Artist Reception: Joyce Byrnes and Dan Lukens
2023-12-17 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Celebrate the work of Joyce Burns and Dan Lukens and meet the artists themselves. Light refreshments will be served.

Sparkill Concert Series: Mikhail Voskresensky Piano Recital
2024-01-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Legendary pianist Mikhail Voskresensky returns to Sparkill Concert Series to perform works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Liszt

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Artist Exhibition: Norman Galinsky and Alberto Reyes
2024-01-09 - 2024-05-07 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Experience the works of Norman Galinsky and Alberto Reyes. On display for purchase in the Union Arts Center from January 9th to April 9th. Make sure to mark your calendars, you do not want to miss these ethereal works.
Gallery 1: Norman Galinsky
Norman Galinsky’s abstract geometric art has been inspired and informed by his background in science and engineering, and his ongoing interest and study of meditative and energy healing disciplines and consciousness explorations.
His work represents the intimate relationship between the energetic and quantum nature of reality and the spiritual essence embodied by art. He believes that art expression is energy itself –an aspect of what the Chinese term Qi, the universal life energy. The images depict a “stillness in motion”, drawing the viewer into a meditative dialog with the present moment. His over 30 year practice and teaching of Chinese martial arts, Tai Ji Quan and qigong exercises, as well as study of other energetic healing disciplines have been foundational in helping him generate, cultivate, and utilize energy patterns that often find their way into his images. Additionally, his earlier career and professional background in chemical engineering was instrumental in combining his use of mathematics with “permutational” and intuitive approaches to making art. His understanding and study of sacred geometry became a roadmap to explore how energy, science, and esthetics can be related.
www.normangalinsky.com
Gallery 2: Alberto Hernandez Reyes
Alberto Hernandez Reyes (b. Havana, 1976)
Behind the appearance of natural shapes, hidden behind the beauty of the landscape is the living spirit of the world (Anima Mundi). That invisible, but intuited, soul manifests itself in multiple signs. A sustained contemplation makes us listen to the primal music that comes from the forest, the mist in the morning transforms the old road into an unknown country, a forgotten language makes us understand the underlying codes in the waves of the sea. So many messages, many of which we are not conscious.
Through my paintings I have tried to explore the visuality of this ethereal dimension: The elements of Nature are recognizable on the surface of the canvas but, as the viewer will see, the representation patterns go beyond pure mimesis. It is about exploring and materializing that mystical world through atmospheres full of mystery, giving trees almost human emotions, concentrating, or limiting color in an ascetic, monochromatic range, evoking silence.
The use of light is essential. The spaces addressed are practically surreal scenarios that gravitate between the perception of the birth of Creation and apocalyptic shadows. And light is capable here of tipping the balance towards one concept or another.
Let this be an invitation to discover another physiognomy of the landscape through the inner vision of the artist.
albertohreyes.com

Sparkill Concert Series presents: Vassily Primakov
2024-02-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Sparkill Concert Series presents:
Vassily Primakov
Program:
Etudes by Chopin, Liszt, Saint-Sàens, Scriabin, Blumenfeld, Arensky and Rachmaninoff.
Sunday Feb 11th, 3 PM – 5 PM

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Sparkill Concert Series: Vassily Primakov performs all Chopin program
2024-02-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
By POPULAR DEMAND We are adding one more performance of an unforgettable Chopin magic as Vassily Primakov takes the stage one more time.

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Sparkill Concert Series: Vassily Primakov performs Etudes Extravaganza
2024-03-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Get ready for a mind-blowing extravaganza as Vassily Primakov takes the stage, enchanting us with his extraordinary piano etudes on March 10
Vassily Primakov, Piano
Etudes by Chopin, Liszt, Saint Saens, Scriabin, Arensky, Blumenfeld and Rachmaninoff
Among 20 Etudes there will be famous and beloved Etudes “Revolutionary” and “WinterWind” by Chopin, and Campanella by Liszt

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Sparkill Concert Series: Visha Nguyen-Voskresensky performs J. S. Bach The Goldberg Variations
2024-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Don’t miss an unforgettable afternoon as Visha Nguyen takes the stage to perform J. S. Bach’s mesmerizing Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)

