Chamber Music at CRS: Commemorating 80 Years Since the Holocaust
Saturday, April 19 • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Chamber Music at CRS: Commemorating 80 Years Since the Holocaust
Join us for a profound afternoon of music commemorating 80 years since the end of the Holocaust. This program offers a meaningful tribute to resilience, remembrance, and the enduring connection between history and music.
Nocturnes for Flute and Strings
The concert opens with Nocturnes for Flute and Strings, a whimsical and engaging piece by Congregation Rodeph Sholom congregant Peter Lurye. This enchanting work, full of lyrical charm, captures the beauty and mystery of the night through three evocative movements:
I. Night Falls
II. A Flute Sings to the Moon
III. Midnight Revels of the Flute and Its Friends
Perhaps a Butterfly
At the heart of the evening is Perhaps a Butterfly, a song cycle composed by CRS congregant Eliot Bailen. This deeply moving work sets to music selected poems written by children of Terezin during the Holocaust and is scored for flute, strings, soprano, and child soprano, featuring Senior Cantor Shayna De Lowe.
Originally commissioned in 2010 by Rodeph Sholom, this piece was created to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht on November 9, 1938. Its three poignant sections are:
Home
It All Depends
Perhaps a Butterfly
Schubert’s Quintet in C Major
The evening concludes with Schubert’s Quintet in C Major, one of the most beloved works in the chamber music repertoire. This exquisite piece showcases Schubert’s mastery of melody and emotional depth, with movements:
Allegro ma non troppo
Adagio
Scherzo: Presto – Trio. Andante sostenuto
Allegretto
Artists
Cantor Shayna De Lowe: soprano
Emily Rosman: mezzo-soprano
Susan Rotholz: flute
Michael Roth: violin
Doori Na: violin
Sarah Adams: viola
Eliot Bailen: cello
Mark Shuman: cello
About Chamber Music at CRS
Under the direction of Eliot Bailen, Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom brings together world-class musicians and passionate audiences to celebrate both classical and contemporary repertoire. The series also highlights the profound contributions of Jewish composers and traditions, fostering a vibrant and inclusive musical experience for all ages.
Meet the Artists:
Sarah Adams – viola
Sarah has appeared as viola soloist with the Riverside and Jupiter Symphonies in Alice Tully Hall, Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Caramoor, Berkshire Bach Ensemble, Washington Square Music Festival, Philharmonia Virtuosi, and Adelphi Chamber Orchestra.
Ms. Adams appeared as recitalist for the Hong Kong Chamber Series, Houston Chamber Music Society, Parnassus, New York Viola Society, Long Island Composer’s Alliance, Brooklyn Philharmonic’s Off the Wall series and at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC.
Ms. Adams is a long-time member of Sherman Chamber Ensemble and the New York Chamber Ensemble, and former violist of the Cassatt, Tahoe, and Roerich Quartets. She performed and recorded with Smithsonian Chamber Players, Windham Chamber Orchestra and Parnassus, and appeared as guest artist with the Amernet Quartet, Haverford College Music Series, Bard Summerscape, Friends of Mozart, Claring Chamber Series, New Jersey Chamber Music Society, Speculum Musicae, Si-Yo Chamber Concerts, and the Metropolitan Museum Chamber Series.
Ms. Adams is principal violist of the Riverside Symphony, a member of American Ballet Theatre, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Little Orchestra Society and New York City Opera, and performs frequently with New York City Ballet.
She was formerly principal violist of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, associate principal violist of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, guest principal violist of American Symphony Orchestra, and appeared frequently with Orpheus, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera. Summer festivals include NYC Ballet at SPAC, Festival Napa Valley, Classical Tahoe, Cape May Music Festival, Windham Music Festival, Seal Bay American Chamber Music Festival, Music Mountain, and Bargemusic.
Sarah’s Broadway credits include Jerome Robbin’s Broadway, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Candide, Aida, La Boheme and Swan Lake. She has recorded for the Atlantic, Dorian, Koch, New World, Nimbus, Nonesuch and Virgin labels, and performs on a Hiroshi Iizuka viola, circa 1982.
