Palisades Virtuosi Presents Blow, Blow Ye Winter Winds! Holiday Concert on December 4 at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, NJ

The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio will be in concert on Saturday, December 4 @ 4:00 PM, performing Blow, Blow Ye Winter Winds!, a holiday concert at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, NJ. The event will be presented by Society Cafe Concerts at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood. Proof of vaccination will be required for admission to this live event and mask wearing by all audience members will be required.

Works include the Premiere of Owen Davitt’s Textures of Winter, Eric Ewazen’s ”Winter” from Palisades Suite [2007], the Premiere of Adrienne Albert’s Christmas Medley [2021], James Scott’s Evergreen Rag, Francis Poulenc’s Sextet for winds and piano and a new work by PV composer Dylan Tran.

Special guest artists will be Owen Davitt, oboe, Harry Searing, bassoon, Tony Cecere, French horn and Matthew Schmidt, English horn.

Tickets in advance - $20, at the door - $25.00. More info and tickets at https://www.uuridgewood.org/society-cafe/. For MTA transportation info, visit http://tripplanner.mta.info/MyTrip/ui_web/customplanner/TripPlanner.aspx.

The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, 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. Volume 7, “Songs & Stories” is available at https://jamesarts.com/records-archive/songs-stories/. Visit them at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/. For photos of the ensemble, visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/Downloadable photos.html.

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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