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The Musicians Club of New York is planning its first concert in over two years - on Sunday, April 24, 2022, 3:30 PM at Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City. It will be our "Dear Composers" concert presenting five recently deceased composers presented by their family members.
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Next Concert: 2022/04/24: Presenting Dear Composers
On Sunday, April 24, 3:30 PM, at Scandinavia House's Victor Borge Hall, surviving family members and descendants will present the composer from their family tree, whose music they still champion today. This concert is free and open to the public. Currently*, you must show proof of vaccination (booster is encouraged, but not required) and at this time we are asking all attendees to wear masks during the performance, except while eating or drinking.
Seating is limited: RSVP by emailing rsvp@musiciansclubofny.org. Be sure to include your name and the number of seats you would like to reserve. You should receive a confirmation email within 24 hours.
THE MUSICIANS CLUB OF NEW YORK
presents
Dear Composers
Families Present the Composers in their Lives:
James Cohn (1928-2021)
Spencer Huffman (1921-2005)
Silvio de Rienzo (1906-1966)
Robert Starer (1924-2001)
Douglas Townsend (1921-2012)
Sunday, April 24, 2022
3:30 PM
Coffee and Danish cookies will be available in the lobby beginning at about 3:00 PM.
Scandinavia House
Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
(Click on photos to link to the composers' respective bio pages)
Program
Eileen Cohn, Widow, Presents James Cohn
3 Pieces for Clarinet Alone (1999).................................. James Cohn
Bixby Kennedy, Clarinet
(Duration: 8 minutes)
Jean Townsend, Widow, Presents Douglas Townsend
Sonatina for Flute and Piano (1974)........................ Douglas Townsend
Mitzy Nonaka, Flute, and Alan Murray, Piano
(Duration: 10 minutes)
Priscilla Huffman, Widow, Presents Spencer Huffman
Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano (1988)..................... Spencer Huffman
Dorothy Darlington, English Horn, and Eric Clark, Piano
(Duration: 14 mins)
Joan Andersen, Daughter, Presents Silvio De Rienzo
Medley of Novelty Piano Solos (1927-1965).................... Silvio De Rienzo
Eric Clark, Great-Grandson, Piano
(Duration: 13 mins)
Jean Townsend, Widow, Presents Douglas Townsend
World Premiere of:
Oboe Concerto in D Minor (2008)................................ Douglas Townsend
(After Scarlatti Sonata, K.90)
Alexander Mayer, Oboe; Phoenix Avalon, Violin; Coco Mi, Violin;
Samuel Rosenthal, Viola; Julia Lee, Cello
Per Brevig, Conductor
(Duration: 8 mins)
Dan Starer, Son, Presents Robert Starer
Serenade for Trombone, Vibraphone and Strings (1984)......... Robert Starer
Connor Rowe, Trombone; Oliver Xu, Vibraphone; Phoenix Avalon Violin;
Coco Mi, Violin; Samuel Rosenthal, Viola; Julia Lee, Cello
Per Brevig, Conductor
(Duration: 17 mins)
Performers:
Phoenix Avalon, Violin
Phoenix Avalon is a senior at the Juilliard School where he is a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship, studying with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin.
Phoenix has enjoyed solo engagements with the Jena Philharmonic, the Cleveland POPS Orchestra, the Boulder Symphony, the Arapahoe Philharmonic, the New Mexico Philharmonic, and Performance Santa Fe Orchestras. He has been featured on USA national radio programs Performance Today and From the Top, as well as giving a solo presentation for TedXABQ.
Phoenix has won numerous competitions, most recently receiving First Prize at the Louis Spohr International Violin Competition, Third Prize at the Johansen International Competition and Silver Medal at The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association.
Phoenix is grateful to be playing on a violin by J.B. Vuillaume, Paris, c.1850, generously loaned by a patron through the Tarisio Trust.
Eric Clark, Piano
Eric Clark has performed to great acclaim throughout much of the United States and in Europe. New York performances include recitals at Rockefeller University, Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and the Concerts at One series at Trinity Wall Street.
