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The acclaimed Downtown Music "DTM" series at historic Grace Episcopal Church in White Plains will launch its 34rd season in September 2021 with a return to live, weekly concerts at Grace Church, free of charge and open to all. DTM has been voted "Best Live Concert Venue" by editors of Westchester Magazine, and is recognized for featuring "first-rate musicians in an intimate setting with amazing ac

oustics". Check out our archive of recorded concerts from our 2020-2021 series at https://www.youtube.com/user/Downtownmusicatgrace/videos.

09/22/2024

Join us this Wednesday, September 25 at 12:10 PM for a terrific FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Pianist Svetlana Gorokhovich returns to Downtown Music with a program including virtuosic transcriptions of Schubert songs by Franz Liszt, “character pieces” of Johannes Brahms, and preludes by George Gershwin.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Victor Goldsmith.

09/15/2024

Join us this Wednesday, September 18 at 12:10 PM for our first FREE concert of the season at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Downtown Winds

An all-star cast of Metropolitan Opera Musicians play music for woodwind quintet by Beethoven, Berlioz, Gluck, and Poulenc in celebration of the life of Bob Fischel.

Pedro Diaz, oboe;
Maron Khoury, flute;
Anton Rist, clarinet;
William Short, bassoon;
Hugo Valverde, French horn

A Downtown Music debut.

This concert is made possible by a generous gift from the Fischel Family in memory of Bob Fischel, who loved Downtown Music.

09/08/2024

Join us this Wednesday, September 11 at 12:10 PM a FREE concert in collaboration with JazzFest at Grace Church in White Plains!

Acoustic and electric bassist John Patitucci has been at the forefront of the jazz world for the last 30+ years. He is a 4-time Grammy award winner and has been nominated over twenty times. He has performed and/or recorded with Jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Stan Getz, and Wynton Marsalis. John has also performed and/or recorded with Natalie Cole, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Joni Mitchell, Bono, Sting, Norah Jones, James Taylor, Carole King and Paul Simon.

Adam Rogers has been the guitarist of choice for some of the world’s greatest musicians including Cassandra Wilson, Chris Potter, John Zorn, The Gil Evans Orchestra, The Mingus Orchestra, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, John Patitucci, The SFJazz collective, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, George Coleman, Brian Blade, Kenny Barron, Christian McBride and Billy Childs. Since May 2022, Adam has been a touring member of Steely Dan. He has appeared on over 250 albums and toured extensively as a leader and sideman throughout the world.

A Downtown Music Debut.

A partnership between ArtsWestchester, the City of White Plains and the White Plains BID, JazzFest has become a signature White Plains event presenting free and affordable jazz experiences to jazz enthusiasts from Westchester and beyond. JazzFest White Plains is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Montefiore Einstein, and additional sponsors detailed at the JazzFest website.

09/04/2024

Join us this Wednesday, September 4 at 12:10 PM for our first FREE concert of the season at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Jonathan Henken, bagpipes

Celebrated piper Jonathan Henken returns to Downtown Music with a program of ancient airs and dances of Scotland. This outdoor concert will take place on the church lawn.

In the event of rain, the concert will be held in Grace Church.

05/05/2024

Join us this Wednesday, May 8 at 11:45 for a pre-concert talk, and 12:10 for music as always in this week's FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Nevertheless, She Persisted – Part II
Part II in our series exploring the works of female composers of Germany is called: Family Ties; German Music of the Classical and Romantic Eras. Works of Clara Schumann, F***y Mendelssohn and Josephine Lang. The program is curated by Pianist Erika Switzer, and features violinist Chris Nelson, and soprano Katherine Lerner Lee.

This Concert is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation.

As always, this concert is FREE and open to the public!

04/28/2024

Join us this Wednesday, May 1 at 11:45 for a pre-concert talk, and 12:10 for music as always in this week's FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Nevertheless, She Persisted – Part I

Downtown Music presents a concert exploring history via The Life Religious - Choral Music of the German Renaissance and Baroque. Works of Hildegard of Bingen, Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck, Anna Amalia the Abbess of Quedlinburg, and Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria. The music will be performed by alumni of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at Bard College. Timothy Lewis, Conductor.

