Pleasantville Chamber Music Society

Pleasantville Presbyterian Church
400 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570

Admission is Free

Curtis Macomber, violin
Calvin Wiersma, violin
John Dexter, viola
Christopher Finckel, cello

www.manhattanstringquartet.com

Hailed by the Boston Globe as “a national treasure,” the Manhattan String Quartet is celebrating its 45th season. 

Well known for their performances of 20th-century classics, the Quartet has established an international reputation with appearances in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The group has been Quartet-in-Residence at Colgate University since 1988. In 2011, the Quartet 

established the Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival, bringing chamber music to Bosnia and celebrating the distinguished Sarajevo Academy of Music. 

The Quartet’s extensive discography includes a notable recording of the complete Shostakovich quartets, which Time magazine called “one of the most important musical events of 1991.”

The program will include works by Beethoven, Bartok and Schubert.

Pleasantville Presbyterian Church
400 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570

Admission is Free

Charles Brink, flute
Olivier Brault, violin
Tatiana Chulochnikova, violin,
Kyle Miller, viola
Loretta O’Sullivan, cello
Pascale Beaudin, soprano
Andrew Appel, harpsichord
Guest Artist: Aaron Sheehan, tenor

www.fournations.org

Founded in 1986, The Four Nations core ensemble brings together soprano, harpsichord, violins, flute, and cello. Their repertory runs from the Renaissance through Viennese classical masterpieces of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

For four decades, Four Nations has developed a leading presence on the early music scene in New York and across the country, performing at major houses, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and New York's Lincoln Center. 

Four Nations is the resident ensemble for the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts and the Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford, where the rich holdings of the two art collections and the brilliant curatorial staffs are an inspiration for music programming.

The program will include works by Bach and Handel.

Pleasantville Presbyterian Church
400 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570

Admission is Free

Jesse Mills, violin
Todd Palmer, clarinet
Rieko Aizawa, piano

Grammy-nominated violinist Jesse Mills and pianist Rieko Aizawa will perform with clarinetist Todd Palmer. Their program will include:

Bach: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Major, BWV 1016

Stravinsky: L'histoire du Soldat for Violin, Clarinet and Piano

Chopin: Waltz for Solo Piano op. 64 No.2 in C# Minor

Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op.62-2 arranged for violin and piano by Saint-Saens

Grieg: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in C Minor

Pleasantville Presbyterian Church
400 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570

Admission is Free

Norman Carey, piano

Eric Lewis, violin

Roy Lewis, violin

Ronald Gorevic, viola

Steven Stalker, cello

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Formed in 1995 as the Prometheus Piano Quartet, the addition of a second violin chair in 2011 (and elimination of "Piano Quartet" from the title) brought new possibilities into this unique group. 

Norman Carey, pianist, tours nationally and has performed in solo recitals in New York at Merkin Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall.

Ronald Gorevic has a distinguished career as a performer and teacher on both the violin and viola. He has performed in major cities including New York, Chicago, Cleveland and Atlanta and London.

Violinists Eric Lewis and Roy Lewis are both former members of the Manhattan String Quartet. Their distinguished careers have brought them around the U.S. and abroad.

Cellist Stephen Stalker performs regularly with Early On, Trilogy, Trio Appassionata and the Mobius Ensemble.