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Sparkill Concert Series Presents: Matt Nakoa in Concert
2024-05-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Matt Nakoa was born on a small goat farm in rural Upstate NY and studied piano with Anita B. Humer, a student of Kyriena Siloti and Freda Rosenblatt. Nakoa attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and has made his career as a pianist, singer, guitarist, and composer in many musical genres. The Boston Globe has declared him “a hot-handed phenom who can go from Chopin to beer-drenched honky-tonk in one set.” In addition to performing his own works, Nakoa regularly appears with folk music icon Tom Rush, national touring British Invasion act The Brit Pack, and gives recitals of the classical masters. When not touring, Nakoa divides his time between the New York’s Hudson Valley and NYC.
On May 5th Matt will be performing works by Mozart,Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and his own compositions entitled ” Antique Dances”
Notes From the Composer (“Antique Dances”)
These melodies were rediscovered in notebooks from my youth, where they had collected dust for decades. In fact, a juvenile incarnation of Waltz No. 1 appeared in my very first piano recital! In early 2012, at the urging of my friend, pianist Vassily Primakov, I went to work resurrecting a few of the tunes. I polished them up, fitted them with harmony, and attempted to breathe new life into them. I took myself to an antique shop, seeking inspiration for my own “antiques”. As I crouched before landscapes and self-portraits by unknown painters, I imagined their toils and triumphs at the canvas. As I read brittle, yellowed love letters, I imagined soft, flushed faces pressing together. I found innumerable old-world toys – model ships and dancing dolls – and heard little ghosts giggling. As I pawed through bins of old photographs, I peered into faces no one recognized while clearing out the attic. I was stirred by the pervasiveness of impermanence. I was spurred to add my relics to the great pile.
On April 13th, 2012, the first six pieces of this collection were premiered by the great Vassily Primakov at the University of Vermont. I attended, of course, and it was joyous trip with much celebrating.
The remaining six works were compiled in 2020 while retreating at my childhood home in Smyrna, NY. They had been written at various times since the premiere of the first batch, and are also largely based on youthful sketches. In one remarkable moment of divine creative grace, my father and I were watching silent 8mm footage of my grandparents when I heard a melody floating through the ether. I recognized it from a long-forgotten brass quintet I had attempted and abandoned in the 8th grade. When I rushed to find the notes on the piano, it poured out in its complete form.
For more about Matt, recordings and other releases, visit www.MattNakoa.com

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James Kimak: Painting Light
2024-05-07 16:00 - 2024-09-10 22:00 | NY
Artist Statement
Recent Honor for James Kimak! Kimak’s painting “Man with Tattoo, Havana” was recently included in a multidisciplinary art presentation at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
From my start as an inker at Marvel Comics to work as a newspaper designer and illustrator, to an Art Director in the early years of interactive media at NBC and CNBC, to the creator/designer of murals for large health and education institutions, I have always been active as an exhibiting fine artist.
In 2019, I shifted from my previous focus on pastels to larger pieces in acrylic on canvas. From a gallery statement, “Through the use of vibrant hues and strong light/shadow contrasts, he skillfully captures the interplay between light and form in his paintings. Drawing inspiration from such renowned artists as Edward Hopper, Degas, and Fairfield Porter, among others, his works suggest a hint of abstraction along with its explicit realism. ‘Something catches my eye when I’m not actively seeking a subject. Often, these subjects have a strong structural shape at their core.’ While his paintings are based on specific locations that evoke a distinct sense of place, he also brings his own imagination into the compositions, often omitting or altering details to align with his vision.”
Since 2005, I have also used my graphic and photography skills—often including images of my fine art—in the creation of narrative murals for such clients as Columbia University, Montefiore Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospitals, among others.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Bridgeport. I have participated in numerous exhibitions in galleries in New York and New England, and in museums, including Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, the Parrish Art Museum, and the American Museum of Illustration, winning a number of awards, including Gold Medals, along the way. My newest honor is the inclusion of a projected image of my painting, Man with Tattoo, Havana, in a dance and choral stage performance, PORTRAITS, at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center (6/2024)
Following my first solo show at the Edward Hopper House in 1993, I became a founding member of the Flywheel Gallery in Piermont, NY. Afterwards, I was represented by the Allen Sheppard Gallery in New York City, where I held several solo shows. I have also shown at Carrie Haddad in Hudson, NY, Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury, VT, the Jessie Edwards Gallery on Block Island, RI, Ned Kelly & Company in Tappan, NY and Perry Lawson Fine Art in Nyack, NY.
I live and work in Rockland County, NY.
Follow James on Instagram: @kimakart
Visit James’ website: www.jameskimakfineart.com

