Concerts Around the Corner

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Robert Zubrycki, Violinist; Photo by Laurierhodes.com

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The Cultural Arts Coalition presents: Rachel and Keve on Sunday, November 18th at 3:00PM at the Studio Around the Corner

Friends since the age of 10, Rachel Handman (violin) and Keve Wilson (oboe) grew up dreaming of performing on Broadway someday. Spending every Saturday studying at Manhattan School of Music as teenagers, they would skip music theory and practice Irish jigs and reels instead. Having realized that dream, they recently wrapped up a seven-month run performing in the orchestra for the 2018 Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Other Broadway shows they have played include Something Rotten!, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Dr. Zhivago. From Hyde Park, New York, Rachel and Keve have developed a concert showcasing their interest in music from around the world. Rachel spent a year playing violin in Bolivia while Keve toured Germany, and they enjoy coming together to create and share new tunes they can play without sheet music. They continue to transcend genres with unique and creative repertoire, and weave personal tales from their life-long friendship throughout their concerts. In NYC, Keve and Rachel played to packed houses at Feinstein’s/54 Below in both 2017 and 2018. On November 18th, 2018, they will be joined by special guests Jeff Marder (piano) and Mike Kobetitsch (guitar). 

The program will include works by: Astor Piazzolla, J.S. Bach, Cenovia Cummins, YAZ and traditional music from countries including Venezuela and Ireland.

​Tickets: $20 for adults, and $15 for students

CONCERTS AROUND THE CORNER
JULY 2018
 Sunday, July 8th at 5:00PM at the Studio Around the Corner
A celebration of Old Town Hall, chamber music for piano and strings. Amy Campanaro, director of the Southeast Museum, will highlight the History of Old Town Hall, and the events held in this Landmark building throughout the years.  The Piano Quintet by Louise Dumont Farrenc will be featured, as will the theme and variation movement of Fanz Schubert’s Trout Quintet. Jennifer Tao, piano; Robert Zubrycki, violin; Adria Benjamin, viola; Katherine Cherbas, cello and Roger Wagner, bass.
$20 for adults, and $15 for students
 
Saturday, July 28th at 7:30PM at SPACE on Ryder Farm, grounds open at 6:30
An outdoor performance from the Cultural Arts Coalition’s Concerts Around the Corner ensemble and special guests, highlighting folk music traditions in both contemporary and classical music. Come early for a farm tour, and picnic baskets are welcome.
$15 for adults, and $10 for students

A celebration of Old Town Hall, chamber music for piano and strings
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The Cultural Arts Coalition presents: Sunday, July 8th at 5:00PM at the Studio Around the Corner
A celebration of Old Town Hall, chamber music for piano and strings. Amy Campanaro, director of the Southeast Museum, will highlight the History of Old Town Hall, and the events held in this Landmark building throughout the years.  
 
The Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor by Louise Dumont Farrenc will be featured, as will the theme and variation movement of Fanz Schubert’s Trout Quintet. The program will include works by Johann Sebastian Bach and the popular Italian composer, Gioachino Rossini. Jennifer Tao, piano; Robert Zubrycki, violin; Adria Benjamin, viola; Katherine Cherbas, cello and Roger Wagner, bass.
Jeanne Louise Dumont Farrenc (1804-1875) was female trailblazer, being born into a bohemian family who was open to the idea of women developing their artistic gifts. She studied piano and, unusually for a woman, composition. In 1821, at the age of seventeen, she married a flautist ten years her senior. (He later became a well-known music publisher.) Marriage didn’t interfere with her career; on the contrary, she toured throughout the 1830s, and in 1842 she was named the first woman Professor of Piano at the Paris Conservatoire. Despite this extraordinary honor, she was paid less than her male colleagues, much to her disgust. After the premiere of her nonet, she demanded that her pay be raised to be equal to that of her male colleagues’, and eventually she succeeded. Throughout the course of her professional life she wrote for both large and small ensembles, and her work was praised by none other than Robert Schumann. Her output is of extremely high quality, yet her music never became popular. Concerts Around the Corner continues in its mission of presenting women composers by performing Farrenc’s lovely first Piano Quartet. 
Concerts Around the Corner features chamber music performances at the Studio Around the Corner and other local venues. The musicians also perform in many distinguished ensembles, including the American Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, New York City Chamber Orchestra, Stamford Symphony Orchestra, American Ballet Theater and Broadway orchestras from Cats to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.
$20 for adults, and $15 for students
 
For more information on this and other Cultural Arts Coalition events, visit: www.Culturalartsco.com or on Facebook, Cultural Arts Coalition.
 
Concerts Around the Corner is made possible, in part, through the Putnam Arts Council’s Arts Link Grant Program, with public funds provided through the NY State Council on the Arts with support from Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature.
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Concerts Around the Corner, Sharing SPACE ~ Folk Music Traditions from America and Europe
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Saturday, July 28th, 7:30pm performance, grounds open at 6:30 for picnicking and tours. Join SPACE on Ryder Farm for an outdoor performance from the Cultural Arts Coalition’s Concerts Around the Corner ensemble and special guests, Uncommon Ground. The performance will highlight folk music traditions from both America and Europe, the concert will include both classical and contemporary music, performed on the Ryder Farm bowling green. Clock Tower Grill’s popular food truck will have food available for purchase.
 
