You won’t need your passport to enjoy the world-class musicians who take the stage during our Chamber Music Series.
The Series consists of three concerts each season, under the artistic direction of cellist Peter Seidenberg, whose career includes serving as principal cellist in the Century Orchestra of Osaka and playing major concert halls throughout the US, Europe and Asia. He recruits a distinguished cadre of accomplished musicians. Their credits include Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall, and prominent venues nationally and internationally.
The enlightening programming includes traditional chamber music literature, as well as exciting new commissioned works and premieres. Recent concerts include An Afternoon of Dvořák at the Newington-Cropsey Foundation; Decades, a journey through the last 100 years in music and poetry; and Schubert’s Trout Quintet, paired with the song that inspired it.
Warm, intimate gatherings in unique venues continue to delight music lovers of all ages.
Peter Seidenberg, Artistic Director of Chamber Music
2023-24 Chamber Music Series
A Mother’s Day Celebration with Schubert and Friends
Sunday, May 12th
4:00–6:00pm
South Church
343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Join us for the final concert of our 2023-2024 Chamber Music Series. Experience an Unforgettable Mother’s Day Celebration with Franz Schubert! In honor of both Schubert and motherhood, this program will feature Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata and his renowned Piano Trio in Bb, one of the exceptional piano trios from Schubert’s later years.
Additionally, two contemporary pieces will be showcased, a work by Michael Ching and the world premiere of a composition commissioned exclusively for this event from acclaimed Philippine-born composer Nilo Acala. Written for soprano, violin, viola, and cello, Acala’s “All the Beauty We Behold” adds an exceptional tone to the afternoon. Ching’s “Arrangements and Derangements, Interpretations of Schubert”, rounds out the program.
Past Chamber Music Events
Strings in the Afternoon
Sunday, March 10th
4:00–6:00pm
First Baptist Church
56 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591
Join us for our an afternoon of strings in the second concert of our 2023-2024 Chamber Music Series. This program will feature two of Mozart’s great string quintets, No. 3 in C Major K. 515 and No. 4 in g minor K. 516, along with String Circle by Kenji Bunch and Jessie Montgomery’s Strum. A captivating concert blending classical elegance with contemporary flair, Mozart’s quintets exemplifies timeless mastery while Kenji Bunch and Jessie Montgomery use vernacular folk music to create beautiful, accessible, chamber music that keeps your toes tapping.
2023 Chamber Benefit Concert
Sunday, November 19, 1:00 pm
The Newington-Cropsey Foundation
25 Cropsey Lane, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
In-advance ticket sales only, not available at-the-door
The concert will feature 3 pieces by romantic composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) and 1 piece by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Pieces include Songs for Voice and Piano, Cello Sonata #1 in E Op. 38, Der Hirt auf demFelsen D965, and Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114. The run time will be 90 minutes with an intermission. At the conclusion of the concert music, the Cropsey Foundation will host a cocktail reception where guests are invited to enjoy the works of Hudson River School painter, Jasper Cropsey.
Stravinsky & Rachmaninoff: Bridging an Era
Saturday, April 22, 8:00 pm
Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns
42 N Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591
A complete performance of Igor Stravinsky’s allegory of love and redemption L’Histoire du Soldat or A Soldier’s Tale. The concert, at Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns in Tarrytown, will also include Artistic Director Peter Seidenberg playing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s soul-stirring Cello Sonata, along with Joan Tower’s highly praised 1980 chamber piece Petrushskates. Seidenberg has assembled a stellar group of musicians to interpret this diverse program.
For more information on the event and the list of performers: HERE
The first concert of the 2022-2023 programming year will be our annual fundraiser graciously hosted by The Newington-Cropsey Foundation in Hastings-on-Hudson. This concert will feature the piano duo team of Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem. A highlight of this concert will be a performance of Brahm’s Piano Concerto #1, arranged by Brahms for piano duo. Directly following the concert, we welcome all guests to take in the art of Hudson River School artist, Jasper Cropsey, housed in the gallery. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information on the event and the list of performers: HERE
These two concerts, (Part A | Early works and Part B | Late works) originally scheduled for 2020 to coincide with Beethoven’s 250th birthday, were postponed due to the pandemic. We will now celebrate the 252nd year of his birth. Cellist Peter Seidenberg and pianist Hui-Mei Lin will bring this sparkling repertoire vividly to life. The two concerts encompass all these pieces, in chronological order, offering the listener an experience of the biographical span of Beethoven’s life.
For more information on the event and the list of performers: HERE
RiverArts Chamber Music Series celebrated the 2022 season with a world premiere performance of a new adaptation for chamber ensemble of Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs. This work had been commissioned by RiverArts in association with PREformances Chamber Collaborative. Esteemed New York City composer Paul Brantley adapted Strauss’ original, scored for soprano and full orchestra, for a chamber octet. Also on the program was Brahms’ Clarinet Trio and Stravinsky’s Suite from A Soldier’s Tale.
For more information on the event and the list of performers: HERE
“Serene Spring – An Evening of Chamber Music” featuring The Solace Trio
On Friday, June 11th at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Ardsley, RiverArts presented the Solace Trio in a chamber music concert featuring music from a variety of composers to close the page on the last year and look forward to all that lies ahead.
The above are excerpts from the hour long performance of Serene Spring: A Program of Chamber Music to Restore, Renew and Inspire.
RiverArts Chamber Music Series celebrated the 2022 season with a world premiere performance of a new adaptation for chamber ensemble of Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs. This work had been commissioned by RiverArts in association with PREformances Chamber Collaborative.
Esteemed New York City composer Paul Brantley adapted Strauss’ original, scored for soprano and full orchestra, for a chamber octet. This new work is scored for soprano, clarinet, string quartet, double bass, and piano.
For more information on the event and the list of performers: HERE
The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.
— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
