Original Carved Woodblock Poster Image by: Danielle McDonald
On Saturday, September 19 from 2:00-4:00pm, EcoTones @ River Hook: Guardians of the Shoreline celebrates River Hook Preserve's perch above the Hudson River and Rocklanders' roles as Guardians of the Shoreline, on watch for what flows into the river, both positive and negative for its nonhuman inhabitants. Come walk the EcoTones Music Trail through the preserve, with musicians tucked onto trailside stages beckoning audience members to discover the preserve's flora and fauna, followed by a large ensemble performance at the preserve's central Carriage House.
The performance features the Hudson Valley EcoTones Ensemble, Collective Accord Vocal Ensemble directed by Dru Pluhowski, the Nyack High School Chamber Orchestra directed by Andy Bhasin, original art by Nyack High School Art Students led by Danielle McDonald, community artmaking led by Strawtown Studio, and the premiere of new songs by composer/lyricist team Lily Greenberg & Jody Redhage Ferber.
This event is made possible by the generous support of an ArtsAlive Grant through ArtsWestchester, the Village of Upper Nyack, ArtsRock, Greenbush Construction, Long Path Outfitters, the Bakehouse at the Tarrytown Train Station, and the Friends of River Hook.
BYO-Everything: camp chair, snacks, water, and good walking shoes.
Tickets are Pay What You Choose; free tickets available for those not able to donate. Please email a request to ecotonesconcerts@gmail.com.
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by ArtsWestchester.
COLLABORATING ARTISTS:
Amanda Peckler, harp
KevinFarrell, bass
Glenn Schloss, percussion
Mark Ferber, drums
Amanda Peckler, harp
Collective Accord Vocal Ensemble, directed by Dru Pluhowski
Nyack High School Chamber Orchestra, directed by Andy Bhasin
Nyack High School Art Students, led by Danielle McDonald
Strawtown Studio leads Community Art-making
Danielle McDonald original carved woodblock print poster art
Lily Greenberg, lyricist
Jody Redhage Ferber, cellist & composer
Heather Laws Kono, voice
Shirley Crabbe, voice
Emily Einhorn, voice
Joanne Louis-Paul, voice
Albert Guerzon, voice
Michael Kramer, guitar
Ben Kono, multi-reeds
Andy Basin, violin
Alan Ferber, trombone
Ilana Davidson, sound bath