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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2026 AT 4 PM

CAFÉ MUSIC
KEVIN ZHU, VIOLIN  TOMMY MESA, CELLO  
ALBERT CANO SMIT, PIANO
ANTON RIST, CLARINET  WILLIAM SHORT, BASSOON
BILLY R. HUNTER, JR., TRUMPET  RUPERT BOYD, GUITAR

2026-2027

SEASON
 

September 13, 2026
Mozart and Schubert at 19

Members of the MET Orchestra

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October 11, 2026
Viano String Quartet
Four of a Kind

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November 15, 2026
Café Music

January 17, 2027

Richard Goode, piano
Itamar Zorman, violin

 

February 28, 2027
Winterreise 
Benjamin Appl, baritone

James Baillieu, piano

March 21, 2027
Bach's Birthday Concert
Paul Jacobs, organ

April 11, 2027
Celebrating Beethoven's 250th Anniversary
Zukerman Trio

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May 9, 2027
Chen–Lipman–Cho String Trio
Michael Stephen Brown, piano​

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June 6, 2027
Fly the Coop
Emi Ferguson, baroque flute
Ruckus, period-instrument ensemble

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​Artist Roster
 

Parlance Program Notes
 

LOCATION

At West Side Presbyterian Church
6 South Monroe Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
For map and directions, click here.
 

CONCERT AMENITIES

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Wheelchair Accessible
 

Free Parking for all concerts

FEATURING

CAFÉ MUSIC

From Martinů's delightfully zany ballet La revue de cuisine (The Kitchen Review) and Rossini's whimsical piano miniature Anchovies to James Grant's Triple Mocha Indulgence for bassoon and piano and Paul Schoenfield's exuberant piano trio Café Music, this mouthwatering program serves up a delicious menu of musical delicacies.

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Performed by an all-star ensemble of internationally acclaimed soloists, rising young virtuosos, and principal musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Café Music promises a sparkling afternoon of musical wit, dazzling virtuosity, and culinary panache.

PROGRAM

Bohuslav Martinů:

Suite from La revue de cuisine ("The Kitchen Review") 

Program Notes

Gioacchino Rossini:

Anchovies for solo piano

Program Notes

Francis Poulenc:

Cello Sonata

Program Notes

INTERMISSION

Astor Piazzolla:

L'Histoire du Tango (violin and guitar)

Program Notes

James Grant: 

Triple Mocha Indulgence (bassoon and piano) 

Program Notes

Paul Schoenfield:

Café Music (piano trio)

Program Notes

Watch violinist Kevin Zhu perform Niccolò Paganini's virtuoso tour de force:

Watch guitarist Rupert Boyd's beguilingly foot-tapping performance of Antonio Carlos Jobim's Felicidade:

Watch bassoonist William Short's lyrically eloquent performance of Mozart's Bassoon Concerto at Parlance Chamber Concerts:

PARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS

Performances held at West Side Presbyterian Church • 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ

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Free Parking for all concerts

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Partial funding is provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts through Grant Funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

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