Past Events
Eliseu Silva - History of Fado
Thursday, December 7, 2023 - 8:30pm
Eliseu Silva presents the History of Fado and its culture with original compositions based in Portuguese music, where the greatest musicians, the popular music, and the traditional instruments are exposed by a virtuoso violinist.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/eapgdsManhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble - "Conundrums"
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 7:30pm
Manhattan
Contemporary Chamber Ensemble presents "Conundrums" - featuring duos
and trios for flute & voice, violin & clarinet, flute &
clarinet, viola & voice. Something for everyone, with music by
American composers Robert Muczynski, David Loeb & Richard Auldon
Clark and a classical gem for flute, viola & guitar by classical
composer Wenceslaus Matiegka.
The Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble is derived from the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra. Concert venues have included Manhattan’s Church of Christ & St. Stephen’s, Carnegie’s Weill and Zankel Halls, Symphony Space, The National Flute Association conventions, WSKG TV and WXXI and WCNY radio stations. MCCE is the resident ensemble at the annual Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival each summer. They can be heard on the Keuka Classical recording label.
Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance at this link.OTHERWORLDLY: a free concert by SHE, Women's Vocal Ensemble
Sunday, November 12, 2023 - 4:00pm
SHE, Women's Vocal Ensemble presents a free concert of 20th & 21st century choral music, including Ēriks Ešenvalds’s STARS and Katerina Gimon’s FIRE.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being
welcome. All funds raised will go directly to Harlem Grown. Learn more
about Harlem Grown at harlemgrown.org
Jerome Rosen - Beethoven Birthday Bash
Sunday, November 19, 2023 - 3:00pm
Jerome Rosen, the musician who organized and directed the chamber music series "Music Among Friends" at Christ & Saint Stephen's for over ten years, will return to perform four of the five last piano sonatas of Beethoven, a special event marking the 253rd birthday of the great composer, who remains ever young to music lovers.
This concert is open to the public and admission is free, with a suggested donation of $15.Carla Cook Trio
Sunday, November 5, 2023 - 2:00pm
Everything
Carla Cook sings swings. There’s a reason for that: Cook has been
influenced by the jazz vocal masters, but equally influenced by
phenomenal instrumentalists, like Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery and The
Crusaders. The Detroit native also finds inspiration in R&B, Motown,
pop, gospel, and country. In fact, she has put her unique phrasing on
everything from Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues” to Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode
to Billie Joe” to Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold”. As a result, Cook has
an improvisational style that’s steeped in the swing tradition yet
eclectic and brimming with fresh interpretations. “Although I’ve been
influenced by all the masters, I’ve been maturing into my own sound,“
says Cook. “Today, I sound exactly like me.”
Juilliard Organ Department - Collaborative Recital
Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 7:30pm
This concert is part of the Christ & Saint Stephen's Community Celebration series, and is free and open to the public
The New York Virtuoso Singers - 100th Birthday Tribute to Ned Rorem
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - 3:00pm
The
New York Virtuoso Singers conducted by Harold Rosenbaum present a 100th
Birthday Tribute to Ned Rorem, featuring an all-Ned Rorem program
including Three Poems of Baudelaire, Psalm 110, Mercy and Truth are Met
Together, and others.
Highline Vocal Jazz
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 7:00pm
Highline Vocal Jazz Quintet is an award-winning vocal jazz quintet committed to continuing the vocal jazz tradition established by groups like The Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, The Real Group, and Take 6, as well as honoring the many influential instrumentalists that have pioneered jazz language. The group was founded in December 2017 and has been performing, recording, teaching, and creating music videos ever since. Based in New York City, the group performs and teaches all over the United States.
Band of Bones - 15th Anniversary Concert
Sunday, October 15, 2023 - 3:00pm
Help
us celebrate 15 years of swinging jazz as Dave Chamberlain's BAND OF
BONES presents its 15th Anniversary Concert. Vocalist ANTOINETTE
MONTAGUE and narrator MERCEDES ELLINGTON will be featured. Band of Bones
will be playing tunes from each of their FOUR acclaimed CDs, as well as
exciting new material by Michael Abene and Dave Marowitz.
Admission is $25 cash at the door.You don't want to miss it! Call 646-373-5372 for more info or visit the website:
Bruce Barth & Steve Wilson
Sunday, October 1, 2023 - 2:00pm
Renowned jazz musicians Bruce Barth (piano) and Steve Wilson (saxophones & flute) have been playing together since they met in New York in the late eighties, mostly alongside each other in large and small groups and both live and in studio recordings. In 2010 they recorded as a duo for the first time on the critically acclaimed album “Home – Live in Columbia.”
This concert is part of the Christ & Saint Stephen's Community Celebration series, and is free and open to the public.
Pegasus: Chamber presents Fall Winds
Sunday, September 24, 2023 - 3:30pm
Pegasus: the Orchestra's principals join forces for a creative afternoon of programming for various wind combinations with artistic director Karén Hakobyan at the piano. The program opens with Barber's Summer Music, Op. 31 for Wind Quintet and continues with Mozart's Quintet for piano and winds K. 452 in the first half. The second half features Three selections from Komitas's Armenian Miniatures newly arranged by Hakobyan for Wind Quintet and Piano and culminates with Poulenc's Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano, FP 100 closing with Francaix's L'Heure du Berger, III. Les Petits.
Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at this link.New York Chamber Music Festival - SHOWCASE MASTERCLASS: French Opera Duets with Metropolitan Opera soprano Carole Farley
Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 6:00pm
New York Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to present the SHOWCASE MASTERCLASS “FRENCH OPERA DUETS” with Metropolitan Opera star soprano CAROLE FARLEY. Don’t miss the chance to experience the bewitching magic of some of the most exciting voices today! Among the awesome participating singers is baritone Daniel Sutin (a Metropolitan Opera artist since 2001), as well as the award-winning sopranos Amanda Zory, Sangeetha Ekambaram and Solène Le Van, mezzos Galina Ivannikova, Madison Marie McIntosh and Caroline Tye, tenors Jeremy Brauner, Errin Duane Brooks, Steven Murray and Émile Joseph Weeks, baritone Michael Nansel, and bass-baritone Andrew Richardson. Collaborative pianist is the distinguished pianist Craig Ketter, with the participation of violinist Elmira Darvarova (former Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera) and hornist Howard Wall (former member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic).
Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance. RSVP at this link.
newyorkchambermusicfestival.orgNew York Chamber Music Festival - TRIOS: From Mozart to the present day
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 8:00pm
New York Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to present “FROM MOZART to the PRESENT DAY” featuring violinist Elmira Darvarova (former Concertmaster of The Metropolitan Opera), hornist Howard Wall (former member of The Philadelphia Orchestra and The New York Philharmonic,) and pianist Thomas Weaver (faculty member, The Curtis Institute) performing music which runs the gamut from the Classical and Romantic eras, to our contemporary times, including several world-premieres.
Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance. RSVP at this link.
newyorkchambermusicfestival.orgBruce Barth Trio
Sunday, September 3, 2023 - 2:00pm
Jazz pianist and composer Bruce Barth has been sharing his music with listeners the world over for more than thirty-five years. In addition to traveling widely performing his own music, he has also performed with revered jazz masters, and has collaborated with leading musicians of his own generation. Zan Stewart of the Newark Star Ledger writes: "No one sounds quite like Barth. His solos are characterized by robust swing, his ability to tell a story, and by his rich, beguiling sound." His new trio recording, “Dedication,” was released in September 2022 on Origin Records. It is a heartfelt tribute to Bruce’s long-time drummer, the late Montez Coleman, George Floyd, Tommy Flanagan, and McCoy Tyner. It features Montez and Vicente Archer on bass and contains all original compositions by Bruce.
This concert is part of the Christ & Saint Stephen's Community Celebration series, and is free and open to the public.
Liudmyla Chychuk, pianist - Power of Art
Sunday, August 20, 2023 - 3:00pm
Liudmyla Chychuk is a Ukrainian concert pianist, renowned educator and founder of «Power of Art» project that introduces Ukrainian music, literature, art, and folk traditions to audiences in Ukraine and around the world. She has been teaching at Mykola Lysenko Kyiv State Music Lyceum for twenty years. As a concert pianist, she regularly performs classical, jazz, and folk music throughout Ukraine and abroad.
Since the Crimea annexation in 2014, Liudmyla has brought the power of music to help Ukrainians affected by Russian invasion. She gave numerous charitable concerts helping the war victims and supporting defenders on the frontlines.
Liudmyla’s upcoming trip to the United States includes a series of concerts featuring works by contemporary composers from two distant lands, Ukraine and Vietnam. The audience will hear music stemmed from and nourished by rich ancient cultures of these countries: Liudmyla Chychuk and Le Van Khoa fundraising concert for Ukraine.
The performance lasts approximately 90 minutes, with a 10 minute intermission. The program includes piano performance of masterpieces written in modern, folk and jazz style, poetry reading and an exhibition featuring pictures of Ukrainian cities taken by talented Ukrainian journalist and photographer Olena Maksymenko, exclusive pictures by unique Ukrainian ethnographer Anna Senik.
Liudmyla is grateful to United Help Ukraine charitable organization for their help in organizing and sponsoring the tour.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at this link.
North/South Chamber Orchestra
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 8:00pm
Conductor Max
Lifchitz
leads the North/South
Chamber Orchestra
in premieres of exciting works by Bill
Apollo Brown
, Leonard
Mark
Lewis and Deon
Nielsen Price.
Distinguished soloists include violist Ben
Geller
and soprano Hannah
Spierman
.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Pegasus: the Orchestra presents Piano Trios
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 7:30pm
Join
Pegasus: the Orchestra's concertmaster— Eiko Kano (violin); founder,
conductor, and artistic director Karén Hakobyan (piano); and principal
Serafim Smigelskiy (cello)—for a creative program centered around
Rachmaninoff’s 150th Birth Celebration. Program will feature
Rachmaninoff's powerful Trio Elegiaque No.1, Haydn's delightful Piano
Trio in C Major, Babadjanian's fiery Trio in F Sharp Minor, and
Mendelssohn's monumental Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor.
