THE RUINS OF ROME (Music of Bellini, Diabelli and Stamitz for flute, violin and guitar with Loose Change Dance Collective). Sunday, November 5th, 2 and 4pm, Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site, Albany. A concert celebrating the new Ruins of Rome wallpaper recently installed in the Schuyler Mansion. Philip Schuyler traveled to England in the 1760s and ordered this custom wallpaper while there. The Schuylers, along with the van Rensselaers and another family in Salem, Massachusetts, were the only houses in early America to have this stunning paper. Our repertory includes music of Stamitz, Bellini, Telemann and Rossini with a special potpourri of tunes from the opera Norma, set in ancient Rome. Featuring violinist Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, flutist Norman Thibodeau, and guitarist Sten Isachsen, Musicians of Ma’alwyck takes its programming cue from this wonderful and historically accurate wallpaper based on the engravings of Giovanni Pannini. The final work on the program will be a tableau vivant inspired by the wallpaper and the repertory, performed by members of Loose Change Dance Collective, Laurie Zabele Cawley, Director. As in past years, following the second performance Albany’s wonderful Café Capriccio will offer a magnificent buffet dinner. Reservations are necessary by Nov. 1st and seating is limited to 30, and you must be a concert ticket holder to attend.