BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//RiverArts - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://riverarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for RiverArts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T210000 DTSTAMP:20260424T082117 CREATED:20250319T135006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T153055Z UID:13994-1747512000-1747515600@riverarts.org SUMMARY:Channels: Deadgrass DESCRIPTION:CHANNELS: DEADGRASS\n \n \n \n \n \n Saturday\, May 17\, 20258PM; Doors open at 7PM \nHosted at the Fellowship HouseSouth Presbyterian Church343 BroadwayDobbs Ferry\, NY 10522 \nAges 12+ \n$30 Adult$20 Student (21 and under) \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, May 17\, for an unforgettable evening as we explore Jerry Garcia’s musical world through the magic of the Bluegrass genre with renowned performers Deadgrass! \n“If the idea of seeing dancing dervishes spinning madly to old time\, high lonesome bluegrass sounds of fiddle\, banjo\, mandolin\, bass and guitar played in unison seems unlikely to you\, then think again. Deadgrass inspires music fans to get up and break out their best improvisatory dance steps with various shimmies\, shakes and spins included.” —The Gazette\, Thomas Staudter \nMusicians Matt Turk\, C. Lanzbom\, Dave Richards\, Boo Reiners\, and Kensuke Shoji are seasoned professionals who create an astounding performance that will get you movin’ and groovin’! Deadgrass celebrates and interprets the music of Jerry Garcia\, drawing from Old & in the Way\, JGB\, Jerry’s Jug Band days and the Grateful Dead. \nArtist’s Instagram \nAbout ChannelsA new music series that defies boundaries and celebrates the river as a means of travel\, exploration\, and source of new ideas – Channels presents adventurous music in unique Rivertown settings. The mission of the series is to bring together artists and audiences in the spirit of connectivity and discovery\, by taking advantage of one of the area’s greatest resources—its location. \nAbout the MusiciansA seasoned recording artist and multi-instrumentalist\, Matt Turk is a veteran performer who has performed and recorded with Pete Seeger\, opened for Judy Collins\, The Doobie Brothers\, Fiona Apple and the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart. He has performed at the Clearwater Festival\, Gathering of the Vibes\, Atlanta’s Music Midtown\, Jazz at Lincoln Center and The Beacon Theatre. Matt has recorded for Warner Bros Records with Gaby Moreno & Matter Music.  \nGrammy award winner C Lanzbom is a touring and studio guitarist with producing\, performing\, writing and engineering credits with Pete Seeger\, Bruce Springsteen\, Crystal Bowersox\, Shlomo Carlebach and Soulfarm. C’s studio\, Sherwood Ridge\, is a state of the art recording facility just north of New York City. C has numerous television and film song placements.  \nBassist Dave Richards performs in Hamilton on Broadway and has recorded and performed with The Indigo Girls\, Rosanne Cash\, Buster Poindexter\, Madeline Peyroux\, Jewel and Richie Havens. He has toured throughout Europe\, Canada and the USA\, appearing at Ottawa Jazz\, Toronto Blues festival\, The Hollywood Bowl and Austin City Limits. At the age of 17 Dave was playing jazz five nights a week in Orlando\, Florida with Billy Peebles\, the drummer for Ray Charles on many classic Atlantic recordings.  \nBanjo player Boo Reiners is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed\, recorded\, filmed and toured with Dispatch\, Phil Lesh\, Al Kooper\, Pete Seeger\, Charlie Louvin\, Steve Martin\, Tony Trischka\, Michael Moore\, Amy Poehler\, Natalie Merchant\, Martin Sexton\, and many others. In the studio and on tour with world music pioneers The Klezmatics\, he helped the group to win their 2007 Grammy Award for “Wonder Wheel: Lyrics By Woody Guthrie.” \nJazz violinist Kensuke Shoji was born in Gifu\, Japan. He joined his father’s bluegrass band as a teenager. As a young adult he moved to the U.S.A. to study jazz violin with Berklee String Department chair Matt Glaser\, and world renowned violinist Christian Howes.  Dedicated to improvisation\, Kensuke moved to New York City in 2013 to play with Alex Hargreaves\, Barry Harris\, Jacob Jolliff\, Maria Muldaur and more.  \n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://riverarts.org/event/deadgrass/ LOCATION:South Church\, 343 Broadway\, Dobbs Ferry\, NY\, 10522\, United States CATEGORIES:In-person,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riverarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Deadgrass_eventbrite.