DOWNTOWN MUSIC AT GRACE PRESENTS
Free Chamber Music with The Phil
Dates, times, programs, and artists subject to change.
All concerts are free and begin at 12:00 pm.
A donation of $10 is recommended to help support Downtown Music
Concerts held at the historic Grace Church:
33 Church Street, Downtown White Plains, New York
Parking is available in the City Center parking garage, accessible via Main Street or Martine Avenue.
Concerts last approximately 50 minutes.
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Questions?
Call Downtown Music at (914) 949-0384 or visit dtmusic.org
SCHUBERT QUINTET
Wednesday, October 12, 12:00 pm
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.
STRINGS ATTACHED
Wednesday, November 9, 12:00 pm
Robin Bushman, violin
Leslie Tomkins, 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.
AUGUST IN JANUARY
Wednesday, January 11, 12:00 pm
Gregg August, double bass
Todd Reynolds, violin
Manuel Valera, piano
August: Trio for Violin, Piano and Bass
August: Los Tres Golpes/Used to be a Montuno
Phil bassist Gregg August is also a composer. A recent Grammy nomination confirms it.
MOZART QUINTET
Wednesday, March 1, 12:00 pm
Kathy Halvorson, oboe
Ben Baron, clarinet
Harry Searing, bassoon
Zohar Schondorf, horn
Christopher Oldfather, piano
Mozart: Quintet in E-Flat for piano and winds, K. 452
This one is free. On March 12, this same work will be performed with pianist Jeremy Denk at the Purchase PAC…and will not be free. We actually recommend hearing both.
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
Maxine Neumann, cello
Lanny Paykin, cello
with Marisa Karchin, 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.
