RESSONA |  Women in Music Series. FREE ADMISSION - MUST RESERVE TICKETS

Medina-Zimmermann DUO, Margrit Zimmermann, piano     Medina, clarinet

March 22, 2026, 7:00 PM, 306 West 38th Street New York, NY 10018

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Program

Duex Piéces (1881)..............................................................Clémence de Grandval (1828-1907)

Invocation, Air Slave (Slavic Tune)

Scherzo (1980)...........................................................................................Alla Borzova (b. 1961)

Deserted Garden(1933).....................................................................Florence Price (1887-1953)

Unintentional Dances (2016).................................................................Whitney George (b.1986)

There I am a Lie (Scherzo)

Pslamodia (2008, 2012) …………………………….…...……..........Margarita Zelenaia (b. 1954)

from Byzantine Chants 

Romanze in F-major (1892)......................Marie Elisabeth von Sachsen-Meiningen (1853-1923)

The Soulful (2012) ............................................................................................Chen Yi (b. 1953)

from The Soulful and the Perpetual 

Sonata in A for Clarinet and Piano (1870).....................................Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)

Allegro Pastorale 

EVOLUTIONS: Women in Music from the Past to the Present, in part sponsored by the New York Women Composers

Medina-Zimmermann DUO, Margrit Zimmermann, piano     Medina, clarinet
March 12, 2026, 4:00 PM at the Queens Public Library in Flushing Queens: 41-17 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355

Program

Duex Piéces (1881)................................................................Clémence de Grandval (1828-1907)

Scherzo (1980)............................................................................................Alla Borzova (b. 1961)

Deserted Garden(1933).......................................................................Florence Price (1887-1953)

Adoration (1951)..................................................................................Florence Price (1887-1953)

Unintentional Dances (2016)...................................................................Whitney George (b.1986)

Pslamodia (2008, 2012) ……………………………….…...……..........Margarita Zelenaia (b. 1954)

 Guernica (2003)............................................................................................Beata Moon (b. 1969)

Romanze in F-major (1892)........................Marie Elisabeth von Sachsen-Meiningen (1853-1923)

The Soulful (2012) ..............................................................................................Chen Yi (b. 1953)

Sonata in A for Clarinet and Piano (1870).......................................Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)

Margrit Zimmerman, pianist, and Medina, clarinetist, both winners of prestigious International competitions and awards, began their musical collaboration as faculty at Alliance University in New York City.  The Medina-Zimmermann DUO is on a mission to reinvigorate the concert stage by championing works by women composers.  The DUO is the recipient of the New York Women Composers Seed Money Grant, performing works by living composers throughout the East Coast.

A Classical Christmas

https://queenslibrary.org/calendar/culture-bridge-featuring-the-medinazimmermann-duo/005362-1025

A Classical Christmas is a collection of works that will bring joy to your audiences with familiar Christmas tunes, but with a classical twist.  Listeners will hear classical styles from the Baroque to the Romantic eras. Featuring the Medina-Zimmermann DUO. Medina is a contemporary and classical chamber musician based in New York City. Margrit Julia Zimmermann has won numerous international piano competitions, including the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Austria... This program has 60 minutes of music with a brief intermission.

This program is made possible by a grant from The Nissan Foundation. In part with the New York Women Composers

Online viewing: Join here: https://queenslib.org/3J7t3 Meeting ID: 885 0931 7678 Passcode: 459672

• Nutcracker Variations, Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) /A. Chabod 

• Pastorale from the Christmas Concerto, Arcangelo Corelli

• Children’s Christmas Eve, Op. 36, Niels Gade

• 12 Variations on See the Conqu’ring Hero Come from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus WoO 45, Ludwig van Beethoven

• The Christmas Tree Suite (selections), Franz Liszt

• Three Holy Kings from the Eastern Lands, Op. 56, No. 6, Richard Strauss

• Christmas Carol Suite, Gary Lanier

• Fantasia on Greensleeves, Vaughan-Williams

• Weihnachtstraum No. 9, Op. 17, Max Reger

Queens Public Library, Flushing Location: 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355

EVOLUTIONS - A Living Timeline of Works by Women Composers.

