MILI Ensemble

Faculty musicians from the Music Institute of Long Island (MILI) treat us to an evening of chamber music including Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Turina, Mendelssohn, and more!  Established in 1990, MILI is a classical music school staffed by exceptional instructors from many of the most prestigious conservatories and graduate music schools in the United States and Europe. This performance is the culminating event of their current Rothrock Residency working with Middlebury students.

About the Artists: 

Carol Kushner, Violin
Carol received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and her Master of Music degree in Performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York, where she completed its Teacher Certification program and served as an adjunct lecturer.

Geri Kushner, Violin / Viola
Geri received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York and a Master of Music degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she was a teaching assistant.

Paloma Ferrante, Cello
Paloma received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Cello Performance at the Royal College of Music in London, and a Doctorate in Musical Arts from Michigan State University where she was a teaching. Paloma is cello faculty at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and maintains a private studio.

Alla Bell, Piano
Alla received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Gnessin Music Academy (Russia) and a Master of Music degree from the Gorkiy State Conservatory (Russia). Alla Bell has been on faculty of the Great Neck Music Conservatory for over 25 years.

Program: 
Selections from the following works…
BACH Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043                                               
BEETHOVEN Serenade in D Major, Op.8                                                                         
HAYDN Piano Trio No. 1 in F Major, Hob. XV:37                                                                                   
MOZART Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, KV.478 
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2                                                                     
TURINA Piano Trio No. 2 in B Minor, Op.76                                                       
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op.49   
MCLEAN Tango                                                                        

Approximate running time: 75 minutes, no intermission. Sponsored by the Rothrock Family Residency Fund for Experiential Learning in the Performing Arts.

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