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\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins joins series host, soprano Allison Charney, in the second episode of the series, discussing and performing classical works by Bach, Shostakovich and Strauss along with an original adaptation of \\u201cMiracle of Miracles\\u201d from Fiddler on the Roof, sharing their un-Google-able insights and exploring the theme of hope \\u2013 a commodity that feels hard to come by in our current world.

MUSICAL SELECTIONS:
C Major Sonata, 4th movement/ JS Bach \\u2013 preformed by Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
1st Violin Concerto, cadenza/Shostakovich; preformed by Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
Morgen/R. Strauss \\u2013 preformed by Allison Charney, soprano; Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin; Craig Ketter, piano
\\u201cMiracle of Miracles\\u201d Bock/Eldor/Hall-Tompkins \\u2013 preformed by Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin; Craig Ketter piano
Zuiegnung/R. Strauss \\u2013 preformed by Allison Charney, soprano; Craig Ketter, piano


\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 In its pre-pandemic live incarnation \\u2013 the innovative classical concert series PREFORMANCES with Allison Charney invited audiences to experience celebrated classical musicians in anticipation of their upcoming engagements on the world\\u2019s most prestigious stages. Now that live classical music has all but stopped, thus curtailing any upcoming engagements, acclaimed opera singer and series founder and host, Allison Charney, asks the existential question: If classical musicians are playing music but there\\u2019s no one there to hear it, have they really made music?
Her answer: Not without an audience.

Enter PREFORMANCES: Season of Hope!
\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 In these half-an-hour long episodes, Charney continues the PREFORMANCES mission of blurring the traditional barriers which exist between classical musicians and their audiences by providing an intimate and personal glimpse into top-level artists\\u2019 practices along with her signature \\u201cun-Google-able\\u201d insights \\u2013 all with a focus on the series\\u2019 theme of hope. In addition, Allison and her guests will perform multiple musical selections on each episode. New episodes will air every other Tuesday night and be made available the following morning on the PREFORMANCES website, as well as in podcast form on iTunes and Spotify.
\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Throughout its previous eleven seasons, PREFORMANCES With Allison Charney has presented over 100 of the preeminent musicians of our time. Notable appearances include those by New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert, Metropolitan Opera stars William Burden and Maria Zifchak, \\u201cQueen of the Flute,\\u201d Carol Wincenc, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins of Broadway\\u2019s \\u201cFiddler on the Roof\\u201d fame, and concert pianists Joel Fan and Navah Perlman, just to name a few. In addition, the series has presented new classical works by composers such as Michael Ching, Moshe Knoll, Mary Ellen Childs, Russell Platt and Kim D. Sherman. Live concerts typically run an hour and a half, with no intermission.
PREFORMANCES with Allison Charney embraces artists, audiences and music of all backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations and world-views. PREFORMANCES denounces racism and bigotry of any kind. We stand committed to equality, diversity, accessibility and combatting injustice; anything less is unacceptable.\\xa0
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