The American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 53rd anniversary, will present Celebrating Women Composers — From the 19th Century till Today on Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m. at Hofstra University’s Monroe Lecture Center Theater on California Avenue in Hempstead. The concert is presented by the University’s music department.
Celebrating the contributions of women to the art of composition, selections for this concert will be: Germaine Tailleferre’s Calme et Sans Lenteur for violin, cello and piano; songs by Nadia Boulanger, as well as her Three Pieces for cello and piano; Rebecca Clarke’s Tiger, Tiger for soprano and piano and her Two Pieces for violin and cello; Libby Larsen’s Songs Without Words for clarinet and piano; two songs from Joelle Wallach’s Meow Mix for soprano and piano; Lili Boulanger’s Cortege and Nocturne for violin and piano; and Amy Beach’s Ah, Love But a Day for soprano, violin and piano and her Trio for violin, cello and piano.
Performers will include American Chamber Ensemble members, pianist Marilyn Lehman, soprano Tammy Hensrud, violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, and cellist Chris Finckel. Special guest will be Hofstra ACE Award recipient, clarinetist Julianna Pierdomenico.
Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 for senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated, non-Hofstra students with IDs and can be purchased at the Hofstra University box office. 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, the American Chamber Ensemble 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.
The American Chamber Ensemble 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.
The American Chamber Ensemble’s concert season is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York state Legislature and by private contributions.
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