Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center June 2012 Concert Calendar 129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam) New York, NY 10023 Tickets at 212 501 3330 or http://kaufman-center.org/mch Sunday, June 3, 2012, 7 pm Nashir! The Rottenberg Chorale Spring Concert Lucy Moses School's choral ensemble dedicated to performing a wide range of Jewish repertoire will perform songs in Hebrew, Ladino and English. Featured works include a David Burger setting of Hatikvah (the Israeli anthem) using the original poem, an Elliot Z. Levine setting of an e. e. cummings poem and a Yair Rosenblum national setting of Unetane Tokef in an Israeli contemporary style. The program also includes pieces by Salamone Rossi, Max Janowski, Mati Lazar and Mozart. Tickets: $24, 21 Press contact: Joan Jastrebski, 212 501 3386, [email protected] Monday, June 4, 2012, 8 pm Alberto Reyes, piano Only New York Appearance Bach/Liszt: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in a minor, BWV 543 Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in b minor, Op. 58 Brahms: Four Ballades, Op. 10 Busoni: Chamber Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen, K. 284 Verdi-Liszt: Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto for Piano, S. 434 Tickets: $35, 15 Press contact: Alberto Reyes, 212 794 2625 Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 8 pm Vocal Artists Management Showcase Concert VAM presents its annual Opera Showcase featuring today’s finest emerging artists Tickets: Free Press contact: James Greening-Valenzuela, 925 766 4509 Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 7:30 pm Monty Alexander and Friends With Special Guests Tarrus Riley and Dean Fraser Jazz pianist Monty Alexander and his band of eight U.S. and Jamaican musicians will perform music from his Grammy-nominated CD Harlem-Kingston Express, together with additional Caribbean-influenced music. Tickets: $200, 100, 75 Press contact: Robert Longman, 212 506 1718 Thursday, June 7, 2012, 7:30 pm American Modern Ensemble Travelin’ Music Steve Reich: Different Trains John Adams: Road Movies Robert Paterson: Bassoon Sonata; Sextet D.J. Sparr: Woodlawn Drive Erik Friedlander: Road Weary Billy Strayhorn: The A Train Tickets: $10, 25 Press contact: Toby Singer, 734 657 7786 Sunday, June 10, 2012, 12 pm New York Youth Musicians’ Annual Concert Student performances on piano, guitar and various percussion instruments. Koppel: Toccata Beal: Rancho Jubilee Reich: Nagoya Marimbas Rosauro: Concerto for Marimba Abreu: Tico Tico Confrey: Dizzy Fingers And others Tickets: $20 Press contact: Diana Melgarejo, 718 415 5282 Thursday, June 14, 2012, 7:30 pm Lavender Light Gospel Choir Rejoice! The Black and People of All Colors Lesbian and Gay Gospel Choir An evening of contemporary Gospel and traditional hymns. Tickets: $30 Press contact: Maria-Elena Grant, 917 312 8997 Sunday, June 17, 2012, 3 pm New York Philharmonic Ensembles Alan Gilbert, music director Anna Rabinova, Duoming Ba, Hae-Young Ham, Sharon Yamada, violin; Robert Rinehart, Cynthia Phelps, viola; Ru-Pei Yeh, Wei Yu, cello; Satoshi Okamoto, David J. Grossman, bass; Mindy Kaufman, Robert Langevin, Sandra Church, flute; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord; Nancy Allen, harp; Barbara McKenzie, Cecile Licad, piano Handel: Trio Sonata in G Major, Op. 5, No. 4 Elliott Schwartz: Sonata for Violin and Double Bass Cras: Quintet Gaubert: Divertissement grec Ravel: Piano Trio Tickets: $34 Press contact: Ed Yim, 212 875 5937 Sunday, June 24, 2012, 4 pm Rowena Mariano, piano Works by Mozart, Chopin, Debussy and Liszt Tickets: $25 Press contact: Rowena Mariano, 646 345 3119 Monday, June 25, 2012, 6 