Hoff-Barthelson's Spring Benefit to Feature World-renowned fFutist Carol Wincenc, 4/23

Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Annual Benefit Recital and Reception, the School's largest fundraising event of the year, takes place on Sunday, April 23, 2017, and features a recital by Carol Wincenc, one of today's greatest flutists, accompanied by the brilliant, young pianist Bryan Wagorn. Wincenc and Wagorn will perform works by Copland, Mozart, Debussy, and Fauré. Hoff-Barthelson flute students, faculty and alumni will join the pair for the final number-a lively baroque concerto for five flutes that will showcase Hoff-Barthelson's musical community at its finest. The event will be held in the recital hall of the CV Rich Mansion, a gorgeous Italianate Villa and begins with an intimate pre-concert reception for ticket holders at the Sponsor and Benefactor levels. Funds raised ensure that Hoff-Barthelson can continue to provide the very best music education to our students and guarantee that our programs remain accessible through financial aid and outreach.

Ticket Information:

Tickets can be purchased on line at http://hbms.org/benefit2017.php, or by contacting Alex Villari, Development Director, at development@hbms.org , or 914-723-1169. Tickets for the concert and dessert reception are available at $1,000 (Sponsor), $500 (Benefactor), $200 (Patron), $100 (Contributor), and $50 for students. The concert begins at 6 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm.

About Carol Wincenc:

Carol Wincenc is one of today's international luminaries of the flute, appearing as a soloist with major orchestras around the world. Her choice of repertory is broad, encompassing standards by J.S. Bach, Mozart, and Nielsen, as well as contemporary works, written for her by many of today's most prominent composers. Equally in demand abroad, Ms. Wincenc has given acclaimed performances in England, France, Germany and Poland as well as many other counties. She has performed with the London Symphony, the English and Stuttgart chamber orchestras, and at the international music festivals in Aldeburgh, Budapest, Tivoli and Frankfurt. She has made numerous recordings for many labels, including Telarc, Naxos, DG, Decca, Albany Records, Musical Heritage Society, and CRI. Ms. Wincenc was nominated for a Grammy award for her collaborative performance of Passover Offering on a Naxos recording of compositions by Yehudi Wyner. In May 2014, Wincenc was awarded a lifetime achievement medal from the National Society of Arts and Letters.

About Bryan Wagorn:

Bryan Wagorn serves as Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, and regularly performs throughout North America, Europe, and Asia as pianist, chamber musician, and recital accompanist. Mr. Wagorn appears frequently with members of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and regularly accompanies the world's leading instrumentalists and singers in recital. He made his solo recital debut at New York's Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2009, and has performed under the auspices of the Marilyn Horne Foundation, and the Jeunesses Musicales de Canada.

About Hoff-Barthelson Music School:

One of Westchester County's most cherished and active cultural resources, Hoff-Barthelson Music School has achieved national recognition as a premier community music school for its unsurpassed leadership in education, performance and outreach. The school will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2019-2020.

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