Concerts - the 70’s 1970

1/11/70Hudson Valley Philharmonic (Claude Monteux, Ed Simons)Sinfonia Concertante in EbM - Mozart 2nd Violin Concerto - ProkofievOdyssey, why not? - Henry Brant

no date 1970TrioHuguette van Ackere, pianoEd SimonsLuis Garcia Renart, celloAll Beethoven program at Alumnae House of Vassar College as tribute to Beethoven’s 200th birthday.

3/22/70Hudson Valley PhilharmonicWoodstock Elementary SchoolChamber music of the Hudson Valley Trio:Louis-Garcia Renart, Ed Simons, Huguett VanAckere, pianoVariations on Mozart’s Bei Mannern for celloSonata in A for violin and pianoTrio No. 6 in BbM Op 97 - Archduke

5/24/70 - CD available of part of itRockland String Quartet Rockland Community CollegeTwo pieces for string quartet (world premiere) Carter EnglandQuartet #2 - ProkofiefQuartet #13 in BbM Opus 130 - BeethovenEd Simons, Janet Simons, Nanette Levi, William Harry

10/11/70Suburban Symphony George KoutzenConcert for Young PeopleNorth Rockland High SchoolPiano Concerto #1 1st movement - BeethovenCarnival of the Animals - Saint-SaensSusan Reed, narrator, Len Matsunaga, soloist

11/1/70Robert Guralnik

Beethoven 32 VariationsA Major sonata Op 120 - SchubertPreludes - DebussyArgentinian Dances - GinasteraChopin selections

11/15/70Suburban Symphony George KoutzenAll Tchaikowsky programSymphony No 5 in Em Opus 64Concerto No 1 for Piano and Orchestra in Bbm Opus 23Eugene List, piano

12/6/70Suburban Symphony George KoutzenEvening ConcertPearl River HSPiano Concerto #1 - TschaikowskySymphony #5 - TschaikowskyEugene List, solist

12/11/70 - CD available Beethoven’s Birthday ConcertEd Simons, Robert Guralnik and Nellis DeLay rehearse for a concert at the Community Music SchoolScholarship FundBeethoven Trios, No 1 in Eb, No 2 in G and No 7 in Bb.

1971

1/10/71Suburban SymphonyGeorge KoutzenConcert for Young PeopleRamapo Senior High SchoolMichael Vines, Vicki Bodnar, soloistsPiano Concerto 1st movement - GriegOboe Concerto 1st movement - Telemann

1/31/71 - CD availableCommunity Music School Scholarship Fundconcert of baroque music

Ellen Stenger, violin, Elaine Wilson, piano, Laura McClellan, cello and Mervin Oakes, flute.Trio Sonata in A - TelemannSonata in G for flute, violin and continuo, BachPieces de Clavecin en concert - RameauTrio Sonata from the Musical Offering - BachEd Simons, Nellis DeLay, Robert Guralnik

2/14/71Suburban Symphony Thomas Scherman, guest conductorPearl River High SchoolPiano Concerto #1 - ChopinWater Music Suite - HandelSymphony #4 in GM - Dvorak

2/20/71 Community Music School Scholarship FundSonata Concert with Community Music School facultyJames Maurer, violin, Brad Gowan, pianoSonata in A - BrahmsSonata #4 - Ed SimonsSonata No 8 in G - BeethovenSonata in G - Grieg

2/23/71 Itzhak Perlman with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Ramapo Senior High School.it never happened with Perlman - he got sick and sent in Oliver Buswell to replace him.Perlman was supposed to play Paganini’s “Concerto #1 in DM Opus 6 but it was removed from the program.Concerto for Violin in Am - BachEroica symphony - No 3 in EbM Op 55Rondo Capriccioso, Saint-SaensOverture from The Impresario - Mozart.

2/2/71Community Music School facultyBaroque musicEllen Stenger, violin, Laura McClellan, cello, Mervin Oakes, flute, Elaine Wilson, harpsichordTrio sonata in G MajorMusical Offering - BachTrio Sonata - TelemannSelections for harpsichord, violin and viola - Jean-Phillippe Rameau

3/3/71Rockland String QuartetLake Rd School in CongersEd Simons, Janet Simons, Nanette Levi, William Harry

3/10/71Rockland String Quartet with the youngest Community Music School student Marianne Marion, 6Airmont School in Ramapo Frere JacquesThe KangarooThey also played from other string quartets for school childrenEllen Stenger, Ed Simons, Janet Simons, Laura McLellan

3/14/71Suburban Symphony George KoutzenConcert for Young PeopleNyack High SchoolSandy Kurtis, Wendy Scheidemantle, Ronald Thomas, Jr, soloistsConcerto for 2 violins - BachCello Concerto - Dvorak

3/28/71 Community Music SchoolScholarship FundElen Stenger and Norm CareySonata in AM - MozartSonata in Bm - BachAndaluza - SarasateSonata in GM - Brahms

4/17/71Ramapo Senior HighRobert Guralnik Six Grand Etudes after Paganini by Liszt

5/2/71Suburban SymphonyGeorge KoutzenEvening ConcertClarkstown Jr. High SchoolViolin Concerto - BeethovenSymphony #1 - ShostokovichPacific 231 - Honneger

5/9/71 - CD availableCommunity Music School Scholarship FundRockland String QuartetAll Haydn Program Opus 9 No 3 in GM - Opus 50 No 3 in EbMOpus 74, No 2 in FM

5/14/71Community Music School AuditoriumRockland String QuartetJanet Simons, Ed Simons, Nanette Levi and William Harry

5/16/71Advanced Student recital Scholarship Fund

5/25/71 - CD availableSimons String Quartet Ed Simons, Janet Simons, Ellen Stenger, Laura McClellanHaydn String Quartet Op 54 #1 in GMMozart String Quartet #20 K499 in DMBeethoven String Quartet Op 18 #4 in CmHere, There, Everywhere - Lennon/Simons

6/6/71 joint cello and piano recital given by Anne Callahan and Steven Marinaro.

