Jul 10: Drew Frech

Dear Friends,

This coming Monday, July 10, is the opening performance of the 2023 Tom Hovey Summer Music Concert Series!

We open with banjo virtuoso Drew Frech; he will perform and talk about Early Jazz Standards on his vintage banjos.

  • 7:00 to 8:15pm
  • Free Admission. No tickets necessary
  • Meadow Links Golf Pavilion, 476 Co. Rd. 27 Richfield Springs, NY 13439

Those of you who caught his performance in April 2023 at the Earlville Opera House will remember Drew as a generous and engaging musician.

Free Admission Rain or Shine Casual, Family Friendly! Please see attached flier for more information. It is beautiful there. You can drive up to the Pavilion, roll down your car windows. bring lawn chairs, snacks and blankets, or go inside the Pavilion to listen from there. Restrooms are inside the Pavilion and the Golf House across the way.

As in past seasons, I am proud to have worked very hard to pull together funding so that the musicians are paid fair wages to perform on this series. If I can show my funding sources how many attend the free admission concerts, it helps me to continue to get that necessary funding. So, please attend and spread the word.

Please contact me with any questions: Ruth Berry, (706) 495-4455. Text messages are okay.

To share with those who can financially support this series and all of the good things Concerted Works does to uplift musicians and our communities, click on the button below to donate. Amounts of ANY size make a positive difference.

Or, a check can be sent to:
443 Concerted Works, Inc.
PO Box 48
Oneonta, NY 13820

2023 Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival

Free Admission Rain or Shine Casual, Family Friendly! Please see attached flier for more information. It is beautiful there. You can drive up to the Pavilion, roll down your car windows. bring lawn chairs, snacks and blankets, or go inside the Pavilion to listen from there. Restrooms are inside the Pavilion and the Golf House across the way.

As in past seasons, I am proud to have worked very hard to pull together funding so that the musicians are paid fair wages to perform on this series. If I can show my funding sources how many attend the free admission concerts, it helps me to continue to get that necessary funding. So, please attend and spread the word.

Please contact me with any questions: Ruth Berry, (706) 495-4455. Text messages are okay.

To share with those who can financially support this series and all of the good things Concerted Works does to uplift musicians and our communities, click on the button below to donate. Amounts of ANY size make a positive difference.

December Concerts from NY

December 1, 7:00pm: Dan Sales and Rich Mollin
Location: CANO
Jazz guitar and bass; standards, original compositions and music of the season

December 4: 6:00pm: The Castalia String Quartet
Location: CANO
Music informed and inspired by Native American music. Two Sketches by Griffes, Quartet For Strings by Amy Beach. String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 (“American”) by Dvorak

December 10, 7:00pm: Fideliz Sta Brigida and Ana Laura Gonzalez
Location: CANO
Music from South America for flute and piano, including Postcards by Jose Lezcano, Latin-American pieces by Sergio Arriagada, and a variety of short traditional pieces from Argentina, Peru and Venezuela.

December 11: 7:00pm: John Colonna and Evan Jagels
Location: Dunderberg Gallery
Jazz piano and bass; standards, original compositions and music of the season

December 18: 7:00pm: Mozart x 4 + 5!
Location: CANO
Cathryn Jones (oboe) and Richard MacDowell (clarinet) will be featured with the Castalia String Quartet in an all Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart program including his Oboe Quartet and Clarinet Quintet.

December 29: 7:00pm: Duo Intermezzo
Location: Dunderberg Gallery
Ruth Berry (cello) and John Colonna (piano )will perform unique arrangements of popular classics, art songs, folk music, and contemporary standards along with selections from film, opera, Broadway, and music of the Season.

December 30: 7:30pm: John O’Connor
Location: Franklin Railroad Community Museum
John O’Connor will perform a concert of his original folk songs and ballads.


To attend the livestream performances, click on the dates above, or go to https://www.facebook.com/the.mptf or
https://musicpf.org/, at the performance start time.

