Events
Saturday, April 6, 2024, 7:30 PM
Good Shepherd Church
543 Main St, New York, NY 10044
Benjamin Hochman, Conductor
Sivan Magen, Harp Soloist
Katie Jordan, French Horn Obbligato
Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138
Gilad Cohen: Saucerful of Memories, Concerto for Harp solo, string orchestra, and French horn obbligato
*World Premiere*
Intermission
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Andante for Strings
Bartok: Divertimento for String Orchestra Sz.113, BB.118
2023 Summer Concert Season
Sunday, August 6
7:30 PM
(Anti)Hero
Against Tyranny
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Arnold Schönberg: Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70. No. 2
Ralph Allen & Yonah Zur, violins
Dov Scheindlin, viola
An-Lin Bardin, cello
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Michael Friedmann, reciter
Good Shepherd Church
543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island
Your generous contribution keeps the series affordable
Suggested donation: $20
Students & seniors: $10
Thursday, August 10
7:30 PM
Eastern Europe and Beyond
Bohemian Rhapsody
Johan Halvorsen: Sarabande con Variazione (Thême de Händel)
Bohuslav Martinů: Duo No. 2 for Violin and Cello, H. 371
Antonín Dvořák: String Sextet in A major op. 48
Elisabeth Perry & Ralph Allen, violins
Richard Wolfe & Katy Greene, violas
Matthias Naegele & Iris Jortner, cellos
Good Shepherd Church
543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island
Your generous contribution keeps the series affordable
Suggested donation: $20
Students & seniors: $10
Past Concerts
Presented in Collaboration with Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance and
Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association
Saturday, July 15
7:30 PM
Peace Masters with Roy Eaton
Johann Sebastian-Bach/Ferruccio Busoni: Chorale Prelude No. 3 “Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland,” BWV 659
Scott Joplin: Solace
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
Frédéric Chopin: Impromptu in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 36
Frédéric Chopin: Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28
Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu, Op. 66
Roy Eaton: Psalm 2020
Roy Eaton: Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude No. 1 in C Major from “The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1,” BWV 846
Roy Eaton, piano
Saturday, June 17
7:30 PM
June Gems
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Sinfonia in F Major for Double Bass and Continuo
Mary Jane Guest - Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Op. 1*
No. 1 in A major
No. 3 in B-flat major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Sonata in F major, K 547 (Transcribed for Double Bass)
Mary Jane Guest - Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Op. 1*
No. 4 in G major
No. 5 in E-flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven - Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1 (Transcribed for Double Bass)
* denotes modern premiere
Aisslinn Nosky, baroque violin
Maxwell Zeugner, double bass
Yi-heng Yang, Mozart-era Viennese fortepiano
Thursday, March 30, 2023
7:30 PM
Spring Concert
Johann Sebastian Bach - 3 inventions
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Duo no. 1 in G major for Violin and Viola, K .423
Allegro
Adagio
Rondeau: Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - 3 inventions
Bohuslav Martinu - Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Poco allegro
Poco andante
Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - 3 inventions
Mark O’Connor - F. C.’s Jig for Viola and Viola
Kobi Malkin, violin
Tanner Menees, viola
Sunday, December 18, 2022
4:00 PM
Festive Jams
Giovanni Battista Fontana: Violin Sonata in D Major, F 1475.02
[Improvisation for Solo Trumpet]
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Sinfonia in F Major for Double Bass and Harpsichord
[Duo improvisation for Double Bass and Trumpet]
[Improvisation on a Drone in A]
Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Sonata in A Major, BWV 1015
Olivier Messiaen: Regard de La Communion de La Vierge, from "Vingt Regards de L'Enfant Jesus"
[Trio Improvisation for Trumpet, Double Bass and Piano]
Abdullah Ibrahim: Chisa, Blues for a Hip King, and Africa Marketplace
Dongmyung Ahn, baroque violin
Matt Lambiase, cornet and flugelhorn
Max Zeugner, bass
Yiheng Yang, harpsichord and piano
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
7:30 PM
Women Composers
Amy Beach: Romance
Fanny Mendelssohn: Trio in D Minor, Op. 11
Fanny Mendelssohn: Selections from Lieder, Op. 9
Clara Schumann: Selections from Lieder, Op. 12
Clara Schumann: Trio in G Minor, Op.17
Ralph Allen, violin
Iris Jortner, cello
Max Zeugner, bass
Jean Schneider, piano
Yiheng Yang, piano
Saturday, August 6, 2022
7:30 PM
Roosevelt Island Strings
Johannes Brahms: Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major ,Op. 18
George Walker: Molto Adagio from String Quartet No. 1
Johannes Brahms: Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36
Elisabeth Perry, violin
Ralph Allen, violin
Richard Wolfe, viola
Katherine Greene, viola
Matthias Naegele, cello
Anjali Tanna, cello
Iris Jortner, cello
Saturday, June 4, 2022
7:30 PM
Roosevelt Island Orchestra
Gideon Klein: Partita for String Orchestra
Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 129
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Benjamin Hochman, conductor
Joel Noyes, cello
Assistant Principal, Metropolitan Opera
Roosevelt Island Orchestra
Good Shepherd Church
543 Main Street, New York, NY 10044
All events take place at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, a 1888 NYC-landmarked church with wonderful acoustics. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located at the heart of Roosevelt Island.
By Ferry or Tram
Take NYC Ferry's Astoria Route ferry to Roosevelt Island or catch the Tram at 60th Street and 2nd Avenue. Exit the ferry or Tram station, walk toward Manhattan, turn right and walk north along Main Street with Manhattan on your left. Pass several buildings on your right including the subway station then pass one large apartment building on your left. The next building on your left is the Chapel.
From the Tram you can also take the Red Bus (free) three stops to the Chapel. You can ask the bus driver to let you know when you're at the Chapel.
By Subway
Take the F train to Roosevelt Island. Exit the subway, turn right and walk north along Main Street with Manhattan on your left. Pass several buildings on your right then pass one large apartment building on your left. The next building on your left is the Chapel.
From the subway you can also take the Red Bus (free) two stops to the Chapel. You can ask the bus driver to let you know when you're at the Chapel.
By Bus
Take the Q102 from Queens to Roosevelt Island. There's a stop at the Chapel.
By Car
Immediately after coming across the Roosevelt Island Bridge from Queens, turn right into the Motorgate parking garage. Visitors may park in any space not marked reserved. After parking, exit the garage at street level, turn left and walk south on Main Street past a school then two large apartment buildings on your right. The next building on your right is the Chapel.