Welcome
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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Past 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
Read more: Past Concert: 2022/04/24: Presenting Dear Composers
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