Orion String Quartet
Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 4pm
Since its inception twenty years ago, the Orion has been praised for the fresh perspective it brings to performances, offering diverse programs that juxtapose standard works of the quartet literature with 20th and 21st century masterworks. Join this ensemble for a program of Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Bartok.
Peter Serkin, Pianist
Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 4 pm
Recognized as an artist of great passion, individuality, and integrity, pianist Peter Serkin will play a program of Bach, Brahms, Messiaen, and Wuorinen. The American composer Ned Rorem wrote of Serkin, "His uniqueness lies, as I hear it, in a friendly rather than an over-awed approach to the classics..."
Concertante Chamber Music Ensemble
Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 4 pm
As solo performers who have won major national and international music competitions, these young string players have graced the permier stages of the world from New York's Carnegie Hall to London's Royal Festival Hall to Shanghai's Grand Theatre.
Windscape Wind Ensemble
Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 4 pm
Windscape was created in 1994 by five of New York's most eminent solo wind artists. In programs that combine dazzling technique with fresh spoken commentary, the members of this woodwind quintet, ensemble-in-residence at the Manhattan School of Music, have charmed audiences across the world..
