November 2022
Making Music With Friends – An Interactive Concert for Kids at Church In the Gardens
Making Music with Friends - Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 4 pm What is it like to make music with your friends? What is chamber music? Meet and hear string…
Find out more »An Evening of Chamber Music at Church in the Gardens
An Evening of Chamber Music - Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 7:30 pm Join MRP director Barbara Podgurski (piano) as she is joined by friends Robert Burkhart (cello) and Sarah…
Find out more »January 2023
Young Artists’ Showcase at Church In the Gardens
A showcase of young college students studying at NYC’s top conservatories. Featured artists include Evan Katsefes (tenor), Jennifer Robinson (soprano), and Nick Fanara (piano). Works of Liszt, Beethoven, Mozart and…
Find out more »March 2023
Her Piano Stories, an Interactive Concert for Kids at Church In the Gardens
Her Piano Stories - Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 4 pm What stories can piano music tell? How often have you heard music written from her point of view? Come…
Find out more »Her Piano Stories – An Interactive Concert for Kids at Church In the Gardens
Her Piano Stories - Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 4 pm What stories can piano music tell? How often have you heard music written from her point of view? Come…
Find out more »Metropolitan Piano Stories at Church In the Gardens
MRP’s second annual program of piano music by living women composers from the NYC metropolitan area with each piece having a special story behind its creation. Performed by Barbara Podgurski…
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Metropolitan Piano Stories - Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 7:30 pm MRP’s second annual program of piano music by living women composers from the NYC metropolitan area with each piece…
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Makoto Nakura, Marimba and Barbara Podgurski, Piano at Church in the Gardens
Dual Keyboards - Featuring Internationally Acclaimed Marimbist Makoto Nakura - Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm Forest Hills resident and international superstar of the marimba, Makoto Nakura, joins pianist…
Find out more »Makoto Nakura, Marimba and Barbara Podgurski, Piano, at Church in the Gardens
Dual Keyboards - Featuring Internationally Acclaimed Marimbist Makoto Nakura - Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm Forest Hills resident and international superstar of the marimba, Makoto Nakura, joins pianist…
Find out more »June 2023
Dalí Quartet, Latin American and Classical Music for Strings at Church In the Gardens
Dalí Quartet The acclaimed Dalí String Quartet brings Latin American quartet repertoire to an equal standing beside works of the Classical and Romantic eras. Join them for an unforgettable evening…
Find out more »October 2023
Sari-Sari Storybooks With Music, at Church In the Gardens
Sari-Sari Storybooks With Music - Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 2 pm - WORLD PREMIERE These magical children's books take the reader on a journey through the Philippines, from Batanes…
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An Evening of Chamber Music at Church In the Gardens
An Evening of Chamber Music - Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 7:30 pm Join MRP director Barbara Podgurski (piano) as she is joined by friends Robert Burkhart (cello), Will Hakim…
Find out more »January 2024
The Keyboard Traveling Through Time – An Interactive Concert for Kids at Church In the Gardens
The Keyboard Traveling Through Time - Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 4pm Have you ever heard or seen a harpsichord in person? Get to see a harpsichord up close and…
Find out more »A Baroque Celebration – Vivaldi Four Seasons and Bach D Minor Concerto at Church In the Gardens
A Baroque Celebration: Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Bach D Minor Keyboard Concerto Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm Join MRP director Barbara Podgurski (piano) as she is joined by…
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Sedalia to Harlem: A Celebration of Black Music in America, at Church in the Gardens
Sedalia to Harlem - A Celebration of Black Culture in America Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30pm Back by popular demand after performing to a sold-out crowd last season, join…
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Marimba Extraordinaire Makoto Nakura and Barbara Podgurski, Piano, at Church in the Gardens
Marimba Extraordinaire Makoto Nakura at 60 - A Retrospective Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 7:30pm Makoto started building his distinctive career as a marimbist as soon as he arrived in…
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Pitcairn and Podgurski in Concert – the Red Violin Returns to NYC at Church In the Gardens
Elizabeth Pitcairn and the Legendary Red Stradivarius Return to NYC Internationally acclaimed virtuoso violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn performing on her famed 1720 “Red Mendelssohn” Stradivarius will be joined by her recital…
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