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</head><BODY BGCOLOR="#F8F8F8" ><div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16pt;">Spook Yourself with a Murder-Mystery with Music!</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16pt;">An Immersive Hallowe’en Event with the Musicians of Ma’alwyck</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">Somebody is going to meet an untimely end. You’re there when it happens. And you’re called upon to discover who did it. “Murder in C Major” is a new, immersive murder-mystery event, specially devised for the Musicians of Ma’alwyck’s Hallowe’en fundraiser, and includes quite a few treats and plenty of tricks. It takes place at A Taste of Europe (3630 State Route 145, Cobleskill, NY), a restaurant renowned for its excellent and far-ranging cuisine. </SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">Can violent felons be cured by music? Psychiatrist-conductor Cornwall Mellish believes so, and is presenting the proof of his research at this dinner party, featuring a performance by an ensemble of misfits. You know them as the Musicians of Ma’alwyck, who will perform music for the occasion, include Saint-Saëns bone-rattling “Danse Macabre” and the rarely heard Henry Russell classic “The Maniac.” Also in the evening’s musical fare will be Gerald Finzi’s eerie <I>Clock of the Years</I>.</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">You’re one of the psychiatrists in attendance, but you won’t need your DSM-5. You’ll be solving the mystery and identifying the killer by following the clues that point to a complicated series of relationships ... and a thirst for revenge! Before that, you and your fellow sleuths will sit down to a gourmet dinner prepared by chef Jeannette Balins. Who would want to miss Ghoulish Goulash, Devil’s Eggs, or Chicken-run-a-mock?</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">And then . . . well, and then it’s murder, and you’re going to help policeman-turned-psychiatrist Ainsley “Bulldog” Shepherd figure out who did it and why. There will be prizes for the three best solutions, including a gift certificate to A Taste of Europe, concert tickets, and more. And the satisfaction of knowing that <I>you</I> wouldn’t be caught dead in a situation like this.</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">Tickets are $100, and the price includes dinner and the murder-mystery event. A cash wine and beer bar is available. Attendance is strictly limited to 40 guests. Reservations are necessary and must be received by October 26. Reservations may be made on line at </SPAN><SPAN style="font-family:'Tahoma';font-size:12pt;"></SPAN><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"><A href="http://www.musiciansofmaalwyck.org">musiciansofmaalwyck.org</A> or by calling 518-377-3623.</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;">Musicians of Ma’alwyck is a professional chamber music ensemble in residence at the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site, Schenectady County Community College and the First Reformed Church in Schenectady’s Stockade. The group is recognized, not only for its historic program, but for its unique and innovative work with collaborators and other artistic media. </SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"> Byron Nilsson (writer, performer) last appeared with Musicians of Ma’alwyck performing the cantata <I>Buxtehude’s Daughter</I>, which he wrote with composer Tom Savoy. He was also seen as Father Luke when the ensemble revived <I>The Poor Soldier</I> a few years ago. Byron’s play <I>Mr. Sensitivity </I>was featured at the NY Fringe Festival, <I>Drivers </I>was seen at NY’s Ensemble Studio Theatre, and <I>Humoresque</I> recently had readings in the Hudson area, directed by Broadway veteran Bernie Kukoff. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Actors Equity, and SAG-AFTRA.</SPAN></div>
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