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RiverArts Annual Chamber Music Fundraiser
November 21, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
RiverArts Annual Chamber Music Fundraiser
Sunday November 21st
1:00–3:00pm
The Newington-Cropsey Foundation
25 Cropsey Lane, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
Tickets: $100*
RiverArts Chamber Music Series begins with our annual fundraiser event, generously hosted the Newington-Cropsey Foundation on Sunday November 21 at 1pm. All tickets to this event must be purchased in advance. There will be no ticket sales at the door and the box office will close Saturday, November 20th, at noon.
Program Update: Attendees will get a sneak peak at RiverArts’ commissioned Chamber version of Strauss’ Four Last Songs. This is the first time the arrangement will be performed in public and is not to miss!
The concert will feature Arnold Schönberg’s late romantic masterpiece, Verklärte Nacht [1899] in its original version for string sextet. A reading of Richard Dehmel’s poem, Verklårte Nacht which inspired Schönberg’s composition will precede the musical performance. This is a rare opportunity to hear the composition in its original sextet form as it is more commonly heard in Schönberg’s expanded version for string orchestra.
Also on the program will be Richard Strauss’ Piano Quartet [1886]. Written at the very beginning of what was to become an indomitable career as a composer and conductor, Richard Strauss poured his youthful spirit into this passionate, exuberant piece. It remarkably foreshadows all the drama of his greatest operas, Rosenkavalier and Salome, in a chamber music setting.
The Newington-Cropsey Foundation graciously hosts this annual fundraiser concert in the beautiful setting of their gallery in Hastings-on-Hudson. A reception with light refreshments will follow the concert.
Artistic Director for Chamber Music, Peter Seidenberg
Chamber Music Producer, Doug Coe
Performers include:
Ling Ling Huang, April Johnson and Sylvia Volpe, violin; Chi Chi Lin Bestmann and Kathryn Lockwood, viola; Peter Seidenberg and Alan Weinstein, cello; Tomoko Uchino, piano; Anton Rist, clarinet; Allison Charney, soprano; Edoardo Ballerini, reader
Ticket is 50% tax deductible.
*Proof of vaccination and masks are required to attend this event
About the Artists
Ling Ling Huang [violin] started violin at the age of 4 with her mother Lilan Z. Huang. She continued studying violin with Fredell Lack until her admission to the Cleveland Institute of Music at the age of 15. There, she won the concerto competition with Stravinsky Violin Concerto and the Milhaud Prize. She currently lives in New York, freelancing and playing as a substitute violinist in ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, the Houston Symphony, and the Houston Grand Opera. linglinghuang.com
April Johnson [violin] has performed throughout the US with the Oracle Trio and the New York Chamber Soloists. She is a member of the Hoff-Barthelson Music School who also teaches Suzuki Violin, she earned a BM from Oberlin College and Advanced Studies at Brooklyn College Conservatory. hbms.org/faculty_bio/april-johnson
Sylvia Danburg Volpe [violin] is Associate Principal Second Violin of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra. She plays with the MET Chamber Ensemble concert series at Carnegie Hall, and has performed a wide variety of classical and cross-over music both here and abroad. metorchestramusicians.org/sylvia-volpe
Chi-Chi Lin Bestmann [viola] is a native of Taiwan, conductor and violist. Ms. Bestmann now resides in St. Paul, MN where she is a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and MacPhail Center for Music and freelances with various ensembles including the Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Opera. chichibestmann.com
Kathryn Lockwood [viola] is the Artistic Director for both the “Four Seasons of Music” Series at the Sands Point Preserve, NY and the “Music@MoMA” Series – an intimate salon style chamber music series. She teaches at both the University of Massachusetts/Amherst and at the John Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. kathrynlockwood.com
Peter Seidenberg [cello and Artistic Director] was a founding member of the critically acclaimed Elements Quartet which created groundbreaking commissioning projects of 30 composers. He is the cellist for the Oracle Trio, the Queen’s Chamber Band, and the New York Chamber Soloists. peterseidenberg.com
Alan Weinstein [cello] is a founding member of the Kandinsky Trio, winner of national awards such as the Chamber Music America Residency Award. He also is the recipient of an NEA Meet the Composer Award. He is assistant professor of cello and bass at Virginia Tech. virginiatech/school-of-performing-arts/music-faculty/alan-weinstein.html
Tomoko Uchino [piano] received awards at the Ettlingen International Piano Competition and the Takahiro Sonoda Piano Award International Competitions. A member of Solace Ensemble, THUD and Jang/Uchino Violin-Piano Duo, she has been on the accompanying staff of the Juilliard School, Heifetz International Music Institute as well as others. tomokouchino.com
Anton Rist [clarinet] was recently appointed Principal Clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has performed at the Verbier, St. Barts, Pacific, Bravo! Vail, and Aspen Music Festivals, and is a founding member of the Montserrat Music Festival in the West Indies. metorchestramusicians.org/anton-rist-principal-clarinet/
Allison Charney’s [soprano] operatic career includes singing major roles including Mimi, Butterfly, Traviata, Pamina, and tour-de-force portrayals of all three heroines in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman among many others in opera companies throughout the country including New York City Opera, Atlanta Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Utah Opera, and Nashville Opera. randsman.com/allison-charney
Edoardo Ballerini is a two-time winner of the Audio Publishers Association’s Best Male Narrator Audie Award. He is the co-creator, of the Audible Original The Angel of Rome. On screen, he is best known for this work in The Sopranos, and the film Dinner Rush. edoardoballerini.com
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