Northern Lights

Inwood Art Works presents

Featuring the String Orchestra of New York City

Sunday, March 30, 2025 – 2:00pm

Good Shepherd Auditorium – 620 Isham Street

Minimum suggested donation of $25 Adults, $10 Children under 12, or pay-what-you-can online and at the door.

A program of string music focusing on composers from Northern Europe whose music brings vibrant, unique colors to the stark landscapes.

Bring your family and meet your friends to enjoy an afternoon community concert of classical music. All are welcome!

Reception with light snacks and beverages following the performance.

All proceeds benefit Good Shepherd School

Program:

G. Bacewicz – Quartet #3

J. Sibelius – Suite Champetre

R. Gliere – String Sextet

Musicians:

Violin: Monica Bauchwitz, Anna Lim, Arthur Moeller, Keiko Tokunaga

Viola: Jessica Thompson, Molly Goldman

Cello: Mihai Marica, Kirsten Jermé

Bass: Dominic Law

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Inwood Art Works presenta

Presentando a los Orquesta de cuerdas de la de Cuidad de Nueva York

Domingo, 30 de Marzo de 2025 – 2:00 p.m.

Auditorio del Buen Pastor - 620 Isham Street

Donación mínima sugerida de $25 adultos y $10 niños, o pague lo que pueda en línea y en la puerta.

Un programa de música de cuerda centrado en compositores del norte de Europa cuya música aporta colores vibrantes y únicos a los paisajes inhóspitos.

Traiga a su familia y reúnase con sus amigos con música interpretada. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Recepción con refrigerios y bebidas después de la actuación.

Todo lo recaudado será para beneficio de la Escuela Buen Pastor.

SONYC, founded in 1999, comprises some of this nation’s extraordinary string players in a critically acclaimed tour de force ensemble. A conductorless chamber group, SONYC’s members rehearse in a collaborative effort that allows each musician to have an impact on the artistic process. The flexibility and intimacy of a string quartet are thus fused with the power and scope of an orchestra.

SONYC is composed of a group of dedicated musicians who are also winners of international competitions, members of renowned chamber ensembles, and highly regarded soloists. SONYC is a pioneer of the concert hall, as well as the classroom, having given over 450 performances and hundreds of master classes for children of all ages and backgrounds, nationally as well as in NYC's public schools.

A herald of new music from around the world, SONYC has given over 50 world and US premieres. Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Paul Moravec and Aaron Jay Kernis have made the following statements about the group:

-"SONYC is a composer's dream" (Moravec).

-"[SONYC is] opening up the world again for the audience to become more emotionally and experientially involved" (Kernis).

SONYC won Harvard University’s Fromm Foundation Grant and the Koussevitzky Commissioning Grant, the Meet the Composers Residency Grant, as well as the Aaron Copland Fund for Music Recording Grant. SONYC is the recipient of Columbia’s Alice M. Ditson Fund Award, for a “music and text” project; including works by Mexican composer, Cristobal MarYan, as well as Randy Woolf’s “Blues for Black Hoodies,” based on rap texts. The group released an all-American world premieres CD entitled first takes, showcasing the works of brilliant composers Paul Moravec, Lisa Bielawa, Michael Gatonska and Christopher Theofanidis. SONYC’s latest album “The Shape of Strings” with works by New York City based composer Wayne Alpern was released in 2022. Additionally, SONYC is featured in the award-winning documentary by William McKenna, Breathing Together.

Whether performing new music or the cherished string orchestra repertoire, SONYC strives to inspire and educate its audiences.

Host or Publisher Inwood Art Works