BRSO & Bubbles

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Ring in 2021 with BRSO and Bubbles! The BRSO & Martin Wine & Spirits is hosting a virtual wine tasting and concert. Maureen Lara-Fournier from Vintus/Bollinger will lead you through a tasting of two wines accented with musical interludes by Rachel and Nicholas Ciraldo. After the tasting, the Ciraldos will present a 30 minute concert!

Duo Cintemani - Rachel and Nicholas Ciraldo

Duo Cintemani

Rachel Ciraldo, flute
Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar

Having performed together for more than two decades, Nicholas and Rachel Ciraldo are a fun pair of musical talents with a reputation for being distinctive, expressive, and colorful. Early in their careers, they were prizewinners at the 2004 National Flute Association Chamber Music Competition and semifinalists at the 2006 Gaettano Zinetti Chamber Music Competition in Italy. They trained with flutist Thomas Robertello, guitarists David Leisner, Eliot Fisk, and Adam Holzman, clarinetist Ethan Sloane, pianist Edward Auer, and the Shanghai String Quartet. They went on to perform at the Hampden-Sydney Music Festival, where the Richmond Times-Dispatch praised them for their “distinctive readings of the music of Astor Piazzolla” and the Center for Arts in Natick, where they wrote later that “you can’t get better than this!” Duo Cintemani has since performed at prestigious festivals and series such as the Boston Classical Guitar Society Guitar Festival, FestivalSouth, the Natchez Music Festival, the Pelican State Chamber Series, the Lamar Chamber Series, the New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes, and several other series across the country. The duo has also been featured artists multiple times at the Simposio academico de violão, in Curitiba, Brazil. They have collaborated twice with the Community Partnerships Program of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and performed for the Austin Classical Guitar Society’s Educational Outreach Program, among other organizations.

Each purchase includes a tasting kit that comprises two bottles of wines - Langlois Brut Rose Cremant de Loire & Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvee, as well as your choice of a charcuterie board or a smoked salmon board!

Attendees will be sent a private Zoom link for the virtual guided tasting held on Thursday, December 31, starting at 7:00pm.

Tasting kits may be picked up at Martin Wine Cellar, 1670 Lobdell Ave starting Tuesday afternoon, December 29.

Tasting kits start at $250 and can be ordered online or by calling 225-383-0500. $130 of your purchase is considered a donation to the Symphony and is tax deductible!

Limited tickets are available for this exciting event so order yours today!

Attendees must be 21 years of age. The person picking up wine & cheese tasting kits must be 21 years of age and provide identification.