Chamber Music at CRS: Shabbat of Song

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Chamber Music at CRS: Shabbat of Song 

Celebrate the “Shabbat of Song” with an afternoon of enchanting music and laughter. The program features: 

Three Bagatelles for Flute, Cello, and Piano (2007) by Paul Schoenfield (1947-2024): A wild and virtuosic work. 

La Tristesse Elegy for Cello and Piano, Op. 89 by Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912): A poignant and expressive piece. 

Yiddish folk songs interwoven with Susan Rotholz’s favorite Yiddish jokes, bringing warmth and humor to the evening. 

String Quartet in E-flat Major by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847): A beautiful and luminous composition featuring movements: 

I. Adagio ma non troppo 

II. Allegretto 

III. Romanze 

IV. Allegro molto vivace 

Artists: 

Susan Rotholz: flute, vocals, jokes 

Margaret Kampmeier: piano 

Michael Roth: violin 

Doori Na: violin 

Sarah Adams: viola 

Eliot Bailen: cello 

 

About Chamber Music at CRS 

Under the direction of Eliot Bailen, Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom brings together world-class musicians and passionate audiences to celebrate both classical and contemporary repertoire. The series also highlights the profound contributions of Jewish composers and traditions, fostering a vibrant and inclusive musical experience for all ages. 

Bios

Praised by the New York Times as “irresistible in both music and performance,” flutist, Susan Rotholz continues to be in demand as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician and teacher. Winner of Young Concert Artists with Hexagon Piano and Winds and of Concert Artists Guild as a soloist, Susan is Principal flute of the Greenwich Symphony and The New York Chamber Ensemble and a member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The New York Pops and the Little Orchestra Society. She has recorded and toured internationally with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.  Co-founder of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, she also appears each season with the Cape May Music Festival, Greenwich Chamber Players, Saratoga Chamber Players and the Sebago Long Lake Chamber Music Festival. Susan attended the Marlboro Music Festival and was principal and solo flutist with New England Bach Festival for 25 years.  The Wall Street Journal describes her recording of the Bach Flute Sonatas and the Solo Partita with Kenneth Cooper, fortepiano as “eloquent and musically persuasive.”  Recently, Susan released American Tapestry, Duos for Flute and Piano performing the Beaser Variations, commissioned by Susan in 1982, Copland Duo, Muczynski and Liebermann Sonatas presented by Bridge Records as “…brilliant instrumental virtuosity with deep understanding of this quintessentially American repertoire.” Susan has been newly appointed as an Adjunct Artist in Music at Vassar College and continues to teach at Columbia University/Barnard College, Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College and the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College.  Susan also was guest performer and teacher at the Colorado College Music Festival. She holds Queens College (BM) and Yale School of Music (MM) degrees. In 2002 she received the Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking.

Margaret Kampmeier, piano, enjoys a varied career as soloist, collaborative artist and educator. She is equally fluent in classical and contemporary repertoire, and has concertized and recorded extensively and premiered hundreds of works. A founding member of the Naumburg award-winning New Millennium Ensemble, she performs regularly with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She has appeared with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic Ensembles, Metropolitan Opera Chamber Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Mirror Visions Ensemble. As a recording artist, Ms. Kampmeier can be heard on the Albany, Centaur, CRI, Koch, Nonesuch, Bridge and Deutsche Grammophon labels. A dedicated educator, Ms. Kampmeier teaches piano at Princeton University and is Chair and Artistic Director of the Contemporary Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music. She has given lecture-recitals on various topics, including preludes and fugues through the ages, contemporary keyboard techniques, and piano music of women composers. She earned degrees from the Eastman School of Music and SUNY Stony Brook and is deeply grateful to her mentors, Barry Snyder, Jan Degaetani, Julius Levine, and Gilbert Kalish. In addition to her professional activities, Ms. Kampmeier is an avid reader and enjoys traveling and spending time with her family. A native of Rochester, NY, she currently resides in New York City. 

Michael Roth, violin, a native of Scarsdale, NY, received his early musical training with Frances Magnes at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School. He attended Oberlin College and Conservatory and continued his studies with Marilyn McDonald. While at Oberlin, he won the Kaufman Prize for violin and First Prize in the Ohio String Teacher’s Association Competition. Mr. Roth completed his Master of Music degree at the University of Massachusetts where he worked with the distinguished American violinist and pedagogue Charles Treger and was a recipient of the Julian Olevsky Award. He is currently associate concertmaster of the New York City Ballet Orchestra. In addition, he is a member of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Principal 2nd violin of the Westchester Philharmonic, the American Composers Orchestra and the New York Pops. He has served as concertmaster of the Princeton Symphony, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and was concertmaster of the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra for many years. 

He regularly participates in the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, the Windham Chamber Music Festival, and plays frequently with the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, the Cape May Music Festival, Music at CRS, the Saratoga Chamber Players, and the Berkshire Bach Society. He is on the faculty of the Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.