Eric has given solo recitals in Germany and Italy. In 2010, he performed a benefit concert at the Furstensaal Castle in Dusseldorf, Germany, which raised over five thousand euros for the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. In 2012, he performed Saint-Saens's Piano Concerto No. 2with the Parlarte Symphony, under the direction of Sergei Babayan at Musicfest Perugia.
Eric is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied with Enrique Graf and Sergey Schepkin. He also received lessons from Earl Wild and Ilana Vered. For his First Prize in the 2009 Concerto Competition at Carnegie Mellon, Eric made his Pittsburgh debut playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, conducted by Ronald Zollman, to great acclaim. While preparing a recording of John Corigliano's “Etude Fantasy,” in 2012, Eric was fortunate to receive coaching from the composer himself.
A passionate advocate of new music, Eric has commissioned a solo piano work by fellow CMU graduate Christian Kriegeskotte. entitled “Le Mat- XXII Arcana.” This ambitious work is a cycle of 22 pieces, each based on one of the 22 “major arcana” of the tarot. In addition to his concert activities, Eric maintains a private teaching studio in Fort Lee, NJ. He is also an accomplished visual artist, whose drawings and paintings have won awards at New Jersey arts festivals.
Dorothy Darlington, Oboe/English horn
Dorothy Darlington was born in New York City and began studying the oboe at age 11. She received her BM from Eastman School of Music, an MM from Michigan State University, and a DMA from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. A highlight of her career has been her six years as a member of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, where her duties included performing at the White House, on PBS national broadcasts, and on national and European tours.
In her early career Ms. Darlington won positions at the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica, the Savannah Philharmonic, and the Jacksonville Symphony. She also freelanced with the Atlanta Symphony, the National Symphony (at the Kennedy Center), and the Washington Bach Consort, among others.
Mid-career she moved back to the NYC area where, while raising two sons in CT, she established herself as a sought- after freelancer and chamber musician. She has frequently performed on Broadway and as an alternate with the New York Philharmonic. She has been a member of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra for 35 years. Since the Covid Pandemic, she has been busy performing as a core member of the double reed ensemble NY Kammermusiker, and as a principal/featured oboist and English horn with various local orchestras.
Bixby Kennedy, Clarinet
Admired for his “marvelous ringing tone” (Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union) Bixby Kennedy is one of the most versatile clarinetists of his generation. He has performed concerti with the Minnesota Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Bloomington Sinfonietta, and New Haven Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Bixby has performed throughout the US and Europe in venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, The Kennedy Center, Marlboro Music Festival, and is the clarinetist for the “explosive” New York City based chamber ensemble Frisson. He has appeared as a guest artist with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, Bixby has performed with the New York Philharmonic and the MET Opera. On period instruments, Bixby has performed classical repertoire on original and replica instruments throughout the US with Grand Harmonie Orchestra. He is a former member of Ensemble Connect and works as a teaching artist throughout the US. As an arranger, his works have been performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Schumann, Frisson, Ensemble Connect, and Symphony in C. He loves traveling, trying new foods, laughing, hiking, and playing tennis.
Julia Lee, Cello
Julia Lee is currently at The Juilliard School, where she studies with Darrett Adkins and Joel Krosnick. She was 3rd prize at The International Antonio Janigro Cello Competition in Poreč, Croatia and first prize at the Senior Concerto Competition at the FFMC in 2018. She has soloed with the Ocala Symphony and Alachua County Symphony. A passionate chamber player, she has participated in Juilliard’s ChamberFest and is grateful to have spent summers working with the Takacs Quartet, Pacifica Quartet, and members of the Juilliard String Quartet at Kneisel Hall, Zukerman Young Artist Program, Heifetz, and Aspen.
In addition, Julia stays actively connected to her orchestral playing, where she has served as principal cellist of The Juilliard Orchestra for the last three years and is currently a substitute cellist of The New World Symphony. Julia’s notable mentors include Wendy Warner, Frans Helmerson, and Timothy Eddy.
