March 16: Sylvan Winds perform Debussy, Bach and more

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Sylvan Winds continues 45th anniversary season with two concerts

March 16: "World Winds: Traditions Reimagined" features works by Debussy, Bach, and more

May 31: Season finale at Merkin Hall

"a superb group of musicians" – Fanfare

The Sylvan Winds is in the midst of their 45th anniversary season. On March 16, 2024 the quintet performs a program of some of their favorite compositions, including music by Bach, Debussy, Irving Fine, and José-Luis Hurtado.

"It's a delight to return to this repertoire that we know so well," says founding member and flutist Svjetlana Kabalin. "Each time we present the works in a new context, we find different aspects of the music to bring out. This particular program 'World Winds: Traditions Reimagined' highlights the longstanding tradition of composers pulling inspiration from older styles. Mordechai Rechtman created a brilliant arrangement of a Bach concerto (which itself was an arrangement of a Vivaldi concerto) and Gordon Davies’ transcription of Debussy’s Petite Suite is a longtime concert favorite.”

Tickets to the March 16 concert at 2 pm at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (152 W 66th St, Manhattan) are $25, with discounts available for students, seniors, and children, available at SylvanWinds.com.

On May 31, the 45th anniversary season concludes with a special performance at Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall (129 W 67th St., Manhattan). The grand finale features larger works for winds, including Mozart's Serenade in C minor, and Richard Strauss's Suite in Bb Major, alongside contemporary works by Elizabeth Brown and Valerie Coleman. A ticketed reception will follow the concert. Details here.

Hailed by The New York Times for "…its adventuresome programming and stylishness of performance," Sylvan Winds was founded in 1982. Founding member and flutist Svjetlana Kabalin is joined by oboist Kathy Halvorson, clarinetist Nuno Antunes, Gina Cuffari on bassoon, and horn player Zohar Schondorf, completing the traditional woodwind quintet instrumentation. The quintet has appeared under the auspices of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and the Caramoor International Music Festival.

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Saturday, March 16 at 2 pm
World Winds: Traditions Reimagined

Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
(152 West 66th Street, New York, NY)

Tickets are $25 general admission
(Seniors/Students: $20; Children $10)

Sylvan Winds

Svjetlana Kabalin, flute; Kathy Halvorson, oboe;
Nuno Antunes, clarinet; Gina Cuffari, bassoon;
Zohar Schondorf, horn

PROGRAM

Claude Debussy: Petite Suite
 José-Luis Hurtado: Son de la Bruja
J.S. Bach (arr. Rechtman): Concerto No. 2 after Vivaldi, S.593
Irving Fine: Partita

Program subject to change

These concerts are made possible, in part, with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council