Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia

Kateryna Movchan, flute and Danica Škreblin, guitar present music of Astor Piazzola. Kateryna Movchan is an award-winning Ukrainian flutist who made her solo debut at the age of 12 with the Luhansk Philharmonic led by Austrian conductor Kurt Schmid. In 2024, she was awarded a master’s degree with distinction from the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna. She has made music at Carnegie Hall, and at the UNESCO World Headquarters in Paris.
Danica Škreblin is a native of Zagreb, Croatia and a graduate of the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna. She is the recipient of more than twenty awards including First Prize at the Presti International Guitar Competition, and First Prize at the Sarajevo Guitar Festival.
A Downtown Music Debut

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Tango for Two - Kateryna Movchan, flute and Danica Škreblin, guitar 

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Downtown Music Presents: Tango for Two -...

Kateryna Movchan, flute and Danica Škreblin, guitar present music of Astor Piazzola.    Kateryna Movchan is an award-winning...

Downtown Music Presents: Tango for Two - Kateryna Movchan, flute and Danica Škreblin, guitar 

Martin Agee, Westchester Philharmonic violinist and recently published poet, explores love, fear, and the sometimes hilarious inner thoughts of a violinist in readings from his new book of poems, Not A Violin. Accompanied by music of Bartok, Telemann, Handel, and more, with the Phil's principal second violinist, Michael Roth, collaborating.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil – Not a Violin

Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the...

Martin Agee, Westchester Philharmonic violinist and recently published poet, explores love, fear, and the sometimes hilarious...

Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil – Not a Violin

New York-born Taiwanese harpsichordist Hsiu-Tzu Ryan maintains an active international career, performing regularly across Europe and Asia. She is the solo harpsichordist of La Petite Bande for the recording and international tour of J.S. Bach's harpsichord concertos. At Downtown Music, she will share a program featuring Bach, Lully, Rameaux, and Scarlatti. A Downtown Music debut presented in partnership with Young Musicians of Westchester: Learn more at YoungMusiciansofWestchester.org

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Hsiu-Tzu Ryan, Harpsichord

Downtown Music Presents: Hsiu-Tzu Ryan,...

New York-born Taiwanese harpsichordist Hsiu-Tzu Ryan maintains an active international career, performing regularly across...

Downtown Music Presents: Hsiu-Tzu Ryan, Harpsichord

Winds Downtown - An all-star cast of Metropolitan Opera musicians plays works of Mozart, Ravel, Ibert, Piazzola and Bernstein in celebration of the life of Bob Fischel.&nbsp; Maron Khoury, flute; Anton Rist, clarinet; Lucian Avalon, oboe; Josh Hodge, bassoon; Molly Nacross, French horn.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Winds Downtown

Downtown Music Presents: Winds Downtown

Winds Downtown - An all-star cast of Metropolitan Opera musicians plays works of Mozart, Ravel, Ibert, Piazzola and Bernstein...

Be Glad then America - The 12 professional voices of the Downtown Music Chorale remember the American Revolution and the Battle of White Plains with a program which celebrates the tremendous variety of music available in the American colonies.&nbsp; Works of William Billings, G.F. Handel and the Moravian composers C.F. Peter and David Moritz Michael will be featured alongside latter-day, Broadway compositions of Rogers and Hart Jerry Herman and Sherman Edwards.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This concert is presented courtesy of the City of White Plains RW 250 Committee in honor of those who served the cause of American independence in the Battle of White Plains; October, 1776.&nbsp;

Local Event:  Downtown Music Presents: Be Glad Then America

 Downtown Music Presents: Be Glad Then America

Be Glad then America - The 12 professional voices of the Downtown Music Chorale remember the American Revolution and the Battle...

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

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Tom Chapin & Michael Mark

Downtown Music Presents: Tom Chapin & Michael Mark

With 26 recordings and hundreds of songs in his repertoire, Tom Chapin serves up a tasty mix of story songs, ballads, comedic...

Brahms to Ellington: Concert Hall Meets the Music Hall
What we call classical music was the popular music of its day. And popular music now is mostly shaped by classical conventions. Frank Morelli and Nenad Ivović bring the music of Bernstein, Weill, Gershwin, and yes, Brahms and Ellington, wherein the genres are blurred and the dots become connected.
This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of the Brian Wallach Agency, White Plains, New York.&nbsp; Personal and Commercial Insurance since 1949.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil – Brahms to Ellington

Brahms to Ellington: Concert Hall Meets the Music Hall
What we call classical music was the popular music of its day. And...

Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil – Brahms to Ellington

Trio Cava presents Haydn Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV:27 and Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor.&nbsp;
Yebin Yoo has won all major national competitions in Australia, including the Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition and the National Youth Concerto Competition. Most recently, she was named winner of the New England Conservatory Concerto Competition, performing the Hindemith Violin Concerto. Since 2024, she has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival and will be participating in Marlboro on Tour in 2027.&nbsp;
Elena Ariza is the 2025-27 season cellist for Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect program, a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at the Juilliard School, and Teaching Assistant for Astrid Schween. She previously received her Artist Diploma at Juilliard and her Bachelor of Arts at Columbia University, majoring in computer science, as part of the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange Program. . She has been featured on Yo-Yo Ma’s Music Art Life project and on NPR’s From the Top.
Lucas Amory holds a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School in Piano Performance and a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College in Music and German, where he was also awarded the Robert D. Levin and David McCord Prizes. He is the first prize winner of the PianoArts 2024 North American Competition in Milwaukee and the 2022 James Yannatos Harvard Concerto Competition. In 2026 he was featured as a resident artist at L’Atelier Musical in New Baltimore, NY , where he recorded and performed the complete Debussy Etudes in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Patrick Lo Re.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Trio Cava -- Yebin Yoo, Violin; Elena Ariza, cello; Lucas Amory, Piano

Downtown Music Presents: Trio Cava -- Yebin...

Trio Cava presents Haydn Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV:27 and Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor. 
Yebin Yoo has won all...

Downtown Music Presents: Trio Cava -- Yebin Yoo, Violin; Elena Ariza, cello; Lucas Amory, Piano

The Mammals&nbsp; hail from New York’s Hudson Valley and are led by singer-songwriters Ruth Ungar and Mike Merenda. Over two decades, the Mammals have built a legacy of genre-defying and emotionally resonant folk-rock praised as “some of the best songwriting of their generation” (LA Times). Their music resonates with urgency and tenderness—amplifying the voices of conscience, connection, and the full spectrum of human experience. Referred to as “subversive acoustic traditionalists” by the Boston Globe, The Mammals blend old-timey roots music with lyrical fire and magnetic force.&nbsp;

This concert is made possible, in part, with gift in memory of Robert Sherman.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Mike and Ruthie of The Mammals

Downtown Music Presents: Mike and Ruthie of The...

The Mammals  hail from New York’s Hudson Valley and are led by singer-songwriters Ruth Ungar and Mike Merenda. Over two...

Downtown Music Presents: Mike and Ruthie of The Mammals

Holiday Cabaret It's been said that Kimberly Hawkey, "conjures vistas of the heart for an age in need of vintage, time-tested soul sustenance.” We couldn't agree more, and always look forward to her concerts with Downtown Music as special events.&nbsp; Ms. Hawkey has won the Johnny Mercer award and is a veteran of Caramoor and Birdland.&nbsp;

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

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Holiday Cabaret with Kimberly Hawkey

Downtown Music Presents: Holiday Cabaret with...

Holiday Cabaret It's been said that Kimberly Hawkey, "conjures vistas of the heart for an age in need of vintage, time-tested...

Downtown Music Presents: Holiday Cabaret with Kimberly Hawkey

Angelica –&nbsp; A visit from this wonderful chamber choir, directed by Marie Caruso, has become a seasonal tradition for our Downtown Music audience.&nbsp; The concert brings together music from across seven centuries, exploring the wonder, mystery, and joy of the season. Medieval treasures include “Puer Natus in Bethlehem,” “What Tidings Bringest Thou,” and the 14th-century English carol “Als I Lay on Yoolis Night,” alongside Renaissance works by Monteverdi, Salamone Rossi, and Giovanni Croce.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Angelica

Downtown Music Presents: Angelica

Angelica –  A visit from this wonderful chamber choir, directed by Marie Caruso, has become a seasonal tradition for our...

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 e Aspen Festival.many notable conductors including James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle, Christoph Eschenbach and Daniel Barenboim.&nbsp; He is joined by pianist Nabeel&nbsp; Hayek, the 2025 winner of the Valencia-Iturbi International Piano Competition and a 2024 finalist in the Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition. He has appeared as soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and made music at the Aspen Festival.This concert is made possible, in part, with a generous gift from D’Errico Jewelry of Scarsdale.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Maron Khoury, flute & Nabeel Hayek, piano

Downtown Music Presents: Maron Khoury, flute &...

At age 20, flutist Maron Khoury became the youngest musician to join the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Much in demand as a...

