Benefit Concert
Joel DeWitt on Violin and Evan Schwartzman on piano
The program will feature the Atlantic Highlands premiere of the "Suite for Violin and Piano" of William Grant Still, the so-called "Dean of African-American composers," along with music of Mozart, Ernest Chausson, and Camille Saint-Saëns.
Sunday, October 19th, 4:00 pm
Atlantic Highlands Arts Council
54 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
$20 members, $25 nonmembers
Limited seating. Advance tickets available by registering here or at the gallery, or day of the concert.
Pianist and Composer Evan Schwartzman
retired after a thirty-year career in finance technology to resume his musical activities. As a pianist, he has given recitals as soloist and chamber musician throughout the NY metropolitan region. His Five Places for Orchestra was recently premiered by the SOMA Orchestra.
Mr. Schwartzman received his Masters in Theory and Composition from Rutgers University where his principal composition teachers were Philip Corner, Rolv Yttrehus and Robert Moevs. He has been the recipient of grants from Meet the Composer, and the NY State Council on the Arts. His principal piano teachers have been Cheryl Seltzer and Lisa Yui. His work can be found on CGNJ Recordings, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, and all the usual streaming services
Violinist Joel DeWitt
studied with Carroll Glenn at the Eastman School, and with Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School. He received a fellowship with the Aspen Music Festival. He has performed as a freelance musician in New York; and as a member of Columbus Symphony, Virginia Opera Association, NJ New Philharmonic, and Metro Lyric Opera. He has given many recitals, and performs frequently at services for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County