This concert is made possible by a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation. Thank you, WCF!

As always, this concert is FREE and open to the public.

04/21/2024

Join us this Wednesday, April 24 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

The musicians of the Westchester Philharmonic, including Robert Chausow, violin, Martin Agee, violin, Ah-Ling Neu, viola and Eugene Moye, cello, join together to present a program called Dark & Stormy: String Quartets of Beethoven and Ravel.

04/14/2024

Join us this Wednesday, April 17 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Hailey McAvoy, mezzo-soprano, Maron Khoury, flute, and Bethany Pietroniro, piano.

Mezzo Soprano Hailey McAvoy teams up with flutist Maron Khoury and pianist Bethany Pietroniro for a program which features the music of J.S. Bach and Maurice Ravel. Hailey McAvoy is sought after for her performances of repertoire both classic andcontemporary. Recent appearances include Ravel’s Shéhérezade with The Orchestra Now at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts and with the Baton Rouge Symphony; and an offering of Brahms’s Zwei Gesänge for mezzo soprano and viola with Byron Schenkman & Friends in Seattle. Maron Khoury, a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, is much in demand as a soloist and has made music with many notable conductors including James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle, Christoph Eschenbach and Daniel Barenboim. Bethany Pietroniro has appeared in concert at Alice Tully Hall, the Morgan Library. She spent the summer of 2022 as a collaborative pianist at Tanglewood.

04/10/2024

Join us this Wednesday, April 10, at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Ivor Klayman, baritone & Svetlana Gorokhovich, piano

Scottish baritone Ivor Klayman has sung most of the major baritone roles in the 19th and 20th Century operatic repertoire, and the title roles in Nabucco, Macbeth, William Tell, The Pilgrim's Progress and Prince Igor. He has appeared as soloist in oratorio and concert works ranging from Bach to Walton and presented song recitals of Mahler, Schubert, Schumann, Vaughan Williams, and Wolf. He’s joined by pianist Svetlana Gorokhovich for program which features the beautifully crafted songs of Charles Villiers Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Willams’ Songs of Travel and an engaging group of Scots songs.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Nancy Goodman and Linda and Robert Heath.

03/24/2024

Join us this Wednesday, March 27, at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil

Musicians of the Westchester Philharmonic, including Robert Chausow, violin, Robin Bushman, violins, Liuh-Wen Ting, viola, Eugene Moye, cello and Ben Baron, clarinet, present a program called Licorice & Fiddles: The Great Clarinet Quintets of Mozart and Brahms

As always, this concert is FREE and open to the public!

03/17/2024

Join us this Wednesday, March 20, at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Jeremy McCoy and Aurelia Mika Chang play works for double bass and piano in their Downtown Music at Grace debut. Visit our Website, dtmusic.org, to learn more about their program.

Jeremy McCoy is former Assistant Principal double bass of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. After thirty-five seasons with the Met, Mr. McCoy continues to enjoy a busy career as both performer and educator. He has been presented in recital by CBC Radio, the International Society of Bassists and at Lincoln Center, and performed as concerto soloist at the National Arts Centre and with the Louisiana Philharmonic, Classical Tahoe, Atlantic Chamber
Orchestra and Musica Viva of New York. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with members of the Arditti, Borodin, Cleveland, Emerson, Guarneri, Juilliard, and Tokyo string quartets. His is joined by pianist Aurelia Mika Chang whose international career has included performances with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic, and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. She is member of the Arioso Piano Trio based in Tokyo, and co-founder of the newly formed di Chirico Quartet. It’s a pleasure to welcome them to Downtown Music.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Catherine Toolin.

03/03/2024

Join us this Wednesday, March 6, at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music Presents: Laura Hamilton, violin

Laura returns to Downtown Music with a collection of colleagues and assisting artists to offer two iconic violin works from the Baroque era--with a twist. Come enjoy these well-known favorites in all-new presentations!

