Spring 2013 Schedule of Events - Nyack College, Pardington Hall
Romancing the Strings
Nyack College String Orchestra
Wednesday, February 6th 8:00 pm
Prof. Sungrai Sohn, Director
The Nyack String Orchestra performing a program of romantic, warm and lush string music by Vivaldi, Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Janáček. Free Admission
Nyack Scholars Symposium
J.S. Bach – A Man of Passion, Purpose and Position
Thursday, February 21st
Session #2 – 1:15-2:15 pm
Dr. Marie Herseth Kenote, presenter
Dr. Kenote will discuss Bach’s life, his enduring influence on later composers, and his excellent and varied writing for the traverse flute. Some of his most famous works will be presented. Free Admission
Brooklyn Guitar Quartet
Friday, February 22nd 2:30 pm
Brooklyn Guitar Quartet is a professional guitar quartet whose members (at one point all living in Brooklyn) include Isabella Abbonizio, Carlos Cuestas, Jesse Miller and Lars Frandsen. Lars Frandsen is professor of guitar at the Manhattan Campus of Nyack College.
The quartet's repertoire spans all the major genres, but focuses in this concert season primarily on music by South American composers. The concert will feature music by Brazilian composers as well as contemporary music from Cuba. Free Admission
Dr. Kevin Ayesh, piano
Concert & Masterclass
Friday, March 1st Concert: 12:15 pm, Masterclass: 1:00 pm
Pianist Kevin Ayesh, virtuoso concert pianist, head of the Music Department at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC. performs a recital, featuring music by Mozart, Brahms, Starer and Chopin, followed by a masterclass with the music students from the a School of Music. Free Admission
“The Dining Room”
Thursday, March 7th , 7:30 pm
Elements Theatre Company, of Orleans, Massachusetts will be performing A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer-nominated play, The Dining Room, a mosaic of vignettes providing a window into a vanishing class of society from the 1930’s to the 1980’s. Seven actors play 59 characters in 18 scenes, swiftly and smoothly dovetailing from one to the next, illustrating an exceptional range of human relationships. Free admission
Amasi Trio in Concert
Faculty Concert
Monday, March 11, 12:15 pm
Dr. Tammy Lum, piano; Prof. Sungrai Sohn, violin;
Dr. Chungsun Kim, cello
Nyack College’s trio-in-residence with Dr. Tammy Lum, piano; Prof. Sungrai Sohn, violin and Dr. Chungsun Kim, cello performs music from the 19th through the 21st centuries. Free Admission
Bach’s Birthday Bash
Thursday, March 21, 1:00 pm
Dr. Tammy Lum, piano; Dr. Marie Kenote, flute;
J.S. Bach’s birthday (his 327th) will be celebrated by the School of Music, with performances of music by J.S. Bach, and his sons W.F. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and even his grandson Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach! Performers will include Dr. Marie Herseth Kenote (flute), Dr. Tammy Lum (piano), and Nyack College music students. “The aim and final reason of all music should be nothing else but the Glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit.” J.S. Bach. Free Admission
Nyack School of Music’s 75th Anniversary Concert
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
Friday, April 5th, 7:30 pm
This year the Nyack Rockland School of Music celebrates its 75th anniversary with the pièce de résistance of this milestone: The Nyack College Chorale in a Concert Celebrating “God’s Faithfulness” on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center located at Broadway and 65th Street in Manhattan. Don’t miss this presentation of sacred, classical and contemporary music on a world-renowned stage!
For tickets visit, www.lincolncenter.org or call Center Charge at 212.721.6500
String Orchestra Spring Concert
Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 pm
Prof. Sungrai Sohn, director
The combined string orchestras of Nyack College and Sara Lawrence College perform works of various styles from various periods. Free Admission
Baldwin Dedicatory Recital
Sunday, April 14, 3:00 pm
President’s Hall at Shuman Hall
Inaugural piano recital, featuring Nyack faculty and student pianists, celebrating Nyack’s newly donated Baldwin piano by Joseph and Betty Loprinzi. Free Admission
The Merry Widow
Friday, April 19th, 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 21st, 3:00 pm
Friday, April 26th , 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 28th, 3:00 pm
Prof. Shelley Jameson, director
Nyack College’s Opera Workshop performs Franz Lehár’s popular masterpiece, The Merry Widow, in English.
Suggested Donation: $15 adults, $10 children, students, seniors All proceeds from the donations will go to benefit the family of Jeff Chanin, of Pearl River, NY, husband and father of four, who was killed in superstorm Sandy.
20th Century Music Concert
Monday, April 29, 8:00 pm
Dr. Glenn Koponen
An evening of modern music performed by faculty and student studying Music of the Twentieth Century and beyond (MUS320). Music by John Cage, electronic music, Neoclassical, impressionistic, and original compositions by class members. Free Admission
Chamberfest Concert
Tuesday, April 23, 7:00 pm
Dr. Tammy Lum, director
A program of vocal, keyboard, and instrumental chamber music performed by music students, faculty and friends in the elegant ambience of Pardington Hall. Free Admission
Spring Wind Ensemble & Handbell Concert
Tuesday, April 30th, 8:00 pm
Dr. Glenn Koponen & Ms. Jennifer Scott, director
Established in 1968, the Wind Ensemble is comprised of students, faculty, and community musicians performing works for concert band under the direction of Dr. Glenn Koponen. Selections by the Nyack Handbell Choir, directed by Jennifer Scott, will also be performed.
Free Admission