Downtown Music Presents: Maron Khoury, flute & Nabeel Hayek, piano

Downtown Music At Grace

Based in New York City, Katherine Lerner Lee is an avid recitalist and chamber musician, performing repertoire spanning four centuries.&nbsp;

Described as “lyricism personified” (Oberon’s Grove), Katherine’s 2025-26 season includes solo appearances in Mozart’s Vespers, and Bach’s St. John’s Passion, as well as the world premiere of Greta: The Fearless with the 21st Century Consort, and a reimagined Handel’s Tolomeo with Opera Essentia, She has been presented in recital by the Cincinnati Song Initiative and Concert Artist Guild, and tours regionally alongside pianists Sophia Zhou, Anthony Ratinov, and Erica Switzer. For the 2026-2027 season, Katherine joins the inaugural cohort of Young Artists with the Brooklyn Art Song Society.&nbsp;

Pianist&nbsp;Erika Switzer&nbsp;performs regularly in major concert settings around the world, including at New York’s Weill Hall (Carnegie), Geffen Hall, Frick Collection, and Bargemusic, at the Kennedy Center, and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Renaud Machart of Le Monde described her as “one of the best collaborative pianists I have ever heard; her sound is deep, her interpretation intelligent, refined and captivating”.&nbsp;

This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Ridgeway Garden Center, White Plains, and the Morano Group, LLC, Mamaroneck.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Katherine Lerner-Lee, mezzo-soprano & Erika Switzer, piano

Downtown Music Presents: Katherine Lerner-Lee,...

Based in New York City, Katherine Lerner Lee is an avid recitalist and chamber musician, performing repertoire spanning four...

Downtown Music Presents: Katherine Lerner-Lee, mezzo-soprano & Erika Switzer, piano

Irena Portenko - Piano 
A program which travels across continents and centuries through music and image. The program opens with Sibelius’ Finlandia, a piece born from Finland’s struggle for identity, before turning to Gennady Sasko’s Echoing the Centuries — a musical portrait of old Kyiv in three movements. The program closes with Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue, capturing the restless energy of early 20th-century America. Each piece will be paired with photographs, inviting the audience to see as well as hear the journey unfold. 
This concert is made possible, in part, by a generous gift from Victor Goldsmith and Cynthia Ahn.&nbsp;

Local Event: Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Irena Portenko, piano

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Irena...

Irena Portenko - Piano 
A program which travels across continents and centuries through music and image. The program opens with...

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Irena Portenko, piano

Your first stop on this journey is London, via Britten’s “consummately crafted” work evoking the English countryside and 16th century folk style. Next is Budapest and Dohnányi’s earthy, Hungarian folksy-ness. Finally 1924 Russia, for a work originally commissioned as a ballet while Prokofiev was an expat living in Paris...adventurous and circus-like, full of evocative textures and clashing harmonies. Featuring:Robert Chausow, violin
Ah-Ling Neu, viola
Roberta Cooper, cello
Gregg August, bass
Kathy Halvorson, oboe
Benjamin Baron, clarinet

Britten: Phantasy
Dohnányi: Serenade
Prokofiev: Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of the Brian Wallach Agency, White Plains, New York.&nbsp; Personal and Commercial Insurance since 1949.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil — Phantastic Journey: Music for Strings & Winds

Your first stop on this journey is London, via Britten’s “consummately crafted” work evoking the English countryside and 16th...

Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil — Phantastic Journey: Music for Strings & Winds

An all French program which includes the Nocturne et Cortège of Lili Boulanger, the Violin Sonata in C Major of Reynaldo Hahn, and the Violin Sonata #1 in A Major, Op. 13 of Gabriel Faure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;


Laura Hamilton was Principal Associate Concertmaster for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, where she led hundreds of performances over a tenure of 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. Previously a member of the Chicago Symphony, she appeared with that orchestra as concerto soloist with Maestro Georg Solti. Laura is currently Artistic Director and Concertmaster for the summer festival Classical Tahoe in Incline Village, Nevada, as well as a concertmaster for Festival Napa Valley.&nbsp;





One of the top collaborative artists in New York, Martha Locker regularly performs in recital with esteemed soloists.&nbsp;At the age of 9 she won the Pittsburgh Symphony's concerto competition and had the opportunity to solo with the orchestra. She has also appeared as soloist with the Knoxville Symphony, the Orchestra Nova, the Westmoreland Symphony, and the New Juilliard Ensemble. Martha has been a fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center, and participated in the Kyoto International Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, and the Chautauqua Institution summer piano program.This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Apple Bank.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Laura Hamilton, Violin & Martha Locker, piano    

Downtown Music Presents: Laura Hamilton, Violin...