12/11/71 Community Music School Scholarship FundBeethoven’s Birthday ConcertEd Simons, Robert Guralnik and Nellis DeLay 3 Beethoven TriosNo 1 in Eb, No 2 in G and No 7 in Bb.

12/23/71 - CD availableHudson Valley Philharmonic Quartet Rockland Community College Music ClassHaydn quartet in Gm 1st and 2nd movementsMendelssohn Quartet in D - last movementQuincy Porter Quartet #3 1st movement. Here, There, Everywhere - Lennon/Simons Ellen Stenger, Patrick Smith, Janet Simons, Ed Simons

1972

1/5/72Concert at the Guralnik Studio in Mountainville, NYRobert Guralnik and Ed SimonsSonata in Bb K454 - MozartSonata for violin et piano - PoulencTheme et variations by Oliver MediaenSonate in Am Opus 23 by Beethoven.

1/15/72Hudson Valley PhilharmonicVanderbilt Mansion, Hyde ParkHudson Valley String QuartetEd Simons and Ellen Stenger, violinsJanet Simons, violaPatrick Smith, celloQuartet in Gm Op 20 no3 - HaydnQuartet No 3 - Quincy PorterQuartet in DM Op 44, No 1 - Mendelssohn

Same concert 1/16 at Church of the Holy Cross in Kingston

1/30/72Mervin and Lesley OakesScholarship FundSonata for flute, viola and continuo - LottiEm Quintet for guitar and strings - BoccheriniFlute Quartet in D - MozartTwo pieces - IbertString Quartet in EM - MendelssohnMervin Oakes, flute, John Varner, guitar, Ed Simons, Janet Simons, Ellen Stenger, violin, Patrick Smith, cello, Elaine Wilson, harpsichord and piano

2/12/72 Hudson Valley PhilharmonicEd Simons conductingMt St Mary, Newburgh2/13 Poughkeepsie High School2/14 Kingston High SchoolFeaturing Portuguese violinist Gerardo Ribeiro.Overture, Magic Flute - MozartConcerto No. 1 in DM - PaganiniSymphony No 1 in DM - Mahler

Same concert 2/13 Poughkeepsie High School2/14 Kingston High School

2/19/72Community Music School Scholarship FundSonata in Fm for flute and piano - TelemannDanse de la chevre for solo flute unaccompanied - HoneggerSyrinx for solo flute unaccompanied - DebussySonata for flute and piano - MartinuPiano sonata in C Opus 53 (Waldstein) - BeethovenSusan Levine, flute, Robert Guralnik

2/26/72 same concert 2/27 Church of the Holy Cross, KingstonHudson Valley Philharmonic All French ProgramVanderbilt Mansion, Hyde ParkLeon Sayvetz and Emily Gallo, violinsJamess Horton, violaLarry LeMaster, celloNancy Allen, harpViola Quintet in DM k 593 - MozartFantasy for Violin and Harp - Saint-SaensApres Une Reve for Cello and Harp - FaureDances for Harp and Strings - DebussyString Quartet in FM - Ravel

3/4/72Hudson Valley PhilharmonicClaude MonteuxMt. St Mary, NewburgLorin Hollander, pianoPiano Concerto No 2 - BrahmsConcerto for Orchestra - Bartoksame concert 4/5 Poughkeepsie High School, March 6, Kingston High School

3/18/72Community Music School Sonata in Fm for flute and piano - TelemannSonata in Gm for violin and piano - DebussySonata for flute and piano - MartinuDanse de las Chevre for solo flute unaccompanied - HoneggerSyrinx for solo flute unaccompanied - DebussyPiano Sonata in C, Op 53 (Waldstein) - Beethoven

Ellen Stenger, Susan Levine, flute, Robert Guralnik,

3/25 & 3/26/72Hudson Valley PhilharmonicPoughkeepsie High SchoolDave Brubeck Trio and Gerry Mulligan, guest artistPasacaglia, Op 1 - Bach-WebernExcerpts from “The Light in the Wilderness” - BrubeckCantata for Jazz Quartet and OrchestraForty DaysThe Sermon on the MountThe Kingdom of HeavenLet Not Your Heart be TroubledThe Dave Brubeck TrioDave Brubeck, piano, Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax, Jack Six, bass, Allan Dawson, drums

4/29/72 rescheduled from the 23rd which was a benefit concert for Rockland Country Day Schoolpiano recital by Norman CareyPartita in DM - Bach32 Variations on an original theme in Cm - BeethovenNovelette in F#m, Opus 21, No 8 - SchumannValse Nobles et Sentimentalis - RavelSonata, Op 1 - Berg

5/9/72 same concert as 5/25/71 Simons Quartet

5/14/72 - CD available Rockland String QuartetHaydn Quartet Op 77 No 2 Opus 71 #1Opus 55 No 1 in AM

5/21/72Community Music SchoolEllen Stenger and Bradford Gowan playing violin-piano sonatas

6/3/72 Three Fold FarmHudson Valley Philharmonic Chamber OrchestraRobert Guralnik, Dave Carey soloistsMozart K449

Janacek Concertino for piano, 2 violins, viola, clarinet, horn, bassoonCarey Suite for Marimba and StringsA Memory of 2 Afternoons - England10 Variations - Haim Elisha

10/11/72Community Music SchoolDemonstration of recorders and other renaissance instrumentsLaNoue Davenport and Mark Davenport

10/29/72Community Music School Scholarship FundOakes InvitationalTrio Sonata in Em for flute, oboe, harpsichord and continuo - TelemannArhtur Krilov, oboe, Jan Deats, harpsichord, Mervin Oakes, flute, William Harry, celloConcerto Grosso No 10 in Gm for oboe and strings - HandelArthur Krilov, and string orchestraBrandenburg Concerto #2 in FM - BachHarold Lieberman, trumpet, Mervin Oakes, flute, Nanette Levi, violin, Arthur Krilov, oboeConcert in Eb for 2 pianos - MozartRobert Guralnik and Norman CareyEd Simons conductorAnn Carmen, John Dexter, Janice Konigsmark, John Konigsmark, Sandra Kurtis, Stan Kurtis, Nanette Levi, John Schoening, violins, Kenneth Deane, Janet Simons, violas, Patrick Smith, William Harry, cello, William Rich, bass, Jan Deats, harpsichord, Arthur Krilov, Louise Scribner, oboes, Robert Abernathy, Winthrop Armour, horns, Elias Carmen, James Finnen, bassoons.