Tickets begin at $20 and can be purchased at this link.
monirafoundation.org/pegasus/Prism Quartet - Premieres (free)
Monday, June 5, 2023 - 6:30pm
PRISM Quartet, an eminent ensemble described as “virtuosic,” “elegant,” “bold,” and “beguiling” by The New York Times, presents a free PREMIERES Concert. The program features the world premieres of Yarn by Marcos Balter , Corner by Helen Feng, TITLE by Adam Silverman, and New York premieres of Pratigraha by Renee Baker and Rogue Flare, Fly Away by Alfredo Cabrera.
Admission
is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance. Save your spot now!
Complete info and RSVP at this link
SAS Performing Arts' 2023 Broadway Festival - A Sondheim Tribute Revue
Sunday, June 4, 2023 - 3:00pm
SAS Performing Arts' 2023 Broadway Festival is dedicated to this great American art form. A Sondheim Tribute Revue is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) on behalf of the Estate of Stephen Sondheim. This musical evening is a celebration of music and song written by the irreplaceable Stephen Sondheim, the only modern composer, playwright, and lyricist compared to William Shakespeare. Sondheim’s songs tell the stories of the human condition. His music is paradoxical, idiosyncratic, and never unbeautiful, changing musical theater forever. Stephen’s life ended this past November, at 92 years of age, but his music will never be forgotten. He composed and wrote lyrics for great musicals, including ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, FOLLIES, COMPANY, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, SWEENEY TODD, INTO THE WOODS, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, PASSION and ASSASSINS. His songs are inspiring, and often humorous. Something for everyone.
Tickets start at $15 -- use the code Broadway to receive 10% off your ticket!
Queens Camerata
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 6:30pm
Queens Camerata is a chamber orchestra with talented young musicians in New York. They will perform classical masterpieces by Britten, Elgar and Wolf and a premiere by David Uribe.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble presents "From the hearts of women"
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 7:30pm
Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble celebrates its 36th season and presents "From the hearts of women" - celebrating three centuries of music & poetry by women, with unique chamber music combinations featuring composers including Clarice Assad, Reena Esmail, Stefania de Kenessey and song cycles by Richard Auldon Clark with texts by poets Sara Teasdale, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Celia Thaxter and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Also including works by NYC-based composers Bruce Saylor and Brian Shaheen. Ensemble combinations with strings, woodwinds, guitar and voice.
FREE - Donations gratefully accepted.
National Association of Composers - USA
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 8:00pm
The National Association of Composers - USA returns to live performances after a three-year pause. To be heard is vocal and instrumental music by American composers Allen Brings, Stefania De Kenessey, Debra Kaye, Max Lifchitz and Betty Wishart. Performers include soprano Hannah Spierman; flutists Lisa Hansen and Barbara Siesel; violinist Kynga Augustin; violist Jessica Thompson; and pianist Max Lifchitz.
The concert is free and open to the public.Angelica Women's Chamber Choir presents An Italian Journey: Music from 1300 to 1900
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - 3:00pm
The program features music from the Laudario di Cortona; selections from Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater; madrigals by Maddelena Casulana, Luca Marenzio, Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Orazio Vecchi; as well as Neapolitan and Sicilian folk songs. Joining Angelica are guest artists Evelyn Estava and Gabriela Rengel, violins; Diana Golden, cello; and Don Gerundo, accordion.
Angelica is a Hastings-based women’s chamber choir that was founded in 1996. The group has developed a rich repertory of music ranging from early anonymous music to contemporary compositions. Angelica also performs a unique variety of music, including chant, Sephardic, Balkan, American folk, and jazz, and sometimes incorporates instrumental accompaniment. The group performs concerts throughout the year in both Manhattan and Westchester, and has also performed in choral festivals in Italy and Lithuania. Eugene Sirotkine, director of the NY Metamorphoses Orchestra, describes Angelica as having “a gorgeous sound, rich sonorities, and transparent harmonies.” Others have described our music as “angelic.”
Tickets sold at the door. $20; $10 seniors, students, & children. Cash, checks, Venmo & PayPal accepted.
angelicawomenschamberchoir.orgWAVINFO - Soul of Formosa 寶島心
Sunday, May 14, 2023 - 7:30pm
WAVINFO's
“Soul of Formosa 寶島心” will present Chinese music for Erhu, Flute,
Cello, and Piano. This un-orthodox instrumental coupling brings together
the highly nuanced playing of Erhu, together exploring the alternative
music and sound art in Taiwan.
By re-inventing the sound and form of a traditional Chinese ensemble, it brings a splash of oriental fusion bridging the gap of East and West, and performs traditional Chinese tunes and renditions of English classics.
WAVINFO from Taiwan presents, produces, and curates arts and cultural projects, offers services for a variety of arts and cultural festivals, exhibits, events, and performances to governments and organizations, to people of all ages, everywhere in Taiwan, and fulfills the needs of clients across the world. By reaching and connecting with artists, inspiring and engaging with communities, they are a leader for art across Taiwan and around Asian countries, and they work with artists, agents, promoters, venues, and festivals at all levels of business. They focus on inspiring and encouraging the growth of artistic communities through their select choice of concepts, events, and exhibitions.
Tickets are $60-$80 and can be purchased at this link.
Fieldston Choral Society presents a Spring Concert
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 7:30pm
The Fieldston Choral Society (FCS), founded in 2014, is a multi-generational chorus bringing together singers from the extended community of the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools.