Ms. Adams has been a Music Associate at Columbia University since 1993, where she teaches viola and chamber music, and is director of Viola Hour. Sarah and her family live in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y, where she is an amateur gardener, bread baker, mandolinist, and chief dog walker.
Eliot Bailen – cello
Eliot has an active career as an artistic director, cellist, composer and teacher. Strings Magazine writes, “At Merkin Hall ‘cellist Eliot Bailen displayed a warm focused tone, concentrated expressiveness and admirable technical command always at the service of the music.” Founder and Artistic Director of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, now celebrating its 43rd year, whose performances the New York Times has described as “the Platonic ideal of a chamber music concert,” Mr. Bailen is also Founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom in New York and Artistic Director of the New York Chamber Ensemble. Principal cello of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, New York Chamber Ensemble, Orchestra New England, Teatro Grattacielo and the New Choral Society, Mr. Bailen has performed regularly with the Saratoga Chamber Players, Cape May Music Festival, Sebago-Long Lake Chamber Music Festival, Bronx Arts Ensemble as well as with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York City Opera and Ballet, Oratorio Society, American Symphony, Stamford Symphony, New Jersey Symphony and is heard frequently in numerous Broadway shows. Among Mr. Bailen’s commissions are an Octet, a Double Concerto for Flute and Cello, Perhaps a Butterfly, Saratoga Sextet, The Tiny Mustache (a musical) and recently a Dectet (“Inclusion”) commissioned by the New Choral Society. Mr. Bailen is recipient of over fifty commissions for his “Song to Symphony” for schools (subject of a NY Times feature article Sept. 2006 and winner of a Yale Alumni Grant). In 2002 he received the Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking. Mr. Bailen received his Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) from Yale University and an M.B.A. from NYU. He is on the cello and chamber music faculty at Columbia University, Barnard College and Teachers College.
Peter Lurye – composer
Best known for his work as a songwriter and composer for television, film and music theater, Peter Lurye is also active as a classical musician and composer. Nominated for two Emmys, he was the composer/lyricist/producer for such iconic children’s TV themes as The Magic School Bus, My Life As A Teenage Robot, Bear In The Big Blue House, Gullah Gullah Island, Stanley, Out Of the Box, Jungle Junction, and Eureeka’s Castle. His songs have been recorded by Little Richard, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dolly Parton, Nathan Lane, Baha Men, Chita Rivera, Jason Alexander, Lily Tomlin, Luther Vandross, Wynonna, Alan Cumming, Jewel, Mel Brooks, Placido Domingo, and many others. On the classical side, his choral work Remember was performed by the UNC Chamber Singers at Chapel Hill, and his sextet Three Stories for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano was performed on tour Frisson Ensemble. His flute quartet, Four Flutes In Two Scenes, has been performed by both Flutissimo! and Blackledge Flute Quartet. Earlier in his career, Lurye toured with the late Professor Peter Schickele as a pianist/flutist/quasi-singer in the Professor’s chamber show, The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach. In the music theater realm, Lurye wrote the music and lyrics for MacGyver The Musical, which premiered to rave reviews in early 2022 at Stages Houston. A cast album of his songs from that musical was released on Yellow Sound Label and is available on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms.
Doori Na – violin
Praised for his captivating performances and expressive artistry, Doori Na has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, and beyond. In 2018, he made a notable debut with the San Francisco Symphony, performing Bach’s Double Violin Concerto alongside the legendary Itzhak Perlman under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas.
A dynamic and versatile musician, Doori is known for his deep commitment to chamber music, his leadership as concertmaster for orchestras, and his innovative work in contemporary music. He has collaborated with Itzhak Perlman, members of the Juilliard String Quartet, the New York Philharmonic, and many more. Doori’s experience as concertmaster began at the Juilliard School, where he earned the position as a second-year student. This role paved the way for his leadership in various orchestras, including the Central Chamber Orchestra and the Fort Greene Orchestra.
As a longtime member of both the Argento New Music Project and New Chamber Ballet, Doori has performed internationally, premiering numerous new works and showcasing his dedication to bringing contemporary music to life. His passion extends to reviving neglected works and composers, particularly those overlooked due to class and race. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he recorded and promoted the music of great American composers who had been marginalized, helping to bring their work into the spotlight.