11/18/72Hudson Valley PhilharmonicEd SimonsMontgomery Valley Central High11/12 Poughkeepsie High School11/13, Kingston Community Theater11/18 Suffern High SchoolOld Polish Suite - PanufnikPieces en Concert - CouperinConcerto Grosso for 4 Violins and String Orchestra - VivaldiBrandenburg Concerto No 5 in DM - BachClaude Monteux, flute; Matthew Raimondi, violin; Sylvia Suzowsky, harpsichord, Kenneth Fricker, bass

11/25/72 Community Music School jazz-Rock concert featuring Spare Change, Jon Klibonoff’s rock group

12/16/72 Beethoven Birthday Concert Robert Guralnik, Ed Simons, Craig Smith

1973

1/5/73 Guralnik studioSonata in Bb K 454 - MozartSonate pour violon et piano - PoulencTheme et Variations - MessiaenSonata in Am Op 23 - Beethoven

1/7/73Community Music School Scholarship ConcertRobert Guralnik and Ed Simons in a violin and piano sonata recitalSonata in D K306 - MozartSonate pour violon et piano - DebussyDue (Sonate) in A Cp 162 - SchubertSonata in D Cp. 94 - Prokofieff

1/23/73Ed Simons with Simone Raudnitz in FranceMozart, Poulenc, Debussy, Prokofiev

2/18/73Community Music School Scholarship FundRockland String QuartetQuartet in CM K 157 - MozartQuartet III - BartokQuartet in AM K 464 - Mozart

3/?/73Music for clarinet, cello and piano Gordon MacDonald, George Koutzen, George Bryant

4/7/73Concert featuring LaNoue ad Mark Davenport, recorders in Bach Brandenburg IV

5/?/73Community Music School

Bach Cantata MusicCMS faculty joined by vocalists and instrumentalists from Boston.

5/6/73George Koutzen conductsNorth Rockland High SchoolAir for suite in DM - BachBachianas Brasileiras - Villa LobosCome Scoglio from Cosi Fan Tutte - MozartTwo Towers of Babel - HegemanCapriccio for Cello and Orchestra - FlagelloOverture - Fantasy Romeo and Juliet - Tschaikovsky

5/8/73 - CD availableSimons QuartetHaydn Quartet in Gm 1st movementMendelssohn Quartet in D, 4th movementPorter Quartet #3 1st and last movementsHere, There, EverywhereHaydn Quartet #65Blues piano transcribed for string quartet by Herbie Haufrecht

5/10/73 - CD availableSimons String Quartet College Barn TheatreEd SimonsJanet SimonsJanice Konigsmark, violin, Patrick Smith, celloQuartet in CM Opus 74, No 1 - HaydnReel from Square Set - HaufrechtHere There Everywhere - McCartney-Lennon SimonsThree Blues for String Quartet - HaufrechtFugue - Bach - SimonsQuartet in FM Opus 135 - Beethoven

Same concert 5/5 Rehab Hospital Haverstraw5/12 - Nyack Auditorium5/19 - Reformed Church, Spring ValleyFREE for all of them

6/1/73Community Music School Scholarship FundFirst concert at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church sing-out featuring Lucy Shelton, Milagro Vargas, Peggy Pearson, oboe

Duet from Cantata No 78 - BachO Heil geist und Wasserbad - BachDivertimento in DM for strings - MozartCantata No 199 - BachFugue in EM for strings - Bach-MozartDuet from Cantata No 78 - Bach

6/9/73Hudson Valley Philharmonic at the RCC new amphitheater (outdoors) A free twilight concert from American musical theaterSelections from My Fair LadyPavanne from American Symphonette - Morton GouldDance Rhythms - Wallingford ReiggerThe Music Man, Oklahoma, Hoedown from Ballet Rodeo - Copland

6/16/73RCC Great Artist Series 1972/73All Mozart ConcertThreefold Farm AuditoriumDivertimento #11 in DM K251Piano Concerto in GM K 453Symphony No 40 in Gm K550Robert Guralnik soloist

10/27/73Hudson Valley PhilharmonicEd SimonsGreat Artist Series Suffern High SchoolRCC presents Sleeping BeautyEglevsky Ballet Company

11/25/73Community Music School Scholarship FundJanice and John Konigsmark, violin, Norman Carey, piano, John Schoening, viola and John Mark Hopmann, cello Duo for violin and viola in in GM K 423 - MozartSonata No 1 for Violin and Piano in GM - Opus 78- BrahmsTrio Sonata I in Em - CouperinSonata for 2 violins, Opus 56 - Prokofieff

12/6/73Hudson Valley PhilharmonicSleeping Beauty with the Eglevsky Troupe in Massapequa,

on Long Island high school reviewed in NYT.

12/16/73Beethoven ConcertQuartet Op 135 - BeethovenEyeglass Due for viola and cello - BeethovenJanet Simons and Patrick Smith, cello

1974

3/1/74Hudson Valley Philharmonic Ed Simons Newburg Free Academyalso 3/2 at Poughkeepsie High SchoolEight Russian Folk Songs - LiadovSoundscapes - Schuller - World Premiere conducted by the composerSymphony No 2 - Sibelius

no dateHVP Ed SimonsHartford Ballet CompanyPoughkeepsie High SchoolDidn’t get great reviews for the company - Ed did

3/15/74Community Music School Scholarship FundSimons String Quartet with a pianistSchonberg, Varner

5/5/74Suburban Symphony George KoutzenPiano Concerto No 1 - BrahmsWilliam Masselos, pianoDebussy and Strauss

5/11/74 Community Music School Scholarship Fund 7 Variations based on theme from the Magic Flute - Mozart5 verses with vamps for cello and piano - Noel DaCostaPolonaise Brillante Op 3 - Chopin

Sonata in Am Op 36 - Greig

7/13/74Hudson Valley PhilharmonicEd SimonsMusic Under the Stars - Outdoor AmphitheaterOverture to Suite in CM - BachRosamunde - SchubertOverture to Candide - BernsteinRomanian Rhapsody No 1 - EnscoBugler’s Holiday - AndersonPorgy and Bess selections - GershwinFiddler on the Roof, selectionsHair, selections

9/15/74Suburban Symphony (Donald Waxman as George Koutzen is out of town)at the Waxman houseIndoor chamber musicSongs of Canteloube - DuvergneSusan ReedJacqueline Winston, flute, George Marge, oboe, Gordon McDonald, clarinet, Peter Rosenfeld, celloAlso chamber music by Beethoven, Poulenc and Milhaud with the above musicians and Jho Waxman, piano.

