ClaverackLanding: great music in great spaces presented informal chamber concerts in diverse architectural venues in and around the historic city of Hudson, NY.

ClaverackLanding concerts featured the virtuoso musicians of the Columbia Festival Orchestra and highly acclaimed guest artists and ensembles.

The vision of Artistic Director Gwen Gould is to draw listeners into a sonic world that extends from the earliest ensemble music of the Renaissance to the far reaches of our contemporary musical imagination.

INAUGURAL SEASON 2010-2011
at CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON

2012-13 SEASON

SEASON OPENER
The Amphion Quartet
photo credit: Sammie Scheer

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Meet the Artist Post-concert Receptions included

OUR VENUES:
First Presbyterian Church, 369 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY 12534

October 13 at 7 pm – First Presbyterian –  The Amphion Quartet, winner of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “CMS Two” residency beginning in 2013 (with Katie Hyun, violin, star of our “Tango” program in 2010). Wolf – Italian Serenade, Mendelssohn – Op. 44 No. 1, Gershwin – Lullaby, Janacek – Quartet No. 2, ‘Intimate Letters’

November  17 at 6 pm – First Presbyterian – Bard at the Landing:”The Streets of Vienna” performed by Concordium, a Bard-based Harmonie wind ensemble coached by CFO oboist Stephen Hammer.

December 22 at 4 pm – First Presbyterian – Annual Messiah Sing – We invite you, our audience, to join in the singing of Handel’s Messiah accompanied by the ClaverackLanding Ensemble and including student participants from our “Take a Seat” mentoring program with some surprise guest soloists.  MORE…

March 23 at 8 pm – Club Helsinki – Simone Dinnerstein, pianist, with Tift Merritt, singer/songwriter, present “Night” – a unique collaboration between two artists in which they unite classical, folk, and rock musical worlds, exploring common terrain and uncovering new musical landscapes.

April 13 at 6 pm – First Presbyterian – Bard at the Landing: “Einstein’s Mozart: Two Geniuses” – Mozart string quartets with narration and poetry by CFO violinist Kate Light in celebration of Poetry Month. Einstein’s Mozart is a full-evening work that was commissioned by the Colorado Chamber Players to commemorate the close convergence of the centenary of Einstein’s “Miracle Year” (1905-2005) and Mozart’s 250th birthday (1756-2006).

May 11 at 8 pm – Club Helsinki (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE and  LOCATION) – Arnold Steinhardt, violin, and Lincoln Mayorga, piano – “0 to 75 in Sixty Minutes!” – a musical celebration of their 75^th birthdays, a life-long friendship, and musical journeys beginning in Hollywood and extending around the world.  What do the Guarneri Quartet violinist and Disney pianist have in common?  Join us and find out!

SPECIAL ADDED PERFORMANCE
June 8 at 6 pm – First Presbyterian – Beauty Intolerable(WORLD PREMIERE) – 15 Songs based on the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay – Music by Sheila Silver – A celebration of Millay’s poetry through music.  The songs reflect Millay’s passion and playfulness.  Infused with a hint of jazz, the songs are accessible and engaging. The performance of the complete Songbook will include a celebrity actor reading the poetry prior to the performance of the songs.  More…