In-person venue information:

  • Community Arts Network of Oneonta (CANO at the Wilber Mansion): 11 Ford Ave. Oneonta NY 13820
  • Dunderberg Gallery: 18 Marion Ave, Gilbertsville, NY 13776
  • Franklin Railroad Community Museum: 572 Main St, Franklin, NY 13775

For more information about the performers, please click here.


These free admission concerts by professional jazz, folk and classical musicians are made possible by the the Music Performance Trust Fund, AFM Local 443, and 443 Concerted Works, Inc. in partnership with the Community Arts Network of Oneonta, the Dunderberg Gallery, and the Franklin Railroad Community Museum. Email Ruth Berry for more information.

Aug 14: Cherry Valley ArtWorks

Cherry Valley ArtWorks
Presents
Ensembles Small and Large
Musicians of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra

  • August 14, 2022, 7:30 pm
  • Star Theatre, 44 Main St. Cherry Valley, NY 13320
  • Admission is $10

Program

Intrada (1972)Walter Ross (1936-2021)
Suite for Trombone Quartet, Op. 82
1) Intrada
2) Lied
3) Dans
4) Final
Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
No More BluesAntonio Jobim (1927-1994)
The Glimmerglass Trombone Quartet:
Greg Spiridopoulos, Dan Martin, Gillian Kearney, Frank Meredith
Sonata for Two Clarinets FP 7 (1918)
I. Presto
II. Andante
III. Vif
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Pascal Archer, Phillip Solomon – clarinets
Sonata for Snare Drum and ViolinJ.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Matthew McClung – snare drum, Sasha Margolis – violin
Flute Quintet in A minor Op. 51, No. 3
I. Allegro con fuoco
III. Adagio sostenuto
IV. Finale
Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)
Xue Su – flute, Fritz Krakowski – violin, Jeannine Fancher, Mailtin Zhezha – violas,
Ruth Berry – cello
Intermission
Power of the Dog/The JokeJonny Greenwood (b. 1971) /
Brandi Carlisle (b. 1981), arranged by Steve Sherrill
Ruth Berry, Lucas Button, Daniel Miller, Francesca Vanasco – cellos
Six-Pack for solo tuba (2007)
I. Blowing Off Steam
II. Discotheque
III. Melancholy
IV. Angry
V. Inebriated
VI. Invincible
James Meador
Josh Davis – tuba
Bohemian CaféStacey Garrop (b. 1969)
Linda Greene, Xue Su – flutes, Pascal Archer – clarinet, Ian Morin – bassoon,
Joshua Michal – French horn, David Irvin – bass

 

Aug 15: The Pierstown Grange

The Pierstown Grange
Presents
The Florence High Chamber Music Concert
Muscians of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and Guests

Pierstown Grange, Cooperstown, NY

Florence High (1912-2002) graduated from Radcliffe College in 1934 and played cello with the Elizabeth Philharmonic, Westfield Symphony Orchestra and Florence Symphony Orchestra. She enjoyed playing cello and flute with many chamber groups; in addition, she attended the Metropolitan Opera weekly, sitting in the last row of the upper balcony at the old Met. Ms. High spent her summers on the lake at Cooperstown and was a dedicated member of the Pierstown Grange. This Grange event honors the memory of a devoted music lover and community member.

