Rosemarie & Robin Russell Family Concert Series - Holiday Celebration With Bach, Come Join The Fun Sunday Afternoon December 21!

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I received the following message from the good folks at the Rosemarie & Robin Russell Family Concert Series. They will be holding a free afternoon of classical music - Celebrating with Bach - on Sunday December 21 here on Roosevelt Island at the Good Shepherd Community Center. Their previous Roosevelt Island concerts have been excellent and well attended.

R&R Concerts

The Rosemarie & Robin Russell Family Concert Series on Roosevelt Island presents:

Celebrating With Bach
3pm Sunday, December 21, 2008
Good Shepherd Center
543 Main Street
Roosevelt Island, NY

Admission is FREE

Please join us for this wonderful holiday concert presenting an all Bach program:

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb Major, BWV 1051
Selection from the Art of the Fugue for String Quartet, BWV 1080
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

Ralph Allen
Songa Cho
Salley Koo
Amie Weiss
violins

Milan Milisavljevic
Tawnya Popoff
violas

Iris Jortner
Laura Metcalf
Ella Toovy
cellos

Troy Rinker
bass

Byron Schenkman
harpsichord

This concert is presented free of charge as a gift to the community.

Sponsors
The New York City Council
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
The Office of New York State Senator José M. Serrano
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

Supporters
Roosevelt Island Residents Association
The Main Street WIRE
Roosevelt Island Historical Society
Roosevelt Island Visual Artists Association
Coler • Goldwater Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility