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HVG Centennial Concert Extravaganza!

For the final concert of PAG’s spring 2024 season, we’re celebrating the centennial of our beloved home, Hudson View Gardens. The program on Sunday, June 23 at 5 pm in The Lounge features classical and jazz selections from the 1920s, right around the time that HVG was built!

Nearly a dozen performers will take the stage at The Lounge for this special concert. The program features a special arrangement of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue played by HVG resident pianists Evelyne Luest, David Kalhaus and Sasha Papernick. Also: the world premiere of a composition by Andy Didorenko written especially for the occasion and a 1924 work by Gabriel Faure played by cellist Angela Lee. The extraordinary jazz musicians, HVG residents Andrea Wood (vocals) and Ethan O’Reilly (bass) perform Tea for Two, The Man I Love and other 1920s popular favorites.

A festive reception follows the concert.

PROGRAM

Andy Didorenko: Souvenir de Kálmán  (2024)  World Premiere
(based on the 1924 operetta Countess Maritza by Emmerich Kálmán)
Andy Didorenko, violin; Yuliya Basis, piano

Gabriel Fauré: Sicilienne for cello and piano, op. 78
Ernest Bloch: Prayer (From Jewish Life), for cello and piano
Angela Lee, cello; Evelyne Luest, piano 

Popular songs from the 1920s
 Sasha Papernik, vocals & piano; Andrea Wood, vocals; Ethan Oreilly, bass

George Gershwin (arr. Ian Jamison): Rhapsody in Blue for 8 hands, two pianos
David Kalhous, Huizi Zang, Sasha Papernik, Evelyne Luest, pianists

The Lounge at HVG: Sasha + Justin Meet David Amram

The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens (Pinehurst Ave. and 183rd Street in Manhattan)

Friday, June 21 at 7:30 PM
Doors open at 7pm
$15, $12 for seniors/children

(Kids under 8 are free)

Our good friend, the great composer, musician and raconteur David Amram, is pure magic. Known for his film scores (The Manchurian Candidate, Splendor in the Grass) and his collaborations with Jack Kerouac, Dizzy Gillespie, Pete Seeger, Leonard Bernstein, and more, David is a national treasure. He’s also a generous and fun personality, lighting up any venue he visits.

Sasha and I are thrilled to welcome him to the Hudson View Gardens Lounge (Pinehurst Ave. at 183rd Street) where the HVG Performing Arts Group is hosting us for an effervescent evening of collaboration and song. We will be joined by the great bassist Dave Speranza, and special guest, São Paulo based songwriter Manu Lafer. You’ll hear everything from original music to retro French pop, far ranging American folk traditions, film score excerpts and more.

It’s going to be a ball and we hope you’ll join in the fun! Tickets will be sold at the door.

HVG Performing Arts Group: Trio Alti

HVG Performing Arts Group welcomes Trio Alti to The Lounge on Sunday, May 19 at 5 pm. Both Violinist Rebecca Fischer and violist Jessica Thompson have performed here in past seasons, and they are joined by Copland House cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach. The program includes string trios by Franz Schubert and Ludwig van Beethoven, alongside Lies You Can Believe In by the award-winning composer Missy Mazzoli.

Individually, these musicians are major figures in the chamber music world, with decades of stage time with acclaimed ensembles including the Chiara Quartet, Daedalus Quartet, Trio Solisti, Concertante, and Musicians from Marlboro. Incidently, each of the three live within a block of Hudson View Gardens. They’re coming together as a trio for the first time, right here at The Lounge. Don’t miss your chance to hear this illustrious ensemble’s debut!