ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The Hewitt Pantaleoni Memorial Concert Series at the SUNY College at Oneonta will present a concert of baroque music entitled "Musical Masterworks of the 17th Century" on Tuesday, September 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanford Auditorium, Lecture Hall 3, of the Instructional Resources Center. The concert, featuring the young stars of the chamber-music world Duo Parnas, will be a musical salute to maestro Charles Schneider as he begins his 37th year of service to the College and the community.
Admission to the event is complimentary, but seats must be reserved in advance by calling the SUNY Oneonta Music Department at (607) 436-3415. Anyone leaving a message to reserve seats must specify the number of seats requested and leave a telephone number for verification. Doors to the event will open at 7 p.m., and any remaining seats will be released at 7:15 p.m.
Duo Parnas features 18-year-old violinist Madalyn Parnas and her 16-year-old cello-playing sister, Cicely. The Parnas sisters, granddaughters of renowned American cellist Leslie Parnas, opened the Pantaleoni Series in 2008 and performed as soloists with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra. The upcoming concert will also serve as a CD release party for the duo’s second CD, "Gare Du Nord" (Duos of Parisian Influence). Highlights from the album will be featured in the program, including works by Martinu, Milhaud, Honneger, and American composer Brian Fennelly.
Charles (Chuck) Schneider, the evening’s honoree, was hired as the music director of the Oneonta Symphony in 1973. He changed the orchestra’s name to the Catskill Symphony Orchestra and extended its mission as a professional, regional orchestra. For his local conducting debut, Schneider recruited his lifelong friend Dustin Hoffman to appear as soloist/narrator in the orchestra’s performance of Benjamin Britten’s "A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra." During his 37-year career, Schneider was the founding musical director of the Glimmerglass Opera Company and still serves as musical director of the Utica and Schenectady Symphony Orchestras. He has taught at several area colleges and universities, as well as in the New York State Summer Music Festival, and he was recognized with an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Hartwick College.
The Pantaleoni Series, now in its 13th season is co-sponsored
by the Catskill Conservatory and SUNY Oneonta, with funding assistance from
the New York State Council on the Arts and a coalition of foundation,
corporate, and individual donors. The series is produced by the
Oneonta-based Catskill Conservatory and SUNY Oneonta Professor emeritus
Carleton Clay, who serves as President of the Catskill Conservatory and its
music director.
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