11/22/74Community Music SchoolConcert of 20th Century Vocal musicMetamorphosis (de Vilmorin) - PoulencCatalogue de Fleurs (L. Daudet) - Milhaud15 Gedichte Das Buch der Hangended Garten (Stefan George) - SchoenbergWinter Words (Thomas Hardy) - BrittenSongs (Alexander Pushkin) - RachmaninoffLucy Shelton, vocals, David Abromowitz, pianoOakes Special at the home of Mervin and Lesley Oakes

11/24/74Suburban Symphony George KoutzenPhyllis Curtin, sopranoClarkstown Jr HighIphegenia in AulisSymphony No 40 in Gm - MozartScheherazade - RavelNuits d’Ete - Berlioz

12/12/74Beethoven’s Birthday CelebrationParnassus-Apotheosis of Corelli - CouperinSerenade for flute-harp-strings - RousselSonata in E for violin/harpsichord - HandelVariations on God Save the King - BeethovenString Quartet in G Op 18 #2 - BeethovenMervin Oakes, flute, Jan Deats, harpsichord, Gail Calisoff, harp, Norman Carey, piano, Ed Simons and Janice Konigsmark, violin, Janet Simons, viola, Fred Goldstein, cello.

1975

1/27/75All Mozart ProgramEmmanuel Church, BostonCraig Smith and Ed Simons conductorsDaniel Banner, Violin, Chris Krueger, Flute, Martha Moore, Harp Jane Bryden - Susan Larson - D’Anna FortunatoOverture and 1st 3 scene from Don GiovanniViolin Concerto #5 in A3 Concert AriasConcerto for Flute and Harp

2/28/75Hudson Valley PhilharmonicSaugerties High SchoolConcerto No 2 in DM - MozartLaura Johnson, flute

3/9/75 Community Music School Scholarship Fund Bach Birthday CelebrationSonata #2 in E for flute and piano - BachTrio Sonata in Dm for flute, oboe and piano - BachToccata in Fm for piano - BachSonate IV in FM for flute and piano K 13 - MozartSonata #5 in CM for flute and piano K 14 - MozartSryinx for flute - DebussyAbegg Variations - piano - SchumannSonata for Flute and Piano - Poulenc

Joplin Rag - flute, piano

4/20/75Community Music School Scholarship FundSonata in CM for 2 violins - Leclair Sonata in AM for 2 violins - LeclairSonata in AM Op 30 #1 for violin and piano - BeethovenSonata for Oboe and Piano - HindemithTrio Sonata in EbM for oboe, violin and piano - HandelArthur Krilov, oboe, Robert Guralnik, Ed Simons and Janice Konigsmark, violins

5/4/75Community Music School Scholarship Fundcello and pianoAnne Callahan, Norman Carey

4/25/75Afternoon of Chamber MusicCommunity Music SchoolTrio No 5 in DM for piano, violin, cello - HaydnPiano Quartet in Gm K478 - MozartPiano Quartet in Gm Op 25 - BrahmsRobert Guralnik, piano, Andrew Berdahl, viola, Janice Konigsmark, violin, Caroline Berdahl, cello

5/11/75Clarkstown Junior High SchoolGeorge KoutzenEd Simons, Guest Conductor Symphony #1 in D - Schubert, conducted by Ed Simons Birth and Remembrance - Maia Aprahamian, conducted by Ed Simonstone kaon for tape and orchestra first performance conducted by Ms. AprahamianConcerto for Violin and Cello Op 102 - BrahmsNadia Koutzen, violin, George Koutzen, cello, conducted by Ed Simons

5/25/75 Reunion at the houseprogram decided on the basis of advanced requests from the following repertoireHaydn, any quartet from all 4 volumesMozart, any quartetBeethoven; almost any quartet from all opus’Brahms, Quartet in AmRavel

6/3/75 - CD availableCommunity Music School Scholarship Fund -Haim Alisha conducted the orchestraStudents and facultyConcert of orchestra music with soloistsCollege BarnCanon on a Ground Bass - PurcellConcerto for 2 violins in Dm - BachAlicia Svigals and Ian KennedyViolin Concerto in Am 1st movement - VivaldiLauren DavisHorn Concerto in Eb, 2nd movement - MozartBrian KlockViolin Concerto in EM 1st movement - BachFran PeppermanConcerto in Dm for 2 violins and continue - VivaldiLydia Sandek and Jonathan RossiSymphony No. 104 (#2) Minuet and Trio - HaydnViolin Concerto in Am, 1st movement - BachJanet BrodaThe Entertainer - JoplinFlute: Tris GatesOboes: Micah Gabelman, Lisa KritzClarinet: Gregg LachowHorns: Malcolm Gardner, Brian Klock, Joan WeinthalViolins: Helen Andriefski, Janet Broda, Erika Epstein, Randi Innerfield, Ian Kennedy, Janice Konigsmark, Pam McGuire, Steven Metraux, Ulrike, Meyer, Maurern Murphy, Lynn Naisby, Richard Newman, Fran Pepperman, Jonathan Rossi, Lydia Sandek, Ed Simons, Alicia SvigalsViolas, Louise Fallon, Gail Finkelstein, Lisa Jackson, Rachef Pearl, Janet SimonsCellos: Kathering Gates, John Konigsmark, Martin O’Connell, Robert SchellengBass: Kenneth FrickerHarpsichord: Jan Deats

6/8/75Reunion #2 Community Music School Scholarship Fund Concert - the Boston crowd returnsSt Paul’s Episcopal ChurchMotet, Ist dein Brot mit Freude - H SchutzCantata #82, Ich habe genug - BachLamentatio Secunda - J FioccoDuet from Cantata #63, Atzet diesenTag - BachBrandenburg Concerto #6 - BachLucy Shelton, John Anthony, Bass-baritone, Peggy Pearson, oboe, Judith Davidoff, viola da gamba, Richard Wedstenburg, Harpsichord-conductor, Betty Hauck, viola, Janet

Simons, viola, Fred Goldstein, cello.

