Hilary Tann Tribute Concert – Musicians of Ma’alwyck celebrates the legacy of local composer Hilary Tann (1947-2023).

Musicians of Ma'alwyck celebrates the legacy of the trailblazing and internationally acclaimed composer, who was former longtime chair of the Union College Department of Music and mentor to many aspiring composers. Hilary’s work as a composer, while celebrated in her native Wales, has been undeservedly underperformed in America. Her music draws its inspiration from both Welsh lore and American landscapes, including the Adirondack mountains.

The program includes Embertides for solo organ, Seven Poems of Stillness for cello and narrator, Llef for flute and cello, Melangell Variations for baritone, flute and piano, and In the Theater of the Air for flute, cello and piano.

Featured performers include core Musicians of Ma’alwyck personnel Norman Thibodeau, flute; André Laurent O’Neil, cello; Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, narrator; and guest artists Alfred Fedak, organ; Max Caplan, piano and Joseph Han, baritone.

The concert takes place Sunday, January 28 at 3:00 PM, First Reformed Church of Scotia, 224 N Ballston Ave, Scotia, NY 12302.

A pre-concert talk will take place from 2:15-2:45 PM, featuring Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz (artistic director and narrator), Alfred Fedak (organ) and Max Caplan (piano).

Ticket prices: $40 for adults, $10 for students. Note: tickets on 1/28 are $30 for American Guild of Organist members - please reach out to laura@musiciansofmaalwyck.org to confirm your membership card number within 24 hours of purchasing, or include the membership card number in the "Message to Seller" box during online purchase checkout. To purchase tickets, visit https://musiciansofmaalwyck.org/home

For questions, contact: Laura Doe, Musicians of Ma’alwyck’s Business and Grants Manager – (518) 512-9479 or laura@musiciansofmaalwyck.org

This concert is underwritten in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the JM McDonald Foundation.

ABOUT THE MUSICIANS OF MA’ALWYCK
Musicians of Ma’alwyck are a flexible-sized classical chamber music ensemble. The mission of Musicians of Ma’alwyck is to share history through music. Founded in 1999 by violinist and director Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, the purpose of Musicians of Ma’alwyck is to cultivate and promote an understanding and appreciation for American, particularly New York State, life in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through the performance of chamber ensemble music at historic sites and concert venues in collaboration with other artistic organizations. Based in the Capital Region but performing throughout New York State, the ensemble serves a diverse audience of music lovers, history enthusiasts, and supporters of the arts. Core musicians include Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, director and violin; Norman Thibodeau, flute; Sten Isachsen, guitar; André Laurent O’Neil, cello. The group frequently works with guest artists of national stature.

Musicians of Ma’alwyck produce several concerts and online programs each year, combining archival research, historic sites in New York State, and classical music. They have been in residence at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany for over twenty years, and are currently holding residencies at SUNY-Schenectady and Hyde Hall, a historic house museum in Cooperstown, NY. The ensemble released its first commercial CD in 2016, Music in the Schuyler Mansion, which the Times Union called “elegant and charming,” and their second in 2021, Hyde Hall & the Silver Goddess: Operatic Brilliance of Auber, Bellini, Meyerbeer, and Rossini from the Drawing Room.