Artist Reception: James Kimak
2024-06-02 15:30 - 17:30 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
James Kimak: Painting Light
Artist Statement
From my start as an inker at Marvel Comics to work as a newspaper designer and illustrator, to an Art Director in the early years of interactive media at NBC and CNBC, to the creator/designer of murals for large health and education institutions, I have always been active as an exhibiting fine artist.
In 2019, I shifted from my previous focus on pastels to larger pieces in acrylic on canvas. From a gallery statement, “Through the use of vibrant hues and strong light/shadow contrasts, he skillfully captures the interplay between light and form in his paintings. Drawing inspiration from such renowned artists as Edward Hopper, Degas, and Fairfield Porter, among others, his works suggest a hint of abstraction along with its explicit realism. ‘Something catches my eye when I’m not actively seeking a subject. Often, these subjects have a strong structural shape at their core.’ While his paintings are based on specific locations that evoke a distinct sense of place, he also brings his own imagination into the compositions, often omitting or altering details to align with his vision.”
Since 2005, I have also used my graphic and photography skills—often including images of my fine art—in the creation of narrative murals for such clients as Columbia University, Montefiore Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospitals, among others.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Bridgeport. I have participated in numerous exhibitions in galleries in New York and New England, and in museums, including Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, the Parrish Art Museum, and the American Museum of Illustration, winning a number of awards, including Gold Medals, along the way. My newest honor is the inclusion of a projected image of my painting, Man with Tattoo, Havana, in a dance and choral stage performance, PORTRAITS, at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center (6/2024)
Following my first solo show at the Edward Hopper House in 1993, I became a founding member of the Flywheel Gallery in Piermont, NY. Afterwards, I was represented by the Allen Sheppard Gallery in New York City, where I held several solo shows. I have also shown at Carrie Haddad in Hudson, NY, Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury, VT, the Jessie Edwards Gallery on Block Island, RI, Ned Kelly & Company in Tappan, NY and Perry Lawson Fine Art in Nyack, NY.
I live and work in Rockland County, NY.
Follow James on Instagram: @kimakart
Visit James’ website: www.jameskimakfineart.com

Sparkill Jazz Series: Flamenco with Romero
2024-06-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Experience the beauty and intensity of Romero’s music as he performs flamenco at the Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center.
Doors open at 5pm first come first served. 6pm show (arrive by 5:30) and 8pm show (arrive by 7:30) Roost will be offering a delicious seasonal menu with the concert ($25 minimum per person at tables)

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Sparkill Jazz Series Presents: Carlos Jimenez Quartet and Salsa Dancing
2024-07-17 18:00 - 22:00 | NY
Carlos began studying classical flute at the Music Conservatory of Westchester before expanding his repertoire to include jazz. To date, Carlos has recorded nine albums of his own compositions as well as his own arrangements of jazz and Latin music classics.
Doors open at 5pm first come first served. 6pm show (arrive by 5:30) and 8pm show (arrive by 7:30) Roost will be offering a delicious seasonal menu with the concert ($25 minimum per person at tables)

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A Conversation with Artist James Kimak
2024-09-08 10:00 - 11:15 | NY
Sunday, Sept 8th, 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Gallery Two, Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center Join us and learn about the artistic process of James Kimak and view his art before the exhibition closes on Monday Sept 9th.

Artist Exhibitions: Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker
2024-09-10 - 2025-01-06 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Gallery 1: A Journey: Photographs by Mitch Eiss
I got my first film camera in the early 1960’s – a Kodak Brownie with a flash bulb – and that was the beginning of a life-long passion for capturing moments and people. As my interest in drawing and photography grew, I entered college as an art major, but turbulent times and my interest in social issues led me to a career in mental health. Then life and responsibility eventually turned me to a corporate career. My one constant throughout was my love for art and photography.

