With great pleasure the Westchester Chamber Music Society (WCMS) announces a new youth initiative to partner with chamber music programs at schools and colleges across Westchester County. The Amerigo Trio (pictured above) was formed in 2009 by the former New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, with the violist Karen Dreyfus and the cellist Inbal Segev. Named for the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, they are committed to the exploration of the riches of the string trio repertoire, both old and new.
At this concert, The Music Conservatory of Westchester (MCW) will present one of its best student chamber music groups. The MCW ensemble will include two violinists, Elizabeth Kim and Tiana Kaga, and the cellist Leon Wang, all local high school students. They will be accompanied on harpsichord by Jean Newton, their coach and executive director of MCW.
For 72 years, the Westchester Chamber Music Society has brought to Westchester first-rate artists, such as the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma; the Amerigo Trio with the violinist Glenn Dicterow; the Emerson, Brentano, and Kalichstein ensembles; and award-winning young talent, including the Dover and the Ulysses String Quartets.
Our mission is to provide live, world-class chamber-music concerts, support chamber-music performers, and help to sustain the arts community.
Following the concert there will be a Q&A with the professional and student musicians. Tickets are $20 per for first-time attendees of a WCMS concert; General Admission $40; Students free; Concert can be viewed remotely, and a recording will be available for 48 hours after the live concert.
For tickets and to check COVID protocols, visit: WestchesterChamberMusicSociety.com
