On Saturday November 7, 2009 at 7:30PM, classical saxophonist Javier Oviedo (soprano and alto saxophones) will appear as a guest artist with the New York Chamber Virtuosi under the baton of conductor Jean-Pierre Schmitt. The benefit concert will take place at the Teatro at the Italian Academy, Columbia University, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue (between 116th/118th Streets). TIckets will not be available at the door but may be purchased in advance for a donation of $35 and can be obtained by calling 917 539 5828. Proceeds will go towards the Classical Saxophone Project, supported by the New York Foundation for the Arts.

PROGRAM:

• J.S. Bach:  Concerto for oboe and orchestra, transcribed for soprano sax by Javier Oviedo
• A. Glazunov:   Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra,
• Gabriel Grovlez:  Suite for alto saxophone and orchestra,
• Debra Kaye:  Changing Forms
• Eugene Bozza:  Aria, (orchestration by Jean-Pierre Schmitt)
• Louis Mayeur:  Variations Brillantes on the Carnival of Venise (orchestration by Schmitt)
• Saint-Saens:  Le Deluge
• Pierne:   Menuet du Roy and La Veillee de l’Ange Gardien Continue reading “An evening of music by Bach, Grovlez, Glazunov, and a world premiere by Debra Kaye”

Argentinean musicians Fernando Otero & Emilio Teubal will perform at Brooklyn’s Galapagos Art Space on Sunday, October 25 at 7pm. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased in advance at www.galapagosartspace.com. Galapagos is located at 16 Main Street in the DUMBO area of Brooklyn and can be reached at 718 222 8500.

Today in New York City, thousands of miles away from Buenos Aires, there’s a new wave of composers making Argentinean music from today. Their influences can also be traced from many different sources. Continue reading “New Music from Argentina at Galapagos Art Space (Brooklyn), October 25.”