Events 2013

Earth Day! Double Entendre at Teaneck Creek Conservancy on April 21, 2013

Double Entendre performs chamber music at the Teaneck Creek Conservancy to help support Earth Day on April 21, beginning at 12 noon.

Summer Concert in Bennett Park on August 20, 2013

Double Entendre will perform its eighth annual NYC Parks Concert in Bennett Park, located in Washington Heights between Fort Washington Ave and Pinehurst along west 183rd Street. This free hour-long program will begin at 6:30PM on August 20, 2013.

Summer Concert in Prospect Park on August 22, 2013

Double Entendre will perform its eighth annual NYC Parks Concert in Prospect Park at the Oriental Pavilion. This free hour-long program will begin at 6:30PM on August 22, 2013.

American Music Program at the Old Stone House on October 4, 2013

Double Entendre will perform an American Music program at the historic Old Stone House in Brooklyn at 7:30PM on October 4, 2013. The concert will feature chamber music by American composers, including a newly commissioned piece for oboe and bassoon by John Steinmetz.

Past Events 2012

Quartets at the Grand Central Holiday Fair, December 9, 2012

Double Entendre will perform selections from our holiday CD, A Christmas Reeding, at the Holiday Fair in the Grand Central Vanderbilt Hall on December 9 at 3:00PM.

Double Entendre at the Grand Central Graybar Passage, December 5, 2012

Double Entendre will play chamber music in the Grand Central Graybar Passage as participants of Music Under New York on December 5 at 3:00PM.

Summer Concert in Bennett Park on August 30, 2012

Our seventh annual NYC Parks Concerts conclude with our return to Bennett Park in Washington Heights, between Fort Washington Ave and Pinehurst along West 183rd St. This free hour-long program will begin at 6:30PM. This year's summer parks concerts were made possible with generous support from the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation.

Summer Concert at the Oriental Pavilion in Prospect Park on August 28, 2012

Double Entendre will perform its seventh annual NYC Parks Concerts beginning with our first appearance in Prospect Park at 6:30PM on Tuesday August 28th. Our free hour-long concert program features works by the composers with statues in the Concert Grove adjacent to the Oriental Pavilion including Mozart, Beethoven and Grieg. Also on the program will be works from the American Civil War and marches, polkas, waltzes and more. In case of rain, the Oriental Pavilion provides space for both the performers and the audience.

Chamber Music in the Grand Central Graybar Passage on April 10, 2012

Double Entendre will play chamber music in the Grand Central Graybar Passage on April 10, 2012, at 5PM as participants of Music Under New York.

American Music Program concert in Hunter, NY on January 8, 2012

Photo by David J. Martin Photography www.davidjmartin.com

  

Past Events 2011

New Music New Haven on November 3, 2011

Double Entendre performed Martin Bresnick's oboe quartet "Going Home" as part of the New Music New Haven 2011-2012 series. The program featured works of Martin Bresnick in the Morse Recital Hall at Yale University. For more information about this concert please click on this link.

American Music Program concert at Christ & St. Stephen's Church on October 28, 2011

Our 2011 American Music Program series continued with a concert at Christ & St. Stephen's Church on Friday October 28th at 8PM. The address is 120 West 69th St, New York, NY 10023. Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed Martin Bresnick's new oboe quartet, Going Home, a Meet The Composer commission as part of the second concert in the 2011 American Music Program series.

Performance at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on September 25, 2011

Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed Martin Bresnick's new oboe quartet, Going Home, a Meet The Composer commission as part of the 2011 American Music Program series on September 25th at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, Patchogue, Long Island. The 3PM concert was part of PTPA's Music on Main Street series.

Noontime Concert in Richard Tucker Park on August 10, 2011

Double Entendre presented a free outdoor concert as part of the Music Under New York/Lincoln Square BID summer series in Richard Tucker Park at West 66th St & Broadway in Manhattan.

Summer Concert at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park on July 1, 2011

We had a perfect evening for our sixth annual at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. We entertained a large crowd with our program of marches, polkas, waltzes and divertimenti.

