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Ashforth Children's Concert: Vive la France! Music from French Speaking Countries with Darwin and Friends

Join us for the next Ashforth Children's Concert with Darwin Shen and friends, Vive la France! All ages will enjoy classical music from France, Belgium, Haiti, Switzerland, Quebec and Louisiana. Featuring works by Bizet, Bloch, Gagnon, Ravel, Saint-Saens and others.

The Ashforth Concert Series is designed to introduce children to classical music performances. The concert is open to the public at no charge through the support of Georgie and Henry A. Ashforth.

Date:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Byram Shubert Library Community Room
Audience:
  Adult     Everyone  
Categories:
  Music and Concerts  

Violinist, Darwin Shen has been performing as a soloist in concert halls and with ensembles and orchestras all over the United States for over twenty years.  Although he continues to perform much of the standard violin repertoire of concertos, sonatas and short pieces, in recent years he has specialized in resurrecting lost or rarely performed works of the late 19thand early 20th centuries.  In addition to his performance schedule, Darwin maintains a teaching studio for pre-college students in the New York metropolitan area.  Darwin performs on various instruments depending on the genre and instrumentation of the performance.  His main concert instrument is a Honore Derazey circa 1870.  An ardent supporter of modern instrument makers, Darwin also performs on instruments by Robert Isley and Kenneth Beckman. Darwin studied violin with Paul Kantor, Kyung Yu and Yuval Waldman.  He also has a BA degree in History from Manhattanville College.