Alexander Mayer, Oboe
Emerging oboist Alexander Mayer has appeared in concert halls around the world and is currently attending his fourth year at The Juilliard School studying with Nathan Hughes. A passionate orchestral player, he has freelanced with orchestras such as The Metropolitan Opera, The Florida Orchestra and Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. In recent years, Mayer has been a part of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Sarasota Music Festival, and le Domaine Forget International Music Festival, and in 2018 participated as a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, touring across Asia under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas. Mayer also thrives outside of orchestral settings, winning the Phoenix Youth Symphony Concerto Competition in 2017, and placing in the Curtis Institute of Music YASP Competition and Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians Competition, in which his North Winds Quintet also won the chamber music division.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Mayer previously studied with Martin Schuring and Nikolaus Flickinger. He has worked with Harmony Project Phoenix, a non-profit afterschool that offers orchestral training in low-income communities, and participated in their 2017 tour of Europe with the Siman Orchestral Foundation. Alexander Mayer has been supported over the years by the Arizona Musicfest Scholarship and is a grant recipient of the National Association of Japanese Canadians Endowment Fund. Outside of music, he can be found hiking and exploring outdoors or enjoying strategy/puzzle games.
Coco Mi, Violin
Coco Mi, 21, started violin at the age of five. She is a fourth-year undergraduate of the Juilliard School studying with Li Lin. She has participated in music festivals such as Kneisel Hall, the Music Academy of the West, the Heifetz International Music Institute and the Aspen Music Festival. Coco has worked with well-known violinists such as Glenn Dicterow, Aaron Rosand, Jennifer Koh, among others.
Alan Murray, Piano
Alan Murray has appeared extensively in solo and chamber music recitals and as concerto soloist with orchestras in the US and Europe, performing the piano concertos of Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Dvořák, Liszt, Prokofiev, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, Scriabin and Tchaikovsky, as well as the complete cycle of Mozart’s solo piano concertos. He is founder and executive director of the Westchester Chamber Soloists, a conductorless chamber orchestra that debuted in March 2020 and is focused on the concerto and chamber ensemble literature for all instruments. A dedicated chamber musician, Alan has been a regular participant at the RiverArts’ Annual Music Tour in the lower Hudson Valley, presenting the major chamber works for strings, winds and piano. As soloist, in recent years Alan presented the Masters Series in the NYC area performing the complete cycles of major works by Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, Ravel and J.S. Bach, as well as Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas and Diabelli Variations and masterpieces by Albéniz (Iberia), Granados (Goyescas), Liszt, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. His career has focused on the global insurance and capital markets, and he holds a degree in physics/cosmology and languages from Cornell. Alan resides in Westchester County with his family, and his diverse studio programs, recordings and performance schedule can be found at www.studio-hollywood.com.
Mitzy Nonaka, Flute
Versatile and energetic flutist Mitzy Nonaka has a varied career, performing with regional orchestras, chamber ensembles, and recording for a variety of media projects. Dedicated to using music to promote social justice values, she regularly contributes to the efforts of Protestra: an activist Orchestra. Mitzy can be heard in recent recordings with Ensemble 212 and Light Opera of New York, as well as View and Chew on Amazon Prime and Bite Size Broadway, an award-winning musical podcast. As an educator, Nonaka is dedicated to sharing the joy of music with any student with curiosity and provides low-to-no cost lessons for students across NYC, in addition to being on faculty at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, J and L Music and Dance Studio, Fort Lee School of Music, and Through the Staff. She earned her Bachelor’s in Music at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music with Tara Helen O’Connor; and her MM at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with Thomas Robertello, where she was the recipient of the Graduate Tuition Award and Deans Scholarship.
