American Chamber Ensemble - Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 - Allegro

The Music Department of Hofstra University presented the American Chamber Ensemble on Sunday, March 1, celebrating the lives of ACE founding clarinetist Naomi Drucker and long-time member violist Lois Martin at Helene Fortunoff Theater in Monroe Lecture Center on California Avenue in Hempstead, NY. This was part of ACE’s 60th anniversary season. The performance of the Allegro movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, presented in memory of Lois Martin, featured violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violists Todd Lowe and Josue Mendives, cellist Chris Finckel, bassoonist Lisa Alexander and pianist Marilyn Lehman. Directed by Marilyn Lehman and assisted by Mindy Dragovich, ACE was founded in 1965 by pianist Blanche Abram and clarinetist Naomi Drucker. In residence at Hofstra University, the ensemble explores the great chamber music literature for piano, strings, woodwinds and voice and presents performances featuring world-class artists. ACE consists of the finest freelance musicians in the New York area and has been cited by critics for their superb presentations of chamber masterworks. Their latest CDs on Elysium are American Clarinet Treasures, featuring core members of ACE performing works by George Kleinsinger, Virgil Thomson, Daniel Gregory Mason, Elliott Carter, Douglas Moore and Gary Schocker, with guest artist Stanley Drucker and The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele, which features five of this modern master’s most important chamber works. For the latest American Chamber Ensemble concert listings, updates and information, log on to http://americanchamberensemble.com/. Follow ACE on Facebook at / 150032171984 . ACE’s concert season is made possible by the Hofstra University Music Department, as well as by individual contributions.