Performance at the International Double Reed Society conference on June 1, 2011

Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed Martin Bresnick's new quartet, Going Home, a Meet The Composer commission, for oboe, violin, viola and cello on June 1st in Tempe, AZ at the International Double Reed Society's 2011 annual conference. Christa Robinson, oboe; Caleb Burhans, violin; John Pickford Richards, viola; Brian Snow, cello.

Past Events 2010

Quartet Concert for the Friends of Music in Stamford, NY

Photo by David J. Martin Photography www.davidjmartin.com

Double Entendre Music Ensemble will perform a double reed quartet program on Sunday Nov 21st at 3:00PM at the Frank W. Cyr Center for the Friends of Music in Stamford, NY. Music by Scarlatti, Lange, Pierne, Handel, Wilbye, Bartok, and Rosas will be featured. Admission by suggested donation at the door of $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, children under 13 free. The Frank W. Cyr Center is located at 159 West Main Street, Stamford, NY 12167. For more information about the Friends of Music in Stamford, please go to www.friendsmusic.org/Performance/performance.html

American Music Program at the Old Stone House

Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed the premiere of Martin Bresnick's new quartet, Going Home, a Meet The Composer commission, for oboe, violin, viola and cello on Sunday, September 26th at 3pm at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn, 336 3rd Street between 4th and 5th Avenues. Christa Robinson played the oboe with Caleb Burhans on violin, John Pickford Richards on viola, and Brian Snow on cello. The program also included pieces by members of New York Women Composers, including Wendy Griffiths, Faye-Ellen Silverman, Hilary Tann and Rain Worthington, as well as pieces by Bill Dobbins and John Harbison. This concert was made possible with generous support from Meet The Composer, the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, New York Women Composers, individual donors, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Going Home was commissioned through Meet The Composer's Commissioning Music/USA program, which is made possible by generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Ford Foundation, the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Helen F. Whitaker Fund.

Music for a Summer Evening

Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed on July 24th at 7:30PM at Grace Memorial Chapel on Sabbath Day Point, Lake George as part of the Music for Summer Evenings series.

NYC Parks Concerts

Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed its fourth annual series of outdoor concerts in NYC parks, on Wednesday June 9th in Bennett Park in Manhattan and on Thursday June 10th at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park.

Past Events 2009

Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair

Double Entendre Music Ensemble made its third annual appearance at the Holiday Fair in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall on Sunday Dec 6th and Sunday Dec 13th from 11:00AM until 1:00PM both days.

Wednesday, August 19, 3pm-5pm, Concert in Penn Station

On Wednesday, August 19th from 3pm until 5pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed in Penn Station. The concert, part of the MTA's Music Under New York program, took place in front of the McDonald's which is near the 7th Ave end of the concourse, adjacent to the LIRR ticket windows.

Monday, August 3, 6:45pm-7:30pm, Concert in Central Park at the Naumburg Bandshell

On Monday, August 3rd from 6:45pm until 7:30pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed in Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell. The Naumburg Bandshell is a lovely performance space made of stone. To find it, enter Central Park at 72nd street from either the east or west side, and walk toward the center of the park, just south of the Bethesda Fountain.

Wednesday, July 15, 4pm-6pm, Concert in Grand Central Terminal

On Wednesday, July 15th from 4pm until 6pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed at Grand Central Terminal's Graybar Passage, which is the northern hallway leading to Lexington Ave.

Friday, June 5, 8pm, Benefit Concert at Calvary Church

On Friday, June 5th at 8pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble performed a benefit concert at Calvary Church 277 Park Avenue South (21st Street near Gramercy Park) in Manhattan. All donations at the concert went to Calvary Church's Homeless Projects.

Thursday, June 4, 6:30pm, Free Concert in Bennett Park

On Thursday, June 4th at 6:30pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble presented a free outdoor concert in Washington Heights on the lawn of Bennett Park, located at 184th and Ft. Washington Avenue in Manhattan.

Saturday, March 7, 4-6pm, Winter Soiree Fundraiser

On Saturday, March 7 from 4-6pm, Double Entendre Music Ensemble held a Winter Soiree Fundraiser in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Past Events 2008

Sunday, December 14, Double Entendre announces the release of its Christmas CD!