Robert Zubrycki and Rachel Handman, violin; Adria Benjamin, viola and Katherine Cherbas, cello, will perform folk music inspired classical works by Antonin Dvorak, Bela Bartok, Florence Price and the Danish String Quartet. Robert and Rachel are currently performing in the hit Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. These musicians also perform in many distinguished ensembles, including the American Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, New York City Chamber Orchestra, Stamford Symphony Orchestra, American Ballet Theater and Broadway orchestras. 
 
Meet “Uncommon Ground”, a band that makes its musical home in the space in, around and between the great American roots styles of bluegrass, blues, jazz, and old-time music. Regarded by peers, fans and critics alike as some of the Hudson Valley’s finest acoustic musicians, violinist Rachel Handman, guitarist Mike Kobetitsch, mandolinist Wayne Fugate and double-bassist Phil Helm make up “Uncommon Ground”. The band has been performing together for years now and it shows ... they play together with spirit and synergy that simply must be heard to be believed. On Uncommon Ground’s musical landscape, virtually any type of music is fair game: from the Beatles to Bartok to Bill Monroe, with excursions into Latin, Jazz and Celtic and even Swedish music, this is a band that has something to offer every member of the listening audience. It’s all delivered in performances that are as warm and inviting as they are polished, never less than musically captivating, and always in a way that directly involves the audience in the thrill of musical discovery. 
 
Now in its 5th year, Sharing SPACE is a performance series hosted by SPACE on Ryder Farm that invites the community to historic Ryder Farm for performances from neighboring Putnam County arts organizations and SPACE resident artists. Founded in 2011 by Emily Simoness and Susan Goodwillie, SPACE on Ryder Farm is a one-of-a-kind artist residency located on the grounds of a 223-year-old working organic farm in Putnam County, NY, just an hour north of New York City. SPACE creates an environment singular in its ability to invigorate artists and innovators and their work, and contributes to the sustainability and resourceful preservation of one of the oldest organic family farms on the East Coast. Through its fully-subsidized residency programs, spanning playwriting to filmmaking to social justice, SPACE has hosted over 1,200 residents since its founding, and has developed a reputation as an incubator for some of our culture’s most exciting and relevant creators. SPACE counts among its alumni Academy Award winners, Tony Award nominees and winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, Guggenheim fellows, Obie Award winners and MacArthur “Genius” Award recipients. 
 
The Cultural Arts Coalition’s mission: celebrate our community with transformative and inspiring arts experiences. This not-for-profit is dedicated to developing an accessible and affordable performing arts venue and cultural center for the Village of Brewster, the Town of Southeast, and beyond. The CAC is spearheading the restoration of the Southeast Old Town Hall, a historic landmark on Main Street, Brewster and operating the Studio Around the Corner. Visit Culturalartsco.com for more information on this and other CAC events. Find us on Facebook at Cultural Arts Coalition.
 
Tickets and information: The grounds open at 6:30pm for a farm tour, and picnicking, 7:30pm performance. SPACE on Ryder Farm is located at 406 Star Ridge Road, Brewster. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be held at the Studio Around the Corner. Tickets are available for $15 for adults, and $10 for children under 12. Visit spaceonryderfarm.org to purchase tickets.
 
Sharing SPACE is supported in part through the Putnam Arts Council’s Arts Link Grant Program, with public funds provided through the New York State Council on the Arts with support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature.
Concerts Around the Corner is made possible, in part, through the Putnam Arts Council’s Arts Link Grant Program, with public funds provided through the NY State Council on the Arts with support from Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature.
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New Year’s Day, Concert for Peace
Women Composers and Celebrating 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

The Cultural Arts Coalition presents: 
New Year’s Day Concert for Peace, 
Monday, January 1st, 2:00pm, 
Studio Around the Corner, Brewster NY.
​Tickets Available at the door

Start your new year at a peaceful gathering, with music, readings and camaraderie. This year’s concert will highlight women composers and celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote! Jennifer Tao, piano; Robert Zubrycki, violin;  Sebu Sirinian, violin;  Adria Benjamin, viola; and Anik Oulianine, cello. Poetry by Maya Angelou and more will be recited. Amy Campanaro, director of the Southeast Museum, has prepared a talk about women’s suffrage.

The program will feature Jeffrey Marano singing “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper; the Mel Bonis (Mélanie Hélène Bonis) Piano Quartet; works by Mary Rhoads, Jennifer Higdon, Cecile Chaminade, Lili Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, and Woodworks, by the Danish String Quartet. To celebrate the New Year, a few Waltzes by Johann Strauss II and Auld lang syne. 

