"Vibrant, sensitive interpretationáthe solo violin, piano and winds - all first rate!"

• The American Chamber Ensemble featured in "The Clarinet": Page 1, Page 2, Page 3. (Article reprinted with permission of "The Clarinet" Magazine.)
• Ensemble-in-residence - Hofstra University 
• CDs on Leonarda, Elysium, Soundspells, Dionysian, Gasparo and 4Tay.
• Give us your email address so we can keep you informed of upcoming AMERICAN CHAMBER ENSEMBLE concerts and events - jamesarts@att.net 
• Website: http://www.jamesarts.com/ace.htm 

"...impeccable technique..."

"...Crisp and accurate in difficult music..."

• Superb 8-member ensemble performs rarely heard contemporary and folk-based vocal music of North and South America
• Performances throughout Northeast U.S. and South America
• CDs on CBS and Opus One
• Bi-lingual programs available 
• Website: http://www.americasvocalensemble.org
• Give us your email address so we can keep you informed of upcoming AMERICAS VOCAL ENSEMBLE concerts and events - jamesarts@att.net

• Read their latest Sinfonia newsletter
• Read An Epoch Times Story About Chamber Orchestra of New York Here.
• New York City-based orchestra dedicated to presenting the great orchestral repertoire alongside undiscovered or rarely performed gems which complement and extend the classical tradition, from early Italian legends to contemporary American masters.
• Created in the year 2006 on the 250th anniversary of the birth of W. A. Mozart.
• Established in honor of Ottorino Respighi
• Founder and Music Director Salvatore Di Vittorio
• Website: www.chamberorchestraofnewyork.org
• Give us your email address so we can keep you informed of upcoming CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK concerts, CDs and events - jamesarts@att.net

• An ensemble of 25 internationally and nationally renowned musicians who perform chamber and chamber orchestral repertory throughout the Long Island and Metropolitan New York region
• The ensemble is conceived as a community based concert provider and gives concerts throughout the region in every conceivable type of venue except a typical concert hall
• Community Concert Series - an ongoing series of free events taking place in hospitals and senior centers throughout the region
• New programs at New York City based consulates and embassies featuring works by composers from those host country institutions
• Give us your email address so we can keep you informed of upcoming Chamber Players International concerts and events - jamesarts@att.net
• Website: http://chamberplayersinternational.com

"The ultimate in Pomp and Circumstance"

• Read the Spring 2008 issue of Polishing the Brass here
• Christmas Time is Here CD from Koch International Classics
• American Anthems CD on Koch International Classics
• 28-piece ensemble 
• Performances at Lincoln Center and festivals throughout New York City and tri-state area 
• Pops Concerts, major corporate events, splenderous music for weddings and festivals 
• 2-time Champion Brass Band of North America 
• Website: http://www.gramercybrass.com/
• Give us your email address so we can keep you informed of upcoming GRAMERCY BRASS ORCHESTRA concerts and events - jamesarts@att.net 

• Learn More About Their Annual Chamber Music Institute Here
• Lumina String Quartet is Quartet-in-residence at Norwalk Community College
• Lumina's Chamber Music Institute for Young Musicians, Inc. is in its 8th year as a year-round training academy for string quartets.
• Participating in numerous International Festivals
• Repertory ranges from the baroque to contemporary, with an emphasis on Russian composers
• Website: http://www.jamesarts.com/lumina/
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"The Palisades Virtuosi is an ensemble ... cares deeply about connecting living composers with living audiences. It plays well-known music, too, but the heart of every one of its concerts is the premiere of a commissioned work ... "

"Perfect in every sense, the Palisades Virtuosi marries past with present; artistry with heart."

"Thank(s to) all of you for a wonderful performance...Not only were we thrilled with your performance of Four Movements for Virtuosi, but the entire program was beautifully played and well planned...It was a pleasure to be there, to listen to you, and meet you."

• Read the Fall 2009 issue of From the Palisades here.
• See the Palisades Virtuosi Honor Roll of Commissioned Composers Here.
• Subscription Concert Series at Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, New Jersey
• Hear A WWFM Radio Webcast With The Virtuosi Here
• Palisades Virtuosi in Recital on High Point Records. Listen to Sound Samples Here.
• Palisades Virtuosi - New American Masters, Volume I and Volume II on Albany Records. Read a NewMusicBox Review Here and a New Hampshire Reformer Review Here.
• Website: http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/

"...Parthenia, a glowing group of viol players that is one of the brightest lights in New York's early-music scene. "

"Parthenia, a first-rate consort of viols... illuminated Purcell's counterpoint wonderfully... [and] the group's sound combined warmth and precision."

"... welcome under any circumstances - the excellent viol consort Parthenia."

"[Parthenia's European debut in Regensburg, Germany was]... one of the finest concerts of the 1994 Alter Musik Festival."

• Read Parthenia's Inside the Labyrinth Newsletter Here
• Read an Early Music America Article About Parthenia and New Music Here
• Dynamic quartet of renaissance viols, exploring the extraordinary repertory for viols from Tudor England to the court of Versailles to the 21st Century.
• Known for its remarkable sense of ensemble and ethereal sound, Parthenia is presented in concerts across America.
• early music specialists.
• Featured on radio and television, and in prestigious festivals and series including Music Before 1800, Maverick Concerts and the Regensburg Tage Alter Musik.
• Commissions, premieres and records many new works by composers such as Phil Kline, Brian Fennelly, Max Lifchitz, Kristin Norderval, Will Ayton, Frances White, Paul Richards, David Glaser, Randy Sandke, John Stone, Nicholas Patterson, and others, with the support of various grants.
• Popular touring programs, including, "When Music and Sweet Poetry Agree," - a unique collaboration with actor Paul Hecht and soprano Jacqueline Horner, celebrating Shakespearean poetry and music.
• CDs include "Within the Labyrinth," "A Reliquary for William Blake," and "Trumpet After Dark."
• Website - http://www.parthenia.org/

"Their virtuosity, balances, articulation and intonation mark them as one of the world's top wind quintets. I have never heard finer playing."

• Read the Quintet's New Souvenirs Newsletter Here
• New CD From Quintet of the Americas - Karel Husa - Recollections - Read About It Here. Read a Review Here. Read a Review Here.
• Long recognized as leading interpreters of folk and contemporary wind quintet music of North and South America
• Extensive touring throughout Western Hemisphere
• Three time recipients Chamber Music America Residency Program Grants
• Two time recipients ASCAP/CMA Adventuresome Programming Awards
• CDs on MSR Classics, New World Records, Newport Classics, Opus One, XLNT, CRI and MMC
• Participants in composer Kevin James Portraits Project performances
• Give us your email address so we can keep you informed of upcoming QUINTET OF THE AMERICAS concerts and events - jamesarts@att.net 
• Visit the Quintet's MySpace page
• Website: http://www.quintet.org