Beyond classical music, Doori is featured on Chick Corea’s The Continents album and has toured Europe with Brad Mehldau and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, further demonstrating his versatility across genres.
Emily Rosman – mezzo-soprano
Emily Rosman has attended religious school at Congregation Rodeph Sholom since she was in Kindergarten and became a Bat Mitzvah in September 2024. Currently, Emily is a CRS intern working with the Children Choir. Emily is in the 7th grade at Trinity School, where she has been featured in the Trinity Middle School musicals. She was Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka Jr (Spring 2023), the Genie in Aladdin Jr (Spring 2024) and Emily will be playing Fiona in Shrek Jr (June 2025). Emily was also featured in Measure Up, a musical fairy tale, in development at ACANY (Summer 2024) and played Janice in the Mean Girls musical at Camp Laurel South (Summer 2024). Emily attends the Pre-Professional Program at Shuffles NYC and studies voice with Molly Young.
Michael Roth – violin
Michael is a native of Scarsdale, NY, who received his early musical training with Frances Magnes at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School. He attended Oberlin College and Conservatory and continued his studies with Marilyn McDonald. While at Oberlin, he won the Kaufman Prize for violin and First Prize in the Ohio String Teacher’s Association Competition. Mr. Roth completed his Master of Music degree at the University of Massachusetts where he worked with the distinguished American violinist and pedagogue Charles Treger and was a
recipient of the Julian Olevsky Award.
He is currently associate concertmaster of the New York City Ballet Orchestra. In addition, he is a member of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Principal 2nd violin of the Westchester Philharmonic, the American Composers Orchestra and the New York Pops. He has served as concertmaster of the Princeton Symphony, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and was concertmaster of the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra for many years.
He regularly participates in the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, the Windham Chamber Music Festival, and plays frequently with the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, the Cape May Music Festival, Music at CRS, the Saratoga Chamber Players, and the Berkshire Bach Society. He is on the faculty of the Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.
Susan Rotholz – flute
Praised by the New York Times as “irresistible in both music and performance.” flutist, Susan Rotholz continues to be in demand as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician and teacher. Winner of Young Concert Artists with Hexagon Piano and Winds and of Concert Artists Guild as a soloist, Susan is Principal flute of the Greenwich Symphony and The New York Chamber Ensemble and a member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The New York Pops and the Little Orchestra Society. She has recorded and toured internationally with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Co-founder of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble she also appears each season with the Cape May Music Festival, Greenwich Chamber Players, Saratoga Chamber Players and the Sebago Long Lake Chamber Music Festival. Susan attended the Marlboro Music Festival and was principal and solo flutist with New England Bach Festival for 25 years. Her recording of the Bach Flute Sonatas and the Solo Partita with Kenneth Cooper, fortepiano is described by The Wall Street Journal as “eloquent and musically persuasive.” Recently, Susan released American Tapestry, Duos for Flute and Piano performing the Beaser Variations, commissioned by Susan in 1982, Copland Duo, Muczynski and Liebermann Sonatas presented by Bridge Records as “…brilliant instrumental virtuosity with deep understanding of this quintessentially American repertoire.” Susan has been newly appointed as Adjunct Artist in Music at Vassar College and continues to teach at Columbia University/Barnard College, Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College and the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College. Susan also was guest performer and teacher at the Colorado College Music Festival. She holds degrees from Queens College (BM) and Yale School of Music (MM). In 2002 she received the Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking.
Mark Shuman – cello
Mark has performed as soloist, chamber musician and orchestra player in concert halls throughout the world. He was a member of the Composers String Quartet and a founder of the period instrument group The Aulos Ensemble. He has performed with the Met Chamber Ensemble and has worked with a broad spectrum of artists ranging from Elliott Carter to Barbra Streisand – with whom he toured as principal cello. Mr. Shuman can be heard in recordings running the gamut from Telemann Oboe sonatas and Carter String Quartets to Michael Jackson, the Fugees, jingles and films. He serves as principal cellist of the New York City Opera and the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra and is an Associate Musician at the Met Opera. In his efforts to expand the cello repertoire, Mr. Shuman seeks out contemporary and previously neglected works and has recorded the cello music of the Spanish composer and virtuoso Gaspar Cassadó. For ASV Quicksilva he has recorded the complete cello music of Mendelssohn.