I am now happily devoting my time to making and sharing photographs. (Oh, how proud my father would be.) I have shot major events and small music club venues, but primarily, “I walk the streets.” Each of us can look at an object, a person or scene, and yet, we all see, feel and react differently.For inquiries, please contact mitch@mitcheiss.photography
https://www.mitcheiss.photography/
Gallery 2: Paintings by Joan Hooker
Joan Hooker is an oil painter who concentrates on still lifes, striving to express the essence of her subjects as well as represent in her work the response which motivates her to paint those subjects. As Camille Corot said, “Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression from nature. While I strive for a conscientious imitation, I yet never for an instant lose the emotion that has taken hold of me. Reality is one part of art; feeling completes it.”Joan’s early education came from the inspiration and tutelage of her grandfather, Pennsylvania impressionist John F. Folinsbee, and her uncle, landscape and portrait painter Peter G. Cook. She received a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the New York Academy Graduate School of Figurative Art in 1993, where she studied with Eric Fischl and Ted Schmidt among others. She had previously studied at Pratt Institute, the Corcoran School of Art, and received her B.A. from Smith College.Joan Hooker’s work has been exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Allen Sheppard Gallery, Newington Cropsey Foundation Gallery, Somerville Manning Gallery, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Penobscot Marine Museum, Rockland Center for the Arts, among many others. Her work is currently represented at the Newman Galleries in Philadelphia. She lives and works in Rockland County, NY.For inquiries, please contact jwhooker@gmail.com.
http://joanhooker.com/

Artist Reception: Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker
2024-09-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Celebrate the work of Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker and meet the artists themselves. Light refreshments will be served.

Sparkill Concert Series: Chopin Piano Works Program I performed by Vassily Primakov
2024-10-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Chopin Piano works performed by Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff
Program I: Vassily Primakov, piano October 13, 2024 3PM
CHOPIN
Fantasie in F Minor, Op.49
24 Preludes Op.28
4 Scherzos
Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op.20
Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat Minor, Op.31
Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 39
Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54

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Sparkill Jazz Series: SAMBA with Os CLAVELITOS
2024-10-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Sparkill Concert Series: Chopin Piano Works Program II performed by Vassily Primakov
2024-11-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Program II: Vassily Primakov, piano November 3, 2024 3PM
CHOPIN
Polonaise in C Sharp Minor Op. 26,No1
Polonaise in E Flat Minor, Op. 26, No.2
Polonaise in A Major, Op.40,No.1 “Military”
Polonaise in C Minor, Op.40, No.2
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in E Flat Major, Op.22
Polonaise in F Sharp Minor, Op.44
Polonaise Fantasie in A Flat Major, Op.61
Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op.53

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Sparkill Concert Series: Chopin Piano Works Program III performed by Oxana Mikhailoff
2024-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Program III: Oxana Mikhailoff, piano November 17,2024 3PM
4 Impromptus
Impromptu No. 1 in A flat Major, Op.29
Impromptu No. 2 in F Sharp Major Op.36
Impromptu No. 3 in G Flat Major Op.51
Fantasie Impromptu No. 4 in C Sharp Minor Op. Posth.66
3 Waltzes Op. 64
Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18
4 Ballades
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op.23
Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Ballade No. 3 in A Flat Major, Op.47
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op.52

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Sparkill Jazz Series: Laura Anglade with the Ben Rosenblum Trio
2024-12-05 18:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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French/American singer Laura Anglade is reminiscent of many of the great traditional vocal stylists of the 20th century, but her voice is uniquely her own. As she digs emotionally and eloquently into a lyric, her story-telling abilities portray a soul beyond her years.

Her debut release, ‘I’ve Got Just About Everything’ (Justin Time Records, 2019) saw the vocalist, along with her quintet, fearlessly plunging headlong into a wide range of material drawn from both the Broadway stage as well as the Great American Songbook. On her Juno-nominated sophomore recording, ‘Venez Donc Chez Moi’ (Justin Time Records, 2022), Laura teams up with Montreal guitarist Sam Kirmayer and New York based accordionist Benjamin Rosenblum on two tracks. It is an homage of sorts; a nod to Laura’s beloved France. The record features French classics made famous by Barbara, Charles Trenet, Edith Piaf, and Michel Legrand to name a few.

