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Hear the reopening night concert on Counter Stream Radio

Welcome back to the new Merkin Concert Hall,
This season, after 30 years of providing a home for the exploration and enjoyment of music in all its forms, Merkin Concert Hall will be reinvented. It is undergoing a renovation which will preserve all the things we have come to love – the intimacy and acoustics, the unique architecture – while creating a beautiful new environment that befits the world-class performances presented here.

In the spirit of these changes, I am pleased to present a host of composers and performers that stretch the definitions of old and new, occasionally to the breaking point, and fuse tradition and innovation to create something wholly unique. We have titled this season “Re:Invention” and it draws from all corners of the musical landscape, including the finest in contemporary, classical, jazz and world music (with a healthy dose of classic country!)

Join us in January for our Grand Piano Marathon, and witness the magic of musical reinvention, as it begins anew.

Sincerely,

Gregory D. Evans
Director, Merkin Concert Hall



P.S. To create your own concert series, check out our flexible subscription program, "Merkin Your Way."

Did you miss our reopening night concert on January 8?

It’s not too late to hear the concert! It will be streamed on the internet on February 14 at 9 p.m. and February 17 at 3 p.m. Simply go to www.counterstreamradio.org and follow the instructions.

The concert features Aaron Jay Kernis conducting soprano Esther Heideman and a host of star performers in Aaron Copland’s masterpiece Music for the Theatre as well as Kernis’s own Simple Songs. Ira Mowitz’s Kol Aharon for solo violin, digital soundtrack, and mixed ensemble was specially commissioned for the evening and was performed by Face The Music, a new music ensemble comprised of accomplished teens and pre-teens from the Kaufman Center schools. The Lucy Moses School Flute Faculty Ensemble also performed Margaret Lowe's Dawn Carol.