American Music Program at the Old Stone House

Photo by David J. Martin Photography www.davidjmartin.com

Double Entendre Music Ensemble will perform the premiere of Martin Bresnick's new quartet, Going Home, a Meet The Composer commission, for oboe, violin, viola and cello on Sunday, September 26th at 3pm at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn, 336 3rd Street between 4th and 5th Avenues. Christa Robinson will play the oboe with Caleb Burhans on violin, John Pickford Richards on viola, and Brian Snow on cello. The program will also include pieces by members of New York Women Composers, including Wendy Griffiths, Faye-Ellen Silverman, Hilary Tann and Rain Worthington, as well as pieces by Bill Dobbins and John Harbison. This concert is made possible with generous support from Meet The Composer, the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, New York Women Composers, individual donors, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Going Home was commissioned through Meet The Composer's Commissioning Music/USA program, which is made possible by generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Ford Foundation, the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Helen F. Whitaker Fund.

Friends of Music in Stamford, NY

Double Entendre Music Ensemble will perform a double reed quartet program on Sunday Nov 21st at 3:00PM for the Friends of Music in Stamford, NY. Music by Pierne, Lange, Handel, Wilbye, Rosas, and J. Strauss, Jr.

Past Events 2010

Music for a Summer Evening

Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed on July 24th at 7:30PM at Grace Memorial Chapel on Sabbath Day Point, Lake George as part of the Music for Summer Evenings series.

NYC Parks Concerts

Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed its fourth annual series of outdoor concerts in NYC parks, on Wednesday June 9th in Bennett Park in Manhattan and on Thursday June 10th at the Naumberg Bandshell in Central Park.

Past Events 2009

Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair

Double Entendre Music Ensemble made its third annual appearance at the Holiday Fair in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall on Sunday Dec 6th and Sunday Dec 13th from 11:00AM until 1:00PM both days.

Wednesday, August 19, 3pm-5pm, Concert in Penn Station

On Wednesday, August 19th from 3pm until 5pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed in Penn Station. The concert, part of the MTA's Music Under New York program, took place in front of the McDonald's which is near the 7th Ave end of the concourse, adjacent to the LIRR ticket windows.

Monday, August 3, 6:45pm-7:30pm, Concert in Central Park at the Naumberg Bandshell

On Monday, August 3rd from 6:45pm until 7:30pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed in Central Park's Naumberg Bandshell. The Naumberg Bandshell is a lovely performance space made of stone. To find it, enter Central Park at 72nd street from either the east or west side, and walk toward the center of the park, just south of the Bethesda Fountain.

Wednesday, July 15, 4pm-6pm, Concert in Grand Central Terminal

On Wednesday, July 15th from 4pm until 6pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed at Grand Central Terminal's Graybar Passage, which is the northern hallway leading to Lexington Ave.

Friday, June 5, 8pm, Benefit Concert at Calvary Church

On Friday, June 5th at 8pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed a benefit concert at Calvary Church 277 Park Avenue South (21st Street near Gramercy Park) in Manhattan. All donations at the concert went to Calvary Church's Homeless Projects.

Thursday, June 4, 6:30pm, Free Concert in Bennett Park

On Thursday, June 4th at 6:30pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble presented a free outdoor concert in Washington Heights on the lawn of Bennett Park, located at 184th and Ft. Washington Avenue in Manhattan.

Saturday, March 7, 4-6pm, Winter Soiree Fundraiser

On Saturday, March 7 from 4-6pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble held a Winter Soiree Fundraiser in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Past Events 2008

Sunday, December 14, Double Entendre announces the release of its Christmas CD!

Sample (Track #1, Old English carol):

Sample (Track #17, Bach chorale):

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