Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset, NY
Cross Island - cellist Suzanne Mueller and pianist Elinor Abrams Zayas - return to Manhasset Public Library, this time joined by clarinetist Joshua Redman . The program will span centuries, styles, and genres, seamlessly blending beloved classics with works written and arranged for CROSS ISLAND (trio unless indicated):
Franz Schubert: Shepherd on the Rock
Frank Bridge: Cradle Song (Mueller & Zayas)
Gerald Finzi: Bagatelle 5 (Redman & Zayas)
Leonard Bernstein: Somewhere
George Gershwin: Prelude 2 (Redman & Zayas)) It Ain't Necessarily So (Mueller & Zayas)
Cécile Chaminade: Piano Trio in G Minor, Mvt. 1 - Allegro
INTERMISSION
Mark McCarron: The Big Picture
Cheryl Edelman: Just for Fun (Mueller & Zayas)
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Piece 1 - Tender and with Expression (Redman & Zayas) Piece in Folk Style 5 (Mueller & Zayas)
Roger Blanc: Blanc Saint Vitus Was Here (Redman & Mueller)
Cole Porter: So in Love
Antonio Carlos Jobim: Jobim Wave
Arkadie Kouguell: Melodie et Danse Hebraique
The performers will share information to enhance the audience's understanding and appreciation of the composers and works presented.
Two lucky Audience members will receive a CD in free drawings at the end of the concert.
Admission is free. Manhasset residents get first priority, but we have never had anyone turned away