Connor Rowe, Trombone
Connor Rowe is a shooting star in the galaxy of trombone. Now a Master of Music candidate at the Juilliard School studying with Joseph Alessi, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in 2020 at the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. In 2018, he won Grand Prize at the Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition, the 2018 Lätszch Trombone Festival competition, and the Yamaha Young Performing Artists competition. He has attended the Music Academy of the West, Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, and National Youth Orchestra of the United States. For the past year, he has taught students enrolled in the Colburn School’s Jumpstart Program. He regularly performs with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra and Los Angeles Sinfonietta, and has performed with the YMF Debut Orchestra, American Youth Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In his free time, he enjoys surfing, hiking, chess, and playing ping pong with his friends.
Samuel Rosenthal, Viola
Samuel Rosenthal, viola, age 21, grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he began his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 2021, Sam received the Second Prize in the Primrose International Viola Competition. More than anything, Sam enjoys playing chamber music with his incredible colleagues and friends. Since 2016, he has attended the Perlman Music Program as a student in both the Summer Music School and the Chamber Music Workshop. As a member of the Razumovsky Quartet, he received the Silver Medal in the Junior Division of the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Sam is a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at the Juilliard School where he studies with Heidi Castleman and Hsin-Yun Huang.
Oliver Xu, Vibraphone
Oliver Xu is a NYC-based percussionist currently pursuing a Master of Music at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Daniel Druckman. In the last year, he has won the Percussive Arts Society Solo Artist Competition and the Great Plains International Marimba Competition. He has also been recognized with Third Prize at the Sixth IPEA International Percussion Competition and the Youth Jury Prize at the TROMP International Percussion Competition. His most recent solo performance was at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, where he premiered a new work by Ayanna Woods.
Remember to RSVP by replying directly to this email (or email rsvp@musiciansclubofny.org). Be sure to include your name and the number of seats you would like to reserve. You should receive a confirmation email within 24 hours. And come early for coffee and Danish cookies from about 3 PM.
See you there!
Brian Hunter, Outgoing Executive Director
Bixby Kennedy, Incoming Executive Director
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This concert is free and open to the public. It is paid for by tax-deductible donations and membership dues. Donations are very much appreciated! To join or renew your membership, or to make a donation online, visit: www.musiciansclubofny.org/membership
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*From the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts website, as of April 18, 2022:
"For the health and safety of all staff, artists and guests, LCPA requires all guests to provide proof that the final dose of their primary COVID-19 vaccination series with a WHO-approved vaccine was administered at least 14 days before the indoor performance or event. Guests are encouraged but not required to receive a COVID-19 booster if eligible—based on eligibility determined by the CDC. Additionally, all guests are required to wear a face covering at all times except when actively eating or drinking."
This concert was made possible by members of the Musicians Club of New York.
It is free and open to all with a suggested donation of $10 (tax-deductible/receipt available).
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Postponed Concert: 2020/03/22: Presenting The Dorothy Indenbaum Composers Concert
THE MUSICIANS CLUB OF NEW YORK COMPOSERS COMMITTEE
Marc Irwin and Brian Hunter, Co-Chairs
presents
The Dorothy Indenbaum Composers Concert
Works by Member-Composers:
Alla Borzova James Cohn Alexander Dmitriev Marc Irwin
Paul H. Kirby Leonard Lehrman Bonnie McAlvin Joel Mandelbaum
Nataliya Medvedovskaya Michael Pilafian Mira J. Spektor
With Performances by:
Barbara Ames, piano; Alla Borzova, piano; Alex Davis, bassoon;
Vinnie Della-Rocca, flute; Olga Gurevich, piano; Brian Hunter, tenor;
Bixby Kennedy, clarinet; Anna Keiserman, piano; Leonard Lehrman, piano;
Erin Lensing, oboe; Bonnie McAlvin, flute; James Noyes, saxophone;
Yevgenia Strenger, violin; Helene Williams, soprano; Amanda Yachechak, soprano
POSTPONED
Past Concert: 2020/02/16: Presenting Chris Wong, Brian Wong
THE MUSICIANS CLUB OF NEW YORK
Proudly Presents the
Winner's Recital of
Chris Wong, Flute
2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards
Third Prize Winner
Sunday, Februay 16, 2020 at 3:30 PM
(Coffee and Danish cookies will be available in the lobby beginning at 3:00 PM.)
