2007-2008 Concert Season

Meet Me at Saint Alban’s
Broadway star Kimilee Bryant (The Pirate Queen and The Phantom of the Opera) will join the internationally recognized classical artists from the distinguished roster of Music at Saint Alban’s and the Saint Alban’s Festival Choral Society, conducted by founding artistic director Jeffrey Hoffman to present this glorious evening of beloved selections from Broadway shows and Hollywood films.
Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.

Secrets, Lies, and Sorrows
Sopranos Jollé Greenleaf and Nell Snaidas–both of them highly-regarded soloists on the international period performance scene–collaborate with harpsichordist Avi Stein to present an afternoon of dazzling songs and duets about the secrets, lies, and sorrows that arise from being inflicted by Cupid’s arrows. These surprisingly dramatic, irate, and mystifying stories come to us from many of Italy’s finest Baroque composers including Francesca Caccini, Claudio Monteverdi, Luigi Rossi, Barbara Strozzi and more. Belissimo!
Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 3:30 p.m.
AsproDolce

Charms and Incantations
From the very inception of the series, Music at Saint Alban’s audiences have reveled in the poetic pianism of concert artist Jason Andrews. Mr. Andrews combines paassionate artistry with technical wizardry to delight listeners in his eclectic and magical performances. For this concert, Mr. Andrews will lead a personalized tour through three centuries of virtuoso keyboard repertoire, peppered with witty and poignant repartée. Spell-binding!
Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 3:30 p.m.
Jason Andrews, pianoforte

Bach to the Future
Newcomers Crispian Fordham, flute; Meredyth Coleman, oboe; and Christopher J. Haberl, pianoforte have been taking New York City’s chamber music world by storm. In this performance, the trio will visit bygone centuries through a musical portal in woodwind-piano trios by Johann Sebastian Bach, Eugène Goossens, Antonio Vivaldi, Gioacchino Rossini and Madeleine Dring. Bon voyage!
Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.
City Winds Piano Trio

Café Music
World-renowned ’cellist Jeffrey Solow joins perennial series favorites Grigory Kalinovsky, violin and Tatiana Goncharova, pianoforte, in a concert of works for the classic piano trio. For centuries, great composers have been inspired by this ensemble configuration to give us some of the most beautiful chamber music ever written. These three incredible artists will bring a unique blend of lyricism and technical brilliance to the genre in what promises to be an historic, memorable performance. Not to be missed!
Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.
The Kalinovsky – Goncharova – Solow Trio

Loves, Labours, Lost & Found
Three beloved stars of the New York operetta stage – Laurelyn Watson Chase, soprano; David Michael Chase, tenor & Stephen Quint, baritone, along with Jeffrey Hoffman, pianoforte & musical direction – explore the lighter side of opera with a romp through favorite selections from the topsy-turvy worlds of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Savoy Theatre, the fin de siècle opulence of Viennese operetta and the nascent American musicals of early Broadway. Star-crossed lovers, forgetful fathers and long-lost children find true happiness and love through the most impossible of situations. Laughter guaranteed!
Sunday, March 30, 2007 at 3:30 p.m.
The New York Operetta-Fest Trio

Music of Triumph and Jubilation
The Saint Alban’s Festival Choral Society and soloists, with Sinfonia Celestis, conducted by artistic director Jeffrey Hoffman, present Mozart’s magnificent Clarinet Concerto, beloved motets and arias by J.S. Bach and W.A. Mozart and Haydn’s triumphal “Missa in Angustiis” (Lord Nelson Mass). Featured soloists for this performance will include astonishing clarinet virtuoso Igor Begelman and breathtaking divas, sopranos Tonna Miller and Laurelyn Watson Chase. Thrilling!
Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.* & Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.*
The Saint Alban’s Festival Choral Society and Sinfonia Celestis, Jeffrey Hoffman, conductor
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Recollections and Revelations
Named in honor of our concert series, the Saint Alban’s Piano Quartet continues its tradition of pairing beloved masterpieces by well-known composers with the under-represented geniuses of British music in this, their third performance for Music at Saint Alban’s. For this performance, the quartet will play familiar music by Mozart and Chausson along with a Quartet by English composer Herbert Howells, whose music for chorus and organ is loved and performed throughout the world. Howell’s beautiful instrumental music deserves the attention of discerning American audiences. Inspiring!
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.
The Saint Alban’s Piano Quartet
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Tickets for most concerts are $15 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students and may be purchased by calling 718-984-7756 or by visiting www.MusicatSaintAlbans.org. Season subscriptions are available at a 10% discount from the regular ticket prices for the concert season.

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