In its first public concert since the pandemic began, the chorus — under the direction of Artistic Director and Conductor Dr. Jin Byun — offers a program centered on themes of homecoming, renewal and remembrance, comfort and peace. The Spring Concert program includes classical masterpieces of Verdi and Mendelssohn, music of Copland and Sondheim, uplifting anthems of John Rutter, as well as contemporary settings of American folk music.
In addition to his leadership of the Fieldston Choral Society, Dr. Jin Byun has recently been named as the new Artistic Director and Conductor of the Oratorio Society of Queens, New York. Dr. Byun, who received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Connecticut, has been a faculty member at Kean University, where he has taught Voice and Opera, for the past 15 years.
This concert is open to the public and admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10-20.
Please note: Masking is required for all audience members.
For information about the Fieldston Choral Society, please contact [email protected]
New York Mandolin Orchestra - 96th Annual Spring Concert
Sunday, May 7, 2023 - 3:00pm
The New York Mandolin Orchestra will perform an interesting mix of classical and popular works composed by Telemann, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Handel, Jenkins, Rota, Waller, Li Jian, Gardel, Pixinguinha, and more.
First known as the New York Freiheit Mandolin Orchestra, the New
York Mandolin Orchestra was founded by Samuel Firstman and originally
affiliated with the Jewish Community newspaper “Freiheit.” Its members
were immigrant musicians from eastern Europe who brought their
instruments with them to the New World. A number of other mandolin
orchestras existed in New York in the 1920’s, many of them in connection
with labor unions. In all, seven other mandolin orchestras shared the
stage with the New York Mandolin Orchestra during the first half of the
20th Century. Their orientation was primarily classical mandolin music.
In the 1980s, as their members aged or moved from the
metropolitan area, these orchestras dwindled. Their remaining members
migrated to the NY Mandolin Orchestra, which continues to make music to
this day. The orchestra’s long performance history was interrupted only
in 2020, during the Covid pandemic, when live rehearsals were suspended
for that year and into 2021. Rehearsals resumed in the fall of 2021. Our
annual Spring Concerts were thrown off by three years during this time
due to the masking mandates and health concerns of the pandemic. Instead
of the 96th Spring Concert, we should be playing our 99th as our
centennial is next year.
As the New York Mandolin Orchestra prepares to enter its second century of music-making, its original concentration on classical music is changing. Recently, under the baton of Jeffrey Ellenberger, the orchestra’s repertoire was expanded to include bluegrass, choro, jazz, folk and ethnic music, and show tunes. Now, under the baton of Yuanlin Chen, the orchestra continues to work in these genres as well as classical music. Our music committee, headed by the orchestra’s concertmaster, works in conjunction with the conductor to promote musical diversity.
Admission to this concert is by $20 suggested donation.
Friends of Mozart - Chamber Music for Piano and Strings
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 7:30pm
Chamber Music for Piano and Strings: Mozart, Beethoven, and Fanny Mendelssohn
Among the extensive chamber music cultivated by Mozart and Beethoven, the quartet setting for piano, violin, viola, and cello occupies a particular place in their careers. Mozart took up the form in the last decade of his life and the G minor quartet reflects the expressive quality associated with his use of that key. Beethoven's Piano Quartet in C major, notwithstanding being written during the composer's teenage years, demonstrates a remarkably assured handling of the texture for three string instruments and piano. Fanny Mendelssohn, the eldest sister to her brother Felix, was a gifted performer and composer. Born within Beethoven's lifetime, her Trio in D minor represents a pianistic virtuosity of a new age, and her last major composition. Pianist Max Pakhomov makes his debut with Friends of Mozart in this program.
The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information regarding this concert, click here.
Hora Decima
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 8:00pm
The
acclaimed 17-piece Hora Decima Brass Ensemble, directed by David
Chamberlain, is celebrating their 30th Anniversary with a concert
featuring their commissions by John Cheetham, Jeff Fairbanks, Bob
Mintzer & Jeff Scott, as well as other works by Barber, Guilmant,
Lauridsen, Mahler, Marquez & Roussel. Featured soloists are Frank
Hosticka, RJ Kelley, Andrea Neumann & David Schneck. CD available on
Summit Records. “…superb ensemble…most impressive and enjoyable.” -
American Record Guide. Hora Decima is a 501(c)(3) corporation, and they
encourage your contributions to support our work.
Admission is $20 (cash only, at the door).
Stand Clear presents The Moon Goes Down: An Evening in the Americas
Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 7:30pm
This debut concert of Stand Clear, a project of Riley Palmer & Leo Sussman, features nocturnal flute + percussion music from across the Americas. From raucous dances to tenebrous meditations—anything can happen when the moon goes down!
Brazilian choro, Venezuelan joropo, and Argentinian tango intertwine with modern works by Molly Joyce, Andrea Reinkemeyer, and George Crumb in this flute and percussion concert featuring music of the night from across the Americas.
Stand Clear is a project of Riley Palmer and Leo Sussman, dedicated to rambunctiously pluralistic noisemaking. We're delighted to also feature percussionists Dániel Matei and Jonathan Collazo on this concert.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome. To reserve a seat, please visit this link.