Victor Borge Hall
Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
This concert was made possible by Members of the Musicians Club of New York.
The Musicians Club of New York's Concert Series: February 22, 2020, Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City. Presenting Chris Wong, flute, and Brian Wong, piano, in Chris Wong's Winner's Recital. Chris Wong is the Third Prize Winner of the 2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards for woodwinds/brass.
Concert Video Links
Concerto No. 2 for Flute and Orchestra, K. 314, by W. A. Mozart (1756 – 1791)
08:59 II. Adagio ma non troppo
15:21 III. Rondo. Allegro
21:27 Fantasie on the themes from "Der Freischutz" by Paul Taffanel (1844 – 1908)
34:29 Introduction to Takemitsu's Voice
35:23 Voice Toru Takemitsu (1930 – 1996)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (arr. for flute) Gabriel Fauré
41:45 I. Allegro molto (1845 – 1924 )
49:20 II. Andante
57:02 III. Allegro vivo
1:01:20 IV. Allegro quasi presto
Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza. info@musicansclubofny.org.
Past Concert: 2020/01/19: Presenting Bixby Kennedy, Mika Sasaki
THE MUSICIANS CLUB OF NEW YORK
Proudly Presents the
Winner's Recital of
Bixby Kennedy, Clarinet
2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards
First Prize Winner
Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 3:30 PM
(Coffee and Danish cookies will be available in the lobby beginning at 3:00 PM.)
Victor Borge Hall
Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
This concert was made possible by Members of the Musicians Club of New York.
01:29 Per Brevig on the passing of Ada Kopetz-Korf, pianist, teacher and long-time Board Member
02:40 Per Brevig introducing artists Songs without Words for Clarinet and Piano (world premiere) by Paul H. Kirby
03:39 I. Playful (b. 1946)
06:03 II. Lazy Afternoon
08:16 III. Ragtime
09:48 IV. Prayer
11:29 V. Reflections
14:38 Bixby Kennedy on Kirby, Stravinsky and Rowe pieces Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
18:38 I. Sempre piano e molto tranquillo
20:35 II. 1/8th note =168
21:57 III. 1/8th note =160 Triptych (world premiere) by Will Rowe (b. 1992)
23:18 I. dance-like, playful, capricious
25:00 II. wavy, calm, fluid
28:57 III. bouncy, rugged, rhapsodic Fantasiestücke, op. 73 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
31:43 I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
35:16 II. Lebhaft, leicht
38:54 III. Rasch und mit Feuer Three Preludes by George Gershwin (1898-1937), arr. Charles Neidich (b. 1953)
44:02 I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
45:56 II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
49:40 III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
51:16 Bixby Kennedy on Bernstein Sonata for clarinet and piano by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
52:29 I. Grazioso
56:46 II. Andantino – Vivace e leggiero
1:04:08 Sonata for clarinet and piano by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
1:06:02 I. Allegro Tristamente
1:11:56 II. Romanza
1:17:05 III. Allegro con Fuoco
1:21:12 Per Brevig chat with artists.
Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza. info@musicansclubofny.org.
Past Concert: 2019/12/08: Presenting Lucija Stilinović, Jojo Yan
THE MUSICIANS CLUB OF NEW YORK
Proudly Presents the
Winner's Recital of
Lucija Stilinović, Flute
2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards
Second Prize Winner
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3:30 PM
(Coffee and Danish cookies will be available in the lobby beginning at 3:00 PM.)
Victor Borge Hall
Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
The Musicians Club of New York's Concert Series: December 8, 2019, Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City. Presenting Lucija Stilinović, flute and Jojo Yan, piano, in the Winner's Concert of Lucija Stilinovic, Flute. Ms. Stilinovic is the Second Prize Winner of the 2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards for woodwinds/brass.