Laura Hamilton was Principal Associate Concertmaster for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, where she led hundreds of performances over 33 years. She was concertmaster for many of the MET's popular “Live in HD” videocasts, including Carmen, Parsifal, Turandot, Faust, Salome, and Madama Butterfly. She is currently Artistic Director and Concertmaster for the summer festival Classical Tahoe in Nevada, and Concertmaster for CityMusic Cleveland. Laura returns to Downtown Music with pianist Elizabeth Martyn and assisting artists to offer two iconic violin works from the Baroque era--with a twist. She will present Bach's Chaconne from Partita #2 in a rich and inventive arrangement for string trio, followed by Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons as recomposed and interpreted by London-based composer Max Richter.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support from the law office of Paul Bergins, Esq. White Plains, NY.

02/25/2024

Join us this Wednesday, February 28 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music Presents: Jörg-Michael Schwarz, violin & Dongsok Shin, harpsichord.

Jörg-Michael Schwarz, violin and Dongsok Shin, harpsichord showcase their exploration of works formerly attributed to J.S. Bach, which were actually composed by some of his lesser-known contemporaries.

Jörg-Michael Schwarz, a prize winner in several international violin competitions, is one of North America’s leading Baroque violinists. He has performed as soloist and chamber musician throughout the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Much in demand as a soloist and continuo player, Donsgsok Shin has appeared with the American Classical Orchestra, ARTEK, Concert Royal, Early Music New York, Carmel Bach Festival, Mark Morris Dance Group, the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. The program includes works of Bach and Fischer.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous gift from D'Errico Jewelry of Scarsdale.

As always, this concert is FREE and open to the public!

02/18/2024

Join us this Wednesday, February 21 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music Presents: Jonathan Lawlor, baritone, and Nomin Samdan, piano

Jonathan Lawlor and Nomin Samdan treat Downtown Music at Grace to a concert of song by Richard Strauss, John Ireland, Benjamin Britten, Samuel Barber, and more.

Jonathan Lawlor, baritone, has extensive experience with early music and has appeared with Boston Baroque, Emmanuel Music, and Marsh Chapel, and participated in the young artist programs at Opera Maine and Music Academy of the West. Born into a family of musicians, pianist Nomin Samdan has performed as a recitalist and chamber musician in Russia, Italy, Slovenia, China, France, US, Austria, Lithuania, and Mexico. She has won top prizes from piano competitions in Mongolia, Russia, France and Spain. Ms. Samdan is currently a Fellow of the Collaborative Piano Program at Bard College. The program includes music of Richard Strauss, John Ireland, Benjamin Britten and Samuel Barber.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Dr. Richard Thompson.

02/11/2024

There is no concert this coming Wednesday, February 14th, due to observance of Ash Wednesday.

In addition to Ash Wednesday, it is, of course, Valentine's Day! Enjoy the day, everyone. Sending love to all of our supporters and patrons!

02/04/2024

Join us this Wednesday, February 7 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil

The musicians of the Westchester Philharmonic return for one of their exciting chamber music concerts, Catch this Trout!

Deborah Wong, violin, William Hakim, viola, Maureen Hynes, cello, Jack Wenger, double bass, and Christopher Oldfather, piano present Schubert's legendary Trout Quintet, which was written when the composer was 22 but unpublished until after his death.

As always, this concert is FREE and open to the public!

01/28/2024

Join us this Wednesday, January 31 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Tenor Maximillian Jansen and pianist Bethany Pietroniro return to Downtown Music for an afternoon of Schubert, Boulanger, Finzi, and more.

Tenor Maximillian Jansen was a 2023 Opera Saratoga Festival Artist where he performed the role of Monty in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. In 2022, he premiered a new work by David Ludwig at New York’s YIVO Institute for Jewish research. Recent performances include the role of the Fourth Jew in Strauss’s Salome, Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and the titular role in Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring. He has appeared as a soloist with the Albany Symphony, the Lancaster Philharmonic, and the Victoria Civic Orchestra.

This concert is FREE and open to the public!

01/21/2024

Join us this Wednesday, January 24 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

At age 20, flutist Maron Khoury became the youngest musician to join the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Much in demand as a soloist, he has made music with many notable conductors including James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle, Christoph Eschenbach, and Daniel Barenboim. He is joined at the piano by Dmitri Dover who joined the music staff of The Metropolitan Opera in 2016. A longtime New York resident, he has performed a broad spectrum of repertoire as soloist and collaborator, most recently in venues including Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Zankel Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Koch Theater, Symphony Space, and the Park Avenue Armory. Together, they offer an exciting program of virtuosic showpieces for flute and piano.