Mélanie Hélène Bonis, (1858-1937) taught herself the piano, in a hostile family environment, until the age of twelve, when her parents, influenced by one of their friends, a professor at the prestigious Conservatoire, resigned themselves to give her a musical education. She was introduced to César Franck, who was so impressed with her abilities that he made arrangements for her to be admitted to the then all-male Paris Conservatory, in 1876. While at the Conservatoire, she fell in love with a fellow student, a relationship her parents disapproved of, so she was removed from the school and later forced into an arranged marriage. Since women composers were not taken seriously at the time, she composed under the pseudonym, Mel Bonis. Camille Saint-Saëns highly praised her chamber music and could not believe a man had not composed it. This was both a compliment and a sad commentary on the fact that women composers were basically ignored and regarded as second rate. We’re thrilled to perform her gorgeous piano quartet at the Studio Around the Corner.

Mary Rhoads (Lotus Pond, Lament for the Lost Children) was a jazz and classical performer, composer a feminist and the mother of local artist and teacher, Sharon Nakazato. Mary taught at the University of Northern Colorado and later settled in Seattle, where she continued composing and performing. 

Violinist, Robert Zubrycki, is currently Concertmaster for the New York City Chamber Orchestra, a member of the American Symphony Orchestra, the Stamford Symphony, and has performed in the orchestra for the American Ballet Theater at Lincoln Center. He has recently performed as Concertmaster for the New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall, Encores! at City Center, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and for Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. A veteran of dozens of Broadway shows, Bob performed in the orchestra for “She Loves Me” and previously performed in “A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder”, winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best New Musical and he can be heard on the recent cast recordings of “She Loves Me”, “An American in Paris” and “Paint Your Wagon” (violin and mandolin). He has won an Emmy Award for his musical contribution to the documentary, “The Curse of the Bambino”. As the first violinist for the Queen’s Chamber Band and the Abaca String Band, Robert has recorded extensively and toured United States, including performances at the Chautauqua Institute and the White House. At this performance, Bob will be joined by his colleagues from The American Symphony, Amici New York, New York City Chamber Orchestra and Broadway. 
Tickets are a suggested donation of $10; $5 for children under 12.  Reservations are recommended, as seating is limited. Tickets can be purchased online at toscac.booktix.com or call (845) 363 - 8330 or email info@culturalartsco.com for reservations.
For more information on this and other Cultural Arts Coalition events, visit: www.CulturalArtsCo.com or on Facebook, Cultural Arts Coalition.


Photo Credit: Laurie Rhodes


 
Concerts Around the Corner is made possible in part by the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. In Putnam County, this grant program is administered and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY.
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Mary Ann McSweeney Quintet, Urban Fado

 
NYC Bass Player + Composer spearheading CD Release of 'Urban Fado'
 
The Cultural Arts Coalition presents, the Mary Ann McSweeney Quintet, Sunday, November 12th, 3:00pm, Studio Around the Corner, Brewster NY. We are pleased to announce the Avangrid Foundation on behalf of NYSEG, as the grand sponsor of this series. McSweeney, a prominent NYC jazz bass player, is excited to announce her upcoming performance in Brewster, NY at the Cultural Arts Coalition on November 12th, a performance timed to support the release of her "Urban Fado " CD.
 
Member of the Mary Ann McSweeney Quintet are:
Marc Mommas, Sax
Nana Simopolous, Bouzouki and Voice
Jason Ennis, Acoustic Guitar
Todd Isler, Percussion
Mary Ann McSweeney, Acoustic Bass
 
She has played with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Joanne Brackeen, Lee Konitz, Gil Goldstein, and Bucky Pizzarelli. She has also played for renowned conductors, Leonard Bernstein, Lalo Schifrin, and John Williams. McSweeney has performed with Renee Rosness, Vic Juris, Ken Peplowski, Dennis Mackrel, Lewis Nash and Larry Goldings. Big Bands include the Maiden Voyage and Diva,and she has performed with her quintet at the Seixal Jazz Festival in Portugal and the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center. She has arranged for and recorded with Warner Brothers artist, Lea Delaria. McSweeney has toured Europe and performed with David Krakauer’s Klezmer Madness and five-time Tony award winning vocalist Audra McDonald. Her orchestrations can be heard on Chita Rivera’s CD entitled “Now I Swing” and her version of “Avenue Q Swings” is available on iTunes. McSweeney performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival with Claire Daly and the Baritone Monk Band, which was rated in the top ten on jazz radio in the USA.
Reviewing her "Thoughts of You" CD, Glenn Astarita in all.about.jazz: 'Jazz bassist Mary Ann McSweeney possesses a smooth touch, conveying a warm, organic tone... her sextet expounds upon the primary theme via a mid tempo swing.... a good, tasteful recording brimming with tight arrangements and sonorous exchanges.'
Along with being a full-time professional bassist in New York City, McSweeney is on the faculty for the Middle School Jazz Academy at Lincoln Center and the New York Jazz Workshop. McSweeney has played more than 35 Broadway shows, including Tony award winning “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.”
This summer she performed in Greece and Berlin with her Urban Fado project. In her words: "My great great Grandparents are from Portugal, where this music originated in the 1800's; the sadness, the sigh of the voice, the story of fate told by the singer inspired me to compose music that is Fado, bringing new grooves and new chord structures to the Fado form; keeping the traditional form but leaving room for improvisation; sharing the cultural diversity it has to offer."
Find out more at: www.maryannmcsweeney.com
Tickets are $20, $15 for Students. Reservations are recommended, as seating is limited. Call (845) 363 - 8330 or email info@culturalartsco.com for reservations.
For more information on this and other Cultural Arts Coalition events, visit: www.CulturalArtsCo.com and “Cultural Arts Coalition” on Facebook.
 