6/14/75Hudson Valley PhilharmonicEd SimonsJohn Anthony, baritoneAn Outdoor Overture - CoplandFour Old American Songs - CoplandRounds for String Orchestra - David DiamondDance Rhythms - Wallingford Reigger3 Dances from the opera “The Bartered Bride,” - SmetanaI got Plenty o Nuttin - It Ain’t Necessarily So - GershwinVariations on America - Charles Ives/William Schumann

10/26/75 - CD availableCommunity Music School auditoriumScholarship Fund Christine Soder, Clarinet, Norm Carey, piano assisted by Janice Konigsmark, violin, Janet Simons viola and Caroling Berdahl, celloQuartet for clarinet & strings - Stamitz3 Pieces for solo clarinet - StravinskySonata in Eb, opus 120 #2 - Brahms.

11/9/75Oakes SpecialMervin Oakes, Robert Abernathy, Jan Deats, Lucy Shelton, Simons string quartetSoprano Arias from Cantatas - BachTrio for flute, cello and Strings - Dello JoioQuintet for horn and strings - MozartString Quartet in Am - R Schumann

12/21/75All Beethoven ProgramCommunity Music School AuditoriumRobert Guralnik, Piano, Ed Simons, violin, Lucy Shelton, Soprano, Janet Simons, viola, Fred Goldstein, CelloTrio in C Minor Op 9, #3, Folk songs of different nations (accompanied by piano trio)Variations on an original theme in C Minor (Piano solo)Adagio, Variations and Rondo, Op 120 (piano trio)

1976

3/19/76 Mozart Birthday ConcertFlute ConcertoSymphony No 29

3/28/76 Community Music School Scholarship FundKent La Ruesongs with lute, guitar and voice

4/25/76 - CD availableScholarship Fund ConcertCommunity Music School Auditorium Trio No 5 in D - HaydnQuartet in G m K478 - MozartRobert Guralnik, piano, Janice Konignmark, violin, Andrew Berdahl, viola, Caroline Berdahl, cello

5/16/76 - CD available for most of it.Suburban SymphonyYoung People’s ConcertDad took over for George Koutzen this one time.

5/30/76 - CD available of some of it.Special Scholarship Concert Buffet Concert on our terrace at our house Rockland String QuartetBeethoven Opus 59 all 3 Rasoumorsky quartets, Nos 7-9 at a gourmet concert and buffetNanette Levi, violin, Janet Simons, violaEd Simons, violin, William Harry, celloSmoke gets in your eyes and other popular arrangements.Mini-Pops concert by Rockland String Quartet in the evening

8/15/76Hudson Valley Strings and Keyboard Quartet Sullivan County Community Collette theaterEd Simons, Al Vicher, viola, Fred Goldstein, Sylvia Suzowsky, harpsichord and pianoPiano Quartet in Gm Opus 25 - BrahmsPiano Quartet in EbM - MozartViolin Sonata No 6 in Eb from Opus 1 Sonatas - Ed Simons

10/10/76Suburban Symphony Ugo DiDioRamapo Senior High School

Young People’s ConcertDance of the Buffoons - Rimsky KorsakovNutcracker SuiteCarmen - March of the Toreadors - BizetGerman Dances - MozartEmperor Waltz - Strauss

11/7/76Suburban Symphony Ugo DiDioClarkstown Jr High SchoolOverture to Marriage of Figaro - MozartConcerto for Bassoon and Orchestra 1st movement - MozartEthan Silverman, bassoonConcerto for violin and Orchestra 2nd movement - MendelssohnLisa Fiorillo, violinSymphony No 8 - Schubert

11/14/76Oakes InvitationalMervin Oakes, flute, Jan Deats, piano, harpsichord, Paul Peabody, violin, Alvin McCall, cello, Frances Blauvelt, sopranoPiece de Clavecin - RameauSonata for cello and piano in DM - BrahmsAria from Cantata 115 - BachNo. 13 for tape and voice - BlauveltSonata #1 in Fm - Prokofieff (violin and piano)Deux Interludes - Ibert

12/5/76RSO Ugo DiDioEmanuel Vardi, violaOverture to Marriage of Figaro - MozartConcerto for Viola and Orchestra - SzerlySymphony No 8 - SchubertEmperor Waltz - Strauss

12/12/76Beethoven Birthday ConcertNorman Carey, piano Janice Konigsmark, violin, Alvin McCall, cello, Kim Scholes, piano, Ed Simons, violin, Chris Soder, clarinet, Janet Simons, violaClarinet Trio in Bb Opus 2Sonata for cello and piano in CM Op 102String Quartet in DM Op 18 #3

1977

1/23/77Suburban SymphonyUgo DiDio, Ed Simons, guest conductorClarkstown Jr High SchoolAaron Rosand, violinSiegfried’s Rhine Journey Overture to the MeistersingersPrelude to Lohengrin - WagnerConcerto for violin and orchestra - PaganiniFirebird Suite - Stravinsky

1/27/77An Audible Celebration of Mozart’s BirthdayEmmanuel Church, BostonConcerto in C for Oboe and Orchestra K314 Peggy Pearson, oboe Concert Aria K 368Jane Bryden, sopranoDon Giovanni: Recitative and AriaSusan Larson, sopranoDon Giovanni: Overture K527Concert Aria K490Symphony #38 in D “Prague” K 504Ed Simons and Craig Smith, conductors