Chamber Music at CRS: Commemorating 80 Years Since the Holocaust
Join us for a profound afternoon of music commemorating 80 years since the end of the Holocaust. This program offers a meaningful tribute to resilience, remembrance, and the enduring connection between history and music.
Nocturnes for Flute and Strings
The concert opens with Nocturnes for Flute and Strings, a whimsical and engaging piece by Congregation Rodeph Sholom congregant Peter Lurye. This enchanting work, full of lyrical charm, captures the beauty and mystery of the night through three evocative movements:
I. Night Falls
II. A Flute Sings to the Moon
III. Midnight Revels of the Flute and Its Friends
Perhaps a Butterfly
At the heart of the evening is Perhaps a Butterfly, a song cycle composed by CRS congregant Eliot Bailen. This deeply moving work sets to music selected poems written by children of Terezin during the Holocaust and is scored for flute, strings, soprano, and child soprano, featuring Senior Cantor Shayna De Lowe.
Originally commissioned in 2010 by Rodeph Sholom, this piece was created to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht on November 9, 1938. Its three poignant sections are:
Home
It All Depends
Perhaps a Butterfly
Schubert’s Quintet in C Major
The evening concludes with Schubert’s Quintet in C Major, one of the most beloved works in the chamber music repertoire. This exquisite piece showcases Schubert’s mastery of melody and emotional depth, with movements:
Allegro ma non troppo
Adagio
Scherzo: Presto – Trio. Andante sostenuto
Allegretto
Artists
Cantor Shayna De Lowe: soprano
Emily Rosman: mezzo-soprano
Susan Rotholz: flute
Michael Roth: violin
Doori Na: violin
Sarah Adams: viola
Eliot Bailen: cello
Mark Shuman: cello
About Chamber Music at CRS
Under the direction of Eliot Bailen, Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom brings together world-class musicians and passionate audiences to celebrate both classical and contemporary repertoire. The series also highlights the profound contributions of Jewish composers and traditions, fostering a vibrant and inclusive musical experience for all ages.
Meet the Artists:
Sarah Adams – viola
Sarah has appeared as viola soloist with the Riverside and Jupiter Symphonies in Alice Tully Hall, Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Caramoor, Berkshire Bach Ensemble, Washington Square Music Festival, Philharmonia Virtuosi, and Adelphi Chamber Orchestra.
Ms. Adams appeared as recitalist for the Hong Kong Chamber Series, Houston Chamber Music Society, Parnassus, New York Viola Society, Long Island Composer’s Alliance, Brooklyn Philharmonic’s Off the Wall series and at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC.
Ms. Adams is a long-time member of Sherman Chamber Ensemble and the New York Chamber Ensemble, and former violist of the Cassatt, Tahoe, and Roerich Quartets. She performed and recorded with Smithsonian Chamber Players, Windham Chamber Orchestra and Parnassus, and appeared as guest artist with the Amernet Quartet, Haverford College Music Series, Bard Summerscape, Friends of Mozart, Claring Chamber Series, New Jersey Chamber Music Society, Speculum Musicae, Si-Yo Chamber Concerts, and the Metropolitan Museum Chamber Series.
Ms. Adams is principal violist of the Riverside Symphony, a member of American Ballet Theatre, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Little Orchestra Society and New York City Opera, and performs frequently with New York City Ballet.
She was formerly principal violist of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, associate principal violist of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, guest principal violist of American Symphony Orchestra, and appeared frequently with Orpheus, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera. Summer festivals include NYC Ballet at SPAC, Festival Napa Valley, Classical Tahoe, Cape May Music Festival, Windham Music Festival, Seal Bay American Chamber Music Festival, Music Mountain, and Bargemusic.
Sarah’s Broadway credits include Jerome Robbin’s Broadway, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Candide, Aida, La Boheme and Swan Lake. She has recorded for the Atlantic, Dorian, Koch, New World, Nimbus, Nonesuch and Virgin labels, and performs on a Hiroshi Iizuka viola, circa 1982.
Ms. Adams has been a Music Associate at Columbia University since 1993, where she teaches viola and chamber music, and is director of Viola Hour. Sarah and her family live in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y, where she is an amateur gardener, bread baker, mandolinist, and chief dog walker.
