American Chamber Ensemble Presents Chamber Music Masterworks on October 26 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York

For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net

Hempstead, NY - The critically-acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble will perform its Fall Chamber Music Masterworks concert on Sunday, October 26 at 3:00 PM when the Music Department of Hofstra University presents the ensemble at The Helene Fortunoff Theater of Monroe Lecture Center on California Avenue on the University’s south campus in Hempstead.

Selections will include Poulenc’s Sonata for 2 clarinets, Stravinsky’s 3 Pieces for solo clarinet, Beethoven’s Trio op. 11 for clarinet, cello and piano, Chopin’s Introduction and Polonaise Brilliante for cello and piano, and Smetana’s Trio for violin, cello and piano.

Performers will be pianist Blanche Abram, clarinetist Naomi Drucker and pianist Marilyn Lehman, with violinist Eriko Sato and cellist Chris Finckel. Guest Artist will be clarinetist Stanley Drucker.

Tickets at Hofstra University Box Office - $20 general admission; $15 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. For ticket information, call 516-463-6644 or visit http://www.tickets.com/.

The American Chamber Ensemble explores the great chamber music literature for clarinet and piano in combination with strings, woodwinds and voice and presents performances featuring world-class artists. ACE consists of the finest freelance musicians in the New York area and has been cited by critics for their superb presentations of chamber masterworks. Their latest CDs on Elysium are American Clarinet Treasures, featuring core members of ACE performing works by George Kleinsinger, Virgil Thomson, Daniel Gregory Mason, Elliott Carter, Douglas Moore and Gary Schocker, with guest artist Stanley Drucker and The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele, which features five of this modern master’s most important chamber works.

ACE’s concert season is made possible by public grants and private contributions. Their 2014 Internet advertising campaign is made possible with funds from the JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program. In Nassau & Suffolk Counties, the JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program is administered by the Huntington Arts Council, Inc.

For the latest American Chamber Ensemble concert listings, updates and information, log on to http://americanchamberensemble.com/. Follow ACE on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Chamber-Ensemble/150032171984.

For more information about the American Chamber Ensemble, please call Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or email them at jamesarts@att.net.

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