In part sponsored by the New York Women Composers

EVOLUTIONS: A Living Timeline of Works by Women Composers, a blend of classical styles spanning three centuries. The infrequency of these programs makes each performance all the more special. Audiences will discover riveting and important works rarely heard on the concert stages. 

• Amy Beach, Invocation Op. 55

• Clara Schumann, 3 Romances, Op. 22

• Cleménce da Grandval, Duex Pieces for Clarinet and Piano

• Julia Perry, Serenity

• Elisabeth von Sachsen-Meiningan, Romanze

• Cecilé Chaminade, Arabesque No. 1

• Alice Mary Smith, Sonata

• Alla Borzova, Scherzo

• Whitney George, Unintentional Dances

• Magartia Zelenaia, Cherubic Hymns

Plymouth Church Recreation Center, Reception Room, 75 Hicks Street, Brooklyn NYC 11201

Melodies in Motion with Medina-Zimmermann DUO

Melody is the narrative that drives the emotions in music.  Each composer explores the lyrical beauty of the piano and the clarinet.  Melody has always been a significant aspect of communication in music and is enhanced when harmonies intertwine with notes. Listeners will hear how each century used melody to express artistic ideas and emotion.  

In the 19th century, women were expected not to have serious or concrete musical knowledge.  Composition was never considered a venture for women.  However, women did compose and defy society's expectations, creating music despite what their male counterparts thought.  In our present time, women are free to be composers, but continue to experience challenges being seen and heard.

Alice Mary Smith and Marie Elisabeth von Sachsen-Meininngen give the clarinet a song-like dialogue with the piano. In the Schumann, we hear melody as a story of love and longing with lyrical lines from both the clarinet and piano.  Julia Perry provides the listener with melody as a meditative state of solitude and peace, while Margarita Zelenaia takes the audience back to the sounds of sacred Byzantine Chants.  Chen Yi drives her melodies in rapid flourishes, and Alla Borzova Scherzo makes the clarinet and piano spirited dance partners mixed with a contemplative, mellow jazz-inspired song.

Free admission, concert partly sponsored by the New York Women Composers. Start time 12:15pm

• Clara Schumann, Three Romances, Op. 22

• Chen Yi, The Soulful from The Soulful and the Perpetual 

• Julia Perry, Serenity for Solo Clarinet

• Margarita Zelenaia, Cherubic Hymn/Angels Singing

• Amy Beach, Invocations, Op. 55

• Alla Borzova, Scherzo

• Alice Mary Smith, Sonata - Andante, Allegro Pastorale

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 325 W. Patent Rd. Mount Kisco, NY 10549

Surry Arts Barn presents
Intimate and Iconic: Chamber Works
▪️IGOR STRAVINSKY
▪️JULIA PERRY
▪️CLARA SCHUMMAN
▪️AMY BEACH & more!!!

July 3, 2025 4:00 PM, Tickets $20
8 Cross Rd, Surry, ME 04684

Join us for an afternoon of chamber music
Helena Hyesoo Kim on piano
Charles Michael Robert Klyce on violin
Medina on clarinet

https://www.surrybarn.com/performances/intimate-and-iconic-chamber-works

Romance: 19th Century Women

Take a journey through musical time to the height of Romantic elegance, through the passionate works of Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Clémence Grandval, and their contemporaries. These trailblazers wouldn’t take no for an answer. They created some of history’s greatest romantic works, breaking traditional expectations of women in classical music.

• Cécile Chaminade, Arabesques No. 1 for Solo Piano

• Alice Mary Smith, Sonata in A

• Clara Schumann, Three Romances, Op. 22

• Marie Elisabeth von Sachsen-Meiningen, Romanze

• Mel Bonis, Meditation, Op. 33

• Amy Beach, Inovcation, Op. 5

• Clémence de Grandval, Duex Piéces

First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills, 7035 112th Street, Queens, NYC 11375

SUNDAY, MARCH 23RD 2025 AT 3PM

Hosted by Brooklyn Youth Arts and Justice, this special afternoon concert will feature students and professionals collaborating to spotlight the works of female composers Amy Beach, Julia Perry, Grazyna Bacewicz, Florence Price, Clara Schumann, and Reena Esmail.

