Past Events

The Hudson Valley String Quartet kicks off Mohonk House’s Gardens and Summer Celebration with an elegant concert of classical music in the Parlor. The program evokes birds and flowers from the garden, including such selections as Haydn’s Lark Quartet and and Puccini’s Cristemi (Chrysanthemums). Hudsonvalleystringquartet.com

Performance and talk with the composer, Pulitzer prize winner Raven Chacon

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Featuring chamber works by Bach in a wonderful park-like setting! The program will include the following works:

• Sonata in G Major for violin, piano and bassoon continue, BWV 1021
• “Aus Liebe” from St. Matthew Passion, arranged for flute quartet
• C. Bach Concerto in C minor for Viola
• Brandenburg Concerto #2, BWV 1047 for trumpet, flute, oboe and violin

This concert is free to the public and donations are gratefully accepted to help support Bach Fest!

The audience is encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and a picnic supper

In case of inclement weather, the concert will take place on Sunday, August 7 at 5:30 p.m.

Parking is available on Plattekill Ave and surrounding streets.

Co-sponsored by the SUNY New Paltz School for Fine and Performing Arts

The Sweet Clementines, an always inventive smart rock band, is joining forces with the classical chamber duo Young Shatalova to create a unique musical happening where one can catch two distinctly different genres for the price of one – all under the roof of the historic and magical Colony theater in Woodstock. Clara Schumann Romance, Beethoven Sonata op 30,#3, Piazzolla’s Mumuki and Libertango, Max Richter’s Mercy.

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Experience a true Victorian holiday as the award-winning Hudson Valley String Quartet recreates an elegant musical event in the Parlor, representing a gathering of friends in the 1880’s who would play music together. The concert features Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, music of Mendelssohn, Haydn, Beethoven and a beautiful rendition of Greensleeves by Vaughn Williams, and other seasonal favorites. A potpourri of music that Victorians cherished.

Smetana Quartet #1, Mahler’s Adagietto, Chopin Mazurkas and Dvorak’s “American” Quartet. Wanaque, NJ.

A program of Czech music: Smetana Quartet #1, Krasa Theme and Variations and Dvorak’s “American” Quartet. Newburgh, NY.

Bach Sonata #3 in E major, with Valentina Shatalova, piano

Members of the Hudson Valley String Quartet at the Orange County Arts Council, a concert and live streamed event. A Trip Around the World: A program of string trios and duos by Handel, Bach, Gliere, Gardel, Kafui and others. Goshen, NY.

The Hudson Valley String Quartet performs an exuberant program of well-known and rare works by Czech composers. The program includes Bedrich Smetana’s Quartet #1, “From my Life,” his musical autobiography and Hans Krasa’s Theme and Variations for string quartet, which conjures up sounds of Jazz and the second Viennese School. The program concludes with two movements of Antonin Dvorak’s String Quartet #12, “The American.” Dvorak uses the bird song, spirituals and folksongs of small town Iowa in the 1890’s as melodic inspiration for this joyful, energetic work.

The HVSQ will be performing a program of Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Caroline Shaw and Phillip Glass in the Sculpture Garden of the Unison Arts Center. Tickets are $20 General Admission, $18 for members. There are only 40 tickets, so please call soon!

Exploring three eras of Beethoven’s life through the lens of his String Quartets: Op. 18, #3, Op. 95 and Op. 127

photo by Jess Cassamento

Marka Young, Violin
Valentina Shatalova, Piano
A Recital featuring Immigrant Composers in America
Sponsored by the Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra and made possible, in part, through funding from the Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.
Irving Berlin
Ernest Bloch
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Jascha Heifetz and others

Diamond in the Rough by Michael Daugherty
For Violin, Viola and Percussion
Marka Young, Violin
Gregory Williams, Viola
Christopher Earley, Percussion

Quartets of Schubert, Barber, Rachmaninoff and Beethoven

Quartets of Beethoven, Schubert, Barber and more

Quartets by Schubert, Beethoven, Barber, Gershwin and more!

Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (Frank Cohen, Clarinet), Bartok’s Miraculous Mandarin Suite and Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 (Carnival in Pest).
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Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto (Andres Cardenes, soloist) and Beethoven’s Symphony #7.
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“Bach the Borrower”
Triple Concerto in a minor
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“Bach the Patriarch”
Violin Sonata in c minor, BWV 1017
C.P.E. Bach’s Trio in B flat major for flute, violin and continuo
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“Bach the Master”
Magnificat, BWV 243
Orchestral Suite #3, BWV 1068
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Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Haydn’s Harmoniemesse, played on period instruments.
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Beethoven’s Symphony #3,”Eroica” and Coriolan Overture, played on classical instruments.
Website: ACONYC.org

Verdi Requiem

The Mighty Hudson
Compositions inspired by the Hudson River are celebrated by Jon Bowermaster’s stunning visuals, Bernstein’s dramatic film score suite, plus works from Mendelssohn, Britten and Corigliano. website: Bardavon.org

Music at Zion
Quartets: Ravel, Beethoven op. 79,#3 and Mozart k. 159

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Unison Arts Center
Quartets: Ravel, Beethoven op. 79,#3 and Mozart k. 159

Scheherazade and Kismet
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“Tommy” with Roger Daltry

Carmina Burana and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto

Music of Wagner, Foss, Williams and Sibelius

Astor Piazzola’s “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”

Brahms “Alto Rhapsody” with Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano, Ries’ Symphony #1 and Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony

“Hollywood Classics,” music with silent movies, featuring Charlie Chaplin’s “The Immigrant.”