Concerts Around the Corner is made possible in part by the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. In Putnam County, this grant program is administered and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY.
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Next Generation, Music of New York City
 
The Cultural Arts Coalition presents, Next Generation, the Music of New York City, Sunday, October 15th, 3:00pm, Studio Around the Corner, Brewster NY. We are pleased to announce the Avangrid Foundation on behalf of NYSEG, as the grand sponsor of this series.
 
Jessica Stein, trumpet; Sasha Ono, cello; and Daniel Colalillo, piano, will perform a program featuring works by composers who lived, worked, and influenced classical and popular culture in New York City. Dvorak, Mahler, Bernstein, Gershwin and Sasha’s father, the trumpet player and composer, Shunzo Ohno.
 
Trumpet player Jessica Stein enjoys a diverse and growing career as a soloist, orchestral player, chamber musician, and teacher. Recently, Jessica participated in The Aspen Music Festival and this fall she will begin her new position as Band Director at the Haldane Central School District. In addition to teaching, Jessica performs with regional orchestras and bands in the New York Metropolitan Area including the Yonkers Philharmonic, Norwalk Symphony, and Bronxville Pops and in dozens of pit orchestras for musical productions.
 
Cellist, Sasha Ono, performs regularly in the U.S. and internationally including venues such as Avery Fischer/David Geffen Hall, Soka University Performing Arts Center and Françoys Bernier Concert Hall. Recent performances include work with Grammy Award winning jazz musicians and for Mozart in the Jungle. As Chamber Orchestra Director at Brewster High School and Orchestra Director at CV Starr Intermediate School, she writes and directs curriculum based on building student leadership and creativity for over 100 students.
 
Daniel Colalillo is a New York based classical pianist. As a soloist, he is known for delivering strong commanding performances and unique interpretations with a depth of musical integrity. He has been lauded by The New York Times. Daniel has toured widely across the US and Canada, and has given recitals at venues including Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, Bargemusic, Nicholas Roerich Museum, Steinway Hall, and Princeton University. Daniel's debut album "Mostly Scriabin" was recently released; CDs and downloads are now available on cdbaby, iTunes, and Amazon.
 
Tickets are $15, $10 for Students. Reservations are recommended, as seating is limited. Call (845) 363 - 8330 or email TOSCAC2010@gmail.com for reservations.
For more information on this and other Cultural Arts Coalition events, visit: www.CulturalArtsCo.com and “Cultural Arts Coalition” on Facebook.
 
Concerts Around the Corner is made possible in part by the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. In Putnam County, this grant program is administered and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY.
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​ Concerts Around the Corner, 
Love and Loss, Romantic Music for Piano and Strings
 
The Cultural Arts Coalition presents: Love and Loss, Romantic Music for Piano and Strings, Sunday, July, 9th, 5:00pm, Studio Around the Corner, Brewster NY. We are pleased to announce the Avangrid Foundation on behalf of NYSEG, as the grand sponsor of this series.
 
Jennifer Tao, piano; Robert Zubrycki, violin; Adria Benjamin, viola; and Katherine Cherbas, cello, will perform Sergei Rachmaninov’s Trio élégiaque in G Minor, Johannes Brahms’ Quartet for Piano and Strings in C Minor, Rebecca Clarke’s Duo for viola and cello and Clara Schumann’s Romance for violin and piano.
In 1855 Johannes Brahms wrote the pianist Clara Schumann: "I can do nothing but think of you... What have you done to me? Can't you remove the spell you have cast over me?" Clara was 35, Brahms 21, She was a famous pianist and married to the composer Robert Schumann, and the pair had seven children. Explore this musical and romantic entanglement with us, as well as Serge Rachmaninov’s tribute to his friend and mentor, Tchaikovsky.
Pianist, Jennifer Tao, first appeared as a soloist with orchestra at age ten. A year later, she won critical acclaim for her performance as soloist with conductor Arthur Fiedler. She went on to win prizes in numerous distinguished competitions.  Ms. Tao has performed in recital throughout America (in New York, her appearances include Carnegie/Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, the New York Historical Society and the New School), and overseas (such venues as the Philharmonic Hall in Lublin, Poland, the Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw, Poland, the Liceo Music Conservatory in Barcelona, Spain, Phoenicia Hall in Malta, Magasinet Hall in Odense, Denmark and the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore). Ms. Tao has recorded for Centaur Records and Eroica Records and has taught piano at Princeton University since 1989.
 
