Welcome to the 2009/10 Ensemble du Monde season at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center. This season we have planned three spectacular concerts that include innovative programming and world-class soloists. The line up starts with an all Vivaldi concert, 'Wonders of the Red Priest', featuring brilliant Italian flutist Antonio Amenduni, the beautiful voice of mezzo-soprano Lara Nie and winner of the of the Henryk Szeryng International Violin Competition, violinist Koh Gabriel Kameda. In our second concert, 'Classical Innovators', the works of Beethoven, Grétry, Mozart and Boulogne (Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges), will never sound so fresh as when they are performed by French Caribbean super star soprano Magali Léger, making her New York début.

The final concert on the season 'Modern Serenade' will move you in ways that are not normally associated with contemporary music and features up and coming virtuosos flautist Crystal Zagarello, pianist Kimball Gallagher and newly appointed member of Canadian Brass, trumpeter Christopher Coletti. The orchestra will also this season collaborate with Reflect-Arts (www. reflect-arts.com) to present the art of Xéna Lee our 2009 Visual-Artist-in-Residence who has specifically tailored three exhibitions of new paintings to be displayed at each of the concerts.

I look forward to seeing you, 

Marlon Daniel

NOT TO BE MISSED!
March 14th, 2010  7pm MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Final concerto of the 2009/2010 season features virtuosos flautist Crystal Zagarello, pianist Kimball Gallagher and newly appointed member of Canadian Brass, trumpeter Christopher Coletti.

Modern Serenade
SCHOENBERG
 Verklrte Nacht, Op. 4
GRIFFES
 Poem for Flute and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH
 Concerto for Piano and Trumpet in C Minor, Op. 35
HONEGGER
 Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet