Experience the sultry rhythms of Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba, and bold American folk melodies in the magnificent Red Ballroom of Old Westbury Gardens. The chamber ensemble, Poetica Musica will perform a concert entitled "Concert of Two Americas" on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 8:00 PM.
The ensemble for this performance will feature artists Jessica Bowers (mezzo soprano), Eleanor Valkenburg (soprano), Oren Fader (guitar), Barry Crawford (flute), and Molly Morkoski (piano).
Works performed this evening will include: The History of the Tango for both flute and guitar by Astor Piazzolla, Picnic Suite for flute, guitar and piano by Claude Bolling, jazz piano solos by Venezuelan composer, Theresa Carreño and much more.
Pianist Molly Morkoski made her solo debut in Carnegie Hall and has performed in the inaugural concert of Carnegie’s Zankel Hall. Ms. Morkoski’s performances also include appearances at Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall and the Miller Theater. She has appeared as a soloist at the Tanglewood, Bang-on-a-Can, and Pacific Rim festivals. She has collaborated with the NY Philharmonic Chamber Players, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, the New World Symphony, Speculum Musicae, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Morkoski was a Fulbright scholar in Paris, France. She is a first recipient of the Teresa Sterne Career Grant and was given the Thayer-Ross Award upon completion of her doctorate. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master’s degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and a Doctorate degree from SUNY Stony Brook. Ms. Morkoski is currently an Associate Professor at Lehman College in the Bronx.
TICKETS: $25.00 Members, $30.00 Non-Members; Tickets must be purchased in advance.
The concert is supported in part the IBM Matching Grant program.
For more information, please call (516) 333-0048 ext. 301.