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First Inversion sings of kindness 1/12 @8pm

Enjoy concert highlights captured live in theaters, churches, and in university halls across Upstate New York.

First Inversion in concert in 2018
HELIO SUN PHOTO - JOSH SAUNDERS
First Inversion in concert in 2018

PERFORMANCE UPSTATE Program 2607

Airs January 12 & March 23, 2026

Support for Performance Upstate is made possible in part by Dawn F. Lipson, investing in the future of Classical Music.

Hour 1

Morten Lauridson: “Sure on this Shining Night”
First Inversion | Lee Wright, conductor | Downtown First United Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY | 2025 | Carl Pultz, Alembic Productions

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G major, Op. 33, No.3
Geneva Music Festival | Bretano String Quartet: Mark Steinberg and Serena Canin, violin | Mish Amory, viola | Nina Lee, cello | May 30, 2024 | Gearan Center, Geneva, New York | Jim LaRonde, sound engineer

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major
Skaneateles Festival | Ivalas Quartet | Aaron Wunsch, piano | First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY | August 23, 2024 | Jim LaRonde, engineer

Hour 2

Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Society for Chamber Music in Rochester | Michael Wayne, clarinet | Matthew McDonald, bassoon | Michael Stevens, horn | Juliana Athayde, violin | Joshua Newburger, viola | Lars Kirvan, cello | Daniel Morehead, double bass | October 13, 2024 | Glazer Music Performance Center at Nazareth University, Rochester, NY | John Truebger, sound engineer

Traditional: Fight On
Duke Ellington: Echoes of Harlem
Woody Guthrie: Two Good Men
Chloe Rowlands: Kerhonkson
Skaneateles Festival | The Westerlies: Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands, trumpet | Andy Clausen and Addison Maye-Saxon, trombone | George Meyer, violin | First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY | August 22, 2024 | Jim LaRonde, engineer

This concert will repeat March 23, 2026 at 8pm.

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