  • August 15, 2022, 7:30 pm
  • Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Rd, Cooperstown, NY 13326 (click here for directions)
  • Admission is free

Program

Sonata St. Marc
I. Grave-Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro
Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)
arranged by Don Batchelder
Don Batchelder – trumpet, Fritz Krakowski, Julie Signitzer – violins, DeeDee Fancher – viola, Ruth Berry – cello, Jon Pascolini – bass, Michelle Papenfuss – keyboard
Sonata for Two Clarinets FP 7 (1918)
I. Presto
II. Andante
III. Vif
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Pascal Archer, Phillip Solomon – clarinets
Sonata for Snare Drum and ViolinJ.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Matthew McClung – snare drum, Sasha Margolis – violin
Bohemian Café (2019)Stacey Garrop (b. 1969)
Linda Greene, Xue Su – flutes, Pascal Archer – clarinet, Ian Morin – bassoon, Joshua Michal – French horn, David Irvin – bass
Intermission
Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007
Sarabande
Courante
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Mark Timmerman – contrabassoon
Six-Pack for solo tuba (2007)
I. Blowing Off Steam
II. Discotheque
III. Melancholy
IV. Angry
V. Inebriated
VI. Invincible
James Meador
Josh Davis – tuba
Bassoon Concerto
III. Rondo
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Ian Morin – bassoon, Michelle Papenfuss – keyboard
Violin Sonata Op. 18
I. Allegro, ma non troppo
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Ruotao Mao – violin, Dima Glivinskiy – keyboard

The 2022 Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival

The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF),

AFM Local 443, and 443 Concerted Works, Inc.

Announce

The 2022 Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival:

Admission-free Musical Events by professional musicians

At the Meadow Links Golf Pavilion,

 in Otsego County, NY

Oneonta NY, July 5 2022 — The recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) and AFM Local 443 jointly announced today that admission-free, live musical performances will take place again in Otsego County, NY to celebrate live music performances by professional musicians as part of the Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival at the Meadow Links Golf Pavilion in Richfield Springs, NY.
476 County Rd. 27, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

The public is invited to attend these free events in person. All performances are Monday evenings, 7:00-8:15pm (and sometimes later). There is ample parking. All concerts are family-friendly, casual and take place rain or shine. People are encouraged to bring a lawn chair (chairs are also available), a blanket, or stay in their cars with the windows rolled down! Dogs are welcome if on a leash.
In the event of inclement weather the performances take place in the well-ventilated pavilion (and can still be heard by the folks who prefer to stay in their cars!). The beautiful grounds of Meadow Links and the design of the pavilion are the perfect setting and natural acoustic for the sound waves of live music.

The following events are planned:

July 11: Brian Murphy and Jeff Ruzich: Classic Rock
July 18: Dan Sales Jazz Trio
July 25: Hartwick College Jazz Trio
August 1: Glimmerglass Trombone Trio
August 8 John O’ Connor; original songs and ballads
August 15: Aaron Brask and The Old Masters; classic and original jazz
August 22: Bill Scranton and Jeff Ruzich; jazz/pop
August 29: Lauren Mettler: classic and original folk

These live, admission-free community performances are funded in part by grants from the MPTF and have been coordinated through the efforts of the AFM Local 443 (a member of the American Federation of Musicians),443 Concerted Works, Inc. (a charitable not for profit), and the Meadow Links Golf Course.

The Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival was co-founded in the spring of 2021 by Ruth Berry (President of AFM Local 443 and professional cellist with the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and other arts organizations) and her fellow AFM member, the late Richard Daley (who was at the time Director of Golf at Meadow Links). The series was created to support professional musicians, to share with the community the beauty of live music and the grounds of Meadow Links, and to honor the life and legacy of Tom Hovey (the all-around amazing athlete and Richfield Springs citizen).

About the AFM Local 443: The Oneonta Musicians Association is a labor union whose object is to unite the musical profession, to elevate, regulate, and improve the interest and condition of the profession through collective bargaining, the enforcement of good faith and fair dealing between its members, adherence to union principles, and by establishing minimum procedures and pay for their professional services.

About the MPTF: The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) is a nonprofit public service organization whose mission is to support admission-free, live events performed by professional musicians throughout the United States and Canada. Established more than 70 years ago, the MPTF is funded by music companies including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. Interested parties may call (212) 391-3950.

