Palisades Virtuosi in Concert on June 20 at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, NJ

The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio, 2022 winner of The American Prize - Ernst Bacon Award for their performances of American music, returns once again to the concert hall on Saturday, June 20 @ 3:00 PM at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, NJ.

This will be a celebration of the 75^th Birthday of ensemble pianist Ron Levy and is presented in preparation for the ensemble’s upcoming recording project, New American Masters – Volume 8.

The program will feature 6 of PV's commissioned works by Adrienne Albert, Rita Blacker, Nancy Bloomer Duessen, Steve Perillo, Sam Post and Benjamin Yarmolinsky and will include special surprise guests. See the complete list of PV’s previously premiered, performed and/or recorded new works at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/commissioned-composers-honor-roll.

This concert is free and open to the public. Reception following the concert. More event info at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/75th-birthday-celebration-tickets-1989631170390. For MTA transportation info, visit https://new.mta.info/tripplanner/results.

Palisades Virtuosi is flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, and is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration (each of their concerts includes a work commissioned by the ensemble), supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records and Volume 7, “Songs & Stories” is available from 4Tay Records. Visit the Virtuosi at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/press-photos.

Funding for PV’s commissioned works program is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

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