Palisades Virtuosi to Perform Hope Springs Eternal Concert, 4/19
The April 19 concert repertoire includes the World Premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer Gary Schocker. This is part of the ensemble's "mission to commission", which has so far resulted in more than 40 new works created for them since 2003.
Other works on the program are Beethoven's Spring Sonata, arranged by the Virtuosi, Lili Boulanger's D'Un Matin du Printemps, Frank Bridge's Four Short Pieces, Eric Ewazen's Wildflowers, Joseph Lamb's American Beauty Rag and Mendelssohn's Spring Song.
Tickets for the April 19 concert are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. For tickets, please call 201-444-6225 or visit http://www.societycafeconcertseries.com/reserve.html. A reception with artists and composers will follow the concert. Directions to the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood at http://www.uuridgewood.org/index.asp?SEC=797C76A9-3595-480B-A679-8BCCC4B2065E&Type=B_BASIC.
The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One, Two, Three, Four and Five of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable%20photos.html.
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