About 443 Concerted Works, Inc: 443 Concerted Works, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization that was created as an affiliate for American Federation of Musicians Local 443. It is the vigorous fundraising arm for AFM Local 443. One of its primary missions is to provide opportunities for all people to come together to enjoy music-making by and alongside our region’s professional musicians to foster the principle that communities who join together with the immediate goal of lifting up the community are lifting up our humanity. To learn more and to offer support please send email , call 607-432-4026, write to 443 Concerted Works P.O. Box 48 Oneonta, New York 13820.

About Meadow Links: Meadow Links is a scenic and challenging 18 hole executive length golf course, set in the hills above historic Otsego Lake. They are located about 8 miles from Cooperstown, New York, on Allen’s Lake Road, between U.S. Route 20, Richfield Springs and New York State Route 80, Otsego Lake. Adjacent to the course is their events pavilion and sand volleyball court. The pavilion and court are available for picnics, parties, reunions, etc. on a daily rental basis, and is the site for the Tom Hovey Summer Music Festival.

Aug 7: Fenimore String Quartet

Cherry Valley Star Theatre: Artworks Concert Series

  • August 7, 2022, 7:30 pm
  • Star Theater, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley, NY
  • Admission: $20 general public, $15 Glimmerglass staff
  • Works by Mozart and Beethoven

The Fenimore String Quartet

  • Ruotao Mao, violin
  • Jennifer Myers, violin
  • Amy Tompkins, viola
  • Ruth Berry, cello

The Fenimore Quartet blends the experience of seasoned chamber players with the richness of long friendships to create a perfect backdrop for the exciting musical collaborations which are fast becoming an eagerly awaited summer treat at the Cherry Valley New York Artworks Concert Series and the surrounding area communities in beautiful upstate New York.

Program

String Quartet in C Major, K.465 (“Dissonance”)
I. Adagio – Allegro
II. Andante cantabile
III. Menuetto: Allegro
IV. Allegro molto
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
 String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.74 (“Harp”)
I. Poco Adagio – Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Presto – Piu presto quasi prestissimo – Tempo primo – Piu presto quasi prestissimo – Tempo primo
IV. Allegretto con Variazioni
L. v. Beethoven (1770-1827)

Mozart’s String Quartet in C Major is written in 1785 as a part of his six string quartet set dedicated to Joseph Haydn. Haydn (1732-1809), being considered “the father of string quartet”, praised these six quartets highly. It gained the nickname “Dissonance” due to the noticeably dissonant harmonic tension in the open Adagio. In particular, the very first note of the first violin, an A-natural, against the A-flat on the viola just prior to it (and then the same repeated in the next phrase a step lower).

Beethoven’s String Quartet in E-flat Major in 1809, during a period when he was seeking more innovative ideas and individuality in his composition(he just wrote the famous, now some considered as his trademark Fifth Symphony the year before). It gained the nickname “harp” due to the characteristic “pizzicato”(pluck the string) sections in the allegro part of the first movement, in which the arpeggiated pizzicato notes offer a reminiscent of the plucking of a harp.

The two masterpieces featured tonight were written 24 years apart. It is fascinating to see(and hear) what Beethoven had inherited and developed from the traditions set by Haydn and Mozart. It is also interesting to compare these two side by side:

First movement: Both works have a slow introduction which contains basic motives for the coming Allegro section. Both Allegro section feels like a relief from the tension built in the introduction section. Mozart ends the first movement softly after “tricking” us that it will end strongly. Beethoven did the opposite: when it about to end in pp(very quietly), he continues to ppp(extremely quietly) – also a “trick”, before building it to an explosive coda(ending section) full of energy and vitality where he combines the “harp” figure and the main theme.

Second movement: Even though Beethoven does not have “cantabile”(song-like) in the title, he marked “cantabile” in the beginning of the first violin line. In fact, the second movement of both works is a heart-felt song throughout.

