A Week-Long Celebration of Classical and Romantic Compositions

Hoff-Barthelson Music School (HBMS)’s “Spanning the Centuries” festival will take place from March 10 through 19. The festival is part of HBMS’s “Festivals in Style” series, which introduces students to music from specific time periods. This week-long celebration will feature music composed between 1750 and 1900 – the Classical and Romantic periods – and will spotlight music of Germanic composers like Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert. An HB Cello Virtuosi event on March 14 features members of the School’s cello faculty, accompanied by pianists, who will perform a program of works by Brahms and Schumann. On March 16, pianist and Artistic Director at Copland House Michael Boriskin will present “Ludwig van Beethoven: Madman? Genius? Both?,” during which he will speak about the life and works of Beethoven. “Spanning the Centuries” also includes instrumental and choral concerts from the School’s ensembles – Suzuki strings, chamber choir, festival orchestra and more – as well as nine student recitals. Locations vary in White Plains. For more info, visit hbms.org.

A version of this article first appeared in the March issue of ArtsNews, ArtsWestchester’s monthly publication. ArtsNews is distributed throughout Westchester County. A digital copy is also available at artsw.org/artsnews.