Friends Of Music Concerts is a volunteer nonprofit organization in its 70th year of dedication to advancing chamber music in Westchester County, New York. We host concerts featuring artists of the highest caliber at convenient local venues at attractive prices; engage professional groups to provide masterclass educational experiences in local schools; and subsidize scholarships for talented but needy music students.
We hope you’ll help our efforts by considering a donation and by participating in our Facebook group to help spread the word. Of course, we also hope to see you at all our future events.
The Program for our 71st season is:
When individual concert tickets become available, you’ll be able to click on the highlighted concert to order.
Fall 2024
- Han, Setzer, Finckel piano trio; Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, 7:30 pm
- Dover String Quartet with Roberto Díaz, viola; Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, 3:00 pm
- WindSync woodwind quintet; Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, 3:00 pm
- Balourdet String Quartet with Adam W. Sadberry, flute; Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, 3:00 pm
Spring 2025
- Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano, and Franceso Barfoed, piano; Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 pm
- Harmony Zhu, piano; Sunday, April 6, 2025, 3:00 pm
- Jerusalem String Quartet; Sunday, May 4, 2025, 3:00 pm
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Partnerships In Education Program Offers Local Schools Free Master Classes
Through its grant-funded Partnerships in Education program, Friends of Music Concerts, Inc., has sponsored one-day residencies of young professional musicians at several Westchester County schools during the 2023-24 season. Following performances for and with the students, they then conduct master classes. Read more here … and here…
Our scholarship program, completed its second season supporting classical music education for local area students
The Board of Directors is pleased to draw your attention to the Susan R. Harris Scholarship Fund, a recently begun program to give young people in the community the opportunity to appreciate classical music with a view toward building audiences for the future. Read more here …
Review of last season
Fall 2023 concerts were:
- Manhattan Chamber Players; Saturday, September 23, 2023, 8:00 pm
- Trio Zimbalist; Saturday, October 7, 2023, 8:00 pm – Note change of venue: this concert will be at Ossining High School.
- Escher String Quartet with Jason Vieaux, guitar; Saturday, October 21, 2023, 8:00 pm
- Le Consort; Saturday, November 4, 2023, 8:00 pm
Spring 2024 concerts were:
- Chelsea Guo, soprano and piano, and Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone; Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 pm DST
- Michelle Cann, piano; Sunday, April 14, 2024, 3:00 pm (Note change of date from original schedule)
- Isidore String Quartet; Sunday, April 28, 2024, 3:00 pm
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. — Plato