2/27/77Scholarship Fund Concert #1 The new American Chamber Ensemble will take place at St Paul’s Episcopal Church. Special free performance sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund at the Tiger’s Den and Community Music School auditorium.Susan Laskin, flute, Laurie Appleby, oboe, Chris Soder, clarinet, Paul Stebbins, bassoonQuartet in CM - A. Berger3 Pieces for flute, clarinet and bassoon - W. PistonQuartet in D, K 285 - MozartDeux Mouvements - J. IbertSuite d’apres Corrette - D. MilhaudQuartour - J. Francaix

3/6/77Suburban Symphony Ugo DiDioPearl River High SchoolYoung Peoples Concert

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 1st movement - ChopinAnton Zemar, pianoTubby the Tuba - KleinsingerArthur Samel, guest conductor.3/27/77Scholarship Fund Concert #2 Duo-Piano recital by Constance Blossom and Norman Carey is postponed until we decide where to put our Steinway.

4/16/77Community Music School Scholarship FundSt Paul’s Episcopal ChurchMy Lord of Oxenfords Maske - William ByrdDe La Tromba Pavin - Richard AllisonMy Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard - John DowlandAbsence Hear Thou my Protestation - Thomas MorleyO Mistress Mine - Thomas MorleyAllisons Knell - Richard Allison?The Bachelors Delight - Richard Allison?Lachrimae Pavin - John DowlandFancy - John DowlandPhilips Pavin - Peter PhilipsCan She Excuse my Wrongs - John DowlandThe Earl o Essex, Galliard - John DowlandJoyne Hands - Thomas Morley

4/17/77Suburban Symphony Ugo DidioIphigenia in Aulis - GluckPetite Suite (Nuages) - DebussyTwo Dances for Piano and Orchestra - DebussyMarriage of Figaro arias - MozartNorwegian Moods - StravinskyFirst Symphony in Eb - Borodin

4/30/77Ramapo Orchestral SocietyWilliam Rich - DirectorThreefold Farm AuditoriumEd Simons violin soloistBrandenburg Concerto #1 - BachViolin Concerto in D - MozartEd Simons, violin

Rumanian Folk Dances, Bartok

5/77 - CD availableCommunity Music SchoolScholarship Fund Concert Advanced violin students performing with Janet Simons, piano accompanistHeidi Lehtie - Handel sonataLydia Sondak, Jonathan Rossi, Lauren Davis, Laura Fellon, Alicia SvigalsMozartHaydn Symphony 1st movement. in DM No 104 student orchestra

5/1/77Scholarship Fund Reformed ChurchJon KlibonoffPrelude and Fugue in C#m Book 1 - BachSonata in Eb, Opus 31 #3 - BeethovenScherzo in EM, Opus 54 - ChopinSuite, Opus 140 BartokJeux d’eau - RavelKlavier Werke, Opus 119 - Brahms

5/8/77Duo Piano RecitalConstance Blossom, Norman CareySonata in G, Opus 7 #3 - ClementiConstance BlossomSonata in D K 576 - MozartNorman CareySonata in G Opus 16 #3 for 4 handsSonata in D K381 for 4 hands.

5/29/77Suburban Symphony return of Ed Simons!Rockland Community CollegeSilver Anniversary Pops ConcertOutdoor Overture - CoplandL’Arlesienne Suite #11 - BizetWater Music Suite - HandelExcerpts from Porgy and Bess - Gershwin arranged by Robert Russell Bennett3 Arias from the Marriage of Figaro - MozartTwo Dances from the Bartered Bride - Smetana

5/30/77Community Music School

Scholarship eventRockland String Quartet at the Reformed Church in the afternoon thenjazz in the evening at the Tiger’s Den with dinner.

6/12/77Suburban Symphony garden party and musicaleat the home of Paul and Jean Mundt

6/19/77 Community Music School Scholarship FundSt Pauls Episcopal ChurchToccata in FM for organ - BachConcerto Grosso for strings, Opus 6 #9 - HandelCantata #29 for soprano, flute, strings, continuo - BachOboe concerto in CM - MozartLucy Shelton, Shelley Gruskin, flute and recorder, Peggy Pearson, oboe, Peggy Lehrecke, organ, Jan Deats, harpsichord, Ed Simons conductor. Violins: Ann Carmen, Noreen Davis, Janice Konigsmark, Stan Kurtis, Isador Lee, Nannette Levi, violas, Betty Hauck, Janet Simons, cellos, Anne Callahan, William Harry, bass, Greg Livingston, Oboes, Nancy Rumbel, Constance Craine, Horns, Robert Abernathy, Michael Fried.

6/23/77Suburban Symphony Summer Concert SeriesSponsored by the Village of Nyack and the Suburban Symphonypresented by the Hudson Valley Music Association

10/29/77Community Music School Scholarship Fund ConcertSt Paul’s Episcopal ChurchJohn and John DeChiaro in a program of music for two guitarsRomanza - F. MolinoMon Coeur se Recommande a Vous - AnonLa Rossignol - AnonThe Flatt Pavin - J. JohnsonDrewrie’s Accordes - AnonGrave - W. J. LauffensteinerTrio - AnonGavotte Rondo - R. deViseeAndante & Fugue W. J. LauffensteinerPrelude and Gigue - BachCordoba - I. AlbenizCampanas del Alba E Sainz de la Maza

Largo Rondo, Opus 34 - F. Carulli

10/30/77 - Have CDSuburban Symphony Clarkstown Junior High SchoolMozart Flute Concerto - Julius Baker, fluteSymphony No 4 - SchubertLes Preludes - Liszt

11/6/77 - CD availableCommunity Music SchoolScholarship FundReformed Church of Spring ValleyDuo RecitalLinda Bangs, baritone sax, Betty Hamilton, pianoSonata in Bm - CorelliAria for Eb for Alto Sax and piano - BozzaDjiwa for solo sax - WymanSonata for baritone sax and piano - HartleySonata (originally for bassoon) - FaschWilliam Blossom, bass, Constance Blossom, pianoSonata in Gm - H. EcclesVocalise - S. Rachmaninoff4 Waltzes - D. DragonettiPoem for double bass (premiere) - J. Mooney