Concert Video Links
00:44 Per Brevig introduction
01:42 Variations on Trockne Blumen, op. post. 160, D 802 by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
22:42 La Merle Noir by Olivier Messiaen (1908- 1992)
28:52 Lenski’s Aria from Eugene Onegin by P.I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (arr. G. Braunstein)
34:46 Prelude to the afternoon of a faun by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Concerto for flute and piano by Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) (arr. J.P. Rampal)
44:12 I. Allegro con fermezza
Le Rire de Saraï Guillaume Connesson (1970-)
58:55 I. La plainte d’ Agar
1:05:14 II. Bénédiction de l’ Alliance
1:09 Per Brevig chat with artists.
Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Past Concert: 2019/11/17: Presenting Composers Otto Luening, William Mayer, Gregg Smith, Douglas Townsend, Paul Turok
Dear Composers:
Surviving Families Present the Composers in their Lives
Performances by:
Eric Clark, piano, Todd Groves, clarinet, Nianyi Huang, piano, Nissa Kahle, piano,
Lish Lindsey, flute, Steven Mayer, piano, Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone,
Brittany Palmer, soprano, Lucija Stilinovic, flute
Special Performance of William Mayer’s
Subway in the Sunlight and Other Memories
by Steven Mayer, piano, son of the composer
Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 3:30 PM
(Coffee and Danish cookies will be available in the lobby beginning at 3:00 PM.)
Victor Borge Hall
Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Past Concert: 2019/10/20: Presenting Oda Voltersvik, Piano
The Musicians Club of New York and
The Edvard Grieg Society, Inc. New York
Present Norwegian Pianist
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 3:30 PM
Scandinavia House
Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
We wish to express our deep appreciation to the city of Bergen, Norway,
for their financial support in making this concert a reality.
Concert Video Links
00:00 Introduction to Grieg Lyric Pieces (Oda Voltersvik)
Lyric Pieces, Op. 47 - E. Grieg (1843-1907)
02:21 Valse - Impromptu
04:17 Norwegian Dance
07:49 Melody
08:26 Melancholy
11:34 Spring Dance
13:05 Tempest Clouds, EG 110
Op. 76 - J. Sibelius (1865-1957)
18:51 No.2: Etude
20:07 No. 7: Affetuoso
21:47 No. 10: Elegiaco
Impromptus, Op. 5
24:05 Impromptu No.5
28:31 Introduction to Scriabin Fantasy (Oda Voltersvik)
29:05 Fantasy in B minor, Op.28 - A. Scriabin (1871-1915)
38:45 Introduction to Ginastera Danzas (Oda Voltersvik)
3 Danzas Argentinas, Op.2 - A. Ginastera (1916-1983)
39:18 II. Dansa de la Moza donosa
42:37 III. Danza del gaucho matrero
45:47 Chat with Per Brevig, President, and Oda Voltersvik
Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Announcing the Winners of the 2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards
Congratulations to the 2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Award winners, listed below. In addition to their cash prizes, the three Prize Winners receive a paid performance on the Musicians Club of New York's 2019-20 concert series. All five Finalists received their awards at the Musicians Club of New York's Ninth Annual Joseph H. Conlin Benefit Gala, held immediately after the Finals Concert on Sunday, May 5th, at Scandinavia House, 85 Park Avenue, New York City:
2019 SERGE & OLGA KOUSSEVITZKY YOUNG ARTIST AWARD WINNERS
First Prize: $3,000 plus a recital on the Musicians Club of New York's Concert Series
Bixby Kennedy, clarinet
Schools: Yale University (MM), Indiana University (BM)
Teachers: David Shifrin, Howard Klug, Eli Eban, Eric Hoeprich
Second Prize: $2,000 plus a recital on the Musicians Club of New York's Concert Series
Lucija Stilinovic, flute
Schools: Manhattan School of Music, Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Music Academy in Zagreb
Teachers: Robert Langevin, Aldo Baerten, Renata Penezic
Third Prize: $1,000 plus a recital on the Musicians Club of New York's Concert Series
Chun Sum Chris Wong, flute
Schools: The Juilliard School (MM), Eastman School of Music (BM)
Teachers: Robert Langevin, Bonita Boyd
Finalist: $250
Tae Ho Hwang, saxophone
Schools:Peabody Conservatory (MM), University of Delaware (BM)
Teachers: Gary Louie, Todd Groves
Finalist: $250
Julie Nah Kyung Lee, flute
School: Manhattan School of Music (MM & BM)
Teachers: Linda Chesis, Robert Langevin
