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April 18, 2008
NYCCGS Spring Concert Series: Arc Duo

Friday, April 18, 2008 at 8:00 pm

Engelman Recital Hall
Baruch College Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue
New York City (see map)

Ticket information
Tickets are $25 each, $20 for students, seniors and NYCCGS members. Tickets for this concert can be ordered online at Theatermania.com or by calling 866-811-4111.

Series subscriptions
Series subscriptions for the four concerts in the Spring Concert Series are $90 each, $72 for students, seniors and NYCCGS members. Series subscriptions can be ordered by calling Theatermania at 866-811-4111.

Recital Hall location and directions
Engelman Recital Hall is located at 55 Lexington Avenue, with access available on East 25th Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue (see map). By subway, take the 6 to the 23rd Street station at Park Avenue South, or take the R or the W to the 23rd Street station at Broadway, or take the 1 to the 23rd Street station at Sixth Avenue. There are several parking lots located near the hall. One garage is on 24th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenue; three garages are on 24th Street between Third and Second Avenues.

About the artists
As Arc Duo, flutist Heather Holden and guitarist Bradley Colten are winners of Artists International's 2003 Chamber Music Award and 2005 Outstanding Alumni Winners Award. They have been hailed as "a perfect ensemble" by New York Concert Review. Dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, they have worked with such leading contemporary composers as Ned Rorem and Joan Tower and have premiered numerous works. Among their commissions is a new work by Roland Dyens, "Traveling Sonata," which they will perform at this concert.

Music samples

History of the Tango (Astor Piazzolla)

Mountain Songs: Quicksilver (Robert Beaser)

Romeo and Juliet: III (Ned Rorem)

More samples available at cdbaby.com/cd/arcduo.

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