Events
Past Concerts
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MUSIC OF African American composers
March 21, 730 pm
Good Shepherd Center
543 Main St, New York, NY
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Curtis Stewart, The Gilded Cage, for piano quintet
Margaret Bonds, Troubled Water for piano solo
Wynton Marsalis, String Quartet
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Ralph Allen, violin, Salley Koo, violin
Lisa Matriciardi, viola
Iris Jortner, cello
Yi-heng Yang, piano
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HOLIDAY BAROQUE
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Sunday December 22, 2024, 7 pm
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Good Shepherd Center
543 Main St, New York, NY
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free, with suggested donation of $25, $10 students/seniors
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Festive Baroque Ensemble Music, interspersed with free improvisations
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Georg Muffat (1653-1704)
Sonata no. 5 in G major, Armonico Tributo
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Noëls sur les instruments (H. 534)
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Spiritual Voices
Monday, December 9, 2024, 7 pm
Cornell Tech, Tata Innovation Center
11 West Loop Road, New York NY
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Music of Jesse Montgomery, Anna Weesner, Sofia Gubaidulina, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
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Ralph Allen, violin
Iris Jortner, cello
Blair McMillan, piano
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A Walk in the Woods
Friday, September 13, 2024, 7:30 PM
Good Shepherd Center
543 Main St, New York, NY 10044
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TRIO ILONA
Ravenna Lipchik, period violin
Kate Bennett Wadsworth, period cello
Yiheng Yang, piano (English piano 1830, Collard and Collard)
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Piano Trios of Robert Schumann, on period instruments
Trio no. 1 in d minor, op. 63
Trio no. 2 in F major, op. 80
Sunday, June 16, 2024, 4 PM
Good Shepherd Center
543 Main St, New York, NY 10044
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Trio Fadolín: Heirlooms
Sabina Torosjan, Violin
Ljova, fadolín
Valeriya Sholokhova, cello
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Sergey Aslamazyan: Armenian Folk Songs
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Ljova arrangement: Armenian Folk Songs
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Vasyl Barvinsky: String Quartet
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Yehiel Goyzman: Yidisher Kontsert
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Ljova: The Afterglow
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Selections from The Vjola Suite
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2023 Summer Concert Season
Sunday, August 6
7:30 PM
(Anti)Hero
Against Tyranny
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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
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Good Shepherd Church
543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island
Your generous contribution keeps the series affordable
Suggested donation: $20
Students & seniors: $10
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Thursday, August 10
7:30 PM
Eastern Europe and Beyond
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Johan Halvorsen: Sarabande con Variazione (Thême de Händel)
Bohuslav Martinů: Duo No. 2 for Violin and Cello, H. 371
Antonín DvoÅ™ák: String Sextet in A major op. 48
Elisabeth Perry & Ralph Allen, violins
Richard Wolfe & Katy Greene, violas
Matthias Naegele & Iris Jortner, cellos
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Good Shepherd Church
543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island
Your generous contribution keeps the series affordable
Suggested donation: $20
Students & seniors: $10
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Presented in Collaboration with Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance and
Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association
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Saturday, July 15
7:30 PM
Peace Masters with Roy Eaton
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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
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Roy Eaton, piano
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Saturday, June 17
7:30 PM
June Gems
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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
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Aisslinn Nosky, baroque violin
Maxwell Zeugner, double bass
Yi-heng Yang, Mozart-era Viennese fortepiano
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Thursday, March 30, 2023
7:30 PM
Spring Concert
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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
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Kobi Malkin, violin
Tanner Menees, viola
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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
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Dongmyung Ahn, baroque violin
Matt Lambiase, cornet and flugelhorn
Max Zeugner, bass
Yiheng Yang, harpsichord and piano
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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
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Ralph Allen, violin
Iris Jortner, cello
Max Zeugner, bass
Jean Schneider, piano
Yiheng Yang, piano
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Saturday, August 6, 2022
7:30 PM
Roosevelt Island Strings
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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
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Elisabeth Perry, violin
Ralph Allen, violin
Richard Wolfe, viola
Katherine Greene, viola
Matthias Naegele, cello
Anjali Tanna, cello
Iris Jortner, cello
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Saturday, June 4, 2022
7:30 PM
Roosevelt Island Orchestra
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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
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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.
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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.