Laura leads an active international touring schedule and has performed at venues including Olympia (Paris), Royal Festival Hall (London), Town Hall (New York City), the Ace Theatre Hotel (Los Angeles), and the main stage at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. She opened for Gregory Porter at the Victoria Jazz Festival (summer 2022), and Melody Gardot (fall 2022), joining her across the east and west coasts of the US and Europe. She is currently based in Toronto.

Award-winning New York City jazz pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum has been described as “mature beyond his years,” (Sea of Tranquility), an “impressive talent” (All About Jazz), who “caresses [the music] with the reverence it merits” (Downbeat Magazine). Since the release of his debut trio album, Instead (4 stars, Downbeat), Rosenblum has toured extensively with his trio and sextet throughout the United States, including multiple trips to the Northeast, Midwest, South and West Coast, as well as internationally in Canada, Europe and Japan. He was a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall’s Stern-Perelman Auditorium – with Reona Ito’s New York Harmonic Band – and has appeared at prestigious venues throughout the world, including at the Appel Room at Lincoln Center, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Ravinia, Himawari-No-Sato Concert Hall in Yokohama, Bird’s Eye in Basel and the Library of Congress. Rosenblum’s second trio album in 2018, River City, was called “richly romantic” and “well-realized” by JAZZIZ Magazine, which featured the title track as part of their Best of Fall 2018 CD. Rosenblum released his third album, Kites and Strings, in 2020, which is the first to feature him on both piano and accordion alongside his new sextet, the Nebula Project. In 2020, the Nebula Project was voted runner-up for Best New Artist in JazzTimes’ Readers’ Poll. After the Nebula Project’s follow-up album in 2023, A Thousand Pebbles, Rosenblum was featured in an article in Downbeat Magazine’s May 2023 issue. Rosenblum has been privileged to share the stage with many highly acclaimed jazz musicians, including extensive work with Curtis Lundy, Winard Harper, Deborah Davis and Chris Washburne, as well as appearances with Bobby Watson, Sean Jones, TS Monk, Warren Wolf, Eliot Zigmund, and many others. Rosenblum’s musical interests also extend beyond jazz to include work in numerous world music scenes, including musical styles from Brazil, Peru, Croatia, Bulgaria, India, Ireland, Jewish traditions and more.

Websites: https://lauraanglade.com/home / www.benrosenblummusic.com

Instagram: @laura__anglade / @benrosenblummusic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/langlademusic/, www.facebook.com/benrosenblummusic

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Sparkill Classical Series: Celebration of Glorious Music of P.I. Tchaikovsky
2024-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Music of P.I. Tchaikovsky- with Violinist Filip Pogady, Cellist Ani Kalayjian, Pianists Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff
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Celebration of Glorious Music of P.I. Tchaikovsky With Filip Pogady, violin Ani Kalayjian, cello Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff, piano
Program will include:
“Nutckracker” Suite for Piano Four Hands
Trio in A Minor Opus 50
Works for Cello and Piano, and Violin and Piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwMCiSs49m8&t=4s

Sparkill Classical Series: Franz Schubert. Works for Piano Four Hands
2025-01-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Franz Schubert. Works for Piano Four Hands with pianists Oxana Mikhailoff, Vassily Primakov, Natalia Lavrova and Matt Nakoa

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Works for Piano Four Hands
Program
Sonata in B flat Major D.617 (1818)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
III. Allegretto
Lebenssturme (Storms of life) in A minor D.947 (1828)
Fantasia in F Minor D.940 (1828)
intermission
Sonata in C Major D.812 (1824) “Grand Duo”
I.Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
IV. Allegro vivace

