The Music for a Sunday Afternoon Series continues at its new home with a performance by CROSS ISLAND - my collaboration with clarinetist Joseph Rutkowski and pianist Eleanor Abrams Zayas.

As always, the program will seamlessly blend beloved favorites and exciting discoveries spanning centuries, styles, and cultures:

The program opens with Mendelssohn's lovely "Song without Words," Op. 38; nr. 2 in C Minor

Next is a classical favorite: Movement 1, Allegro, from Mozart's "Kegelstatt Trio" (with the viola part transcribed for cello)

Burt Bacharach's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" follows, (in an arrangement prepared for us by Mark McCarron; preceded by a special Bacharach "Name That Tune" led by Joe) .

Ellie and Joe then share 2 Bagatelles by Gerald Finzi - the lyrical "Forlana" and the sprightly "Fughetta."

Then Suzanne and Joe have some fun with "Calypso Serenade, Benny’s Gig No. 6," by Long Island's own Morton Gould and David Burndrett 's "Blues Duet."

Suzanne and Ellie then team up for "First Ride," by Eugene Friesen and Paul Hally

The trio then reunites for Max Bruch's "Nachtgesang" - a sumptuous nocturne (with the cello again taking the role originally played by the viola).

Then, Suzanne and Ellie share the opening Largo and the Menuetto~Allegro from Luigi Boccherini 's Sonata No. 2 in G Major.

The trio then presents Cole Porter 's darkly beautiful "So in Love" in an arrangement for CROSS ISLAND by Josh Redman.

The concert closes with "Mischievous Spirits, Masks No. 2," a spirited work by Venezuelan composer Elisenda Fabregas

Note: This is not a part of the library's programming and will not be posted on their website. All are welcome and no registration is required. We'd appreciate it if you'd let us know if you're planning to attend.