Handel’s Nisi Dominus, Concerto Grosso op. 6, #6 and the Dixit Dominus

Cherubini’s Overture to Demophoon, Beethoven’s Symphony #8, Mozart’s Mass in C minor, k 427

“The Spirit of All that is Art.” Music of Mendelssohn and Gieilo

“500th Anniversary of the Reformation.” Music of Bach, Mendelssohn,  Flor, Gawthrop and Fitzwilliam.

“Reformation Now!” Music of Bach, Mendelssohn and Fitzwilliam.

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #5, the “Emperor,” and Symphony #6

Music of Shostakovitch, Mozart, Dvorak and Ravel

Ravel Quartet, Mozart “Hunt” Quartet, Handel’s Caro Sposa with Mary Lee Farris, singer, Piazzola and Dvorak selections

Beethoven Symphony #9 and Haydn “Military” Symphony

“Italian Masters”
A concert of Rossini, Nardini and other Italian composers of the classical era, on original instruments

Teaching ensemble techniques to string players

Teaching ensemble techniques to string players

American Songfest
Enjoy American folk songs, ballads and spirituals including Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Morton Gould’s American Salute, American Ballads for Orchestra and Spirituals for Strings. The concert will also feature members of the Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra and photographs of the Hudson River by Joseph Squillante projected over the orchestra.
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Beethoven Quartet op. 18, #3 and Shostakovich Quartet #6
Friday, May 5, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Beethoven Quartet op. 18, #3 and Shostakovich Quartet #6
Friday, May 12, 2017 at 7:30pm

Sibelius Pelleas and Melisande, Dennis Russel Davies Ojai Festival Overture, Schumann Piano Concerto #1
Irena Portenko, piano soloist
Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 3:00 pm

Beethoven Quartet op. 18, #3 and Shostakovich Quartet #6

Debussy and Franck Violin Sonatas
With Alex Peh, piano

Debussy Sonata, Franck Sonata and Richard Wilson’s Diablerie for Solo Violin

Musica Sacra in Carnegie Hall

The Immigrant Experience
Mirroring the themes of the library’s Poughkeepsie Read, we present three composers who chose to migrate and one who steadfastly chose to stay the course in the USSR.
E. Bernstein: Magnificent 7 Overture
Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras #4
L. Bernstein: West Side Story – Symphonic Dances
Shostakovich: Symphony no 10, op.93, E minor

Dvorak Romantic Pieces
Mozart Sonata k. 301
Piazzolla Mumuki and Street Tango
With Valentina Shatalova, piano

“Witches and Fairies”
Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel excerpts, Incidental music from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Haydn Cello Concerto with Guy Fishman

Gala opening night
Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony, Potter Symphony #10 and Berlioz’s “Les nuits d’été, op. 7 with Avery Amereau, Mezzo-soprano

Ellenville Chamber Players
Premiere of Frederic Sharaf’s String Quartet #4, Haydn “Rider” Quartet and Shostakovich Quartet #6.

Concertmaster
Warren Haynes’ Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration

Warwick’s Black Dirt Feast
Haydn”Rider” Quartet, Beethoven op. 18, #3, Mozart Serenade #1 and Tunes by Piazzolla

Concertmaster
Piano Summer’s Symphony Gala Vladimir Feltsman conducting: Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise, Beethoven’s Piano Concert #4, Brahms’ Symphony #3

Guest artist, with Anastasia Solberg, viola and Chris Earley, percussion: Diamond in the Rough by Michael Daugherty and Duo for violin and viola by Lazlo Weiner.

Alex Peh, piano and Anastasia Solberg, viola
Debussy Sonate, Franck Sonata, Richard Wilson’s Diablerie for solo violin and Lazlo Weiner’s Duo for violin and viola

Conversations Between Rhythm and Melody, Spoken Words and Picture
Poems, multimedia and music by Depas, Gurdjieff de Hartmann,
Charlie Parker, Gabriel Faure, Charles Mingus and Telemann

Chamber music concert with players from the Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Sonata k. 301, Ritter Bassoon Quintet, Cannabich Sextet

Featuring Craig Schulman who has appeared in the title roles of Jekyll & Hyde, Phantom of the Opera, and nearly 2,000 performances of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, on Broadway and around the world.

Marka Young, violinist, explores the fantastical and diabolical in a program of music for violin alone.
Caprices by Paganini, “Diablerie” by Richard Wilson, Fantasy #1 by Georg Frederic Telemann and Bartok’s rousing Rumanian Dances, played with James Bacon on guitar.