PRISM Quartet - Premieres
Sunday, March 26, 2023 - 3:30pm
With
over 300 commissions to its credit, the intrepid PRISM Quartet presents
an expansive program of extraordinary new works. The program features
New York premieres of Old Tune Renewed, commissioned for PRISM by
Harvard University's Fromm Music Foundation from MacArthur Fellow
Bright Sheng, and Graffiti II by Latin Grammy-winner Roberto Sierra,
commissioned by the Musical Fund Society for PRISM in celebration of
the Society's 200th anniversary. Also on the program are world premieres
of works by rising-star composers: winners of three PRISM Quartet
commissioning awards:
Jungyoon Wie, Flannery Cunningham, and Julian Hofstetter.
Tickets are $25 for general admission, $20 for students/seniors (all fees included), and are available at www.prismquartet.com/concerts.
Enter the Discount Code "PRISM5" for advance online purchases to
receive $5 off each ticket! On the day of the concert, tickets are
available only at the door. This concert is open only to fully
vaccinated and masked individuals.
Music of the Americas: Polly Ferman, piano recital
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 7:00pm
A leading interpreter of the Music of the Americas, pianist Polly Ferman captivates audiences with outstanding performances of works by Latin American Composers such as: Heitor Villalobos, Ernesto Nazareth, Matos Rodriguez, Astor Piazzolla, Ernesto Lecuona y Daniel Binelli.
Polly Ferman has been recognized by the Japan Times as Musical Ambassador of the Americas.
Ferman’s tours as a soloist have included performances with
prestigious orchestras around the world, including the San Francisco,
Sacramento, Indianapolis, Tokyo, Philippines, Jarkov, Krasnoyarsk, Hong
Kong, Minas Gerais, Concepción, Toronto, São Paulo, Montevideo
Philharmonic, and Argentine National Symphonies, among others, as well
as recitals stages such as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center,
Tokyo’s Takemitsu Hall, London’s St. Martin in the Fields, Buenos Aires’
Teatro Colón, Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts, Shanghai
Oriental Art Centre and Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at this link.
pollyferman.netNorth/South Chamber Orchestra - Saint Patrick's Day Celebration
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 8:00pm
The
North/South Chamber Orchestra marks St Patrick's Day performing a newly
minted work by Irish composer Frank Corcoran. The program also features
premieres of work by Canadian Robert Lemay and Americans Max Lifchitz,
Hsueh-Yung Shen and Rob Smith.
The concert is free and open to the public.
SAS Performing Arts - Puccini's Il Trittico in concert
Sunday, March 12, 2023 - 3:00pm
SAS Performing Arts presents Puccini's Il Trittico (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi) in concert. These three diverse operas of Puccini have a powerful unifying theme: the effect of death on those left living (the English word would be “triptych,” as in the three part altarpiece paintings of the Middle Ages). Each is told with a distinctive musical and linguistic language — the tragic and veristic Il tabarro, the mystical and reflective Suor Angelica, and a masterful tale of comic retribution, Gianni Schicchi.
Advance Sale tickets on sale now -- use the code "TRIO" and receive a 10% discount! For tickets and more information, visit: www.sasperformingartstickets.comExponential Ensemble - Dreamscapes
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 7:00pm
Dreamscapes is a concert of works for woodwinds and piano inspired by imagination and dreams. We start with the otherworldly journey of a rabbit in Tessellations by Philippe Treuille, then we embark on an exhilarating train ride in Le Train by Oscar Pan. In Canto de Harawi: Amadeoso, by Gabriela Lena Frank, we plunge inside her childhood dream of meeting the famous composer W.A. Mozart. This program also includes works by Darius Milhaud and Fritiof Palm.
Tickets can be purchased at this link.
exponentialensemble.comThe Associated Music Teachers League presents Mid-Season Musicales
Sunday, March 5, 2023 - 2:30pm
The
Associated Music Teachers League presents Mid-Season Musicales, a
wonderful annual event featuring talented music students. This
non-competitive event is open to all instruments and voices.
Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 each.
Encore: a free concert by SHE Women's Vocal Ensemble
Saturday, March 4, 2023 - 2:00pm
SHE, Women’s Vocal Ensemble, founded by biologist Sally G. Hoskins - and called by Time Out NY ca. 2000 “a small women’s acapella chorus with an altruistic heart” - first performed in summer 1998, with a free concert that included Set Me as a Seal, the René Clausen classic also included in today’s program. Every subsequent concert during our 1998-2005 run was also free and sponsored a charitable organization with donations accepted at intermission. In this way SHE met two goals: making high-quality choral music for women accessible to a broad audience for whom ticket prices are a barrier, and supporting the work of charities, including Dress for Success NY, God’s Love We Deliver, The Coalition for the Homeless, The Annie Tinker Association, The Stillbirth Society, and Doctors without Borders. Now retired, Hoskins was inspired to put on a new SHE concert when World Central Kitchen mobilized as the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome. All funds raised will go directly to WCK.
https://wck.org/resources/mediakitPegasus: the Orchestra presents cellist Suren Bagratuni
Friday, March 3, 2023 - 7:30pm
Pegasus:
the Orchestra presents cellist Suren Bagratuni, silver medalist of the
prestigious Tchaikovsky International Cello Competition (1986) and
professor at Michigan State University. In this concert conducted by
Karén Hakobyan, the program features Mozart’s Divertimento in D major,
K. 136 and Grieg's Holberg Suite "Suite in olden style" in the first
half. Following intermission, Schnittke mirrors Grieg in his Suite in
old style for cello, string orchestra and harpsichord. The concert
concludes with Haydn’s - Cello Concerto No 1 in C major.
