 An Introduction
The Orchestra
The Chamber Ensemble
Board of Directors
Administration
Acclaim for St. Luke's
Special Projects
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New appointments at St. Luke's: Katy Clark and Elizabeth Ostrow
July 2007 - Katy Clark, director of development for Orchestra of St. Luke's since 2005, has been named Vice President and Managing Director, and as such will assume responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the orchestra. Elizabeth Ostrow, the director of artistic planning at St. Luke’s, who has been with the organization since 1996, has been named Vice President for Artistic Planning. more
Music Kitchen Benefit Concert, June 2
June 2007 - St. Luke’s percussionist Joe Tompkins and his wife, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins will present a concert on June 2nd to benefit the Holy Trinity Homeless Shelter in New York City featuring world famous Jazz singer Rene Marie. Marie will perform her recent single “This is (not) a Protest Song,” the proceeds from which go entirely to organizations that fight homelessness. For more information about Music Kitchen click HERE.
Major Grants from New York State Music Fund
March 2007 - St. Luke's is thrilled to announce two significant grants from The New York State Music Fund. In June 2006, St. Luke's was one of 153 grant recipients, receiving an $85,000 grant in support of its upcoming Notable Women Festival. St. Luke's was awarded a second grant by the Fund in December of 2006, receiving $125,000 to support the creation, performance, and recording of a violin concerto by young American composer Jay Greenberg; the New York City premiere of Joan Tower's In Memory; and a concert featuring the music of conductor, composer, and vocalist Bobby McFerrin. more
St. Luke's Arts Education program presents Bailemos!
March 2007 - St. Luke's Arts Education presents Bailemos! on Tuesday Mar. 20 at 7 p.m. at LaGuardia High School of Music, Art, and the Performing Arts, featuring members of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, the LaGuardia High School Chorus, and students and faculty of SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. The program includes music by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, and Messiaen. more
Trumpet Player Carl Albach Joins St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
January 2007 - Carl Albach is a native of Dallas, Texas and has been a freelance trumpet player in New York for more than 20 years. more
Orchestra of St. Luke's Appoints Bill Rhoads as New Marketing Director
January 2, 2007 - In his role as Marketing Director, Bill Rhoads will oversee all areas of Institutional, Concert, Product and Event Marketing and Promotion for the Orchestra for St. Luke’s and St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble. more
Helen Lally and David Monn Elected to Orchestra of St. Luke's Board of Directors
December 8, 2006 - The Orchestra of St. Luke’s has elected Helen D. Lally and David E. Monn to its Board of Directors. Ms. Lally is an independent fine arts appraiser and Mr. Monn is one of New York’s most prominent event designers.
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December 6 Declared "Orchestra of St. Luke's Day"
December 6, 2006 - To recognize the 30th anniversary of the St. Luke's Arts Education Program, December 6 was declared "Orchestra of St. Luke's Day" by a mayoral proclamation, read before one of the St. Luke's semi-annual concerts for City schoolchildren at the Apollo Theater.
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OSL in the News
The November 10 issue of The New York Sun featured a party at the home of St. Luke's Trustee Josie Natori and her husband Ken to introduce new friends to the Orchestra. OSL board member Georgia Frasch co-hosted the soiree which counted among its guests Vera Wang, Elaine Wynn, Adrienne Vittadini, and Gayfryd Steinberg. more.
A Major Grant from Mellon
October 2006 - The Orchestra of St. Luke's has received a major grant of $650,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This grant comes as part of St. Luke's participation in the Mellon Foundation's Symphony Orchestra Program. The OSL is one of only twelve orchestras in the Orchestra Program, which is now in its seventh year. This grant will be used over a three-year period to fund multi-disciplinary programming that reflects St. Luke's commitment to artistic innovation. more.
OSL Cancels UK Tour
August 13, 2006 - New York’s Orchestra of St. Luke’s announced today, with great regret, that due to the changes and limitations on international travel in recent days, the Orchestra has been forced to cancel its long anticipated performances at the Edinburgh International Festival and BBC Proms this week. Despite the best efforts of all involved, it has proved impossible to surmount the obstacles in the very short time available. The Orchestra and their principal conductor Donald Runnicles are deeply disappointed that this tour cannot take place and hope to return to Europe in the future. Read the BBC News story.
Read the front page story in The New York Times.
Read Drew McManus on the financial implications of the cancelled tour.
