String Trio from NYC Ballet Orchestra
Friday, July 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Music at China Pond
A String Trio of Arturo Delmoni (violin), Susan Pray (viola) and Peter Sanders (cello) from the New York City Ballet Orchestra at Lincoln Center will play a program of baroque, classical, romantic and 20th century music - Bach, Mozart, Piston, Dohnanyi and Beethoven.
This performance will take place at the Sedgewood Boathouse (1026 Barrett Circle West) in Western Kent and is also supported by the Friends of Classical Music at Arts on the Lake.
Note - If you enjoy classical music, you can still become a Friend of Classical Music for 2010 with a $125 contribution. As a Friend of Classical Music, not only are you helping to bring more great music to the area, you also will be entitled to attend two extraordinary musical events - this performance of the String Trio from the NYC Ballet Orchestra and the Alexander String Quartet concert at Arts on the Lake in November. If you would like additional information, please email inquiry@artsonthelake.org or phone 845-228-2685.
About the Event
Gallery photos courtesy of Mel Rosenthal.
Arturo Delmoni, violin, one of the most celebrated artists of his generation, made his debut at Carnegie Hall at age 14 playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Little Orchestra Society under Thomas Scherman. Since then he has been a soloist with the St. Louis, Dallas, Spokane, Jupiter, El Paso, Glendale and Tucson Symphony Orchestras; the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; the California Chamber Symphony; the New York City Ballet Orchestra; the Rhode Island, Brooklyn, Boston, Omaha and Kansas City Philharmonics; and the Boston Pops. As a chamber musician, Delmoni has performed with illustrious colleagues such as Pinchas Zukerman, Elmar Oliveira, Emanuel Ax, Nathaniel Rosen, Jon Kimura Parker, Jeffrey Kahane and Dudley Moore. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Delmoni’s recording of romantic miniatures, received extraordinary reviews. Delmoni’s duo recital recording with cellist Nathaniel Rosen, entitled Music for a Glass Bead Game was nominated for an AFIM Indie Award, received a Golden Ear award, and was on Fanfare’s Best of the Year list. Arturo Delmoni plays a JB Guadagnini, 1780, and a viola from the same period.
Susan Pray, viola, graduated from the Juilliard School of Music and was a recipient of the Walter Naumberg and G. Schirmer Awards. She has been a member of the Aspen String Quartet, assistant principal of the NYC Opera, solo violist with the Vivaldi Traveling Virtuosi, and principal violist of Musica Sacre. For fun, Ms. Pray toured with Frank Sinatra’s Band the five years before his retirement. She is currently associate principal of the NYC Ballet Orchestra and active in the recording studios playing film scores, jingles, and solo albums. Ms. Pray was the first female violist nominated for “Most Valuable Player: by the National Association for Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS-1985).
Peter Sanders, cello, is a native New Yorker and a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Sanders is a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra (for which he has served as Acting Principal), principal cello for the New Philharmonic of New Jersey and performs with the Riverside Symphony, the Stamford Symphony and has performed and recorded as a guest artist with the Perspectives Ensemble. He is Artistic Director of the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival (cvcmf.org) and was a winner of the 1998 Artists International award as a member of the Hollaender Ensemble. He is currently a member of the Ariadne Trio. As a studio musician Mr. Sanders has recorded for a variety of popular artists including Pat Metheny, Jewel, Kathie Lee Gifford and Andy Bey.