Bassist Aidan Plank currently serves as bassist for the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and is an in demand freelance musician in Cleveland, OH. He has performed with Joe Lovano, Dan Wall, David Berkman, Joe Maneri, Vanessa Rubin, The Cleveland Orchestra, Randal Woolf, and many others. Aidan currently teaches at Kent State University and the Tri-C Jazzfest Academy.
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Daniel Lippel, guitar
Guitarist Daniel Lippel, called an “exciting soloist” (New York Times) and “precise and sensitive” (Boston Globe) has a multi-faceted career as a performer and recording artist. He has premiered more than fifty solo and chamber works, many written for him, recording several on his label, New Focus Recordings.
Jesse Mills, violin
Since his concerto debut at the Ravinia Festival, violinist Jesse Mills has established a unique career, performing music from classical to contemporary, as well as composed and improvised music of his own invention. Mills earned two Grammy nominations for his work on several discs of Arnold Schoenberg's music, released by NAXOS. As a composer and arranger, Mills has been commissioned by Columbia University’s Miller Theatre and Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, OR.
Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano
Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute’s powerfully and intricately crafted performances have earned her critical acclaim throughout North America and Europe. Her ability to communicate the essential substance of a work has led critics to describe her as possessing ‘”razor-sharp intelligence and wit” and “subtle, complex, almost impossibly detailed and riveting in every way” (The Washington Post).
Kurt Rohde, Composer-in-Residence
Musician Kurt Rohde plays viola, teaches and composes. He lives in San Francisco with his husband Tim and their dog Hendrix. In addition to enjoying double IPAs, endless off-beat films, and long distant running, he plays viola and is Artistic Advisor with the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Artistic Director of the Composers Conference, a curator at the Center for New Music, and teaches music composition at UC Davis.
July 20th at 11AM
Music for kids, parents, grandparents, pets (wait, we're in a gallery. No pets!), from the summer repertoire and made up on the spot. Saturday, July 20th, 11 AM Catskill Art Space 48 Main Street Livingston Manor, NY FREE!
July 24 at 730PM
Salon pieces, showpieces, trios, improvisations. Get cozy for an evening of chamber music in its original setting: the living room! Thursday, July 24th, 7:30 PM Eddie Adams Barn Jeffersonville-North Branch road Jeffersonville, NY $25
July 25th at 7PM
Our second open rehearsal of the season! Come for a preview and discussion of works from our July 26th concert, Traditions Expanding. Catskill Art Space 48 Main Street Livingston Manor, NY FREE!
July 26 at 7:30 PM
The whole tradition from A to Z (well, at least T), with music of Beethoven, Schumann, Tippett, and Composer in Residence Augusta Read Thomas. Saturday, July 26th, 7:30 PM Catskill Art Space 48 Main Street Livingston Manor, NY $30
JUNE 2 at 3PM
CATSKILL ART SOCIETY Livingston Manor, NY