North/South Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 8:00pm
The
North/South Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Max Lifchitz
introduces to NY recent works by composers from China, Europe and the
Americas. Featured will be music by Munir Beken, Richard Heller, Sheli
Nan, Alexandro Rodriguez, and Xuesi Xu.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
The New York Virtuoso Singers - American Invention
Sunday, February 19, 2023 - 3:00pm
The New York Virtuoso Singers conducted by Harold Rosenbaum present American Invention, featuring vibrant American choral music from the 18th century to today. The concert will comprise a wide range of American works including world premieres by Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis, Peter Zummo, Elena Ruehr, and William McClelland; New York premieres by Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León and David Patterson; music by other outstanding American composers, including Florence Price, Annea Lockwood, Jessie Montgomery, Mari Esabel Valverde, Nancy Wertsch, and Edie Hill, and 18th, 19th and 20th century choral works by William Billings, Lowell Mason, Charles Ives, Milton Babbitt, plus an arrangement by William Appling.
The program embraces the inventive and adventurous spirit that has been part of American music's DNA since William Billings, the country's first great native-born composer, published his first collection, "The New-England Psalm-Singer," in 1770. This spirit infused the pioneering work of Charles Ives, one of the towering figures of 20th century music, the innovations in electronic and serial music by Milton Babbitt, and the musical explorations by many of the contemporary composers on this program. At the same time, the works do not sacrifice feeling and beauty for mere originality, and there are many moving, joyful and uplifting compositions that will be performed.
Tickets are $20 (students: $10) and may be purchased at the door, or at this link.
Through the Eyes of Love: A Valentine's Day Faculty Recital
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 7:00pm
The Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg Music School invites you all to show your appreciation and embrace the musical talents of our incredible faculty at a Valentine’s Day recital entitled “Through The Eyes of Love”! The program will feature music from an array of genres exploring classical, jazz, rock, musical theatre, and more!
The program is FREE and open to the public! Donations are welcome and accepted.
Learn more about FMDG Music School and their faculty on their website: www.FMDGMusicSchool.org
Band of Bones
Sunday, January 22, 2023 - 3:00pm
Dave
Chamberlain’s BAND of BONES celebrates the music and legacy of the
great JJ Johnson on the 99th Anniversary of his birth. Featuring Guest
Artist James Burton III and vocalist Antoinette Montague, all music will
be either composed by, arranged by, or dedicated to to JJ.
A requested $20 contribution will be collected at the door.
North/South Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 8:00pm
North/South Chamber Orchestra welcomes the New Year performing music by Carmel Curiel, Odaline de la Martinez, Federico Ermirio, and Max Lifchitz. Soprano Maria Brea and violinist Arthur Moeller will appear as soloists.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
Angelica Women's Chamber Choir - Nowel: Out of your sleep arise
Sunday, December 18, 2022 - 3:00pm
Angelica
Women’s Chamber Choir, directed by Marie Caruso, presents “Nowel: Out
of your sleep arise”. The program features medieval carols and chants of
the season; John Taverner’s “Audivi vocem de caelo” and Francisco
Guerrero’s “A un niño llorando al yelo”; as well as modern composer Sir
John Tavener’s “The Lamb” and Michael Engelhardt’s arrangement of
Hildegard von Bingen’s “O antiqui sancti.” Joining Angelica is
percussionist Rex Benincasa.
Suggested donation: $20; $10 seniors, students, & children.
Tickets sold at the door. Cash, checks, Venmo & PayPal accepted.
Jordi Querol - PIANO RECITAL & BOOK DISCUSSION of “Places that speak"
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 7:30pm
José
Ramos Santana will present architect, author & musician JORDI
QUEROL in a PIANO RECITAL (selections from Chopin, Ginastera, Debussy
& Granados) & BOOK DISCUSSION followed by Q&A.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
Nuova Pratica - Early Bird
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 7:30pm
Nuova
Pratica -- an ensemble of composer-performers born out of
Juilliard’s Historical Performance program and specializing not only in
the performance of European baroque music, but also in its composition
and improvisation -- presents Early Bird: New Early Music by some of its
most dedicated performers. Featuring premieres by Rebecca Nelson,
Nicola Canzano, Charlie Reed, and Tsutomu (Will) Copeland. Performers
include Hannah Spierman (soprano); Rebecca Nelson, Tsutomu William
Copeland, and Rafa Prendergast (Baroque violins/violas); Charlie Reed
(viola da gamba); Ellen Sauer (flauto traverso); and Nicola Canzano
(harpsichord).
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
Mendelssohn Glee Club
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 7:00pm
Mendelssohn Glee Club presents a mix of popular, folk, opera, gospel, and holiday tunes.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
Collegiate Singers - Vesperae solennes de confessore
Sunday, December 11, 2022 - 7:00pm
The
Collegiate Singers presents Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn
Vespers for a Confessor), a sacred and moving choral composition,
written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1780. The concert features
beautiful solo performances as well as piano and organ accompaniments.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
47th Amnesty International Group 11 Benefit Concert
Sunday, December 11, 2022 - 3:00pm
Join
Amnesty International Group 11 for their 47th annual benefit concert.