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Artist Exhibitions: Ivan Pazlamatchev & Milbry Polk
2025-01-07 - 2025-05-05 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Gallery 1 Paintings By: IVAN PAZLAMATCHEV
Ivan Pazlamatchev is a Bulgarian American painter rooted in figurative realism. In his paintings, the representational contemporary interpretation is backed by classical training, received at the prestigious School for Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.
With over 30 years of experience working as a fine artist, Ivan has exhibited in galleries and museums inEurope and throughout the United States. Notably, in 2008, Pazlamatchev’s paintings were included in the Societe Nationale Des Beaux-Arts Salon at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. In 2018 he had a comprehensive retrospective exhibit at the Art Gallery Georges Papazov in Bulgaria. In 1997, his solo exhibition at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia represented the Painting portion in the Salon of the Arts ‘97. His work was selected in the Crocker-Kingsley National Competition 2021. He has received awards, grants, and invitations, including to the Art Fusion Festival in Berlin, Germany, and has work residing in public and private collections, including the S. C. Rockefeller, Jr. collection. Ivan’s art is included in the Lunar Codex, a digital archive of Contemporary Art, which landed on the Lunar South Pole on February 22, 2024 with the Intuitive Machines Odysseus mission.
ARTIST STATEMENTWhen thinking about food, particularly of fruits and vegetables, I find myself contemplating the journey from seed to plant, and then onward to fruit and seed. It is hard to look at a Seed as being alive, yet, inside of it is the potential for a new Life. And… why not, the imagination, the idea, for the new plant. It is fascinating to see the unfolding of a plant from a little seed. How it grows large and so complex in form and substance. All of the guiding principles for its character, its archetype, seem to have been stored in and now released, from the Seed. (Many plant foods that we eat are Seeds. In various states of fulfillment.) The series of watercolor paintings, depicting farms, I named Cathedrals. It is in reference to the places where our physical nourishment comes from.For more information or sales inquiries, please contact Ivan: ipazlamatchev@yahoo.com / 845-642-2560Instagram @ ivan_pazlamatchev_art
Gallery 2 Photographs by MILBRY POLK
Milbry Polk was born in England and grew up in the U.S. and Egypt. She graduated from Radcliffe College, Harvard University. She co-founded and served as executive director of Wings WorldQuest, a nonprofit supporting women in science and exploration, and was Vice-Chair of the Conference on Affordable World Security. Currently, she works with The Explorers Club, co-chairing the Global Exploration Summit and leading the Young Explorers Program in the Arctic. Milbry got her first camera at the age eight and has been photographing ever since. She has published her photography in numerous magazines and books and has exhibited in galleries in New York, Hartford and elsewhere. She has participated in led and expeditions to Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia; Iran; Pakistan; Alaska; Nepal; Brazilian coast; Greenland; Canadian Arctic, India; Chinese Tibet, and the Andaman Sea. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Sweeney Award, the Explorers Club, the Capt. J.-E. Bernier Medal, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, and the Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award2. She has served on the boards of the Explorers Club and the National Arts Club. She was featured in a CBS Sunday Morning segment, which earned a Gracie Award.
ARTIST STATEMENTIn our chaotic world I have been drawn to places of peace and beauty, places far from the modern world in space and time. I am inspired by the ever-changing landscape impacted by water and light. My favorite time of day is about a half an hour before sunrise on the cusp of light and dark. The pictures in this show were taken over the past 6 years in the far north of Canada, the shores of Greenland, and the coast of Maine. One, image, marked by the lack of water is of the ancient floor of the Tethys Sea which once covered North Africa. The strange rock formations in the desert were carved out first by currents and later, once the water was gone, by sand and wind. I try to capture a moment in time in an ever-changing landscape buffeted by water, by storms, by ice Illuminated by otherworldly lightVisit her website: www.milbrypolk.comFor more information or sales inquiries, please contactMilbry at: milbry@post.harvard.edu / 914.522.2434Instagram @milbrypolk

Meet The Artists: Ivan Pazlamatchev & Milbry Polk
2025-02-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
🎨✨ Join us at Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center
Saturday, February 1st, from 12 PM to 2 PM, for a special ‘Meet The Artists’ event!
Explore ‘Nature/Nurture’ by Ivan Pazlamatchev in Gallery One and ‘Chasing Reflections’ by Milbry Polk in Gallery Two. Get inspired by their stunning works and meet the talented minds behind them.
📍 2 Union St, Sparkill, NY
Gallery Hours: 4 PM – 5:30 PM (except Tues.) or by appointment: 845-359-0258″

Sparkill Classical Series: Legendary Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky
2025-02-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Legendary Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky in Concert. Piano Masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Grieg, Scriabin and Chopin

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Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky
Program
Beethoven. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major Opus 79
I.Presto alla tedesca
II. Andant
III. Vivace
Mozart. Fantasia in C minor K. 396
Grieg. Piano Sonata in E Minor Opus 7
I.Allegro moderato
II.Andante molto
III. Alla Menuetto, ma poco più lento
IV. Finale: Molto allegro
intermission
Scriabin. Deux Poemes Opus 32
I. F sharp major: Andante cantabile
II. D Major: Allegro con eleganza, con fiducia
Chopin. Piano Sonata in B Minor Opus 58
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
III. Largo
IV. Finale:Presto non tanto

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Sparkill Classical Series: J. Brahms. Music For Piano Vassily Primakov
2025-03-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Join us for an unforgettable evening of J. Brahms’ piano music performed by Vassily Primakov!

