Classical Jam
Marco Granados, flute
Jennifer Choi, violin
Amadi Hummings, viola
Wendy Law, cello
Justin Hines, percussion
Classical Jam’s engaging and lively presentations are captivating audiences across the country. This versatile ensemble mixes its own arrangements of Gershwin and Piazzolla with traditional classical and even Renaissance works, and their concert promises to be a great ride!
ICE
(International Contemporary Ensemble)
The New York Times calls this uniquely structured chamber ensemble “adventurous and accomplished,” and its astonishing performances range from multimedia collaborations to the Mostly Mozart Festival. ICE has crafted a special program for Music Mondays: transcriptions of Bach’s music by contemporary composers.
Claremont Trio
Donna Kwong, piano
Emily Bruskin, violin
Julia Bruskin, cello
Hailed for their “passion and precision” (Boston Globe), the Claremont Trio is now in its tenth anniversary season. Join them for this exciting conclusion to the Music Mondays season, where they will be joined by some special guest musicians.
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: 212-665-2504
Janus
Beth Meyers, viola
Amanda Baker, flute
Nuiko Wadden, harp
Hailed as “a gem made in heaven and polished to perfection,” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), Janus is named after the Greek god whose double-faced image looks both to the past and to the future. The trio presents both new and established works for the exciting and unique combination of flute, harp and viola.
Biava Quartet
Austin Hartman, violin
Hyunsu Ko, violin
Mary Persin, viola
Jason Calloway, cello
Winner of numerous awards, the Biava Quartet is one of the premiere young string quartets in the nation. Known for its sensitive artistry and communicative powers, the quartet has held residencies at Juilliard and Yale and has recently engaged audiences everywhere from London, England to Seoul, Korea.
Rolf Schulte, violin;
Alexander Fiterstein,
clarinet;
Aaron Wunsch,
piano
The maverick violinist Rolf Schulte, whom the New Yorker has called “one of the most distinguished violinists of our day,” and consummate clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein (“dazzling” says the Washington Post) join Music Mondays artistic director Aaron Wunsch for a high-energy evening of chamber music masterworks.
Cello
Julie Albers, cello
Laura Bontrager, cello
Denise Djokic, cello
Caroline Stinson, cello
From jazz clubs in New York to concert halls abroad, CELLO has captivated audiences with its dynamic and surprising performances. Their wide-ranging repertoire includes works based in jazz, hip hop beats, world and contemporary classical musics, and composers as diverse as jazz great Ron Carter and Peter Schickele (PDQ Bach) have composed works for the group.
ECCO
(East Coast Chamber
Orchestra)
Beloved by audiences around the country, the incredible conductor-less string orchestra brings its high-octane sound and communal inspiration back to Music Mondays. The Washington Post speaks the truth: “These youthful players are helping form classical music’s future.”
Momenta Quartet
The bold performances of the Momenta Quartet are well known to audiences in New York and in places as far away as Indonesia, where they skillfully blend their programs from works of all past eras with new works of their contemporaries. The quartet is in residence at Temple University in Philadelphia.
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