Chamber music to be performed by the Children’s Orchestra Society faculty at its Masterworks Concert on Friday, March 4, 2011, at Christ & St. Stephen’s Church in NYC includes compositions of Mozart, Beethoven, and Albeniz plus Filipino Visayan songs.
The faculty featured at this event are guitarist Michael Dadap, pianist Cynthia De Leon, violinists Yeou-Cheng Ma and Kevin Shue, violist Olivi…a Martinez, Marianna Healy – French horn, cellist Marc D. Tagle, and soprano Katrina Saporsantos. Descriptions of COS faculty members are found at http://www.childrensorch.org/index.php?pID=15
Masterworks Concert is the annual faculty recital by the professionally trained music instructors of the Children’s Orchestra Society. The audience this year will be treated to familiar classics, such as a Mozarthorn quintet, a Beethoven string quartet, a Mendelssohn piano trio, and Albeniz for solo guitar, while songs from the Visaya region of the Philippines will highlight the experience. “Our faculty is devoted to developing young talents, and yet still hunger to express themselves through their art. The COS Masterworks Concert provides an opportunity to showcase our faculty, and bring lively music to the community.”
The Masterworks Concert begins at 7:30 PM, and tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door; a discount is offered for groups of four and can be purchased at the Children’s Orchestra Society website: http://www.childrensorch.org/index.php?pID=32.
Families in New York city, Long Island and the tri-state area have been involved with Children’s Orchestra Society (COS) since it was founded in 1962 by Dr. H.T. Ma. Today, COS provides music programs for the youngest learner through advanced students interested in high caliber performance opportunities. Executive Director Yeou-Cheng Ma is a Developmental pediatrician, and Artistic Director Michael Dadap is well-known by guitarists and in the music community for his cultural contributions. Contact Children’s Orchestra Society, learn more about the COS youth symphony programs and upcoming
events: http://www.childrensorch.org/