March 15
An Evening of Chamber Music
St. Paul's Church, 315 West 22nd Street
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Program
Schilflieder (Song of the Reeds), Op. 28
Ghosts in Grey and Blue
Octet in F Major, D.803
Featured Artists
Michael Dwinell is an oboist and orchestra administrator based in New York City. Recent performances include concerts with the Chelsea Symphony, Bergen Symphony, New Amsterdam Opera, Riverside Orchestra, Mozart for Munchkins, and as part of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s 2019 Young Artist Series. Previous credits include Broadway reviews at the Madison Theatre featuring Liz Calloway, Annie Golden, Howard McGillin, and many more, the South Shore Symphony’s concert production of Hit the Deck, Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of …
Lauded for her “particularly lovely” playing and “boundless creativity”, collaborative pianist Candace Chien is an active performer and teacher in the New York City area. Recent concert season appearances includes performances at Kimmel Center Perelman Hall and Academy of Music, Five Boroughs Music Festival, New Hampshire Music Festival, collaborations with Fresh Squeezed Opera and Opera On Tap and more. She continues her role as pianist for On Site Opera, including a featured performance at Caramoor’s summer season alongside Stephanie Blythe …
Based in NYC, trumpet player Rebecca Steinberg has a career marked by her warm, inviting sound and stylistic versatility. You can find Rebecca in the pit of New York City’s many theater productions, performing alongside her brass sextet Calliope Brass, and teaching music both privately and in the classroom.
Often heard in staged productions across the tristate area, in 2022 Rebecca held trumpet chairs at The Public Theater’s new musical SUFFS and Paper Mill Playhouse’s Sister Act. Other notable appearances …
New York City based bass trombonist, Owen Caprell, enjoys a far reaching musical career. Versed in a wide range of styles, you can find Owen in chamber ensembles, orchestras, big bands, new music ensembles, and pit orchestras. During the day you might hear him inspiring up-and-coming musicians in class room and private lesson settings. Locally, Owen regularly performs with the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra and The Chelsea Symphony. Both ensembles are based locally in Manhattan, and strive to bring world …
Adam Schommer is a freelance horn player in the New York metropolitan area. He serves as adjunct faculty teaching horn at Lehman College and Nyack College. Mr. Schommer has appeared with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Bronx Opera Company, United States Military Academy West Point Band, Opera Company of the Highlands, Hudson Opera Theatre, New Rochelle Opera, New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, and Orchestra of the Bronx. Mr. Schommer has had …
The daughter of two musicians from her native Cleveland, Ohio, Angela Shankar is a performer and educator in New York City.
Active in the musical theater world, she recently played flute, clarinet and saxophones on the award-winning musical “Harmony,” written by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. She’s currently subbing at “The Music Man” on Broadway, and this past holiday season was in the Radio City Music Hall orchestra for the “Christmas Spectacular” show featuring the Rockettes.
In addition to performing …
Dr. Melissa Kritzer is an experienced orchestral and chamber musician. Within the New York City area, Melissa has performed with the New Jersey Symphony, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the New Haven Symphony, the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, the United States Coast Guard Band, and the Reeds Amis trio. Melissa holds bassoon positions with the Mozart Orchestra of New York and the Binghamton Philharmonic.
In addition to her orchestral and solo playing, Melissa has collaborated with other musicians …
A leader in the 21st century orchestral landscape, Dr. Matthew Aubin is constantly reaching new audiences through innovative performance formats and creative initiatives both on and off the podium.
The 2022-23 season kicks off Dr. Aubin’s inaugural year as Music Director of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he is Music Director of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and serves as Artistic Director of The Chelsea Symphony. In his role at TCS, he has led highly visible collaborations with partners such …
A New York City native, Juliana began playing the violin at the age of 3 at the School for Strings in Manhattan where she is currently a member of the Board of Trustees. As an undergraduate at Brown University, Juliana was the concertmaster of the orchestra and frequent soloist. She also served as co-concert master of the Sorbonne University Orchestra in Paris while studying abroad. Juliana has performed with orchestras and ensembles throughout the U.S., U.K., Canada, France, and Brazil. …
Violinist Veronica Carpenter is an impassioned performer and music educator based in New York City. Throughout her career, she has performed with groups such as the Flagstaff Symphony and the Phoenix Symphony and has shared the stage with many musical greats including Andrea Bocelli, Rachel Barton Pine, and Chris Thile. In 2018, her sextet curated a full-length recital at the Boston Sculptors Gallery, performing the Frank Bridge sextet and Schoenberg’s Verklaerte Nacht. She has collaborated with composers to commission …
Mitsuru Kubo is a homegrown, dynamic musician. You could say she began studying music in the womb, while her mother studied piano performance in college. A native of Seattle, Mitsuru grew up in a home that revolved around music; she even lived with her first piano teacher - her mother! She rebelled against convention at the age of 7 by choosing the viola as her primary instrument. The highlight of her early musical life was as a devoted member of …