Eliot Bailen – cello
Eliot has an active career as an artistic director, cellist, composer and teacher. Strings Magazine writes, “At Merkin Hall ‘cellist Eliot Bailen displayed a warm focused tone, concentrated expressiveness and admirable technical command always at the service of the music.” Founder and Artistic Director of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, now celebrating its 43rd year, whose performances the New York Times has described as “the Platonic ideal of a chamber music concert,” Mr. Bailen is also Founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom in New York and Artistic Director of the New York Chamber Ensemble. Principal cello of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, New York Chamber Ensemble, Orchestra New England, Teatro Grattacielo and the New Choral Society, Mr. Bailen has performed regularly with the Saratoga Chamber Players, Cape May Music Festival, Sebago-Long Lake Chamber Music Festival, Bronx Arts Ensemble as well as with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York City Opera and Ballet, Oratorio Society, American Symphony, Stamford Symphony, New Jersey Symphony and is heard frequently in numerous Broadway shows. Among Mr. Bailen’s commissions are an Octet, a Double Concerto for Flute and Cello, Perhaps a Butterfly, Saratoga Sextet, The Tiny Mustache (a musical) and recently a Dectet (“Inclusion”) commissioned by the New Choral Society. Mr. Bailen is recipient of over fifty commissions for his “Song to Symphony” for schools (subject of a NY Times feature article Sept. 2006 and winner of a Yale Alumni Grant). In 2002 he received the Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking. Mr. Bailen received his Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) from Yale University and an M.B.A. from NYU. He is on the cello and chamber music faculty at Columbia University, Barnard College and Teachers College.
Peter Lurye – composer
Best known for his work as a songwriter and composer for television, film and music theater, Peter Lurye is also active as a classical musician and composer. Nominated for two Emmys, he was the composer/lyricist/producer for such iconic children’s TV themes as The Magic School Bus, My Life As A Teenage Robot, Bear In The Big Blue House, Gullah Gullah Island, Stanley, Out Of the Box, Jungle Junction, and Eureeka’s Castle. His songs have been recorded by Little Richard, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dolly Parton, Nathan Lane, Baha Men, Chita Rivera, Jason Alexander, Lily Tomlin, Luther Vandross, Wynonna, Alan Cumming, Jewel, Mel Brooks, Placido Domingo, and many others. On the classical side, his choral work Remember was performed by the UNC Chamber Singers at Chapel Hill, and his sextet Three Stories for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano was performed on tour Frisson Ensemble. His flute quartet, Four Flutes In Two Scenes, has been performed by both Flutissimo! and Blackledge Flute Quartet. Earlier in his career, Lurye toured with the late Professor Peter Schickele as a pianist/flutist/quasi-singer in the Professor’s chamber show, The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach. In the music theater realm, Lurye wrote the music and lyrics for MacGyver The Musical, which premiered to rave reviews in early 2022 at Stages Houston. A cast album of his songs from that musical was released on Yellow Sound Label and is available on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms.
Doori Na – violin
Praised for his captivating performances and expressive artistry, Doori Na has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, and beyond. In 2018, he made a notable debut with the San Francisco Symphony, performing Bach’s Double Violin Concerto alongside the legendary Itzhak Perlman under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas.
A dynamic and versatile musician, Doori is known for his deep commitment to chamber music, his leadership as concertmaster for orchestras, and his innovative work in contemporary music. He has collaborated with Itzhak Perlman, members of the Juilliard String Quartet, the New York Philharmonic, and many more. Doori’s experience as concertmaster began at the Juilliard School, where he earned the position as a second-year student. This role paved the way for his leadership in various orchestras, including the Central Chamber Orchestra and the Fort Greene Orchestra.
As a longtime member of both the Argento New Music Project and New Chamber Ballet, Doori has performed internationally, premiering numerous new works and showcasing his dedication to bringing contemporary music to life. His passion extends to reviving neglected works and composers, particularly those overlooked due to class and race. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he recorded and promoted the music of great American composers who had been marginalized, helping to bring their work into the spotlight.
Beyond classical music, Doori is featured on Chick Corea’s The Continents album and has toured Europe with Brad Mehldau and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, further demonstrating his versatility across genres.