12/11/77Suburban Symphony Young People’s ConcertMichael Fried, French HornStella Han, piano

12/17/77Suburban Symphony with Community Music SchoolRCC Chamber Music FestivalAn Evening of MusicDivertimento K 251 - MozartThree Equali for 4 trombones - BeethovenConcerto for Musette - CorrettePiano Concerto in GM K 453 - MozartRobert GuralnikPiano Concerto in GM - Mozart

1978

2/5/78Suburban Symphony All American ConcertGordon McDonald, clarinet

2/26/78 - CD available of the Brandenburg onlyCommunity Music School Scholarship Fund Concert Oakes’ homeBrandenburg Concerto #5 in DM - BachString Sonata #6 for 2 violins, cello and bass - RossiniConcerto #2 in CM for 2 harpsichords and stringsJan Deats, HarpsichordConstance Blossom, Harpsichord, Mervin Oakes, Flute, Ed Simons, Janet Simons, Janice Konigsmark, violin, William Blossom, Bass, Paul Boughton, cello

3/12/78 - CD availableSuburban Symphony Young People’s ConcertFelix Fiesta Junior High School AuditoriumTimothy Newman (17)Concerto #3 for Horn & Orchestra - MozartMichael FriedSymphony #5 - Beethoven, 3rd and 4th movements Concerto for String Orchestra w/CMS string orchestra - Vivaldi

3/19/78 Community Music School Scholarship Program for Green Meadow SchoolThree fold farm auditoriumAlvin McCall and Jan DeatsToccata - Frescobaldi-CassadoSonata in FM Op 99 - BrahmsSonara - DebussySonata in Dm Opus 40 - ShostakovichPolonaise Brillante, Opus 3 - Chopin

3/19/78Suburban SymphonyYoung People’s Concert

4/7/78Community Music School Scholarship Program for Green Meadow SchoolThree fold farm auditoriumJon Klibonoff solo recital

Italian Concerto - BachSonata #5 - ScriabinSonata Opus 109 - BeethovenBenediction de Dieu - LisztAlborada del grazioso - Ravel

4/23/78Suburban SymphonyConcert Version My Fair Lady

4/24/78 - CD availableCommunity Music School Student recitalCMS OrchestraFinkelstein LibraryQuartet in G K 156 - MozartJonathan Rossini, violin, Cheryl Presley, violin, Dan Weiss, viola, David Arfine, celloThe CuckooDancing SongLori Weinberger, violinGavotte - anonNicholas Quackenbush, violinPrelude, -SchearerSonya Payne and Clare Thevenot, guitarsAndantino - GiulianiClare Thevenot, guitarRecorder duo, Danny and Peter FeldsteinPrelude from cello suite #1 in G, arranged for viola - BachLouise Fallon, violaTwo Melodies for treble and bass clef instruments - BarretJane Sabria, oboe, Cathy Schneider, bassoonSonata in GM - LeclairAlicia Svigals and Lydia Sandek, violinsMinuet and Trio - DittersdorfSerenade - HaydnLydia Sandek, violin, Annie Maismith, violin, Louise Fallon, viola, Maxine Brooks, celloAdagio and Minuet from Quintet, Op 71 - BeethovenMinuet - Barthe Passacaglia -HaydnSonia Alland, flute, David Helbraun, oboe, Christine Soder, clarinet, David Kelly, french horn, Nancy Wilderman, bassoonGrant from the Music Performance Trust Funds, a public service organization created and financed by the American Federation of Music.

5/7/78 Suburban Symphony Americana ConcertFelix V Fiesta Junior High School in W. Nyack (over 550 people attended)

Rodeo - Coplandconcert version of My Fair Lady with the Tappan Zee Concert Choir and soloists

5/14/78Reformed Church of Spring Valley featuring Robert Guralnik, pano and the Simons String Quartet, Ed Simons violin, Janice Konigsmark, violin, Janet Simons, viola, Alvin McCall celloQuintet for piano and strings, Op 44 - SchumannQuintet for piano and strings Opus 81 - Dvorak

5/20/78Suburban SymphonyThreefold Farm Auditorium, joint Suburban Symphony and Community Music School benefit with superstars Arthur Krilov, Oboe, Frances Riley Blauvelt, soprano, the Rockland String Quartet: Nannette Levi, violin, Ed Simons, violin, Janet Simons, viola, William Harry, cello with David Tartaglia, bass and Constance Blossom, piano and the Suburban symphony conducted by Ed SimonsDivertimento in CM for string quintet - MozartChanson Perpetuelle for soprano, string quartet and piano - ChaussonPhantasy for oboe, violin, viola and cello - BrittenConcerto in Gm for oboe and string orchestra - HandelExultate Jubilate for soprano and orchestra - Mozart

5/21/78Reformed Church of Spring Valley, a program of mostly American folk songs and popular songs featuring Kent LaRue, guitar and voice, Rick LaRue, guitar and voice, Denise Como, piano and harpsichordSongs of Love or the Lack of itSongs from a variety of eras and genres. This wonderful material ranks along with a Chevy pick-up truck for practicality and straight-forwardness and with Schubert for expression. Suburban Symphony, directed by Kent LaRue.

5/21/78Suburban Symphony OrchestraYoung People’s Concert

5/28/78Suburban SymphonyRCC

6/4/78 - CD availableSt Paul’s Episcopal Churchannual end-of-year blowout of Bach cantatas, etc. Lucy Shelton, soprano, Milagro Vargas, mezzo soprano, Shelley Gruskin, flute, Peggy Pearson, oboe, Nannette Levi, violin, Jan Deats, harpsichord, Peggy Lehrecke, organ, Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ed Simons.