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Vassily Primakov,piano
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Sonata No. 3 Opus 5
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante espressivo
III. Scherzo. Allegro energico avec trio
IV. Intermezzo
V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Opus 24
2 Rhapsodies Opus 79
3 Intermezzi Opus 117
2 Chorale Preludes Opus 122

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2025 BridgeMusik Gala
2025-03-30 16:00 - 21:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
JOIN US FOR THE 2025 BRIDGEMUSIK GALA

with live performances, cocktails, and dinner

Honoring world-renowned flute soloist, Juilliard School professor, and BridgeMusik board member, Carol Wincenc

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Event Details4:00 PM: COCKTAILSFollowed by a short concert & three-course dinner(menu available upon request)
Featuring Performances byGuest of honor and renowned flutist Carol WincencAcclaimed jazz pianist David Budway with Cameron Brown (bass) & Tony Jefferson (drums)BridgeMusik founders Tanya & Krystof WitekBridgeMusik students and guest artistsThe premiere of a new composition by Beata Moon, commissioned by BridgeMusik in honor of Carol Wincenc
We deeply appreciate your generous support and look forward to celebrating with you on March 30th!
Please contact us for program advertising or business sponsorship opportunities.Your admission fee is fully tax-deductible
Tanya and Krystof WitekCo-Founders and Co-Directors, BridgeMusik
BRIDGEMUSIK
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

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Sparkill Classical Series: Ani Kalayjian,Cello Vassily Primakov,Piano
2025-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Unforgettable Afternoon with Ani Kalayjian,Cello Vassily Primakov,Piano

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Ani Kalayjian,Cello & Vassily Primakov,Piano
Felix Mendelssohn
Variations Concertantes in D for Cello and Piano, Op.17 (1829)
Andrea Casarrubios
Mensajes del Agua (2019)
Samuel Barber
Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6 (1932)
I. Allegro ma non troppoII. Adagio. Scherzo. AdagioIII. Allegro appassionato
S. Rachmaninoff
Sonata for Cello and Piano op. 19 (1901)
I. Lento – Allegro moderato
II. Allegro scherzando
III. Andante
IV. Allegro mosso

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Sparkill Jazz Series: Flamenco with Romero
2025-04-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Sparkill Jazz Series: Flamenco with Romero

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Join us for an unforgettable evening with the virtuoso guitarist, composer, and producer, Romero. Immerse yourself in a musical journey as Romero takes you through a world of progressive sounds and rhythmic surprises that reflect his rich heritage and the profound influence of his Grammy-winning mother, Estela Raval.
Experience the passion and beauty of Romero’s music, which blends fiery guitar with sensual compositions, infused with Latin and flamenco strains. Romero’s career is studded with collaborations with some of the world’s finest artists, including Alicia Keys and guitar legends like Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, and John McLaughlin.

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Sparkill Classical Series: Schubert's Piano works: Wanderer Fantasy, Last Piano Sonata, 4 Impromptus
2025-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Celebrate with us the genius of Schubert. His most important solo piano works: “Wanderer”, Last Piano Sonata D.960 and 4 Impromptus D.899

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Pianists : Vassily Primakov, Oxana Mikhailoff, Bodin Guszkowski, Ethan Xia and Isaac Zhang
F. Schubert (1797-1828)
4 Impromptus Op. 90 D.899
I. Allegro molto moderato – Vassily Primakov
II. Allegro – Bodin Guszkowski
III. Andante – Oxana Mikhailoff
IV. Allegretto- Isaac Zhang
Sonata in B Flat Major D. 960 – Vassily Primakov
I. Molto moderato
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza
IV. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
intermission
14 Waltzes (Suite compiled by V. Primakov) – Ethan Xia
Fantasie in C Major Op.15 D.760 “Wanderer fantasy”- Vassily Primakov

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