Violinist, Robert Zubrycki, is currently Concertmaster for the New York City Chamber Orchestra, a member of the American Symphony Orchestra, the Stamford Symphony and has performed in the orchestra for the American Ballet Theater at Lincoln Center. He has recently performed as Concertmaster for the New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall, Encores! at City Center, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and for Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. A veteran of dozens of Broadway shows, Bob performed in the orchestra for “She Loves Me” and previously performed in “A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder”. As the first violinist for the Queen’s Chamber Band and the Abaca String Band, Robert has recorded extensively and toured United States, including performances at the Chautauqua Institute and the White House. At this performance, Bob will be joined by colleagues from The American Symphony and the New York City Chamber Orchestra.
Tickets are $20, $15 for Students. Reservations are recommended as seating is limited. Call (845) 363 - 8330 or email TOSCAC2010@gmail.com for reservations.
For more information on this and other Cultural Arts Coalition events, visit: www.CulturalArtsCo.com and “Cultural Arts Coalition” on Facebook.
 
 
Concerts Around the Corner is made possible in part by the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. In Putnam County, this grant program is administered and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY.

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Concerts Around the Corner, 
America the Beautiful
A Melting Pot of Musical Diversity
 
 
The Cultural Arts Coalition presents: America the Beautiful, at SPACE on Ryder Farm, concert at 7:30PM, grounds open at 6:30PM.
 
An evening of music, celebrating our musical and cultural diversity, featuring Philip Anderson, tenor; Robert Zubrycki and Laura Bald, violins; Adria Benjamin, viola; Elliot Bailen, cello and Nathan Brewster, percussion. Works by William Grant Still, Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Scott Joplin, Astor Piazzolla, John Philip Sousa and more. 
 
SPACE on Ryder Farm creates and environment singular in its ability to invigorate artists and innovators and their work, and contributes to the sustainability and resourceful preservation of on of the oldest family-run organic farms on the East Coast. Please join us on the lawn, bring a blanket or a lawn chair and a picnic! Light refreshments will be available. 
 
Violinist, Robert Zubrycki, is currently Concertmaster for the New York City Chamber Orchestra, a member of the American Symphony Orchestra, the Stamford Symphony, principal violin and frequent soloist with the Amici New York Orchestra, and performs in the orchestra for the American Ballet Theater at Lincoln Center. He has recently performed as Concertmaster for the New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall, Encores! at City Center, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and for Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. A veteran of dozens of Broadway shows, Bob performed in the orchestra for “She Loves Me” and previously performed in “A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder”, and he can be heard on the recent cast recordings of “She Loves Me”, “An American in Paris” and “Paint Your Wagon” (violin and mandolin). He has won an Emmy Award for his musical contribution to the documentary, “The Curse of the Bambino”. As the first violinist for the Queen’s Chamber Band and the Abaca String Band, Robert has recorded extensively and toured United States, including performances at the Chautauqua Institute and the White House. 
Tickets are $15, $10 for students and can be purchased at spaceonryderfarm.org 
Space on Ryder Farm is located at 406 Starr Ridge Road, Brewster, NY. In the event of rain, the concert will be held at the Studio Around the Corner, 67 Main Street, Brewster, NY.
For more information on this and other Cultural Arts Coalition events, visit: www.CulturalArtsCo.com, call (8450 363-8330 and visit us on Facebook at Cultural Arts Coalition or The Studio Around the Corner.

Concerts Around The Corner is made possible in part by the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. In Putnam County, this grant program is administered and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY.
 
Photo Credit: Laurie Rhodes

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New Year’s Day, Concert for Peace
 
The Cultural Arts Coalition presents: New Year’s Day Concert for Peace, Sunday, January 1st, 2:00pm, Studio Around the Corner, Brewster NY.

Start your new year at a peaceful gathering, with music, readings and camaraderie. Our program will feature the beautiful quintet for strings in g minor, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Robert Zubrycki, violin; Lori Miller Abbott, violin; Adria Benjamin, viola; Adam Kramer, viola and Anik Oulianine, cello. The program opens with Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah" with Jeffrey Marano. Nathan Brewster will perform "The cricket sang, And the sun set" by Blake Tyson for solo marimba. Jennifer Tao, piano, will join the ensemble, performing in trios by Max Bruch and Cecile Chaminade, and to celebrate the New Year, arrangements of “Tales from the Vienna Woods” by Johann Strauss II and Auld lang syne.

In addition to poetry by Demetrios Trifiatis and Emily Dickinson to be read, Amy Campanaro, director of the Southeast Museum has prepared a short essay about Jane Addams and the early 20th century peace movement. 

