Join us this summer as we launch our new ensemble series, in residence at Club Helsinki Hudson.  Programs will feature CFO musicians and nationally and internationally-known guest soloists, as well as promising musicians at the conservatory level.

This intimate, relaxed club venue allows for a close connection with classical music in a way not experienced in a traditional concert hall setting.  Our goal is to present exciting programs for all involved, including musicians,  students,  guest artists, and a new adventurous audience.

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Beginning at 6:30 pm at St. James Church in Chatham, enjoy a delightful program of string quartets by an ensemble featuring two violinists who have served as concertmaster for the CFO, Sheila Reinhold and Renee Jolles.

Prior to the concert, the quartet will have a day-long residency in the Chatham School called “All Strings Attached.”  This program of CFO’s Take a Seat in the Orchestra” mentoring program, supported in part by a generous grant from the Chatham Education Foundation, will culminate with a special performance during the quartet concert of Vivaldi’s “Summer” by the students with their mentors.

Join us this summer at Club Helsinki Hudson

CFO is pleased to announce a new ensemble series, ClaverackLanding, in
residency at Club Helsinki Hudson beginning this summer.  ClaverackLanding
concerts will feature the virtuoso musicians of the CFO, and also present
highly acclaimed guest ensembles. Stay tuned for our program to be
published shortly.

FLUTE WORKSHOP

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Eighteen music students (pictured above), ranging from sixth grade through high school, participated in the Columbia Festival Orchestra’s new education program “Take a Seat…in the Orchestra” in conjunction with CFO’s 3-day residency at PS21 (Performance Spaces for the 21st Century) in Chatham, NY, July 25-27, 2008. (more…)