This concert is FREE and open to the public!

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of support of Ridgeway Garden Center, White Plains, and Lago Ristorante, West Harrison.

01/14/2024

Join us this Wednesday, January 17 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Guitarist John Lehmann-Haupt is known equally for his arrangements of popular and traditional songs and for his classical interpretations. He has performed throughout the Northeast and in the homes of such prominent New Yorkers as Tom Brokaw and Madeleine Albright. His 12-year engagement at Windows on the World was cited for musical excellence by The New York Times. It’s a pleasure to welcome John back to Downtown Music.

This event is free and open to the public!

01/07/2024

Join us this Wednesday, January 10 at 12:10 PM for a FREE concert at Grace Church in White Plains!

Downtown Music presents Laureate of the New York International Piano Competition Xiarou Wen in a dazzling showcase of pianistic virtuosity. Visit our website, www.dtmusic.org, for more information about the repertoire to be offered.

As always, this concert is FREE and open to the public!

10/08/2023

Downtown Music Presents: An Afternoon of String Quartets!

Join us Wednesday, October 11 at 12:10 PM for an afternoon of music for violins, viola, and cello. Violinists Ariana Cappon & Chloe Kim, Violist Cindy Lan, and cellist Sarah Song present varied sting quartets at Downtown Music. The program includes works of Mozart, Ravel, and Jesse Montgomery.

As always, this concert is free and open to the public! We hope to see you there.

10/01/2023

Join us this Wednesday at 12:10 as Downtown Music Presents the incomparable Tom Chapin and Michael Mark!

As always, this concert is free and open to the public.

With 26 recordings and hundreds of songs in his repertoire, Tom Chapin serves up a tasty mix of story songs, ballads, comedic and political songs, family music, sing-alongs, old-time folk classics, and a favorite song or two of his late brother Harry’s. Tom accompanies himself on guitar, banjo and autoharp and is joined by longtime collaborator, Michael Mark, who plays concertina and bass.

This concert is made possible, in part, with a generous gift from Hannah and John Nelson.

We hope to see you there!

09/24/2023

Join us this Wednesday, September 27, for our first iteration of Chamber Music with the Phil!

The concert is free and open to the public and will take place at 12:10 PM. We hope to see you there!

The musicians of the Westchester Philharmonic return for one of their exciting chamber music concerts. Please consult our website DTMusic.org for program details, and learn more about the Westchester Philharmonic's season at Westchesterphil.org

09/17/2023

Join us this Wednesday, September 20, at 12:10 PM for our weekly free concert!

Downtown Music Presents Jeffrey Charles Palmer, countertenor and Irena Portenko, piano.
Join our musicians on a musical voyage beginning in 19th century France with the song cycle Les nuits d'été by Hector Berlioz before sailing across the Celtic Sea to discover a beautifully curated selection of traditional Irish songs, including classic arrangements by Benjamin Britten and Hamilton Harty.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Victor Goldsmith, PHD.

We hope to see you there!

09/10/2023

Coming up this Wednesday, September 13th at 12:10PM!

Join us for our weekly free concert!

Downtown Music Presents: Sounds of the Scottish Highlands

Celebrated piper Jonathan Henken returns to Downtown Music with a program of ancient airs and dances of Scotland. This outdoor concert will take place on the church lawn. In the event of rain, the concert will be held in Grace Church.

09/04/2023

Our 36th Season launches this Wednesday!

Our first free concert of the year is a collaboration with White Plains Jazz fest presenting Helen Sung.

Join us at 12:10 PM for our kickoff even!

Pianist and composer, Helen Sung presents PUSH, a solo piano program that celebrates the music and artistry of landmark women in jazz. Sung, a native of Houston,Texas, set aside her
classical piano upbringing after a jazz epiphany during her undergraduate studies at UT Austin.
She went on to become part of the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute at the New England Conservatory of Music. Her newest album Quartet+ (Sunnyside Records) was
included on DownBeat’s “Best of 2021 Albums” list. In addition to her own band, Sung has performed with such luminaries as the late Clark Terry,Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Wynton
Marsalis, Regina Carter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and the Mingus Big Band. Sung was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 2021.