Program

• Serenity for Solo Clarinet (1972), Julia Perry

• Aquatic Park (2024, NY Premier), Ellen Fishman (b. 1961)

• Sonata in A for Clarinet and Piano, Alice Mary Smith

  • Medina-Zimmerman Duo

• Works by Amy Beach, Grazyna Bacewicz, Florence Price, Amanda Ira Aldridge, Estelle Ricketts'

  • BYAJ Student Soloists

• Piano Trio (Mvts III, IV), Reena Esmail (b. 1983)

  • Maestoso Trio

• Selections from Three Lieder, Op. 12, by Clara Schumann

  • Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen

  • Liebst du um Schonheit

  • Alexandra Selawsky, Soprano

• The Seal Man, by Rebecca Clarke

  • Alexandra Selawsky, Soprano

This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $40 for adults and $15 for students. All proceeds will benefit the Food Pantry at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

EVOLUTIONS | A TIMELINE OF WOMEN’S WORKS

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK WOMEN COMPOSER

Works will include composers from the New York Women Composers:

Ellen Fishman | Aquatic Park (NJ premiere)

Margarita Zelenaia | Pslamodia

Beata Moon | Guernica

Works also by: Dorthy Rudd Moore, Night Fantasy, Julia Perry, Serenity, & much more!

EVOLUTIONS | A TIMELINE OF WOMEN’S WORKS

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK WOMEN COMPOSERS

featuring NEW YORK WOMEN COMPOSERS & much more!

Ellen Fishman | Aquatic Park (world premiere)

Margarita Zelenaia | Pslamodia

Beata Moon | Guernica

OUT OF THE SHADOWS | WORKS BY WOMEN COMPOSERS

MEDINA-ZIMMERMANN DUO

PIANIST - MARGRIT ZIMMERMANN

• Clemencé de Grandval - Duex Piéces (1881)

• Julia Perry - Serenity for Solo Clarinet (1972)

• Cecile Chaminade - Arabesques No. 1 for Solo Piano , Op.61 (1894)

• Dorthy Rudd Moore - Night Fantasy (1979)

• Eleanor Alberga - Duo from Dancing with the Shadow (1990)

• Alice Mary Smith - Sonata in A for Clarinet and Piano (1870)

Encore Coda Chamber Orchestra, Carlos Hernandez

Deer Trees Theater

156 Deertrees Rd, Harrison, ME 04040

• Strauss - Fledermaus

• Mahler - Symphony no. 2 “Urlicht”

• Grieg- Lyric Suite

Upcoming Candlelight Concert!

Hunter Hall of Flanders NJ will host this special concert presenting clarinetist Medina and pianist Margrit Zimmermann. Our concerts are of limited seating to ensure everyone in the audience is comfortable and has direct view to the performers.

Stay and enjoy our relaxed reception after the concert. (Finger food and wine is provided).

Works by Schumann, Fauré, Debussy, and Brahms

Ticket Link: https://tinyurl.com/38nwpwau

50 Patricia Drive, Flanders NJ 07836

Come hear the music of Brahms, Schumann, Debussy & Faure

Music will be performed at Forest Hills First Presbyterian Church 70-35 112th Street in Queens.

E/F trains to Forest Hill

Medina will give a presentation on creating opportunities - Opportunities come to those who prepare. Medina will give students tips and ideas on how to cultivate resources from school and have students collaborate on how to produce concerts in their community.

Medina will perform alongside Alliance University faculty with Artist in Residence pianist Margrit Zimmermann.

More info: https://www.allianceu.edu/

Classical Music & the Impact of Jazz | Works by Horovitz and Harvey-Gershwin

Miovski and Mansfield Music Hall

Come join staff, faculty, and students for an informal concert and cookies!

Miovski and Mansfield Music Hall

Join Zoom Meeting: https://nyack.zoom.us/j/92921004616?pwd=QmVCY1dEdmVudU50MnphT2F5M3JZdz09

Meeting ID: 929 2100 4616

Passcode: 614340

Join us online for a pre-recorded hour-long lunchtime concert of works by Chopin, Saariaho, Schumann and Ysaÿe, followed by a live discussion with the artists in Cambridge and New York. 

https://vimeo.com/563645918

https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/college-life/music-wolfson