Violinist, Robert Zubrycki, is currently Concertmaster for the New York City Chamber Orchestra, a member of the American Symphony Orchestra, the Stamford Symphony, principal violin and frequent soloist with the Amici New York Orchestra, and has performed in the orchestra for the American Ballet Theater at Lincoln Center. He has recently performed as Concertmaster for the New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall, Encores! at City Center, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and for Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. A veteran of dozens of Broadway shows, Bob performed in the orchestra for “She Loves Me” and previously performed in “A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder”, winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best New Musical and he can be heard on the recent cast recordings of “She Loves Me”, “An American in Paris” and “Paint Your Wagon” (violin and mandolin). He has won an Emmy Award for his musical contribution to the documentary, “The Curse of the Bambino”. As the first violinist for the Queen’s Chamber Band and the Abaca String Band, Robert has recorded extensively and toured United States, including performances at the Chautauqua Institute and the White House. At this performance, Bob will be joined by his colleagues from The American Symphony, Amici New York, New York City Chamber Orchestra and Broadway. 
Suggested donation is $15 for general admission and $5 for students. Reservations are recommended, as seating is limited. Call (845) 363 - 8330 or email TOSCAC2010@gmail.com for reservations.
For more information on this and other Cultural Arts Coalition events, visit: www.oththeater.org or on Facebook at “Old Town Hall, Brewster, NY”.

Concerts Around The Corner is made possible in part by the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. In Putnam County, this grant program is administered and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY.​
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Concerts Around the Corner: Next Generation
​Jessica Stein, Trumpet and Colleagues from SUNY Purchase
 
The Cultural Arts Coalition presents: Music for trumpet, piano and strings, Jessica Stein and friends, Sunday, November 20th, 3:00pm, Studio Around the Corner, Brewster NY.
 
All of the musicians are graduates of, or current students at the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase: Jessica Stein, trumpet; Naseer Ashraf, piano; Gustavo Briceño, violin; Allison Dubois, violin; Michela Christianson, viola; Sasha Ono, cello; Gabe Harris, bass. The program will include “The Hollow Men” by Vincent Persichetti, String Trio, Opus 9, number 1, by Ludwig van Beethoven, and the Septet in Eb Major by Camille Saint-Saëns. The musicians will talk about the historical context of these works. Refreshments will be provided.
 
Jessica Stein is an active trumpet player and teacher in the New York Metropolitan area. A multi-faceted musician, Jessica plays in genres that include chamber music, orchestra and musical theater. She has performed with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra and Yonkers Philharmonic. Most recently, Jessica attended the prestigious Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado. She spent eight weeks in Aspen performing in orchestras, a brass quintet, and being trained by some of the top trumpet players in the country. Jessica is an active pit musician, and she is frequently called to play musical theater productions in Putnam, Westchester, and the surrounding areas. She recently started a business that provides music for special events. Jessica holds her Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance and Music Education from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and her Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from SUNY Purchase. Her primary teachers include: Joe Burgstaller, Ed Hoffman, Phil Snedecor, and Ray Mase. 
 
Cellist, Sasha Ono, performs at venues such as Avery Fischer Hall at Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, Soka University Performing Arts Center as well as venues internationally as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Sasha has worked as a musician, consultant, and arranger for the show “Mozart in the Jungle”. In addition to performing on a regular basis, she teaches High School Chamber Orchestra, High School Orchestra Lessons, and Elementary Strings in Brewster, New York where she continues to research string pedagogy. 
 
Tickets are $15 general admission; students, $10. Call (845) 363 - 8330 or email TOSCAC2010@gmail.com for reservations.
 
For more information on this and other Cultural Arts Coalition events, visit: www.oththeater.org or on Facebook at “Old Town Hall, Brewster, NY”.
 
Concerts Around The Corner is made possible in part by the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. In Putnam County, this grant program is administered and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY.
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Russian Carnival Ensemble, the World of the Italian Mandolin and the Russian Domra
Saturday, June 25 at 7:30PM

The Cultural Arts Coalition presents The World of the Italian mandolin and Russian domra. Back by popular demand, the Russian Trio – a virtuoso ensemble featuring Tamara Volskaya (mandolin, domra) Anatoliy Trofimov (bayan) and Leonid Bruk (contrabass balalaika) will be joined by Nataliya Vsevolodskaya (guitar, alto balalaika). The program is a journey through centuries and countries with two plucked instruments – the Italian mandolin and the Russian domra.  Surviving throughout hard periods of history, these instruments have gained great popularity all over the world today. The musical selections will show the wide range of these instruments in performing music from the Baroque to modern periods. The program will also include original compositions and arrangements by members of the enesemble.

Tamara Volskaya is considered to be one of the leading contemporary performers on the domra. She is a Merited Artist of Russia and was a Professor at the Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory of Yekaterinburg, Russia. Her flawless technical ability and expressive performances have stunned audiences around the world from Japan to Europe and America. Tamara regularly appears as a domra and mandolin soloist with orchestras across the US, the former USSR and Canada. Tamara’s achievements include a performance at Avery Fisher Hall at the “Mostly Mozart Festival” and as a soloist with the Seattle Chamber Orchestra performing two concertos for the mandolin by Vivaldi and by Pergolesi. She has had successful concert tours in Japan, Spain, Russia and Canada.