Toccata and Fugue in FM - Bach, Peggy Lehrecke, organConcerto for Oboe d’Amore - Bach, Peggy Pearson, Oboe d’amoreSonata in GM - BachShelly Gruskin, flute, Nannette Levi, William Harry, continuo, Jan Deats, HarpsichordSinfonia #3 in CM - CPE BachDuet from Cantata #78 Wir Eilen - BachConcerto for Oboe d’Amore - BachConcerto for flute and violin - BachCantata #210 O holde Tag - BachDuet from Cantata #78 Wir Eilen - Bach

6/11/78Rockland Suburban SymphonyFund-Raising Garden Party at the home of the Leemans in upper Nyack

6/18/78 Father’s Day Reformed Church annual Musical Feast. Get out your tupperware and cook up a tune.

11/11/78Oakes InvitationalAlvin McCall and Jan DeatsSonata in A - BoccheriniSonata for Arpeggione in Am - SchubertSonata (1969) - StevensSonata in C - Prokoffieff

11/12/78Suburban SymphonyRobert Guralnik

12/17/78Scholarship Fund ConcertReformed Church of Spring ValleySerenade for flute, violin and viola, Opus 25 - BeethovenQuartet for flute, guitar, viola and cello - SchubertSeptet in Bb, Opus 20 - BeethovenWendy Rolfe, flute, Ed Simons, Janet Simons, Alvin McCall, Chris Soder, clarinet, David Tartaglia, bass, Robert Abernathy, horn, Braden Toan, bassoon

1979

1/27/79An Audible Celebration of Mozart’s Birthday Ed Simons and Craig Smith, conductors

Emmanuel ChurchConcerto in Bb for Bassoon and Orchestra K 191Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for Violin, Viola and orchestra K 364Parto, parto from “La Clemenza di Tito K 621D’Anna Fortunato - mezo-sopranoduet from the abduction from the Seraglio K 384 - Susan Larson, soprano, Bruce Fithian, tenorSymphony #35 in D - K 385

2/3/79Community Music SchoolReformed Church of Spring ValleySpringstead Woodwind Quintet works by Hindemith, Ibert and DanziArthut Krilov, oboe, Christine, Soder, clarinet, Braden Tone, bassoon, Robert Abernathy, French horn

2/4/79Suburban Symphony Ed SimonsFamily MatineeFelix Fiesta Jr. High SchoolWorld premiere of Number 30 by Ralph Blauvelt - commissioned by Ed SimonsConcerto for Bassoon in Am - VivaldiJanet Izzo, bassoon 18Hungarian Dances - Brahmsduets and arias by Verdi and Puccinimusic from West Side StoryTrudy Wallace, soprano (played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady)Gary William Harger, tenor

3/4/79Community Music School Scholarship Fund ConcertReformed Church of Spring ValleyConstance Carroll, piano, Norman Carey, pianoGrand Rondeau, Opus 107 (4 hands) - SchubertFantasie, Opus 103 (4 hands) - SchubertBarcarolle in F# M (Ms. Carroll) - ChopinSonata, Opus 111 (Mr. Carey) - Beethoven

3/18/79Suburban Symphony Felix Fiesta Jr High SchoolJoseph Swensen, student of Dorothy DeLay at JuilliardViolin Concerto No 1 in DM - Paganini

Overture to Donna Diana - von ReznicekNew World Symphony in Em No 5 - DvorakPart of the Office of Cultural Affairs of Rockland Community College

no dateSuburban SymphonySpring Valley High SchoolYoung People’s ConcertPrometheus Overture - BeethovenJonathan and the Gingery Snare- WardNorman Rose, narrator1st movement of the Piano Concerto in Am - GriegRachel BloomFarandole from the L’Arlesienne Suite #2 - Bizet

3/24/79Erie County Music Educators’ Association30th Annual concertAll-county Senior High Division Music FestivalGowanda Central High SchoolAcademic Festival Overture - BrahmsPorgy and Bess - GershwinEd Simons conductor (among others)

4/7/79Oakes Invitational345 Summit St, Norwood, NJJon Klibonoff, pianoSonata in Bb, K 333 - MozartBallade in Fm; Scherzo in C#m, Berceuse - Chopin3 PreludEd Simons: opus 32 #10 in Bm; #5 in GM, opus 23 #5 in Gm - RachmaninoffSonata #6 in AM - Prokofiev

4/21/79Suburban SymphonyBenefit recitalThreefold Auditorium

6/1/79Community Music SchoolScholarship FundSt Paul’s Episcopal ChurchDuet from Cantata #78 - BachDivertimento in DM for strings - MozartCantata #199 - BachFugue in DM for strings - Bach-Mozart

Duet from Cantata No 78 - Bachfeaturing Lucy Shelton, Milagro Vargas, alto, Peggy Pearson, oboe in a repeat of the very first concert there in 1973. Orchestra members Arnold Black, Kenneth Deane, Janice Konigsmark, violins, John Konigsmark, Betty Hauck and Janet Simons, violas, Fred Goldstein cello and continuo, John Miller bass-viola. Ed Simons conducted.

6/23/79Community Music School Musical Feast Trios by Beethoven, Milhaud and Brahms performed by Ed Simons, Jan Deats, William Harry and Chris Soder, then student performances and the feast. 52 businesses contributed food for this concert!

summer, 1979Palisades Chamber Players8 Instrumental Miniatures - StravinskySymphony #1 in CM - BeethovenSymphony #4 in AM - MendelssohnEd Simons, guest conductor

10/26/79 Community Music School Scholarship FundTrio #13 - HaydnFive Pieces for Four Young Musicians - Haim ElishaFive Pieces for String Trio - Haim ElishaTrio #14 in Cm - HaydnEd Simons, Jan Deats, Alvin McCall, Judith Tischler, horn, Wendy Rolfe, flute, Sylvia Yount, flute, Janet Simons

12/16/79Suburban SymphonyYoung Peoples ConcertRamapo Senior High SchoolJonathan and the Gingery SnareGeoffrey Tarsons, narrator (15)Grieg Piano ConcertoChristopher Landriau (16)Tschaikowsky Nutcracker SuitePot Pourri Dancers

1979 - concert featuring 2 compositions by Haim Elisha for a grant called “Meet the Composer,” when Rockland Community College hooked up with the Community Music School.