This varied and colorful program will feature music by Purcell, Talma,
Fauré, Ravel and Ibert. Performers include Sara Paar, soprano and Marcia
Eckert, piano; Herdís Guđmundsdóttir, violin and Liam Kaplan, piano;
Mary Barto, flute and Oren Fader, guitar.
Tickets are $30 ($20 for students & seniors) and are available at the door, or at Eventbrite.
José Ruciero - Classical Spanish Guitar Concierto
Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 3:30pm
A Classical Spanish Guitar Concierto featuring soloist, José Antonio "XOVO" Leon Ruciero. His performance titled, Íber, is a journey through Spain traversing from the romantic Recuerdos de la Alhambra to the lively Asturias.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble presents Timequake
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 - 7:30pm
Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble presents Timequake - Music Old & New - including NEW trumpet sonata by Eric Ewazen and world premiere of work inspired by Kurt Vonnegut. And more! A variety of chamber music ensembles with guitar, trumpet, double bass, clarinet, violin, flute, bassoon & piano in a beautiful space.
FREE - Donations gratefully accepted.Atlantic Collective
Sunday, November 20, 2022 - 7:30pm
Join Atlantic Collective as they perform pieces reflecting on Autumn in New York, featuring works by Timo Andres, Elliott Carter, Yu-Hui Chang, Alice Jones, and Caroline Shaw. Atlantic Collective is an adaptive, flexible chamber ensemble of international artists performing concert music that explores social and cultural themes. Formed during the COVID-19 pandemic, each musician has worked collaboratively or professionally with one another in various classical, contemporary, and pop music settings. As an ensemble, Atlantic Collective seeks to reinvigorate classical and contemporary repertoire by performing works from around the globe that illustrate our common humanity. Atlantic Collective's varied instrumentation allows for performances to be a multi-sonic experience, drawing the listener in with an array of voicings and textures on a single program.
Admission is FREE!
www.atlanticcollectivemusic.com
Friends of Mozart - Kara Dugan & Peter Dugan
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 7:30pm
Friends of Mozart presents mezzo-soprano Kara Dugan and pianist Peter Dugan in a recital of Mozart and Schubert. In addition to art songs by both composers, the program includes works by Florence Price, and a song cycle entitled “In a New York Minute,” by five contemporary composers.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Spectrum Concerts Berlin
Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 7:30pm
Cellist Frank Dodge and pianist Naomi Niskala have been performing together since 2008. Their first performance took place in the chamber hall of the Berlin Philharmonie as part of the 20th season of Spectrum Concerts Berlin. This concert will feature works by Debussy, Toch, Helps, Fine, Bach & Beethoven. Tickets are $25, and will be available at the door.
José Ruciero - Classical Spanish Guitar Concierto
Sunday, October 23, 2022 - 3:30pm
A Classical Spanish Guitar Concierto featuring soloist, José Antonio "XOVO" Leon Ruciero. His performance titled, Íber, is a journey through Spain traversing from the romantic Recuerdos de la Alhambra to the lively Asturias.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
SHE - women's vocal ensemble
Sunday, October 9, 2022 - 4pm
SHE, women’s vocal ensemble, will present “Sampler”, a concert honoring World Central Kitchen, featuring acapella 20th & 21st century music, including works by Alysia Lee, Ola Gjeilo, Mia Makaroff, Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, Eriks Esenvalds, and others, as well as Amy Scurria’s “Blossoms”, which was commissioned by SHE in 2000.
SHE concerts are free. Each sponsors a charitable organization, and we invite donations at intermission, to the sponsored group. 100% of donations go directly to the charity.
SAS Performing Arts - LE NOZZE DI FIGARO in concert
Sunday, October 2, 2022 - 3:00pm
SAS Performing Arts performs Mozart's iconic comedy of servants, nobility, marriage and fidelity in a concert format with a cast of bright young stars of the opera world alongside seasoned professionals. Metropolitan Opera luminary Isola Jones returns to NYC to sing the manipulative yet surprising Marcellina. Sung in Italian.
Advance Sale tickets on sale now -- use the code LOVE for a 20% discount off total ticket purchase! For tickets and more information, visit:New York Chamber Music Festival - MUSIC FROM SIX CENTURIES (16th C. - 21st C.)
Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 3:00pm
New York Chamber Music Festival presents MUSIC FROM SIX CENTURIES (16th C. - 21st C.) - a FREE concert program featuring former Metropolitan Opera concertmaster ELMIRA DARVAROVA and former New York Philharmonic hornist HOWARD WALL. These two award-winning artists (both of them gold medalists at the Global Music Awards) bring a vibrant kaleidoscope of genres from Bach and Schubert to Duke Ellington! This FREE program presents 12 New York premieres and 5 World premieres, among which are duos for violin and horn by Elizabeth Raum and Francine Trester, and arrangements of music by Ligeti and Piazzolla.
