American Chamber Ensemble Gala Annual Music Party Fundraiser on September 20 at Hofstra University’s New Academic Building in Hempstead

(Long Island, NY) The critically-acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 50^th year of music-making on Long Island, will present its Gala Annual Music Party fundraiser on Sunday, September 20, 2015 – 3 PM at Hofstra University’s New Academic Building, on the south campus in Hempstead, New York.

Guest performers Stanley Drucker, clarinet and Karen Lehman DiMartino, soprano will join ACE Directors pianist Blanche Abram, clarinetist Naomi Drucker and pianist Marilyn Lehman, along with violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violist Lois Martin and cellist Chris Finckel, in a program of informal music making that will preview the upcoming 50^th season.

The event will also include a special exhibition about the history of ACE.

Admission to the Gala Annual Music Party is by contribution only, with categories beginning at $40. For category information, benefits and Music Party reservations, please visit http://americanchamberensemble.com/ or call 631-242-5684 or 516-586-3433.

Directions to Hofstra University at http://www.hofstra.edu/visitors/visitors_info_dirmaps.html. All ACE presentations are ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit http://tripplanner.mta.info/_start.aspx.

Founded in 1965 by pianist Blanche Abram and clarinetist Naomi Drucker, The American Chamber Ensemble explores the great chamber music literature for clarinet and piano in combination with strings, woodwinds and voice and presents performances featuring world-class artists. ACE consists of the finest freelance musicians in the New York area and has been cited by critics for their superb presentations of chamber masterworks. Their latest CDs on Elysium are American Clarinet Treasures, featuring core members of ACE performing works by George Kleinsinger, Virgil Thomson, Daniel Gregory Mason, Elliott Carter, Douglas Moore and Gary Schocker, with guest artist Stanley Drucker and The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele, which features five of this modern master’s most important chamber works.

ACE’s concert season is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by private contributions.

For the latest American Chamber Ensemble concert listings, updates and information, log on to http://americanchamberensemble.com/. Follow ACE on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Chamber-Ensemble/150032171984.

For more information about the American Chamber Ensemble, call Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or email them at jamesarts@att.net.