In America, Tamara has done a great deal to popularize Russian Folk instruments in the cultural world of New York City.  Together with her husband, Anatoliy Trofimov, she has organized “Russian Carnival”, a Folk Russian Instruments ensemble, which attracts audiences by emotional and festive performances. Soon after the “Russian Carnival” ensemble was established, the group became a prominent feature of New York City’s musical scene.  The ensemble has performed at Avery Fisher Hall as part of the “Russian Splendor” program and in recital at the famous Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Music and Immigration, Sunday, July 10, 5PM: The Cultural Arts Coalition presents: Music and Immigration, Enrique Granados Centenary. The program will include several works by Granados, including his Quintet for Piano and Strings. Amy Campanaro, Director of the Southeast Museum, will present a talk on the waves of immigration to New York and the Putnam County area. Musical selections representative of those groups will be performed, including works by Giacomo Puccini, Vittorio Monti, Percy Grainger, Heitor Villa Lobos and Miguel Sandoval. The performers are: Jennifer Tao, piano; Robert Zubrycki, violin; Kristina Musser, violin; Adria Benjamin, viola; and Sarah Hewitt Roth, cello.
 
“Enrique (Enric) Granados (1867-1916) spent the final months of his life in New York. His visit to the United States included some of the most important artistic triumphs of his life: the World Premiere of his opera, GOYESCAS, at the Metropolitan Opera, solo and chamber music recitals with cellist Pau (Pablo) Casals, recordings for the Duo-Art Reproducing Piano, the premiere of his symphonic poem, DANTE, by the Chicago Symphony, and a recital at the White House. The coincidence of the Centenary of Granados’ death in 2016 and the 150th Anniversary of his birth in 2017 provides a unique opportunity to re-discover and re-evaluate the important contributions by Granados to the musical world and to highlight the ties between his native Catalunya and the city of New York.” *
 
Violinist, Robert Zubrycki, is currently Concertmaster for the New York City Chamber Orchestra and a member of the American Symphony Orchestra. A veteran of dozens of Broadway shows, Bob plays in the orchestra for She Loves Me and previously for A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best New Musical. He can be heard on the recent cast recordings of An American in Paris and Paint Your Wagon. He has won an Emmy Award for his musical contribution to the documentary, The Curse of the Bambino. As a chamber musician, Robert is the first violinist for the Queen’s Chamber Band and the Queen’s Chamber Trio. The Queen’s Chamber Trio’s critically acclaimed recordings of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven are available on the Lyrichord label. Robert toured the United States with the Abaca String Band, including performances at the Chautauqua Institute and the White House.

 
Music and Nature, Saturday, July 23, 7:30PM: Concerts Around the Corner will venture out into nature for this outdoor concert at Space at Ryder Farm. Audience seating will be on the lawn, under the stars for this evening of music for strings and winds. Featuring Diane Lesser, oboe, performing the Marcello Oboe Concerto and musical selections by Schubert, Haydn, Britten and Villa Lobos that reflect the romantic ideals of the natural world. Robert Zubrycki, violinist, Adria Benjamin, viola and members of the Amici New York Orchestra. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved to the Barn at Ryder Farm or into the Studio Around the Corner.
 
Rising Stars from Manhattan School of Music’s acclaimed Chamber Sinfonia, November, Date TBD: Manhattan School of Music’s Graduate program in orchestral performance produces polished musicians of the highest artistic caliber. These young musicians study with principal musicians from the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, some currently perform with these institutions and many will go on to join the world’s finest ensembles. (Violinist, Hannah Choi, has performed twice at the Studio and has just recently won a position with the New York Philharmonic!) These world-class performers return to the Studio to perform chamber music for winds and strings, program TBD. The performers will talk about the historical context of the program as well as field questions from the audience about pursuing a career as an orchestral musician and winning auditions.
 
All performances, except July 23rd, are at the Studio Around the Corner at Old Town Hall, 67 Main Street, Suite 101, Brewster, NY 10509. Tickets are $15 general admission, $5 students.   For more information and reservations, call 845-363-8330 or email toscac2010@gmail.com. 

The 2015 season:

Concerts Around the Corner: Manhattan School of Music Performs Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Mozart
 
Sunday, November 22nd at 3:00pm: The Cultural Arts Coalition presents Rising Stars from Manhattan School of Music's acclaimed Chamber Sinfonia in their fourth performance at the Studio Around the Corner.  Konzertstuck No. 2, Op. 114 by Mendelssohn, with Alex Clark, clarinet; Alex Davis, bassoon and Chonghang Li, piano; the Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major by Vivaldi, featuring Artse Theodros and Robert Patrick, trumpet and the Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498 by Mozart, Daphne Gooch, viola; Alex Clark, clarinet and Songeun Lee, piano. 

Concerts Around the Corner, “The Healing Power of Music”

Abaca String Band and the Film, Andrew and Wendy, by Josh Aronson at the Studio Around the Corner, Saturday, August 22, 6:30PM Film, 7:30PM Concert. 

The evening began with a screening of the Film, Andrew and Wendy, by Academy Award nominee, Josh Aronson. The 30-minute documentary film tells the story of a New York couple at a crisis point. Andrew Schulman, who is in a coma, is not responding to anything and his prognosis is frighteningly bleak. Wendy’s inspired idea to play Bach for him actually brings him back, a miraculous outcome even his doctors acknowledge. This remarkable love story analyzes the mysterious healing power of music as Andrew returns to the ICU to bring music to its desperately ill patients — not for entertainment, but for healing.

