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The American Chamber Ensemble Presents Musaic I Concert on November 1 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York The American Chamber Ensemble will present Musaic I, the first concert of its 2009-2010 concert season on Sunday, November 1 at 3 PM at Monroe Lecture Center Theater of Hofstra University, on California Avenue in Hempstead, New York. Featured pieces will include Walter Rabl's Quartet, op. 1 for piano, clarinet, violin and cello, Schumann's Fairy Tales, op. 132 for clarinet, viola and piano, Mendelssohn's Trio, op. 49 for violin, cello and piano, and contemporary America composer Joelle Wallach's After Alcyon's Dream for clarinet, viola and piano. Performers will be ACE Directors, pianist Blanche Abram and clarinetist Naomi Drucker, along with Eriko Sato, violin, Chris Finckel, cello, Lois Martin, viola and Marilyn Sherman Lehman, piano. Tickets at Hofstra University Box Office - $15 ($12 senior citizens 65+ and non-Hofstra students). One free ticket with current Hofstra Card. For ticket information, call (516) 463-6644. The American Chamber Ensemble explores the great chamber music literature for clarinet and piano in combination with strings, woodwinds and voice and presents performances featuring world-class artists. ACE consists of the finest freelance musicians in the New York area and has been cited by critics for their superb presentations of chamber masterworks. Their latest CDs on Elysium are American Clarinet Treasures, featuring core members of ACE performing works by George Kleinsinger, Virgil Thomson, Daniel Gregory Mason, Elliott Carter, Douglas Moore and Gary Schocker, with Guest Artist Stanley Drucker and The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele, which features five of this modern master's most important chamber works. Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Website: http://www.jamesarts.com |