Percussia Presents Murmuration Album Release Concert on November 16 at The Brownson Center at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, Queens

Percussia will present a special concert on Sunday, November 16 @ 2:00 PM in celebration of its new Neuma Records album release Murmuration at The Brownson Center at Maple Grove Cemetery,  12715 Kew Gardens Rd. in Kew Gardens, Queens. The event is sponsored by Friends of Maple Grove.

Percussia will perform selections from the album, which includes works by composers Bill Clark, Carlo Nicolau, Alexis Lamb, Ljova, Matthew Welch and Dennis Tobenski. Nicolau, Ljova and Tobenski will join members of Percussia in a Q & A as part of the performance. More about the release at https://neumarecords.org/home/ols/products/percussia-murmuration.

Performers will be Percussia members Ingrid Gordon & Frank Cassara, percussion, Susan Jolles, harp & piano, Ljova, violin & fadolin, and Margaret Lancaster, flute. Guest artist will be soprano Melissa Fogerty. 

There will be a reception following the performance and Murmuration CDs will be available for sale.

Percussia’s performance is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so please RSVP to 347-878-6613 or at https://www.friendsofmaplegrove.org/events/sun-11-16-25-percussia-concert-2-pm-3-30-pm. This Percussia presentation is ADA accessible. Free parking. For MTA transportation information, visit https://www.mta.info/.

Led by Artistic Director and percussionist Ingrid Gordon, Jackson Heights, Queens-based Percussia’s unique and varied repertoire is an eclectic combination of contemporary chamber music, world, and popular music styles, and original arrangements. Percussia’s repertoire crosses genres, styles, and cultural boundaries. Visit their website at http://www.percussia.org/ and like them at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070327835799.  Ensemble photos are available at http://www.percussia.org/media/.

Their programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Zildjan Family Opportunity Fund administered by the Percussive Arts Society, the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall and by the generous contributions of individual donors.