Praised for his captivating performances and expressive artistry, Doori Na has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, and beyond. In 2018, he made a notable debut with the San Francisco Symphony, performing Bach's Double Violin Concerto alongside the legendary Itzhak Perlman under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas.

A dynamic and versatile musician, Doori is known for his deep commitment to chamber music, his leadership as concertmaster for orchestras, and his innovative work in contemporary music. He has collaborated with Itzhak Perlman, members of the Juilliard String Quartet, the New York Philharmonic, and many more. Doori’s experience as a concertmaster began at the Juilliard School, where he earned the position as a second-year student. This role paved the way for his leadership in various orchestras, including the Central Chamber Orchestra and the Fort Greene Orchestra.

As a longtime member of the Argento New Music Project and New Chamber Ballet, Doori has performed internationally, premiering numerous new works and showcasing his dedication to bringing contemporary music to life. His passion extends to reviving neglected works and composers, particularly those overlooked due to class and race. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he recorded and promoted the music of great American composers who had been marginalized, helping to bring their work into the spotlight.

Beyond classical music, Doori is featured on Chick Corea’s The Continents album and has toured Europe with Brad Mehldau and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, further demonstrating his versatility across genres.

Sarah Adams has appeared as viola soloist with the Riverside and Jupiter Symphonies in Alice Tully Hall, Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Caramoor, Berkshire Bach Ensemble, Washington Square Music Festival, Philharmonia Virtuosi, and Adelphi Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Adams appeared as recitalist for the Hong Kong Chamber Series, Houston Chamber Music Society, Parnassus, New York Viola Society, Long Island Composer’s Alliance, Brooklyn Philharmonic’s Off the Wall series and at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC.  Ms. Adams is a long-time member of Sherman Chamber Ensemble and the New York Chamber Ensemble, and former violist of the Cassatt, Tahoe, and Roerich Quartets. She performed and recorded with Smithsonian Chamber Players, Windham Chamber Orchestra  and Parnassus, and appeared as guest artist with the Amernet Quartet, Haverford College Music Series, Bard Summerscape, Friends of Mozart, Claring Chamber Series, New Jersey Chamber Music Society, Speculum Musicae,  Si-Yo Chamber Concerts, and the Metropolitan Museum Chamber Series.

Ms. Adams is the principal violist of the Riverside Symphony, a member of the American Ballet Theatre, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Little Orchestra Society and New York City Opera, and performs frequently with New York City Ballet. She was formerly principal violist of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, associate principal violist of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, guest principal violist of American Symphony Orchestra, and appeared frequently with Orpheus, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera. Summer festivals include NYC Ballet at SPAC, Festival Napa Valley, Classical Tahoe, Cape May Music Festival, Windham Music Festival, Seal Bay American Chamber Music Festival, Music Mountain, and Bargemusic. Sarah’s Broadway credits include Jerome Robbin’s Broadway, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Candide, Aida, La Boheme and Swan Lake. She has recorded for the Atlantic, Dorian, Koch, New World, Nimbus, Nonesuch and Virgin labels, and performs on a Hiroshi Iizuka viola, circa 1982.

Ms. Adams has been a Music Associate at Columbia University since 1993, where she teaches viola and chamber music, and is director of Viola Hour. Sarah and her family live in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y, where she is an amateur gardener, bread baker, mandolinist, and chief dog walker.

Eliot Bailen has an active career as an artistic director, cellist, composer and teacher. Strings Magazine writes, "At Merkin Hall ‘cellist Eliot Bailen displayed a warm focused tone, concentrated expressiveness and admirable technical command always at the service of the music.” Founder and Artistic Director of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, now celebrating its 43rd year, whose performances the New York Times has described as “the Platonic ideal of a chamber music concert,” Mr. Bailen is also Founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom in New York and Artistic Director of the New York Chamber Ensemble. Principal cello of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, New York Chamber Ensemble, Orchestra New England, Teatro Grattacielo and the New Choral Society, Mr. Bailen has performed regularly with the Saratoga Chamber Players, Cape May Music Festival, Sebago-Long Lake Chamber Music Festival, Bronx Arts Ensemble as well as with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York City Opera and Ballet, Oratorio Society, American Symphony, Stamford Symphony, New Jersey Symphony and is heard frequently in numerous Broadway shows.  Among Mr. Bailen’s commissions are an Octet, a Double Concerto for Flute and Cello, Perhaps a Butterfly, Saratoga Sextet, The Tiny Mustache (a musical) and recently a Dectet (“Inclusion”) commissioned by the New Choral Society. Mr. Bailen is recipient of over fifty commissions for his "Song to Symphony" for schools (subject of a NY Times feature article Sept. 2006 and winner of a Yale Alumni Grant). In 2002 he received the Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking. Mr. Bailen received his Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) from Yale University and an M.B.A. from NYU. He is on the cello and chamber music faculty at Columbia University, Barnard College and Teachers College.

Date & Time

Sat, Feb 8, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Venue Details

Congregation Rodeph Sholom

7 West 83rd Street
New York, New York 10024

Congregation Rodeph Sholom