Saturday Lunchtime Concerts

Pianists Sabine Krantz and Robbie Padilla present Four-Hand Piano Extravaganza, featuring duets of Bernstein, Bird, Gershwin, Joplin, Hindemith, Hisaishi, and Piazzolla. Pianist Sabine Krantz studied piano pedagogy and performance at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo and completed her Master’s in vocal pedagogy from Syracuse University in 2021. In 2022 she co-founded the ... Read more

Pianists Bonnie Choi, Gary Fisher, and Kevin Nitsch present Some Enchanting Piano Duets, featuring four-hand piano music of J.S. Bach, Clara Schumann, Chaminade, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, and Tal Zilber. We will be taken through the journey of an eclectic collection of works which, taken together, strive to truly engage the listener, each in its own way. The ... Read more

Piano students of Ida Tili-Trebicka, representing the Syracuse University Setnor School of Music, perform works spanning the piano repertoire. Sophia Alino, Alanna Moonan, Lauren Smith, Laura Freeman, Inelda Caushaj, and Paola Budani will perform the works of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Lowell Liebermann, MacDowell, Polina Nazaykinskaya, Stephen Reynolds, Schumann, and Scriabin. RSVP on Facebook. Buy ... Read more

Flutist Elaina Palada and pianist Dan Sato present music for flute and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, Lili Boulanger, Michael Colquhoun, Eugène Damaré, Carl Reinecke, and William Grant Still. Elaina Palada is a Filipino-American flutist and educator who currently works at Flute World, one of the largest flute retailers in the United States. Originally from ... Read more

Classical guitarist Timothy Schmidt performs solo music of J.S. Bach, Carmen Guzman, and Frank Martin. Guitarist Timothy Schmidt has performed in numerous solo and chamber concerts and has appeared on recital series for the Rochester Guitar Society, the Auburn Chamber Symphony, Utica College, LeMoyne College, the Truro Twilight Concerts on Cape Cod, and the American ... Read more

Singers from the Syracuse University Setnor School of Music, representing the studios of Janet Brown, Julia Ebner, Kathleen Roland-Silverstein, and Julianna Sabol, perform a diverse range of classical vocal repertoire. Maryna Mazhukova will assist with her piano expertise. Students are welcome with free admission! RSVP on Facebook. Buy Tickets on Eventbrite Buy Tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/static/widgets/eb_widgets.js var ... Read more

Pianist Hannah Comia presents Musical Identities of Eastern Europe, featuring solo piano works of Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, and Polish composer Frédéric François Chopin. A first-generation Filipino American, Hannah performs regularly as a collaborative and solo pianist. She has appeared at the CLA Berkshires summer Mozart festival, the Arabia-Kaikuu Festivaali, the ... Read more

Trombonist and organist Nick Abelgore presents Brass and Pipes, a rich program featuring music of J.S. Bach, Hildegard von Bingen, Nadia Boulanger, Johan de Meij, and more solo jazz piano pieces. Syracuse-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Nick Abelgore earned his Bachelor’s in Trombone Performance/Jazz Studies (2016) and Master’s in Music Education (2019) from Syracuse University. As a ... Read more

Note: this concert was originally scheduled for 4/22 and is listed as such in our brochure, but has been rescheduled to 4/29. Central New York's own Lake Effect Winds quintet presents a program of music by Albéniz, J.S. Bach, Hindemith, Michael Kibbe, and Anton Reicha. The Hindemith piece, Kleine Kammermusik (1922), will be performed as ... Read more

Pianist Dan Sato presents solo works of Natalie Draper, George N. Gianopoulos, Meredith Monk, Ravel, and Earl Wild. Described by the legendary American virtuoso, André Watts as a musician of “exuberant spontaneity, deep conviction, and serious compositional understanding,” Dan indulges in a rich career performing solo, chamber music, art song, and operatic repertoire. As a ... Read more