2023-2024 Season
Gems from Piano World: Piano Studio of Ida Tili-Trebicka
Park Central Presbyterian Church 504 E Fayette St., Syracuse, NY, United StatesExceptional piano students of Ida Tili-Trebicka present piano solos and duets by Schumann, Grieg, Respighi, Liszt, Brahms, Bozic-Kudric, and Lutoslawski. The featured pianists are Paola Budani, Inelda Caushaj, Synjona Paplekaj, Lauren Smith, and Alanna Moonan. This recital has not yet been sponsored. If you would like to sponsor this event and have your name published ... Read more
Holiday Concert
The Holiday Concert you may have known for years is being revived this year! Come join us for a mix of art song, carols, and some fun tunes to sing along to. Featured musicians are singers Isabel Hampton, Katherine Weber, and Julia Ebner, flutist Lana Stafford, violist William Ford-Smith, and pianists Paul Michael Clark and ... Read more
Contemporary Saxophone in Four Voices
St. David's Episcopal Church 14 Jamar Drive, Dewitt, NY, United StatesSaxophonist Daniel Sclafani performs an exciting program by modern composers on all the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones. Program Keuris: Canzone (1991) Hurel: Opcit (1983) Dench: 'e/meth (1995) Eckardt: Still (2007) Daniel Sclafani is a saxophonist and educator with a special interest in contemporary solo and chamber music. This interest has been focused on ... Read more
Atmospheres
Park Central Presbyterian Church 504 E Fayette St., Syracuse, NY, United StatesMartha Grener (flute), Zachary Sweet (cello) and Sar-Shalom Strong (piano) perform master chamber works by Beach, Gaubert, Villa Lobos, Walker and Martinu. Program Amy Beach: Pastorale and Caprice Water Sprites Philippe Gaubert: Trois Aquarelles Heitor Villa Lobos: Jet Whistle George Walker: Sonata Bohuslav Martinu:Trio for flute, cello & piano Noted for solo recitals and ... Read more
Selected Favorites for Clarinet and Piano
St. David's Episcopal Church 14 Jamar Drive, Dewitt, NY, United StatesEileen Allen (clarinet) and Tina Toglia (piano) perform master chamber works by Brahms, Hindemith and Finzi. Program Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in Eb major, Op. 120, No. 2 Paul Hindemith: Clarinet Sonata Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 23 Eileen Allen, MLS, has played the clarinet since elementary school, recently becoming more ... Read more
Single Reed Expressions
St. David's Episcopal Church 14 Jamar Drive, Dewitt, NY, United StatesRonald Caravan (clarinet and saxophone) and Sar-Shalom Strong (piano) perform chamber music masterworks. Program Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Samuel Adler: Canto XIV for Solo Clarinet (A Klezmer Fantasy for Clarinet Solo) Steven Stucky: Meditation & Dance for Clarinet and Piano G.F. Handel: Sonata IV in G, adapted for C Soprano Saxophone and Piano ... Read more
Songs We Forgot to Remember: Hidden Gems of Love and Life, with Gossamer Edge
St. David's Episcopal Church 14 Jamar Drive, Dewitt, NY, United StatesAllyn Van Dusen (mezzo-soprano), Rita George Simmons (flute), and Paula Rodney Bobb (piano) perform chamber music masterworks. Program Gaetano Braga: La Serenata (Angel Serenade) Benedikt Randhartinger: Die Flote (The Flute) Edvard Grieg: ''Solveigs Sang'' (Solvay's Song) from Peer Gynt Philli e Gaubert: Soir Paien (Grecian Evening) Georges Hue: Fantaisie pour flute et piano and Soir Paien ... Read more
Wind Quintet Music with the Lake Effect Winds
St. David's Episcopal Church 14 Jamar Drive, Dewitt, NY, United StatesProgram Malcolm Arnold: Divertimento, Op. 37 (1952) Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and English Horn, Op. 87 (1794) Paquito D’Rivera: Contradanza (1994) Michael Kibbe: Bicycle Music (2017) Lake Effect Winds Beth Scott, flute, earned a B.A. in music from Colgate University, a B.S. from Columbia University, and a Masters in Education from Binghamton ... Read more
Canceled Hidden Gems: Music for Piano, Voice, and Cello by Award-Winning Female Composers
Park Central Presbyterian Church 504 E Fayette St., Syracuse, NY, United StatesLaura Enslin (soprano), Julianna Sabol (soprano), Olya Swart (soprano), Roman Placzek (cello) and Elena Nezhdanova (piano) perform chamber music masterworks. Program Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983): Six chansons françaises Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969): Polish Songs Libby Larsen (b. 1950): Try Me Good King Lera Auerbach (b. 1973): Selected “24 Preludes for Solo Piano,” Op. 41 Lera Auerbach (b. ... Read more
Basque and Beethoven with the Finger Lakes Trio
Park Central Presbyterian Church 504 E Fayette St., Syracuse, NY, United StatesSonya Stith Williams (violin), Heidi Hoffman (cello) and Robert Auler (piano) perform chamber music masterworks by Beethoven, Turina and Ravel. Program Turina: Circulo, Op. 91 Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, Op.70, No.1 “Ghost” Ravel: Piano Trio Heidi Hoffman, cellist, made her debut as soloist with the Seattle Symphony (USA) at the age of 17. ... Read more