Ridgewood, NJ - The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi presents Everything Five, a Gala chamber music concert celebrating the group's fifth anniversary on Saturday, June 7 - 8:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Guest artist is Euphonium virtuoso Jason D. Ham. Other special surprise guest artists will appear that evening as well.

This fourth and final subscription concert of the 2007-08 Season features the World Premiere of the latest Virtuosi commissioned work – Matthew Halper's Trio for flute, clarinet & piano. Dr. Halper is associate professor of music at Kean University. He is performed in many leading venues such as Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Moores Opera House and live on Chicago Radio and Public Television. Visit him at http://www.matthewhalper.com/.

Every concert by the Palisades Virtuosi includes a work commissioned by the ensemble.

Other works on the concert are Aaron Grad's lep•i•dop•ter•ol•o•gy for flute, clarinet and piano (The Virtuosi's first commission - premiered on November 1, 2003), Richard Lane's Sonata #5 for flute and piano, Alban Berg's Opus 5 for clarinet and piano, Scriabin's 2 Nocturnes, Opus 5 for solo piano and Bloch's Concertino for flute, clarinet & piano. In addition, guest artist Jason D. Ham (http://www.jasondham.com/) performs Harlequin by British composer Philip Sparke.

Tickets for the June 7 concert are $20 and $15 for students and seniors. This also includes a special "meet the artists" reception after the concert. For reservations or other information, please call 201-488-1149. You can also email reservation requests to the Palisades Virtuosi at virtuosi@att.net.

The Palisades Virtuosi, consisting of flutist Margaret Swinchoski, clarinetist Donald Mokrynski and pianist Ron Levy, is a 501 (c)(3) organization established to promote and enrich the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano and present concerts that include existing and newly-commissioned repertoire for this configuration, supplemented by solos, duos and larger works featuring guest artists. Volumes One and Two of their New American Masters CD series are available from Albany Records. Read their latest From the Palisades newsletter at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/may08/PV_nws_072608.htm and an article in Chamber Music magazine at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/pvnews.html. Visit them online at http://www.palisadesvirtuosi.org/.

Funding for this concert is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

For more information about the Palisades Virtuosi, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.

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