Falla & Friends honors the 150th birth anniversary of Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. The program places emphasis on de Falla’s relationships with fellow Spanish composers and the creative synergy fostered by his association with members of Les Apaches in pre-WWI Paris, featuring a selection of original works and arrangements for voice, flute and piano, and showcasing Falla’s signature Andalusian spirit alongside pieces by his contemporaries and collaborators including Albéniz, Ravel, Enescu, Gaubert, Turina, Debussy &  Guridi.

The concert is part of the official events calendar celebrating the 150th birth Anniversary of Manuel de Falla organized by the Archivo – Manuel de Falla Foundation in Spain.

Performed by the Zephyra Trio: Laura Falzon – flute, Anna Tonna – mezzo, Olga Gurevich – piano

InCanto Artists go to the movies!
With guest artist Laura Falzon, presented by The Osborne, Rye, New York

Arias and songs from classic movies sung by InCanto artists together with Flutist Laura Falzon performing enchanting melodies from iconic movie soundtracks by John Williams & Ennio Morricone including themes from Schindler’s list, The Mission, and Cinema Paradiso

Echoes of Belonging, chamber music and song about memory, identity, and spirit

Works by Charles Camilleri, Manuel de Falla, Pavel Haas, Lori Laitman, Fernando Obradors, Paul Schoenfield, Erwin Shulhoff, and Joaquín Turina. Presented by The Esther Grushkin Center for Arts and Culture at JCC of Staten Island

Tickets: Tickets: $18 advance tickets/ $25 at the door

Performed by the Zephyra Trio Laura Falzon – flute, Anna Tonna – mezzo and Olga Gurevich – piano, with guest artist James Noyes (saxaphone)

InCanto Artists go to the movies!
With guest artist Laura Falzon, part of the Gersen Cultural Arts series

Arias and songs from classic movies sung by InCanto artists together with Flutist Laura Falzon performing enchanting melodies from iconic movie soundtracks by John Williams & Ennio Morricone including themes from Schindler’s list, The Mission, and Cinema Paradiso

UNBOUND: Music by Women Composers Since the Age of Enlightenment, is a program of works by women composers, several of whom faced significant barriers in having their compositions performed and being recognized as serious composers. This was especially so with those women composers active during or shortly after the Age of Enlightenment. During this period and into the 19th and early 20th centuries, societal norms and institutional restrictions often limited women’s access to formal musical training, performance opportunities, and publication of their works.

Works by Anna Bon di Venezia, Isabella Colbran, Pauline Viardot, Cécile Chaminade, Alma Mahler, Marion Bauer, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds and Margarita Zelenaia

Performed by the Zephyra Trio: Laura Falzon – flute, Anna Tonna – mezzo, Olga Gurevich – piano

Laura Falzon, flute
Brian Schober, organist/composer

Laura Falzon performs Zephyr for flute, composed by Brian Schober—one of the few American composers to have studied with Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire—in a program of works for flute and organ with the composer.

Unbound: music by women composers since the Age of Enlightenment, featuring works by Anna Bon di Venezia, Isabella Colbran, Pauline Viardot, Cécile Chaminade (World premiere version), Marion Bauer, Margarita Zelenaia (World premiere), Florence Price and Margaret Bonds.

Performed by the Zephyra Trio Laura Falzon – flute, Anna Tonna – mezzo and Olga Gurevich – piano, with guest artist James Noyes (saxaphone)

Sopranos Maria Ciccaglione and Cheryl Warfield, mezzo-sopranos Leslie Middlebrook and Anna Tonna, flutist Laura Falzon, pianist Marijo Newman. From Mozart to Puccini, Neapolitan Songs, Hispanic, Maltese & American Composers. Part of The St. Monica Concert Series.

A concert of music for flute and organ

Laura Falzon, flute
Brian Schober, organ

Works by Bach, Hartmann, Rorem, Rutter and Schober’s  Zephyrs for flute solo and excerpts of the newly composed Magnificats for solo organ.