Past Concert: 2019/05/05: Finals Concert of the 2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards for Woodwinds/Brass
Finals Concert of the
2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards
for Woodwinds/Brass
Sunday, May 5, 2019, 3:30 PM
Scandinavia House
Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Thank you to all the contestants who made the 2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards a great success. We hope your experience was personally rewarding. A special congratulations to the following contestants of the 2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards, who were named 2019 FINALISTS and 2019 YOUNG ARTIST AWARD WINNERS:
Bixby Kennedy (First Prize)
Yale School of Music, The Juilliard School and USC
Teachers: Hung-Kuan Chen, Jerome Lowenthal, John Perry, Christopher Elton, Peter Frankl
Clarinet Sonata No.2, Op.120 No.2 by Johannes Brahms
1:55 I. Allegro amabile Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet by Igor Stravinsky
10:40 I (Clarinet in A)
12:34 II (Clarinet in A)
13:49 III (Clarinet in B-flat)
Sonata for clarinet and piano, FP 184 by Francis Poulenc
15:04 II. Romanza (Très calme)
Finals Concert of the Musicians Club of New York's 2019 Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards, May 5, 2019, Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Lucija Stilinovic, flute (Second Prize)
Manhattan School of Music, Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Music Academy in Zagreb
Teachers: Robert Langevin, Aldo Baerten, Renata Penezic
05:12 III. Romance - Andantino
10:06 IV. Final - Vivace Lucija Stilinovic, flute, Siying He, piano
Finals Concert of the Musicians Club of New York's 2019 Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards, May 5, 2019, Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Chun Sum Chris Wong, flute (Third Prize)
The Juilliard School (MM), Eastman School of Music (BM)
Teachers: Robert Langevin, Bonita Boyd
Third Prize winning performance of Chun Sum Chris Wong, flute, with HeeKyung Michelle Lee, piano:
00:18 Fantasie No. 3 in B minor by Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata in A major arranged for Flute & Piano by César Frank
4:05 II. Allegro
12:35 East Wind by Shulamit Ran
Chun Sum Chris Wong, flute, HeeKyung Michelle Lee, piano
Finals Concert of the Musicians Club of New York's 2019 Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards, May 5, 2019, Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Julie Nah Kyung Lee, flute (Finalist)
Manhattan School of Music (MM & BM)
Teachers: Linda Chesis, Robert Langevin
Finalist performance of Julie Nah Kyung Lee, flute, with Amir Farid, piano:
Flute Sonata "Undine", Op. 167 by Carl Reinecke
00:14 I. Allegro
05:40 II. Intermezzo. Allegretto vivace
09:15 III. Andante tranquillo
13:07 IV. Finale. Allegro molto agitato ed appassionato, quasi Presto
Julie Nah Kyung Lee, flute, Amir Farid, piano Finals Concert of the Musicians Club of New York's 2019 Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards, May 5, 2019, Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Tae Ho Hwang, saxophone (Finalist)
Peabody Conservatory (MM), University of Delaware (BM)
Teachers: Gary Louie, Todd Groves
Finalist performance of Tae Ho Hwang, saxophone, with Amir Farid, piano:
00:18 Saxophone Concerto in E flat major, Op. 109 by Alexander Glazunov
Tae Ho Hwang, saxophone, Amir Farid, piano
Finals Concert of the Musicians Club of New York's 2019 Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards, May 5, 2019, Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Past Concert: 2019 Joseph H. Conlin Benefit Gala, Sunday, May 5th, at Scandinavia House
The Ninth Annual
Joseph H. Conlin Benefit Gala
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Sunday, May 5, 2019
3:30 PM: Victor Borge Hall for the
Finals Concert of the
2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky
Young Artist Awards
5:15 PM: Volvo Hall for a
Reception catered by Smörgås Chef
And the presentation of the
2019 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky
Young Artists Award Winners
And the presentation of the
Walter Damrosch Award to
© Steve J. Sherman
Award-Winning Broadcaster and Host of WQXR
Inquiries: 917-331-0202 / rsvp@musiciansclubofny.org
Past Concert: 2019/03/24: Presenting The Dorothy Indenbaum Composers Concert
THE MUSICIANS CLUB OF NEW YORK COMPOSERS COMMITTEE
PAUL H. KIRBY, CHAIRMAN
presents
