CONCORDIA CONSERVATORY KICKS OFF ITS 2021-22 HOCH CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES WITH “A NIGHT IN ITALY” ON NOVEMBER 6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October 17, 2021
Contact: Kathleen Suss — Executive Director, Concordia Conservatory
Phone: (914) 395-4507 | Email: ksuss@concordiaconservatory.org
CONCORDIA CONSERVATORY KICKS OFF ITS 2021-22 HOCH CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES
WITH “A NIGHT IN ITALY” ON NOVEMBER 6
Bronxville, NY – Concordia Conservatory PLAYS ON!… announces the opening concert of the 20th season of the Hoch Chamber Music Series, “A Night in Italy,” on Saturday, November 6 at 7:00 pm at the Sommer Center for Performing Arts in Bronxville, New York.
Artistic Director Lawrence Dutton collaborates with guest artists and Conservatory faculty Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, violin; Emanouil Manolov, violin; Sung Jin Lee, viola; Chungsun Kim, cello and Andrew Janss, cello. The program of Italian chamber works includes Puccini’s Cristantemi for String Quartet, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence and Verdi’s String Quartet.
Kathleen Suss, Executive Director of Concordia Conservatory says the community is ready for in person, live performances, “The Hoch Series as we call it, has become a vital and festive staple in our community and after a successful year and a half of broadcast concerts, we are extremely happy to be presenting the series in-person.”
To ensure our Conservatory patrons and performers health and security, masks are required at all times for all patrons and visitors at the concert. Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 is required for patrons over the age of 12. Patrons over age 12 who are not vaccinated must provide proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test to attend.
Concert tickets: $44 for adult / $22 for senior/child and subscriptions for the Hoch Chamber Music series are available at www.concordiaconservatory.org or 914-395-4507.
Concordia Conservatory’s mission is to inspire, instruct, and enrich lives through music by offering excellence in education and performance.
About Concordia Conservatory
Concordia Conservatory, a preeminent center for music education in Westchester County, is a welcoming community where children and adults find lifelong inspiration and joy through learning, performing, listening to, and participating with others in music. Concordia Conservatory offers top quality music programs for early childhood, youth, adults and seniors. The Conservatory’s mission is to inspire, instruct, and enrich lives through music, offering excellence in education and performance. Concordia Conservatory is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt educational institution. Since 1977, Concordia Conservatory has offered music programs for early childhood, youth, and adults. Financial aid and active community outreach partnerships provide access for all. Concordia Conservatory is governed by a 17-member board of directors.
The mission of Concordia Conservatory is to inspire, instruct, and enrich lives through music, offering excellence in education and performance. Concordia Conservatory, an accredited member of the National Guild of Community Arts Education, offers top-quality music programs for early childhood, youth and adults and seniors in Bronxville, New York. With a faculty of highly educated, working musicians and artists, Concordia Conservatory has developed a rich array of programming. Offerings include private instruction in all instruments including voice, group and chamber music instruction, music theory and composition, musical theatre classes, an annual tuition-free community musical production, early childhood music classes, concert series, and camps, music and literature series at public libraries, an honors music program, classes, and music private instruction. Concordia Conservatory’s student body of over 1,500 is drawn from diverse surrounding communities that cover the gamut economically, from affluent Bronxville to impoverished Yonkers. Conservatory’s financial aid and active community outreach partnerships provide access for all, and the diverse faculty and student population represent over 20 countries. Currently over 400 students receive financial aid or full scholarships.