The sun may set a bit later now, but that doesn’t make the upcoming twilight concert by members of the Con Brio Ensemble any less magical.
Three of the group’s musicians will return to Forest Hills’ Church-in-the-Gardens at 4:30 p.m. March 15, when guests can experience selections by the dynamic trio of pianist Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, cellist Hamilton Berry and violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron.
The entrancing program will include Robert Schumann’s Trio in D minor and romantic Fantasy Pieces for cello and piano, as well as Maurice Ravel’s Sonata for violin and cello.
Mittler-Battipaglia, a co-founder of the Con Brio Ensemble, is a music professor and choral director at CUNY Lehman College in the Bronx, where the group is in residence. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School of Music, as well as a doctorate from the Eastman School of Music.
In addition to the Con Brio Ensemble, now in its 46th season, Berry is a member of the Grammy-nominated PUBLIQuartet, Toomai String Quintet and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He, too, has a master’s in music from Juilliard.
Gendron, who holds a bachelor’s in classics from Columbia University and a master’s from Juilliard, belongs to the Grammy-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Momenta Quartet, the Marlboro Music Festival and Musicians from Marlboro.
Admission to the concert is free, but donations will be accepted. The Church-in-the-Gardens is at 50 Ascan Ave., just three blocks south of Queens Boulevard.
One may call (718) 459-1277 or email dianamittler@aol.com to learn more.