The Abaca String Band was founded by guitarist Andrew Schulman in 1991. This unique group, Andrew Schulman, 8-string Guitar; Tamara Volskaya, Mandolin; Robert Zubrycki, Violin; Julie Goodale, Viola; and Marc Schmied, Double Bass, began by performing events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. See our events page for full bio.
 
The program of popular classical, folk and jazz standards delighted audience members. Abaca performed arrangements of music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Ravel, Boccherini, Villa Lobos, George Gershwin, Klezmer Tunes, Ellington and more.

Previous events in 2014:

Sunday, November 23 - 3pm: Rising Stars from Manhattan School of Music's acclaimed Chamber Sinfonia featuring violinist, Hannah Choi, now one of the newest members of the New York Philharmonic. The ensemble performed Franz Schubert’s Octet for Winds and Strings (1824) Hannah Choi, violin; Ji Min Lee, violin; Yangzi Wang, viola; Patrick Hopkins, cello; Ivy Wong, bass; Caitlin Beare, clarinet; Brenton Foster, bassoon; Wing Lam Au, French horn. The musicians provided the historical context of the work, spoke of their own musical journeys, and shared their experience on taking orchestral auditions and pursuing careers in music. A lively audience Q&A facilitated by Heidi Stubner, Assistant Dean for Manhattan School of Music’s Orchestral Performance Program, followed this.

Sunday, October 12 - 5pm:  “Dances, Diversions and Airs ~ Music For a Celebration”
Robert Zubrycki and Lisa Tipton, violins; Adria Benjamin, viola; Anik Ouliane, cello and Roger Wagner, bass, performed music written for entertainment and celebration. The program: Divertimento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Andante from the E-flat major trumpet concerto by Franz Joseph Haydn (Featuring BHS Graduate, Jessica Stein on trumpet) Steirische Tanze by the legendary Viennese waltz composer, Josef Lanner; the famous Nocturne by Alexander Borodin (used in the musical, Kismet as, “This is my beloved”) and the Orchestral suite in D Major by Johann Sebastian Bach: Overture, Air (also known as the Air on the G String) followed by a collection of Baroque Dances - Gavotte, Bouree and Gigue. This concert was part of our October “Celebration of Community and Creativity."

Sunday, July 13 - 5pm: “The British Are Coming” – Concert, Lecture, Exhibit
Robert Zubrycki and Laura Bald, violins; Adria Benjamin, viola: Katherine Cherbas, cello; Jennifer Tao, piano and Phillip Anderson, tenor, performed British music from the first half of the 20th Century: Edward Elgar’s dignified and evocative Piano Quintet, works by Dame Ethel Smyth, Rebecca Clarke and several selections by Ralph Vaughan Williams, including his song cycle for voice and violin, Along the Field with poetry by A. E. Housman. Amy Campanaro, Director of the Southeast Museum, provided a historical narrative and artifacts from the Museum’s archives were on display, including several items from the women’s suffrage movement. Dame Ethel Smyth was not only a composer, but also an activist fighting for women’s rights to vote and to stand for electoral office. 
  
Sunday, June 29 - 5pm: The Russian Trio wowed the audience at the Studio Around the Corner on Sunday, taking them on a musical journey down the Volga River, to Venice and Dixieland-via Russia. This performance will live on with all of us for a long time, (even more so for the many who purchased CDs!) a rare combination of virtuosity and heartfelt lyricism. Thanks so much to Tamara Volskaya, Domra; Anatoly Trofimov, Banyan and Leonid Bruk, Contrabass Balalaika.

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Avangrid Foundation sponsorship on behalf of NYSEG, is the grand sponsor of this series​

Media Sponsor:
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​Impesario: $500 or more
John and Sharon Riley
NYSEG

Soloist: $250 to $499
Tompkins Mahopac Bank
Catherine Croft
Robert Isley Violins
Lynne Eckardt and Paul Hondorf
Michael Stout and Stephen Shea

Leader: $100 to $249
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Lisa M. Denig
Cherie Ingraham and Ricky Feuerman
In Memory of Carol A. Conn

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Kathleen and John Lord
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Concerts Around the Corner Acknowledges:

Manhattan Concert Productions
Kim Papa, piano technician
Fabienne and Joanne Riccoboni, video 
Robert Isley Violins
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Brewster Flower Garden
Brewster Theater Company
The Village of Brewster Film Festival
The Bowl Company
The Music Cottage 
Wilians Mendez 
Southeast Museum
​SevenStar School of Performing Arts


The Coalition’s Steinway L Series grand piano is on extended loan from Cheryl Palmer & Estate of Edward H. Vito, Sr., made possible by the generosity of Cheryl Palmer as well as Rob and Sefani Goselink.

Concerts Around the Corner is made possible in part by the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. In Putnam County, this program is managed and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY.


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