducks and geese

Very comfy bed
Very private location





The Original Guest House





Those requiring a little more space  may stay in the guest house. The room is air conditioned, 36 square meters, has marble floors and a king-size Balinese teak bed.

The guest house is part of a duplex building. It has a private entrance. It is 70 meters from the main house, looking out on a large lawn and a hill of frangipanis.




 
The guest house has a large covered porch with lotus pond.







The room contains a king size double bed and marble floors. 
It is bright by day and cool and dark by night
The porch looks out on a large lawn and a hill of frangipanis.

Views of Eelswamp and Lulu and Daisy Goat Farm

Eelswamp is situated on a 4 hectare / 10 acre property comprising gardens and goat farm. There are more than 300 palm trees and 50 goats, not to mention geese, ducks, guinea fowl and other exotic creatures.

The house at Eelswamp is surrounded by a moat

 Cassia fistula in bloom
The garden has hundreds of palms

 Frangipani hill
Eelswamp is a 4 hectare property with lots of creatures, such as Bunny the buffalo...

... Fang, "the Beast" ...

And one or two goats.

Come and see us at Eelswamp!