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Summer in the city, 2023!

Thursday, 06 July 2023 by Ina Litera
They are back — the summer PopUP! We are always excited to present these concerts, especially this summer, when we will play at such a great space. What is a PopUP!? Good question.The PopUP!s are a chance for us to present new works (or at least works new to us) to an audience and get
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A conversation with Douglas Anderson

Sunday, 28 June 2020 by Ina Litera
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Debuting our new video blog

Wednesday, 06 May 2020 by Ina Litera
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New realities

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 by Ina Litera
I gave my now remote college classes a short writing assignment. It was all about what music they are listening to in this time of stress.  I decided I would post a contribute too, and so I wrote this: It’s been about a little over a week since the college closed and moved to remote
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Fall Recap – Part II

Monday, 20 January 2020 by Ina Litera
And now, massively overdue, is the next installment of my Fall recap!  I thought I should get it posted before we got to the summer. To Cuba!  On Nov. 1st, we packed our bags and headed to JFK for an early morning flight.  Joining us on this second sojourn to Havana was composer Pamela Sklar
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Fall Recap 1

Monday, 02 December 2019 by Eight Strings & a Whistle
My first day back teaching college after our trip to Cuba, a student asked me if I had a good vacation.  I was…not pleased, to say the least. But, I took a deep breathe and explained that playing three concerts in six days is not a vacation,  nor would Professors miss a week of class in
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And We’re Off!

Monday, 30 September 2019 by Eight Strings & a Whistle
Last night, we kicked off the new season with a fabulous Groupmuse house concert on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.  Literally steps from Lincoln Center, we performed a program for about 25 people in a lovely, intimate setting.  For those who don’t know, Groupmuse is an organization that helps pair musicians and house concerts
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Check it twice

Tuesday, 23 July 2019 by Ina Litera
The Washington Post recently wrote an editorial saying the Summer is over-rated. It’s possible that’s true. What is summer really? – A time when it’s really hot!! For many of us, summer is when we envision getting a lot done. We make lists and once made, they are hard to escape. The “list” is that
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Pop, pop,pppppop

Thursday, 06 June 2019 by Eight Strings & a Whistle
Spring is popping up all over… or in our case, 8SW is popping up, which is definitely better then pooping out. Over the last season and a bit, we have had two Pop Up concerts, and we’re doing it again to celebrate the end of our 2018-19 season. The Pop Up concerts happen in a
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Evolution

Wednesday, 24 April 2019 by Eight Strings & a Whistle
Welcome to our revamped website! Having a website that functions on every conceivable platform is a necessity today.  But as we launch this one, it has give me a chance to think back.  When we came together 20 years ago (or is it 21? 19?) the thought of needing a website didn’t exist.  Our first
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october 2023

Greenburgh Public Library Greenburgh Public Library 300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523

08oct2:00 pmGreenburgh Public Library2:00 pm Greenburgh Public Library, 300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523

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We're looking forward to returning to this very cool and beautiful building, and performing Albert Roussel, Pamela Sklar's Two Journeys and Kyle Soliz's Radiance

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We’re looking forward to returning to this very cool and beautiful building, and performing Albert Roussel, Pamela Sklar’s Two Journeys and Kyle Soliz’s Radiance once again, along with a new work by Jorge Amado! Please come on by if you’re in the area!

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(Sunday) 2:00 pm

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Greenburgh Public Library

300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523

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Premiere of Jorge Amado's Concertino with the UN Symphony Orchestra at Merkin Hall! Merkin Hall 129 West 67th Street

31oct7:30 pmPremiere of Jorge Amado's Concertino with the UN Symphony Orchestra at Merkin Hall!7:30 pm Merkin Hall, 129 West 67th Street

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We are over the moon with excitement to be collaborating with the UN Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director and Conductor, Maestro Predrag Vasić to perform

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We are over the moon with excitement to be collaborating with the UN Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director and Conductor, Maestro Predrag Vasić to perform Jorge Amado’s Concertino for Flute, Viola and Cello and string orchestra.

Jorge Amado, the first 8SW Composer Competition Winner, composed this concertino as a gift to the Trio in 2019. Unfortunately plans to perform it during the 2020-21 season were thwarted by the worldwide pandemic. We are thrilled to have it back on our calendar!

The UN Symphony Orchestra is an international ensemble of musicians who work at the United Nations, as well as other international organizations, agencies, programs and funds located in New York. We are very excited to presenting the premiere of this exciting and fun piece with this ensemble at beautiful Merkin Hall.

The program will include Vladimir Tošić’s Medial 623 (check him out here!) and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3. What a program!  Please join us! To purchase tickets, please visit here.

 

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(Tuesday) 7:30 pm

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Merkin Hall

129 West 67th Street

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november 2023

Tenri Cultural Institute Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street

17nov7:30 pmTenri Cultural Institute7:30 pm Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street

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Our annual concert at the Tenri Cultural Institute will include the works of CPE Bach, Albert Roussel, Claire Polin and our 2022 8SW Composer Competition Winner, Kyle

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Our annual concert at the Tenri Cultural Institute will include the works of CPE Bach, Albert Roussel, Claire Polin and our 2022 8SW Composer Competition Winner, Kyle Soliz. We’ll also be presenting new works by Jorge Amado and Péter Kőszeghy. We are super excited about this program! Stay tuned for ticket info!

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(Friday) 7:30 pm

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Tenri Cultural Institute

43A West 13th Street

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