Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi will present "Anniversaries", a concert of chamber music masterworks on Saturday, October 6 - 8:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

This opening concert of the 2007-08 season will feature the World Premiere of another Virtuosi commissioned work – Brian Schober's Wind-space (9-11 Commemorative).

The Virtuosi will also present Lalo Shifrin's Central Park Variations for clarinet and piano (celebrating his 75th birthday), Joseph Schwantner's Black Anemones for flute and piano (in honor of his 65th birthday, Richard Faith's Fantasy Trio No. 1 (to honor his 80th birthday, Stravinsky's Piano-Rag-Music and Pastorale (Trio), both in honor of the composer's 125th birthday, Debussy's Children's Corner Suite for piano solo (in honor of the centenary of the work), Elgar's Chanson de Nuit for clarinet and piano and Percy Grainger's Molly on the Shore for flute & piano. For program notes and composer information, please visit http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/programnotes.html. Every concert by the Palisades Virtuosi includes a work commissioned by the ensemble.

Tickets for the October 6 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations or other information, please call 201-488-1149 or 516-586-3433. You can also email reservation requests to Jeffrey James Arts Consulting - jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.

The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization that was established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration, supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volume One of their New American Masters CD series has been released by Albany Records. They are currently recording Volume Two. Read their latest From the Palisades newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/june07/PV_nws_062207.htm and their recent article in Chamber Music magazine at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/pvnews.html. Visit them online at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/.

Funding for this concert has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

For more information about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.

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