OSL's Arts Education program featured in The Wall Street Journal
July 11, 2006 - "Lucky Pupils Learn to Love Classical Music" is the headline of Barrymore Laurence Scherer's extensive Wall Street Journal feature about OSL's pioneering arts education program. Scherer notes that the "school program has been an innovative and welcome educational force for three decades." He praises the quality of Education Director Elizabeth Norman's curriculum, OSL's performances for children and the in-class work of the teaching artists. WSJ subscribers can log on to read the entire "Lucky Pupils" article at WSJ.com
South Pacific with OSL on CD and PBS
April 15, 2006 - The Orchestra of St. Luke's goes back to Bali Ha'i. The critically-acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert of South Pacific featuring Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Alec Baldwin was released on CD April 18 and premiered on PBS April 26 as part of the "Great Performances" series. Be sure to check your local listings and tune in!
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St. Luke's is featured in Business Week Online
March 24, 2006 - St. Luke's Executive Director Marianne Lockwood has written an article for BusinessWeek.com describing the versatility of St. Luke's and why our practices could serve as a model for other orchestras. more
WQXR is St. Luke's new partner
September 1, 2005 - 96.3 FM WQXR, the classical station of The New York Times - and America's most listened to commercial classical music station - is St. Luke's radio partner for the 2005-2006 season! more
St. Luke's Young Composers Concert August 8, 2005
July 26, 2005 - The Orchestra of St. Luke's presents its third annual St. Luke's Young Composers Concert, a program featuring chamber music works by participants in its Young Composers Development Program, performed by St. Luke's musicians, on Monday, August 8, at 7:30 pm, at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University; tickets are free to the public. Hosted by St. Luke's Assistant Composer-in-Residence Daniel Bernard Roumain, the concert – unique in its presentation of professional musicians performing student works – is the culmination of St. Luke’s Young Composers Development Program. more
St. Luke's elects two new members to the Board of Directors
July 18, 2005 - The Orchestra of St. Luke's has elected Georgia Frasch and Philip V. Moyles, Jr., to its Board of Directors. Ms. Frasch is a 20-year veteran of the luxury apparel industry and Mr. Moyles is an executive vice president of Marsh Inc. more
The New York Times features St. Luke's Composer
January 2, 2005 - New York, N.Y. - The New York Times' Allan Kozinn showcased Daniel Bernard Roumain in Sunday's "Arts & Leisure" section. Kozinn singled out Daniel's position as our Assistant-Composer-in-Residence: "But probably his most promising current association is with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. In addition to playing his music...the orchestra has put him in charge of a program for young aspiring composers..." more
Sam Waterston is the radio voice for the Orchestra of St. Luke's
December 2, 2004 - New York, N.Y. - Acclaimed film, television, and theater actor Sam Waterston is now the voice of New York's Orchestra of St. Luke's in the radio advertising for its 30th anniversary concert season. The radio spots can be heard on 96.3FM WQXR and Bloomberg News Radio (WBBR/1130AM) more
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble makes its Kennedy Center debut
November 6, 2004 - New York, N.Y. - New York’s acclaimed St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, now in its 30th anniversary season, made its Kennedy Center debut with an all-Bach program showcasing Ensemble members as soloists on Saturday, November 6, at 2:00 p.m., in the Center’s Terrace Theater, as part of the Kennedy Center Fortas Chamber Music Concerts Series. more
Orchestra of St. Luke's names Liz Norman as Education Director
October 6, 2004 - New York, N.Y. - Liz Norman, a musician, teacher, and arts education professional who has been associated with the St. Luke’s Arts Education Program since 1997, first as a teaching artist and then as curriculum consultant, has been named the Orchestra of St. Luke’s Director of Education. more
New York Times praises St. Luke's Young Composers Program
August 25, 2005 - New York, N.Y. - Critic Allan Kozinn of The New York Times attended St. Luke’s Young Composers Concert on August 23rd at the Studio Museum in Harlem and praised the leader of this special initiative: “The dreadlocked hip-hop-embracing assistant composer in residence at the Orchestra of St. Luke's, Daniel Bernard Roumain, is creating a miracle with the orchestra's Young Composers Program."
more: A Composer's Place by Daniel Bernard Roumain
Emme Levin Deland and Charles Grossman Elected Directors of The Orchestra of St. Luke's
July 1, 2004 - New York, N.Y. - The Orchestra of St. Luke’s has elected Emme Levin Deland and Charles Grossman to its board of directors. Ms. Deland is Senior Vice President for Strategy of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and Mr. Grossman is Managing Director of the New York real estate firm ING Clarion Partners. more
Commerce Bank Supports Orchestra of St. Luke's and St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble.
June 9, 2004 - Cherry Hill, N.J. - Commerce Bank (NYSE: CBH) has donated $25,000 to support the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble’s concert and educational activities. more
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