An all French program which includes the Nocturne et Cortège of Lili Boulanger, the Violin Sonata in C Major of Reynaldo Hahn,...

Downtown Music Presents: Laura Hamilton, Violin & Martha Locker, piano    

Music of J.S. Bach, Dmitri Shostakovich, Caroline Shaw, and Johannes Brahms.
Guided by a conviction that music can be a medium for community, healing, and lasting meaning in a fluctuating world, Bethany Pietroniro frequently joins musical colleagues in the creation of programs that expand the traditional concert experience. She performed the world premiere of Bebop Riddle II for cello and piano by American composer Augusta Read Thomas at Tanglewood, and has made music with the Bach Institute at Emmanuel Music, and The Orchestra Now. A recent program on Seattle’s Sound Salon series brought together repertoire for voice, flute, cello, and piano by Maurice Ravel, Nadia and Lili Boulanger, and Robert and Clara Schumann under the theme of healing through music. In summer 2026, Bethany joined Hogfish Regenerative Arts in Portland, Maine as a pianist in residence for the premiere of Wholly Unwinding: a piece that explores themes of disability and embodiment through the composer’s lived experience.This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Lorella Brocklesby&nbsp;

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Bethany Pietroniro, piano

Downtown Music Presents: Bethany Pietroniro, piano

Music of J.S. Bach, Dmitri Shostakovich, Caroline Shaw, and Johannes Brahms.
Guided by a conviction that music can be a medium...

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&nbsp;American Classical Orchestra,&nbsp;ARTEK, Concert Royal, Early Music New York, Carmel Bach Festival, Mark Morris Dance Group,&nbsp;the&nbsp;New York Philharmonic, the&nbsp;Orchestra of St. Luke’s&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.&nbsp;
This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of Barbara Schwarz.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Musicians without Borders - Music of Bach, Handel and Pisendel. 

Downtown Music Presents: Musicians without...

Jörg-Michael Schwarz, a prize winner in several international violin competitions, is one of North America’s leading Baroque...

Downtown Music Presents: Musicians without Borders - Music of Bach, Handel and Pisendel. 

Reggie Harris is a singer-songwriter, storyteller and world-renowned song-leader who is a powerful interpreter of the global music narrative. A passionate, engaging inspirational entertainer and concert artist Reggie is recognized for focusing new energy on the important role of music in the discourse for inclusion and the struggle for human rights using the lessons of history as a base. As an expert on the music of the Underground Railroad and the Modern Civil Rights Movement. It is a pleasure to welcome him back to Downtown Music.&nbsp;
This concert is made possible, in part, through the generosity of Sylvia and Walter Simon.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Reggie Harris

Downtown Music Presents: Reggie Harris

Reggie Harris is a singer-songwriter, storyteller and world-renowned song-leader who is a powerful interpreter of the global...

Gregg August, bass, Todd Reynolds, violin &amp;&nbsp;Christopher Oldfather, piano



Music of Beethoven, Clara Schumann, and Gregg August
Her more famous husband Robert never composed a piano trio...until he heard wife Clara's astonishing work. Beethoven influenced himself, arranging his own widely lauded Septet for trio. As an award-winning composer including a 2020 Grammy nomination, Phil bassist Gregg August's work revels in the influence of Latin jazz. You will find yourself under the influence of musical magic.This concert is made possible, in part, with the generous support of the Brian Wallach Agency, White Plains, New York.&nbsp; Personal and Commercial Insurance since 1949.

Local Event: Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil – Influencers

Gregg August, bass, Todd Reynolds, violin & Christopher Oldfather, piano



Music of Beethoven, Clara Schumann, and Gregg...

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Downtown Music Presents: Be Glad Then America

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Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

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NOV

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Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

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Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

Downtown Music Presents: Mike and Ruthie of The Mammals

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Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

Downtown Music Presents: Holiday Cabaret with Kimberly Hawkey

DEC

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Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

Downtown Music Presents: Angelica

DEC

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Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

Downtown Music Presents: Maron Khoury, flute & Nabeel Hayek, piano

JAN

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Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

Downtown Music Presents: Katherine Lerner-Lee, mezzo-soprano & Erika Switzer, piano

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Downtown Music At Grace, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

Downtown Music at Grace Presents: Irena Portenko, piano

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Downtown Music At Grace, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

Downtown Music Presents: Chamber Music with the Phil — Phantastic Journey: Music for Strings & Winds

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Downtown Music At Grace, 33 Church St, White Plains, NY

Downtown Music Presents: Laura Hamilton, Violin & Martha Locker, piano