Emily Rosman – mezzo-soprano
Emily Rosman has attended religious school at Congregation Rodeph Sholom since she was in Kindergarten and became a Bat Mitzvah in September 2024. Currently, Emily is a CRS intern working with the Children Choir. Emily is in the 7th grade at Trinity School, where she has been featured in the Trinity Middle School musicals. She was Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka Jr (Spring 2023), the Genie in Aladdin Jr (Spring 2024) and Emily will be playing Fiona in Shrek Jr (June 2025). Emily was also featured in Measure Up, a musical fairy tale, in development at ACANY (Summer 2024) and played Janice in the Mean Girls musical at Camp Laurel South (Summer 2024). Emily attends the Pre-Professional Program at Shuffles NYC and studies voice with Molly Young.
Michael Roth – violin
Michael is a native of Scarsdale, NY, who received his early musical training with Frances Magnes at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School. He attended Oberlin College and Conservatory and continued his studies with Marilyn McDonald. While at Oberlin, he won the Kaufman Prize for violin and First Prize in the Ohio String Teacher’s Association Competition. Mr. Roth completed his Master of Music degree at the University of Massachusetts where he worked with the distinguished American violinist and pedagogue Charles Treger and was a
recipient of the Julian Olevsky Award.
He is currently associate concertmaster of the New York City Ballet Orchestra. In addition, he is a member of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Principal 2nd violin of the Westchester Philharmonic, the American Composers Orchestra and the New York Pops. He has served as concertmaster of the Princeton Symphony, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and was concertmaster of the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra for many years.
He regularly participates in the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, the Windham Chamber Music Festival, and plays frequently with the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, the Cape May Music Festival, Music at CRS, the Saratoga Chamber Players, and the Berkshire Bach Society. He is on the faculty of the Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.
Susan Rotholz – flute
Praised by the New York Times as “irresistible in both music and performance.” flutist, Susan Rotholz continues to be in demand as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician and teacher. Winner of Young Concert Artists with Hexagon Piano and Winds and of Concert Artists Guild as a soloist, Susan is Principal flute of the Greenwich Symphony and The New York Chamber Ensemble and a member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The New York Pops and the Little Orchestra Society. She has recorded and toured internationally with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Co-founder of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble she also appears each season with the Cape May Music Festival, Greenwich Chamber Players, Saratoga Chamber Players and the Sebago Long Lake Chamber Music Festival. Susan attended the Marlboro Music Festival and was principal and solo flutist with New England Bach Festival for 25 years. Her recording of the Bach Flute Sonatas and the Solo Partita with Kenneth Cooper, fortepiano is described by The Wall Street Journal as “eloquent and musically persuasive.” Recently, Susan released American Tapestry, Duos for Flute and Piano performing the Beaser Variations, commissioned by Susan in 1982, Copland Duo, Muczynski and Liebermann Sonatas presented by Bridge Records as “…brilliant instrumental virtuosity with deep understanding of this quintessentially American repertoire.” Susan has been newly appointed as Adjunct Artist in Music at Vassar College and continues to teach at Columbia University/Barnard College, Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College and the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College. Susan also was guest performer and teacher at the Colorado College Music Festival. She holds degrees from Queens College (BM) and Yale School of Music (MM). In 2002 she received the Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking.
Mark Shuman – cello
Mark has performed as soloist, chamber musician and orchestra player in concert halls throughout the world. He was a member of the Composers String Quartet and a founder of the period instrument group The Aulos Ensemble. He has performed with the Met Chamber Ensemble and has worked with a broad spectrum of artists ranging from Elliott Carter to Barbra Streisand – with whom he toured as principal cello. Mr. Shuman can be heard in recordings running the gamut from Telemann Oboe sonatas and Carter String Quartets to Michael Jackson, the Fugees, jingles and films. He serves as principal cellist of the New York City Opera and the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra and is an Associate Musician at the Met Opera. In his efforts to expand the cello repertoire, Mr. Shuman seeks out contemporary and previously neglected works and has recorded the cello music of the Spanish composer and virtuoso Gaspar Cassadó. For ASV Quicksilva he has recorded the complete cello music of Mendelssohn.
