American Chamber Ensemble Presents Debussy: 100 Years Later - November 4 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY

The critically-acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 53rd Anniversary, will present Debussy: 100 Years Later on Sunday, November 4 at 3 PM at Hofstra University's Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue in Hempstead, NY. This is presented by the University’s Music Department.

Selections for this concert will be Debussy’s La fille aux cheveux de lin, Il pleure dans mon Coeur and Golliwog’s Cakewalk for violin and piano, L’isle joyeuse for solo piano, a movement from his Trio in G Major for violin, cello and piano, Premiere Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano, the Cello Sonata in G Major for cello and piano and two movements of his String Quartet. ACE will also present Henri Vieuxtemp’s Elegie for viola and piano and Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for violin and piano.                                                                          

Performers will include ACE members, pianists Marilyn Lehman and Blanche Abram, violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violist Lois Martin and cellist Chris Finckel. Very special guest will be Stanley Drucker, Principal Clarinet and member of the New York Philharmonic for 60 seasons.

Tickets at Hofstra University Box Office - $20 general admission; $15 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. Children are free with a paying adult. For ticket information, call 516-463-6644 or visit https://tkt.xosn.com/tickets/.

Directed by Marilyn Lehman, ACE was founded in 1965 by pianist Blanche Abram and clarinetist Naomi Drucker. The 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 the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by private contributions.

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