CONCERTS Wednesday 3/15 artek Early-music ensemble performs vocal & ...

| 16 Feb 2015 | 04:52

    artek

    Early-music ensemble performs vocal & chamber works by Schutz, Tunder, Bruhns, Buxtehude & J.C. Bach; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 967-9157; 8, $20, $15 st./s.c.

    hoagy carmichael centennial celebration

    Pianist Tom Fay directs 14-piece Stardust Orchestra with guests at Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 840-2824; 7:30, $27.50-$42.50.

    cosmopolitan chamber players

    Pianist Seymour Lipkin, violinist Eric Grossman & cellist David Soyer perform works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn & Brahms; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $12, $7 st./s.c.

    Thursday 3/16

    LOUIS ARMSTRONG: ONE HUNDRED YEARS

    Jon Faddis conducts Carnegie Hall Jazz Band in tribute to "Satchmo" at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave. (57th St.), 247-7800; 8, $19-$56.

    DAVID HOLZMAN

    Pianist performs all-modern program feat. works by Griffes, Mamlok, Wolpe & Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' fiendishly difficult Piano Sonata (1981); Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 119 W. 69th St. (betw. Columbus & Amsterdam Aves.), 663-6620; 8, $12, $8 st./s.c.

    MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT

    St. Francis of Assisi Church hosts free weekly midday concerts. Midtown Concerts consist of both secular & sacred music. Today, lutenist Daniel Swenberg performs suites by Weiss & Lauffensteiner; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 967-9157; 1:15, free.

    paul o'dette

    Lutenist & baroque guitarist performs works by Dowland, de Murcia & anonymous early-music composers; John C. Borden Aud., Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 749-3300; 8, $12-$15, $5 st./s.c.

    dora ohrenstein's "Life Story"

    Soprano performs program of extended sung monologues by Ades, Hoiby, Poulenc, Bolcom, Meltzer & Strauss with pianist Christopher Oldfather; Renee Weiler Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St. (7th Ave.), 242-4770; 8, $12, $8 st./s.c.

    carol vaness

    Soprano performs works by Rachmaninoff, Barber & Joseph Marx with pianist George Darden; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8, $25.

    Friday 3/17

    Barbaros erköse ensemble

    Clarinetist leads Turkish Gypsy music group at Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 864-5400; 8, $26.

    Saturday 3/18

    canticum novum singers

    Harold Rosenbaum conducts all six Bach Motets at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $20.

    c. edward hupton

    Pianist/composer performs Harlem Stride & classic Ragtime works by Joplin, Gershwin, Bolcom, Lamb, Johnson, Hupton, Waller, Shea & Blake; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 247-7800; 5:30, $15.

    leipzig string quartet

    German ensemble performs works by Beethoven, Webern, Eisler & Brahms; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8, $25.

    new york chamber symphony

    Gerard Schwarz conducts works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich feat. pianist Joseph Kalichstein; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 8, $35 [repeats Sun. at 2, $35].

    russian chamber chorus of new york

    Nikolai Kachanov conducts works by Rachmaninoff, Sviridov, Sisler & Poulenc at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Ave. (54th St.), 935-2200; 8, $15, $12 s.c., $10 st. [repeats at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 87th St. (West End Ave.), Sun. at 4, $15, $12 s.c., $10 st.]

     

    sima bina

    Iranian folk singer performs at Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 864-5400; 8, $30.

    stonewall chorus

    Nancy Vang directs 40-member, 20-year-old gay & lesbian chorus in works by Pärt & DeBlasio; Calvary Church, Park Ave. S. (21st St.), 971-5813; 7:30, $20.

    Sunday 3/19

    stephen hamilton

    Organist performs Dupré's Le Chemin de la Croix at Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 E. 88th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 289-4100; 4, $15.

    ruth waterman

    English violinist ends two-part "Music Talk" feat. Bach's Sonata No. 1 in G min., for solo violin; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 11 a.m., $25.

    windham chamber music festival

    Vocal/instrumental ensemble performs works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff & Manno; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 7:30, $15, $12 s.c., $10 st.

    Monday 3/20

    manhattan contemporary ensemble

    Claire Heldrich conducts works by Harrison, Ives, Drummond, Cage, Dlugoszewski, Partch, Nancarrow & Gubaidulina feat. guest speaker Lucia Dlugoszewski & taped introduction by Lou Harrison; John C. Borden Aud., Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 749-3300; 8, free.

    new york chamber symphony

    Gerard Schwarz conducts works by Beeler, Bell, Goodman, Korneitchouck, McKinley & Ross feat. bass trombonist John D. Rojak, saxophonist James Romeo & violinist Andrew Kohji Taylor; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 8, $35.

    Tuesday 3/21

    barry kloda

    Organist performs works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Paine & Thomson; Church of the Holy Trinity, 213 W. 82nd St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 787-0634; 7:30, $10, $7 st./s.c.

    piano century SERIES

    Bruce Brubaker directs ongoing exploration of modern piano music feat. works by Glass, Ferneyhough, Liberman, Perle, Risset, Schnittke, Schwartz, Sheng & Del Tredici; Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 875-5599; 8, free.

    gwyneth wentink

    Dutch harpist debuts as part of Young Concert Artists Series, in works by Handel, Grandjany, Debussy, Schafer & Mchedelov with flutist Mimi Stillman, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama & Acacia String Quartet; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8, $15-$20.