The 2022-23 Season
Dates, times, programs, and artists subject to change.
SCHUBERT QUINTET
Wednesday, October 12, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Deborah Wong, violin
Laura Oatts, violin
Liuh-Wen Ting, viola
Eugene Moye, cello
Roberta Cooper, cello
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major
Schubert’s famed quintet can quicken the pulse, bring tears to one’s eyes, and reveal the meaning of life and love, all at once.
40th ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPENER
Sunday, October 16, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Jayce Ogren, conducting
Ran Dank, piano
Jessie Montgomery: Banner
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Montgomery: Strum
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Finally! After having their concert with us cancelled in April 2020 due to the pandemic, the long-awaited pairing of Jayce Ogren and Ran Dank can be consummated, and we proudly add the rising star composer Jessie Montgomery to the mix for a grand 40th celebration.
STRINGS ATTACHED
Wednesday, November 9, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Robin Bushman, violin
Jessica Troy, viola
Lanny Paykin, cello
Haydn: String Trio in B-flat Major, Hob.V:8
Mozart: Divertimento in E-flat Major, K.563
Beethoven: Serenade in D Major, Op.8
It occured to Robin Bushman that these three works, composed as “evening serenades,” have much in common with each other. By excepting certain movements, the connections reveal themselves.
THE PHIL’S BOPPIN’ BRASS QUINTET
Sunday, December 11, 2:00 pm
Greenburgh Public Library
Wayne duMaine and Lowell Hershey, trumpet
Zohar Schondorf, horn; Michael Seltzer, trombone; Marcus Rojas, tuba
Music of Bach, Ellington, WC Handy, Tchaikovsky, Scott Joplin, and more.
The Phil’s beloved BQ swings, literally and figuratively, from Baroque to be-bop, plus a healthy dose of holiday cheer, with Wayne duMaine’s guided tour narrative that grown-ups love as much as the kids.
CLASSICAL NIRVANA
Sunday, December 18, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Kazem Abdullah, conducting
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1
Bizet: Symphony in C
Abdullah and McGill return to our stage for an object lesson in why the art form has been indispensable for 350 years.
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AUGUST IN JANUARY
Wednesday, January 11, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Gregg August, double bass
Todd Reynolds, violin
Manuel Valera, piano
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (arr. August)
Gregg August: Los Tres Golpes/Used to be a Montuno
Isolina Carillo: Dos Gardenias (arr. August)
Gregg August: Trio for Violin, Piano and Bass (with acknowledgments to Yambú, Guaguanco and Abakuá)
Phil bassist Gregg August is also a composer. A recent Grammy nomination confirms it.
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SCHUBERT QUINTET & MORE
Sunday, February 5, 2:00 pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Deborah Wong, violin
Laura Oatts, violin
Liuh-Wen Ting, viola
Eugene Moye, cello
Roberta Cooper, cello
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471
Boccherini: Cello Quintet Op. 37 No. 7 in C Major
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major
Schubert’s famed quintet can quicken the pulse, bring tears to one’s eyes, and reveal the meaning of life and love, all at once.
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5 X 2 = ∞
Wednesday, March 1, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Kathy Halvorson, oboe
Steve Hartman, clarinet
Harry Searing, bassoon
Will DeVos, horn
Christopher Oldfather, piano
Mozart: Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds, K. 452
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds, Op. 16
Both Mozart and Beethoven discovered something special about this particular group of instruments in this particular key of E-flat that cannot be quantified..
5 X 2 = ∞
Sunday, March 5, 2:00 pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Kathy Halvorson, oboe
Steve Hartman, clarinet
Harry Searing, bassoon
Will DeVos, horn
Christopher Oldfather, piano
Mozart: Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds, K. 452
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds, Op. 16
Both Mozart and Beethoven discovered something special about this particular group of instruments in this particular key of E-flat that cannot be quantified..
DENK PLAYS ALL-MOZART
Sunday, March 12, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Jeremy Denk, soloist-leader
Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310
Quintet in E-Flat for piano and winds, K. 452
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Three iconic works of Mozart, brought to stunning life by today’s foremost interpreter, as Denk leads the orchestra in this conductor-less program.
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CLASH OF THE CELLOS
Sunday, April 16, 2:00 pm
Crawford Mansion, Rye Brook
Eugene Moye, cello
Sarah Carter, cello
Roberta Cooper, cello
Maureen Hynes, cello
Eliana Mendoza, cello
Lanny Paykin, cello
Chris Finckel, cello
with Jeanne Ireland, soprano
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasillieras No. 5, and more.
The entire Philharmonic cello section gathers for great fun, a surprise or two, and that famed, wordless melody of Villa-Lobos.
CLASH OF THE CELLOS
Wednesday, April 26, 12:00 pm
Grace Church, White Plains
Eugene Moye, cello
Sarah Carter, cello
Roberta Cooper, cello
Maureen Hynes, cello
Eliana Mendoza, cello
Lanny Paykin, cello
Chris Finckel, cello
with Jeanne Ireland, soprano
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasillieras No. 5, and more.
The entire Philharmonic cello section gathers for great fun, a surprise or two, and that famed, wordless melody of Villa-Lobos.