FREE to attend (by invitation only, due to limited seating). To register for the invite list, please write to:
Sitar for Mental Health
Saturday, September 17, 2022 - 7:30pm
Join us for an evening celebration of Rishab's 24th birthday and the musical talent of the youngest disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar with Sitar music. A transformative evening of sound alchemy, deep healing and joy performed by Rishab Rikhiram and his students. Traditional music of India is considered to be a science of awareness and a vehicle to still the mind. The system of using sound vibrations to quiet the busy mind is called Nada (sound, tones or vibration) Yoga (union). It is a spiritual technique to turn your perception inwards to connect to your inner spirit. The goal is to use your “ear of the heart” to hear the sounds of your anahata nada, your own inner sound that is inaccessible to any other being. The human body is like a musical instrument, expressing countless frequencies in a constantly changing spectrum of life. It responds to sounds, thoughts, and speech through changes in heartbeat, breathing, and circulation of energy.
Admission is "pay-as-you wish" with a minimum donation of $30.
New York Chamber Music Festival - BRAHMS, AMRAM and KEROUAC
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - 7:00pm
New York Chamber Music Festival presents BRAHMS, AMRAM and KEROUAC, a FREE program honoring the 100th Anniversary of JACK KEROUAC, and the legacies of two of the world’s most unique composers: JOHANNES BRAHMS and DAVID AMRAM. Featuring the participation of David Amram (piano), Adira Amram (narration), Philip Myers (horn), Elmira Darvarova (violin), Ronald Carbone (viola), Howard Wall (horn), and Thomas Weaver (piano).
FREE to attend (by invitation only, due to limited seating). To register for the invite list, please write to:
An Evening of Wagner Duets with MET star CAROLE FARLEY and Wagner specialist SCOTT CARLTON
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 6:30pm
Experience the magic and passion of Wagner's opera duets! New York Chamber Music Festival and The Wagner Society of New York present a showcase masterclass with Metropolitan Opera star soprano CAROLE FARLEY, and the distinguished Wagner specialist SCOTT CARLTON. At the piano: the renowned Craig Ketter.
An unforgettable evening, FREE to attend (by
invitation only, due to limited seating). To register for the invite list, please write to:
DoYeon Kim - cello recital
Saturday, August 13, 2022 - 6pm
Cellist DoYeon Kim will be performing works by Wolf, Schubert, Puts, and Chopin with pianist Edwin Kim. This concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome
Benji Goldsmith & Terrence Chin-Loy - Late Summer
Friday, August 12, 2022 - 7pm
Late Summer brings together tenor Terrence Chin-Loy and pianist / composer Benji Goldsmith for a recital featuring works from four American composers that capture the passion and heat that come alive as summer crests each August. The program features Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, William Grant Still’s Songs of Separation, and Tom Cipullo’s Late Summer, as well as the premiere of J in the Rain, a new concert piece by Benji Goldsmith based on the poetry of James Baldwin. Join us for a night that will unlock nostalgia, discovery, and desire with music that celebrates the spirit of Americana. This concert is free and open to the public!
Nikhil Goswami
Friday, August 5, 2022 - 3pm
Classical guitarist Nikhil Goswami will be performing a solo concert consisting of works by Bach, Rodrigo, Giuliani, and Coste. The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
Chamber Music Center of New York - Summer 2022 Final Concert
Friday, July 29, 2022 - 7pm
The Chamber Music Center of New York presents its 2022 Summer Workshop, featuring performances of Mozart, Khatchaturian, Beethoven, Holst, and more by the Orchestra & Chamber Music participants. The concert is free and open to the public!
José Ruciero - Classical Spanish Guitar Concierto
Sunday, July 24, 2022 - 3:30pm
A Classical Spanish Guitar Concierto featuring soloist, José Antonio "XOVO" Leon Ruciero. His performance titled, Íber, is a journey through Spain traversing from the romantic Recuerdos de la Alhambra to the lively Asturias. This time, we'll also waltz our way to Venezuela and bask in the beauty of a Paraguayan Catedral.
The concert is free and open to the public, with donations being welcome.
Collide-O-Scope Music - Persistence Commissions Concert
Sunday, June 26, 2022 - 4pm
A concert of ensemble works commissioned during the Covid pandemic lockdown. New music by Peri Mauer, Ben Zervigon, Gene Pritsker, and Christopher Buchenholz.
Encompass New Opera Theatre - Music for Peace
Saturday, June 18, 2022 - 3pm
A benefit concert featuring Ukrainian musicians and singers from Encompass New Opera Theatre to support the people of Ukraine displaced by war. All ticket sales will help provide food, clothing, and medications to the familiies and children of Odessa. Co-sponsored by Christ & Saint Stephen's Church!St. Cecilia Chamber Ensemble & All Seasons Chamber Players - "Birds, Rounds, Tangos & More!"
Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 7:30pm
St. Cecilia Chamber Ensemble and All Seasons Chamber Players present "Birds, Rounds, Tangos & More!" including music by Corelli, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák, Joplin, Piazzolla, Ellington and Rudin.
5th Annual Gershwin Music Competition Winners' Concert
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 1pm
The awards ceremony & winners' concert of the 5th Annual George Gershwin International Music Competition, featuring piano & chamber ensembles from 10+ countries.
