Temple Israel and
The Cohn-Iiaddow Center for Judaic Studies
at Wayne State University

invite you to an afternoon of musical heaven
with the creators of the Jewish American sound

played informal concerts for each other.
Some even became professional players
with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra."
By definition, chamber music is
meant to be played by a small group
in an intimate setting, like the living
room of a home — certainly not in a
concert hall. "Chamber music is sort
of a conversation between instru-
ments," says Beznos. "It's very low key
compared to symphony music."
Haas stuck to that format, present-
ing a standard classical repertoire, plus
quality contemporary works. CMSD
had the premieres of works by such
composers as Bloch,
Chausson, Dohnanyi, Faure,
Milhaud, Poulenc, Prokofiev
and Villalobos. There also
were world premieres of works
by Michigan composers Ross
Lee Finney and Leslie Bassett.

making phone calls to chamber music
`groups, preparing fliers and licking
envelopes. He even made trips to New
York at his own expense to sign up the
top musicians for Detroit concerts.
"I devoted a lot of nights and week-
ends, practically all of my spare time,
to CMSD," he said. "At first, our con-
certs were held in a hall on the Wayne
[State] University campus, then we
moved into the renovated Orchestra
Hall on Woodward. We would set up
a concert, then start scrounging for
people to come out. We had a base of
about 300 attendees, but they only

singing contemporary Jewish music

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000, AT 3:00 F.M.
at TEMPLE ISRAEL

Second Stage

5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield

Left: CMSD president Lois Beznos: "Chamber
When Konikow became presi-
dent in 1969, he expanded the music is sort of a conversation between instruments."
Right: Former CMSD president Zalman "Tiny"
group to a national scope,
Konikow: "I wanted to secure more prominent
starting the transformation of
musicians, hopefidly people and groups who would
CMSD into the organization
later become famous, in already established ensembles
as it is known today. He invit-
of the highest caliber, andpresent them in venues
ed groups from around the
where they could be heard to the best advantage."
world to perform in Detroit,
moved from the living room to
the concert hall,-and made the concerts
paid for the concerts — they didn't
more readily available to music lovers in
donate money throughout the year.
the entire metropolitan Detroit area.
"I received a great deal of satisfaction
"I wanted to secure more promi-
from all of my work with CMSD and
nent musicians, hopefully people and
met many wonderful people who still are
groups who would later become
my friends," added Konikow, who now
famous, in already established ensem-
is active in helping to provide musical
bles of the highest caliber, and present
education for school groups in Florida.
them in venues where they could be
heard to the best advantage," said
Hitting Its Stride
Konikow. A former West Bloomfield
resident, the pediatric dentist, 76, and
CMSD hit its highest note when Beznos
his wife, Lenore, moved to Bradenton,
assumed the presidency in 1994, after a
Fla., when he retired from his 46-year-
13-year stint on the board including
practice in Huntington Woods.
seven years as board chairperson.
The 6-foot-4-inch Konikow
She "grew up in a world of chamber
acquired the nickname of "Tiny" as a
music," and obtained humanities degrees
young camp counselor and it stayed
from WSU and the University of
with him in the dental office and the
Chicago. She got interested in CMSD
music halls. When he wasn't filling
after learning about it from a friend with
cavities
always with classical music
whom she played the clarinet in a group.
playing in the background — he was
Beznos moved into the top spot at

8 p.m. Wednesday,
March 28, 2001
Orchestra Hall

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8 p.m. Saturday,
May 19, 2001
Seligman Performing
Arts Center

For subscription information, call Chamber
Music Society of Detroit, (248) 737-9980, or
visit the Web site at www.ComeHearCMSD.org .
Tickets at the Seligman Performing Arts
Center, located on the campus of Country Day
School in Beverly Hills, are $18-$651$15 stu-
dents. Orchestra Hall tickets are $20-$50/$15
students. Tickets available through
Ticketmaster, (248) 645-6666.

The Jonathan Miller Memorial Concert
is co-sponsored by Temple Israel Sisterhood

for complimentary tickets, please call (248) 661-5700 or (313) 557-2679

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