The Dorothy Indenbaum Composers Concert
Works by Member-Composers:
Alla Borzova Alexander Dmitriev Brian Hunter Marc Irwin Paul H. Kirby
Leonard Lehrman Bonnie McAlvin Nataliya Medvedovskaya Michael Pilafian Mira J. Spektor
With Performances by:
Alla Borzova, piano; Carrie Frey, viola; Brian Hunter, tenor; Leonard Lehrman, piano; Bonnie McAlvin, flute; Helen Newby, cello; Julia Suh, violin; Mara Waldman, piano; Helene Williams, soprano; Johnna Wu, violin
Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 3:30 PM
(Coffee and Danish cookies will be available in the lobby beginning at 3:00 PM.)
Scandinavia House
Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Read more: Past Concert: 2019/03/24: Presenting The Dorothy Indenbaum Composers Concert
Past Concert: 2019/02/24: Presenting Wenting Shi, Piano
The Musicians Club of New York
presents
WENTING SHI, PIANO
Third Prize, 2018 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards
Winner's Concert
Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 3:30 PM
Scandinavia House
Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Program
Impromptu No. 3 in B-flat major, D. 935.....Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19.............Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Sonata in B minor, S. 178.....................Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Wenting Shi, piano
This concert was made possible by members of the Musicians Club of New York.
Past Concert: 2019/01/27: Presenting Sun-A Park, Piano
The Musicians Club of New York
presents
SUN-A PARK, PIANO
First Prize, 2018 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Awards
Winner's Concert
Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 3:30 PM
Scandinavia House
Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Program
Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3....................................Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
El Corpus Christi en Seville (from Iberia, Book 1)....Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année - Italie...Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Sun-A Park, piano
This concert was made possible by members of the Musicians Club of New York.
Past Concert: 2018/12/16: Presenting Christopher Goodpasture, Piano
The Musicians Club of New York
presents
CHRISTOPHER GOODPASTURE, PIANO
2018 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Award Winner's Concert
Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 3:30 PM
Scandinavia House
Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Program
Nocturne, L.82.......................................Claude Debussy
Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, K282........................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde............................Franz Liszt/Richard Wagner
Piano Sonata No. 3 in f minor, op. 5..........Johannes Brahms
Christopher Goodpasture, piano
This concert was made possible by members of the Musicians Club of New York.
It is free and open to all with a suggested donation of $10.
Please RSVP by emailing your name and number of tickets to:
or text / call 917-331-0202 (Brian Hunter)
(If you leave a voice message, your call will be returned.)
Past Concert: 2018/11/25: Presenting Sophiko Simsive, Piano
The Musicians Club of New York
presents
SOPHIKO SIMSIVE, PIANO
2018 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Award Winner's Concert
Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 3:30 PM
Scandinavia House
Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Program
Preludes, op. 28, no. 1-12................................................. Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29............................. Sergei Prokofiev
La Valse........................................................................... Maurice Ravel
Sophiko Simsive, piano
This concert was made possible by members of the Musicians Club of New York.
Past Concert: 2018/10/28: Presenting Darrett Adkins, cello, and Ann Schein, Piano
This is a co-production of the Musicians Club of New York and the Edvard Grieg Society, Inc.
DARRETT ADKINS, CELLO ANN SCHEIN, PIANO
Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 3:30 PM
Scandinavia House – Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
New York City
Read more: Past Concert: 2018/10/28: Presenting Darrett Adkins, cello, and Ann Schein, Piano