The Jupiter String Quartet
Nelson Lee, violin
Meg Freivogel, violin
Liz Freivogel, viola
Daniel McDonough, cello
Lauded for their “energetic firmness and fine nuance” by the New York Times, the Boston-based Jupiter Quartet has quickly defined itself as one of the finest, most exuberant quartets in the country. This season they begin a prestigious three-year residency at the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Two, and they will perform a tour of the Netherlands this spring amidst a busy season of concerts across the nation.
Trio Cavatina
Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Priscilla Lee, cello
The three consummate chamber musicians of Trio Cavatina showed great promise during their first performing season last year, which included appearances at the New School and in Merkin Concert Hall. Other engagements this season will take the trio to Maine, Vermont, and Vilnius, Lithuania.
The Young Eight
Mariana Green-Hill, violin
Monica Davis, violin
Chala Yancy, violin
Quinton I. Morris, violin
Amber Archibald, viola
Dawn Michelle Smith, viola
Caleb Jones, cello
Tahira Whittington, cello
The Young Eight, a group of eight accomplished African-American string players, has established itself as one of the next generation’s most dynamic and energetic chamber ensembles. Their busy touring schedule includes performances in New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Austin, yet they also find time for a series of residency programs, seminars and workshops geared towards exposing children and communities around the country to classical music.
Baroque Orchestra
of North Jersey
The final season concert represents a truly special event. On Monday, June 16, 2008, Music Mondays will present the modern-day premiere of the complete version of Alessandro Scarlatti’s 1693 oratorio La Giuditta (Judith), edited by Maestro Robert W. Butts from the original manuscript in the collection of the National Park Service in Morristown, NJ, and performed by the ensemble and soloists of BONJ.
Aaron Wunsch & Douglas Drake, Artistic Directors
Come hear beautiful music in a beautiful space! Music Mondays are free concerts on the third Monday of every month at 7:30 pm. Music Mondays brings a wide variety of artists and musical genres to our Upper West Side neighborhood. Offered by the congregations of Advent Lutheran Church and Broadway United Church of Christ, which share the beautiful building at 2504 Broadway at 93rd Street, all concerts are free and open to the public.
Donations are gratefully accepted and support the costs of the concert series.
Location: Advent Lutheran Church, 2504 Broadway at 93rd Street, New York, New York 10025
Phone: 212-866-2100
So Percussion
Josh Quillen, percussion
Adam Sliwinski, percussion
Jason Treuting, percussion
Lawson White, percussion
Called “astonishing and entrancing” by Billboard, and “brilliant” by the New York Times, members of So Percussion will play a special program exploring the music and influence of mind-bender John Cage. With a following comprised of “both kinds of blue hair... elderly matron here, arty punk there” (as the Boston Globe described it), the members of So Percussion make a rare and wonderful breed of music that both compels instantly and offers vast rewards for engaged listening.
ECCO
Music Mondays is thrilled to welcome back ECCO (East Coast Chamber Orchestra), whose previous concert on the series drew standing ovations. A hot ticket, ECCO performed at the Kennedy Center in 2006; the Washington Post declared: “The youthful vigor of the group created a kind of heat that took the music-making to a higher or deeper place.” You have to hear them to believe it!
The Claremont Trio
Emily Bruskin, violin
Julia Bruskin, cello
Donna Kwong, piano
The award-winning Claremont Trio is “positively spellbinding” (Palm Beach Daily News). Last season the New York Times declared their performance on the Prism Concert Series a “highlight,” and this season their busy performance schedule includes the Mostly Mozart and Saratoga Music Festivals and tours of the Midwest and Hawaii. The ’07–‘08 Music Mondays season starts up with their exciting performance—join them immediately afterwards for a special opening night reception!
The Ikarus
Chamber Players
The versatile American, Canadian, and British members of Ikarus are internationally acclaimed soloists and chamber musicians who have performed at many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals as well as with folk, indie, and jazz bands. Their Music Mondays concert brings together wind, brass, and string instruments for a varied program of old and new masterworks.
Argento
Applauded by the New York Times for their “dynamic and charged” playing, the Argento Chamber Ensemble has established p reputation for delivering unforgettable performances of new music from every part of the world. Argento tours widely, with past performances in Ireland, Turkey, and China. Their first recording, released in the fall of 2007 on the AEON label, received worldwide critical acclaim.
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