Mansions Concerts

PCM board chair Marilyn Brumder with Richard Norton and Stephanie Rasines, hosts of the May 2006 Mansions & Music concert. Their home, the Culbertson House, was the last major project jointly undertaken by Charles and Henry Greene. In designing the house the architects departed from their well-known Arts and Crafts idiom in favor of Asian and Neo-classical influences. The home abounds in intriguing surprises, including an underground ballroom whose medieval carved limestone lintel, gilded chandeliers and marble medallion perfectly mirror the compositional styles of Brahms and Liszt, two of classical music’s standards of the Romantic era. We are very appreciative of Richard and Stephanie’s gracious hospitality.
 
Jane Kaczmarek, Executive Director Stephen McCurry and Bradley Whitford. In November 2006, nearly 150 guests basked in the warmtn of the classical boxwood gardens and gracious rooms of the home of Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford as the Conservatory presented the first concert of 13th year of Mansions & Music. The beautiful 1924 Italian Revival home provided the perfect setting for a concert that explored the expressive capabilities of woodwinds and piano.