South High School will present its Chamber Music, Opera, and Piano Recital on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at the school, 341 Lakeville Rd.
This recital will feature three ensembles from the Great Neck South High School chamber music program that have been selected as winners of the 2018 Long Island Regional high school chamber music competition, part of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Young Musicians Program.
The three chamber ensembles are: Susan Fendt, Eli Goldberger, and Soyoung Park performing Schubert’s Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, “The Shepherd on the Rock”, D. 965; Samuel Levine, Christiana Claus, and Benjamin T. Rossen performing Doppler’s Andante et Rondo, Op. 25 for Two Flutes and Piano; and Andersen Gu and Benjamin T. Rossen performing Benjamin’s original composition, Rossen – A Conversation with Piano and Alto Saxophone. This composition won first place at the New York State and Eastern Division levels of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Composition Competition, as well as third-place at the national level of the competition.
This year’s recital will also include a preview of the school’s upcoming production of The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach, which will be performed on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Students will perform two selections during the recital on Feb. 14: “Romance (Elle a fui),” with students Daniella Brancato and Soyoung Park, and “Barcarolle,” with students Susan Fendt, Ashley Yu, and Benjamin Rossen.
Event coordinators/directors are Michael Schwartz, performing arts department head/instrumental music teacher, and Dr. Janine Robinson, vocal music teacher.
For further information, please contact Mr. Schwartz at (516) 441-4851, or at mschwartz@greatneck.k12.ny.us.