A partnership between ArtsWestchester, the City of White Plains and the White Plains BID, JazzFest has become a signature White Plains event presenting free and affordable jazz
experiences to jazz enthusiasts from Westchester and beyond. JazzFest White Plains is
made possible by Presenting Sponsor Montefiore Einstein, and additional sponsors detailed here: https://artswestchester.org/programs/jazzfest-2

04/23/2023

See it to believe it! This Wednesday, April 26, for the clash of the cellos!

The members of the Westchester Philharmonic's cello section, led by principal Eugene Moye, perform works including Villa Lobos’ Bachianas Brasillieras No. 5.

As always, this concert is free and open to the public.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of the Brian Wallach Insurance Agency, White Plains, New York. Personal and Commercial Insurance since 1949.

04/16/2023

We hope to see you this Wednesday, April 19 at 12:10 for one of this season's rescheduled performances! Downtown Music Presents: A Program of Polish Song. As always, this concert is free and open to the public.

Soprano Paulina Swierczek sings a program of Polish song, including music by Lutoslawski, Szymanowski, Bacewicz and Chopin. Paulina is joined by pianist Kurt Eric Galvan.

Soprano Paulina Swierczek returns to Downtown Music at Grace for an afternoon of Polish Song. She is joined by pianist Kurt Eric Galvan. Paulina Swierczek's concert engagements include appearing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a soloist in Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy under Andris Nelsons, Strauss’s Four Songs, op. 27 with The Orchestra Now under Leon Botstein, and as the Queen of the Night with the Little Orchestra Society. A native Polish speaker with much experience with Polish song literature and specifically the songs of Fryderyk Chopin, Paulina is the recipient of a two year fellowship at Tanglewood. She recently appeared as soprano soloist for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's performances of Messiah.The program will include music of Lutoslawski, Szymanowski, Bacewicz and Chopin.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Apple Bank.

04/09/2023

We want to see you this Wednesday, April 12, at 12:10! Downtown Music presents: Duncan, baritone and Erika Switzer, piano.

Baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer perform a recital of song including their signature cycle, Beethoven’s “An die ferne Geliebte.”

Baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer have been leading figures in the world of art song for over 25 years. As young artists, Duncan and Switzer were encouraged to collaborate by legendary soprano Elly Ameling. The pair honed their craft by studying with renowned Lieder performers including Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, Hans Hotter, Rudolf Jansen, Helmut Deutsch, and Brigitte Fassbaender. Switzer and Duncan are both accomplished artists on their own; Switzer has performed at New York’s Weill Hall (Carnegie), the Kennedy Center, the Bard Music Festival, and the Spoleto Festival (Charleston, SC), among many other venues; while Duncan has appeared regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, London’s Wigmore Hall, as well as at the Spoleto Festival and in Bizet’s Carmen under Seiji Ozawa. Duncan is on the faculty of Boston’s Longy School of Music, while Switzer is on the music faculty and serves as director of Collaborative Piano Studies at Bard College. The program includes Beethoven's iconic "An die ferne Geliebte," selections by Robert Schumann, and Canadian composer Jeffrey Ryan's award-winning song cycle "Everything Already Lost".

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of 165 Café Corporation, Hudson Grille and Lilly’s, White Plains.

04/02/2023

Join us this Wednesday, April 5, at 12:10 for a concert with Ivor Klayman & Svetlana Gorokhovich!

Baritone Ivor Klayman and pianist Svetlana Gorokhovich treat us to a program including little-known songs by Vaughan Williams.

Scottish baritone Ivor Klayman has sung most of the major baritone roles in the 19th and 20th Century operatic repertoire, and the title roles in Nabucco, Macbeth, William Tell, The Pilgrim's Progress, and Prince Igor. He has appeared as a soloist in oratorio and concert works ranging from Bach to Walton and presented song recitals of Mahler, Schubert, Schumann, Vaughan Williams, and Wolf. He’s joined by pianist Svetlana Gorokhovich for a program that features Ralph Vaughan Williams’ rarely heard song cycle, House of Life, based on the poetry of Dante Gabriel Rosetti; and an engaging group of Scots folk songs.

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Linda and Robert Heath.

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