Third movement: Mozart’s minuet-trio-minuet follows the more traditional route of a typical classical third movement of the quartet or symphony. Beethoven’s is more like a scherzo(a joke) and extended to scherzo-trio-scherzo-trio-scherzo, in which the last scherzo section is repeated mostly quietly and connects to the next movement without a break. Interestingly, Mozart uses C major for the main section and C minor for the trio section, Beethoven did the opposite: C minor for the scherzo section and C Major for the trio section.

Fourth movement: Mozart chose a playful rondo as the form and Beethoven chose a simple Theme and Variation form. Both are very traditional in writing. Noticeably, Beethoven’s second movement is also a rondo but with variations on the main theme each time it comes back(an innovation of combining the two forms). Opposite of the first movement, Mozart ends the fourth movement strongly after a brief quiet moment while Beethoven ends this movement with two quiet chords after a long build-up to ff (very loud),

Both works, as all masterpieces, reflect great qualities of life(more clearly with each movement respectively in the Beethoven): Vitality, Heart, Innovation and Simplicity.

(Program Notes by Ruotao Mao)

For more information, please click on the links below:

Ruotao Mao, Jennifer Myers, Amy Tompkins and Ruth Berry

2022 August Performances by Musicians in Otsego County

Concerts at Meadow Links and the Pierstown Grange are free admission.

For more information, please click below:

June 11: Parlor City Celli

June 11, 2022, 7:30 pm

  • St. Patrick’s Church, 9 Leroy St, Binghamton, NY 13905
  • Tickets: $25 for adults, children 17 and younger admitted free
  • Click here to purchase tickets

Performers

  • Ruth Berry, cello
  • Laura Cricco-Lizza, cello
  • Michael Newman, cello
  • Hakan Tayga, cello

Program

*Music from Game of Thrones, and
Succession
Ramin Djawadi (b.1974), Nicholas Britell (b.1980)
arr.Steven Sherrill
400: An Afrikan Epic
    • Four Women for Cello Quartet:
      • “Ma’afa: Portrait of Ida B. Wells”
Mark Lomax II
Theme and Variations for Cello Quartet, Op. 28Julius Klengel
(1859-1933)
Serenade for Cello Quartet, Op. 119, No. 2Georg Goltermann (1824-1898)
Intermission
English Suite #3 BWV 808:
    • Prelude
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
arr. Stephen Watkins
*Music from Power of the Dog, and
The Joke
Jonny Greenwood (b.1971), Brandi Carlile (b.1981)
arr. Steven Sherrill
Spanish Dances, Opus 12
    • No. 2, Moderato
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
arr. Joanne Martin
LibertangoAstor Piazzolla (1933-1990)
* Arrangement was commissioned by Parlor City Cello

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Left to right: Hakan Tayga, Ruth Berry, Michael Newman, Laura Cricco-Lizza

Feb 18: Castalia String Quartet

Castalia String Quartet

February 18, 2022, 7:30 pm

  • Hartwick College
    Anderson Center for the Arts
    43-61 Clinton St, Oneonta, NY 13820
  • Open to the public, free admission, proof of vaccination and mask required

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Different…Themes and Variations in music through the centuries 

We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
~TS Eliot

Performers

Uli Speth, violin I
Debrah Devine, violin II
Amy Tompkins, viola
Ruth Berry, cello

Program

Diamonds from the Duke [Duke Ellington, arr. Braz]
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Take the “A” Train
In a Sentimental Mood
It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing

A Cycle
I. Already It Is Dusk (String Quartet No. 1, Op. 62) [Henryk Mikolaj Górecki]
II. Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet Op. 18, No. 5) [Ludwig von Beethoven]
III. Andante con moto (from String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810) [Franz Schubert]
IV. Fratres [Arvo Pärt]

String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3 (“Kaiser Quartet”) [Franz Joseph Haydn]
I. Allegro
II. Poco Adagio, cantabile
III. Menuetto-Trio
IV. Finale (Presto)

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