pm Rhythms of One World 2012: Ro-Uro: Peace & UnPeace Norwegian Girls Choirs from Norway, Anne Karin Sundal-Ask, director Maja Ratkje: Ro-Uro Ola Gjeila: Hildegard Songs Grieg: Varen Other Norwegian choral selections Tickets: $20 Press contact: Pauline Nicholis Andersen, 917 518 2603 Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 7:30 pm Rhythms of One World 2012: Footprint of Africa Kearsney College Choir from South Africa, Bernard Kruger, director Mzilikazi Khumale: UShaka, kaSenzangakhona (excerpts) (New York Premiere) Jourdan Urbach: Ngubani (World Premiere) Rascal Flatts: Life is a Highway The Beatles: Come Together Paul Jarman: Pemulway (U.S. Premiere) Ben van Tienen: Afterword (U.S. Premiere) Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Hello My Baby Tickets: $20 Press contact: Pauline Nicholis Andersen, 917 518 2603 Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 6 pm Rhythms of One World 2012: Voices Go International Voices International from Luxembourg, Thomas Raoult, director Dan Schwartz (arr.): Ride the Chariot Kurt Bestor: Prayer of the Children, arr. Andrea Klouse Berlin: Puttin' on the Ritz Schubert: An die Musik, arr. Joyce Eilers Charlie Smalls: Ease on Down the Road, arr. Jeff Funk Tickets: $20 Press contact: Pauline Nicholis Andersen, 917 518 2603 Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 8 pm Rhythms of One World 2012: Koala Colours University of Newcastle Chamber Choir from Australia, Philip Matthias, director Jan Sandstrom: Biegga Luothe (Jojk till flallvinden) Paul Stanhope: Lament Radiohead: Pyramid, arr. Philip Matthias Traditional: Bound for South Australia, arr. Ruth Kilpatrick Tickets: $20 Press contact: Pauline Nicholis Andersen, 917 518 2603 Friday, June 29, 2012, 5 pm Rhythms of One World 2012: Music From Home, From Our Mountains Appalachian Children’s Chorus from the U.S.A., Selina Mickiff, director Mi'kmaq Honour Song, arr. Lydia Adams Shenandoah Turkey in the Strow, arr. Ron Sowell The Water is Wide Hi Low Minny Minny Ha Ca, arr. Luigi Zaninelli Tickets: $20 Press contact: Pauline Nicholis Andersen, 917 518 2603 Friday, June 29, 2012, 7 pm Rhythms of One World 2012: Our Canada, A Heritage in Song County Town Singers from Canada, Barbara Ouellette, director Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi, arr. Greg Gilpin Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah, arr. Roger Emerson Alan Frew and Stephan Moccio: I Believe Words and Music, arr. Mark Brymer Michael Buble: Haven't Met You Yet, arr. Alan Billingsley Richard Johnson: Calling Canada, arr. Barbara Ouellette and Paul Moloney Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschik: O Sem, arr. Stephen Smith Tickets: $20 Press contact: Pauline Nicholis Andersen, 917 518 2603 Ticket Information Tickets at 212 501 3330 or http://kaufman-center.org/mch Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam) New York, NY 10023 Press contact for Kaufman Center presentations in Merkin Concert Hall: Joan Jastrebski 212 501 3386 [email protected] Kaufman Center: New York’s creative home for listeners, learners and performers Kaufman Center is one of New York City's most vibrant cultural organizations, combining the finest in music education for all ages with world class performance in the acoustically superior Merkin Concert Hall. Founded in 1952 as a community school for pre-conservatory music training, today's Kaufman Center provides entertainment, education and inspiration for more than 75,000 New Yorkers each year. In addition to Merkin Concert Hall, it is home to Lucy Moses School, New York’s largest community arts school, and the Special Music School, New York’s only public school for musically gifted children. .