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="RiverArts":MAILTO:info@riverarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T213000 DTSTAMP:20260424T082118 CREATED:20250320T215556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T210453Z UID:14010-1748719800-1748727000@riverarts.org SUMMARY:Chamber Music Concert: Celebrating Great American Composers & the Hudson Valley DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Saturday\, May 317:30-9pm (Doors: 7pm)Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns42 North BroadwayTarrytown\, NY 10591 \n \n \n \n \n \n RiverArts will present an evening of music celebrating great American composers: Aaron Copland\, Samuel Barber\, Charles Ives\, Gian Carlo Menotti\, and (a RiverArts 2018 commission) David Macdonald. All these composers lived a significant portion of their lives in the Lower Hudson Valley: Ives lived in Hartsdale\, Menotti and Barber shared a home in Mount Kisco from 1943-1970\, Copland lived in Cortland Manor from 1960 until his death in 1990 and contemporary composer David Macdonald continues to live in Pleasantville\, NY. \nAbout the Artists:Sylvia Danburg [violin] is Associate Principal Second Violin of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra. She made her New York solo debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1996\, where she was praised by the New York Times for “beautiful tone — both lyricism and virtuosity”. Sylvia 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. \nApril Johnson [violin] has performed throughout the U.S. as soloist\, chamber musician and orchestral freelancer. She has appeared as concertmaster with the NY Chamber Soloists Orchestra\, Jupiter Symphony\, the Galatea Ensemble\, the Queens Oratorio Society and the Canton Symphony (OH). She has also performed with the Norwalk Symphony\, the Ridgefield\, Bridgeport\, New Haven\, Fairfield\, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestras\, and the Pennsylvania Philharmonia. As a member of the New York Chamber Soloists\, Solace Quartet and the Oracle Trio she has performed throughout North and South America. She teaches at the Hoff Berthelson School of Music\, and serves as Associate Dean \nSarah Adams [viola] performs widely in the New York area with ensembles including the New York Chamber Ensemble\, American Ballet Theatre\, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, the American Symphony Orchestra\, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She is principal violist of the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the Riverside Symphony and the violist of the Roerich Quartet. Ms. Adams has been teaching viola and chamber music at Columbia University since 1993. \nPeter Seidenberg [cello and Artistic Director] “Totally enchanting\, inspired performances\, brimming with natural\, spontaneous musicianship”\, raves Gramophone Magazine about cellist Peter Seidenberg. Mr. Seidenberg has played in major halls throughout the US\, Europe\, and Asia\, and served as principal cellist with the Century Orchestra of Osaka. He was a founding member of the critically acclaimed Elements Quartet which created groundbreaking commissioning projects involving over 30 composers. He has collaborated with members of the Cleveland\, Tokyo\, Juilliard and Emerson Quartets and has participated in the Marlboro\, Aspen\, Caramoor\, Casals and Norfolk festivals. Currently\, he is the cellist for the Oracle Trio\, the Queen’s Chamber Band\, and the New York Chamber Soloists. Peter concertizes frequently in collaboration with pianist Hui-Mei Lin. The duo have performed together throughout the US to much acclaim. \nAnton Rist [clarinet] was recently appointed Principal Clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has performed with the American Ballet Theater\, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s\, the Louisiana Philharmonic\, and the St. Paul Chamber 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.  \nHui-Mei Lin [piano]\, a native of Taiwan\, made her New York solo debut at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as the winner of the Artists International Audition. She was described by the New York Times as “an excellent pianist throughout” and the Taiwan News as “a sensitive and powerful pianist.” With long-time cello partner\, Peter Seidenberg\, Hui Mei has toured throughout the East coast\, New Mexico\, Chicago\, and Taiwan. She has appeared in solo programs at Alice Tully Hall\, the Caramoor Music Festival\, and The Steinway Society of the Bay Area\, among other venues. Her media broadcasts include solo performances at PBS (Maryland)\, WQXR (New York City) and Taiwan Television. \nTomoko Uchino [piano] received awards at the Ettlingen International Piano Competition and Takahiro Sonoda Piano Award International Competitions. She has performed at major concert halls throughout the United States\, Europe\, Japan and Thailand\, as well as at chamber music festivals. 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. She earned a BM High Honors at the University of Michigan\, MM from Peabody Conservatory\, and Doctoral of Musical Arts from the University of Arizona. She received a graduate diploma from the Juilliard School. \n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://riverarts.org/event/great-hudson-chamber/ LOCATION:Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns\, 42 N Broadway\, Tarrytown\, NY\, 10591 CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,In-person,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riverarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FY25-5.31.25-Chamber-Music-Concert-Presentation.png ORGANIZER;CN="RiverArts":MAILTO:info@riverarts.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR