String trio concert at Grey Towers Sept. 12

MILFORD — The Port Jervis Council for the Arts and the US Forest Service are partnering to present the Bardavon String Trio in concert at Grey Towers National Historic Site, 122 Old Owego Turnpike, in Milford, on Saturday, Sept 12, at 6 p.m. Offered as part of the Grey Towers Conservation and the Arts program, the program offers music in a tented outdoor venue that connects listeners to nature and the environment. The Conservation and the Arts program focuses on using the arts to heighten awareness and promote a stewardship ethic among participants. Concert tickets are $10. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling Dr. Robert Lehrer’s office at 845-856-1023, or as available on site. A private reception, which is available only by advance ticket sale, precedes the concert and costs $25 per person, which includes the cost of the concert. For further information call 845-856-1023, or visit on the web www.portjervisarts.org. Major event sponsors include Orange and Rockland Utilities, and Dr. Robert Lehrer. Three of the four members of the Bardavon String Quartet, hailed as the “Best Quartet in the Hudson Valley” by Hudson Valley Magazine, will perform at Grey Towers. The members are all principal players of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. Their expansive repertoire includes traditional classics, Broadway show tunes and romantic favorites. The Bardavon String Quartet was founded in 1985 as the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Quartet and continues to play recitals and formal concerts under its original name. Since 1994, they have been the Quartet-in-Residence at the State University of New York at New Paltz. They have been featured as soloists with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, both as a quartet and as individuals, and have played concerts throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City, including Carnegie Recital Hall and Lincoln Center. The quartet has recorded classical compositions and backed popular singers on various labels including Albany, MCA and Soundspells. Individually, all four members of the Bardavon String Quartet have a history of solo, chamber and orchestral performances abroad as well as in the United States, playing at festivals such as Tanglewood, Aspen and the Casals Festival. Your event will be enhanced by their talent and their love of playing music.