Guests were invited to a special musical soirée that took place on Thursday evening, March 13th—a preview of a program the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra is set to present in May.

April 28, 2022
South Street Seaport

Attendees reveled in the New Roaring 20s at this soirée-fundraiser for the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra. Period drinks, decadent hors d’oeuvres were served; lively entertainment by Vince Giordano and members for the Nighthawks. Photo by Katie Settel.

On February 29 (Leap Day!), legendary soprano Lucy Shelton channeled Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a selection from Supreme Justice: The Battle for Gay Rights and meet Michael Bacon of The Bacon Brothers Band and cellist Christine Kim offered a selection from Mr. Bacon's Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra. This was the KCO's first Soirée-Fundraiser of the season.

The mood was festive at historic Pier on April 20, when the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra presented its spring soiree, Music of the Gilded Age. Guests enjoyed stunning views of the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor from Pier A’s beautiful polished-mahogany, light-filled top floor, while the melodies of the Gilded Age transported them back to when sailing packets and steam boats plied the Hudson River, Mrs. Astor entertained her 400 guests, and Jacob Riis chronicled How The Other Half Lived.

Soiree-Fundraiser: Home of Lynda Davey and Alan Schiffres

Shir Victoria Levy: violin

Joseph Havlat: piano

Program

Debussy: Violin Sonata in G Minor

Poulenc: Sonata for Violin and Piano

Lutoslawski: Subito, for Violin and Piano

Soirée fundraiser featuring new work with music and libretto by Gary S. Fagin entitled Jane Jacobs Saves New YorkSoiree-Fundraiser: Home of Audrey Manley and Thomas Fritton

Chamber ensemble from the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra

Music and libretto by Gary S. Fagin

Marin Mazzie, mezzo-sopran

On May 21, 2012, KCO supporters gathered at the South Street Seaport Museum for a soiree-fundraiser to hear Gary S. Fagin and KCO musicians perform Exquisite Music from the White Star Line Songbook, a tribute to the great, tragic ship Titanic.

Soirée-fundraiser

Musical Poetry: Settings of Cherished 19th and 20th Century Poems

at Poets House, 10 River Terrace

String quartet from Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra, Richard Weidlich, baritone

Soirée-fundraiser; home of Laurie and Howard Kaminsky

Quintet from Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra

Tamra D’Ann Paselk, soprano