2011-2012 Concert Season

October 30, 2011
"A Greek Musical Odyssey"
Soprano Julie Ziavras presents a collection of classic Greek popular songs capturing the lyric expression and the rich, deep texture of the Greek spirit and culture. The program will include a variety of Greek songs and ballads ranging from the plaintive to the rhythmic, with works by renowned Greek composers including Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Tsitsanis rembetika (Greek blues) and traditional folk songs. She will be accompanied by Greek pianist/arranger Spiros Cardamis, and bouzouki master Kostas Psarros.

November 27, 2011
"A Baroque Holiday"
Kenneth Hamrick, harpsichord; Akiko Hosoi, baroque violin; and Andrew Trombley, baroque bass.
17th and 18th Century harpsichord music, accompanied by authentic instruments of the period, by J.S. Bach, John Eccles, G.F. Handel, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Isabella Leonarda and Jean-Phillipe Rameau.

February 5, 2012
"Poets of the Harlem Renaissance"
baritone Anthony Turner
classical art songs by black composers, inspired by the works of Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Arna Bontemps, and Philippe Thoby-Marcelin.

March 4, 2012
MAYA Trio
John Hadfield, percussion; Bridget Kibbey, harp; and Sato Moughalian, flute

March 25, 2012
"To the Mother Mild - meditations on the Sorrows of Mary"
Anneliese von Goerken, soprano and Tracy Bidleman, mezzo-soprano with Jeffrey Hoffman, keyboardist and composer.
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, works by Samuel Barber, Ned Rorem and the world premiere of a new work by Jeffrey Hoffman.

April 22, 2012
pianist Jason Andrews
music by contemporary American composers.

May 20, 2012
the Clerkes of Alban in collaboration with the Christ Church Community Youth Choir.

All concerts at 3:30 pm
at Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church
76 Saint Alban’s Place Staten Island, New York

Artists and Programs subject to change